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St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03
AUSTRALIA GROANING
Under q Tremendous Public Debt and an
Insignificant Rural Population.

insignificant Rural Population.
According to dispatches from Aus
tralia that island continent is in a
bad way. In Sydney and Melbourne,
the two principal cities, thousands OF
starving men are housed or kept work
ing at public expense. The disease
from which the country is suffering is
collapsed BOOM To be vulgar, Aus
tralia has bitten off more than she can
chew. At the close OF 1888 the Aus
tralian co onies had borrowed, in the
form Of public debts, 1881, $40, 600,
$50, 1000, GOO Of this beng spent on
II 600 miles Of railroads. The debts
borrowed On the security Of boroughs,
public Institutions, and private prop
erty have amounted to S25G,00O, 900.
Even five years ago there were sixteen
Anglo Australian mortgages quoted on
the London Stock Exchange, and, for
the most part, owned in England, with
a capital OF So, 000, 900 Since then a
great increase has been made in these
companies. The past three years have
seen additional public and private debts
incurred, which make an aggregate Of
at least 81, $50, coo, 900. This has been
lavishly spent on railroads and public
works, ana it has built up group OF
colonies whose population in Deem
Der, 1850. amounted to 1880, 600. This
population j. now over 100000, or
about the pulation Of this country a
century age when it found itself I'M
able to bea debt fifth as large as
that Of AusV alia
have, however, created q population
oIf0rofhnr Il iffaranf tho ntfnraH
rural communities in this country a
century ago, not one-twentieth Of
whom were gathered in cities. Half
tralian States are In cities. A great
population has grown up, but not q
great agricultural population. In 1887
the total land under cultivation was
1920, 900 acres, and while this was an
advance OF 63 per cent. over the land
cultivated III 1877, this area was barely
9per cent of the land under cultivation
In this country in 1880, though the Aus
tralian population was per cent. Of
ours. On the other hand, the Austria
liam colonies had in the 100, 913 900
sheep i'll 1887 perhaps the most valuable
single article Of property ever contain
ed In a country Of small population.
This was one-sixth the sheep in the civ
ilized world and produced in value near
ly one-third the worlds wool, while
this flock doubled every twelve years.
The product Of these sheep, joined TO
grain and the precious metals, gave
Australia in 1890 exports amounting to
$303, &c. GOO, and Australian imports
amounted to S337, loo, 200, or one-fifth as
large as those Of the United States,
population.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03
PETTY ANNOYANCES.

HAVING s4ualIing baby il the same
car.
HAVING the ferryboat push out just as
you get in sight.
HAVING beastly drunken individual
In the seat in front of you.
HAVING to pay 10 cents for the morn
ing paper that at home costs you ,.
HAVING your washerwoman fail to
send you your clothes III time 10 leave
as expected.
HAVING some one get into the
sleepiEg-car berth above YOU just as you
have retired.
HAVING the brakeman bawl out the
stations and not be able to distinguish
8 word he says,
HAVING the hotel walters limiting at
every meal that they expect you TO give
them something.
HAVING the conductor inform you
just after you have started that you are
Oh the wrong train.
HAVING somebody in front keeping
the car window up when the dust and
cinders are flying in.
HAVING to wait in the corridor until
the elevator goes two floors above you
and comes down again
HAVING your baggage go astray just
when you wanted your best clothes to
make good impression.
HAVING Il street car poking along at
q funeral gait when you have only ten
minutes to catch the train.
HAVING the Pullman conductor wake
you up and ask you for ticket Just
after you have fallen into sound
snOoZe.
HAVING the car porter, as you are
about to leave after he has brushed the
dust off, ask If you have not forgotten
something"
HAVING forty Jehus poke their whips
under your nose when you arrive at
your destination, each wanting to take
you TO your hotel.
HAVING packages Of lozenges and
copies Of The Red Demon of the Wild
West" thrown into your lap every five
minutes on the train.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03
FASHION NOTES.

Elbow sleeves are seen on the new
house dresses.
Crepons in light shades make pretty
dresses for children.
Velvet sleeves are very stylish with
silk and cloth gowns.
A great deal of shirred lace is used
for early autumn millinery.
Parasols for garden parties are lined
with rose color and decorated with
wreath of flowers outside, with grasses
for fringe.
Medium de-brimmed hats of rough
braid are trimmed with ruffies of lace
laid fiat over the brim and gathered in at
the crown. Fluffy plaitings of lace with
loops of ribbon complete the trimming.
Pointed basques are trimmed with
two.inch wide bands of bias velvet lined
with canvas and faced with soft silk.
The whaebones extend down partly
through the band and keep it in place.
A novelty in necklaces shows enamel
ed flowers IN the natural color of the
blossom. In the heart Of each flower is
a dew-drop in diamond or pearl, or pos
sibly moonstone is set in, which gives
frosty look.
Navy blue and light hehotrope is
combination rather liked in London this
season. Green in all shades is one of
the prominent colors On the color card
for September. Dark Scotch plaid
silks aud wooleDs will be much seen
also.
Lace bibs are one OF the novel ar
engagements just introduced. The deep
fiouuce falls from au oval opening around
the body and reaches TO just below the
waist. Il Is held BY 9 quilted ruching
Or by feather trimming, winch Is to be
again used this season.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03
Ducks as Carriers.

Major Altatt, who is himself practi
cal pigeon flyer, states that the Italians
employ pigeons very considerably in the
Mediterranean in connection with their
ships of war. The French also use them
regularly and Systematically IN the Medi-
terraaean during their naval maneuvers.
This officer, however, Is of the opinion
that if we are going to use birds to fly
over water for naval purposes, ducks
would be better than pigeons, because
when duck gets tired he drops and
sits on the water until he is rested, and
then goes on again. Ducks, moreover,
can fly by night, while pigeons cannot.
Major Allatt thinks that seagul's might
be trained also for message-bearing pur-
poses.
Major Allatt warns us against some
stories regarding long flights Ivy trained
pigeons which have been pu: forth on
high authority. It was at his suggestion
that an apocryphal tale OF pigeons sent
out to and returning from the Arctic re-
gions, which has even i'm posed upon
YarrelI, was expunged from the last edi-
ton of that writer's "Rfitish Birds"
An equally false account OF pigeon fly.
inc 1900 miles in America is also ex-
tant.
Major AlIatt believes the greatest dis.
lance pigeons have flown of which we
have any accurate record is in the races
which have taken place two or three
times from Rome to Belgium, a distance
of between 800 and 900 miles. But IN
every one or these cases a very large pro-
portion of the birds have been lost
London News.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Occasional defeat has tonic effect.
A bath is oftentimes a great moral
izer.
A man will get fat quicker on paid
for board.
If family has no skeleton gossip will
give it one.
A good deed is better than gold but
not nearly so negotiable.
With anything worth borrowing there
are always chances to lend.
Before man has begun to think a
woman has begun to talk.
The world is comedy to those that
think, tragedy to those that feel.
A woman with pretty teeth finds many
things in this vale of tears to laugh at.
Work is the inevitable condition of
human life, the true source of human
welfare.
The trouble with fancy's pictures is
that they so often fade before their col.
ors can be fixed.
Wealth cannot purchase any great
:olace or convenience. Riches are only
the means of sociality.
The wealth of some of the richest is
of the kind which would not pass cur
rent among the people.
The pleasures of condemnation may be
INDUCED in without the trouble of accu-
sation, discrimination or justification.
Every individual has place to fill in
the world, and is important in some
respect, whether he chooses to be so or
not.
When woman is happy her world
knows it; but pride and tact will unite
in covering the ashes of her disappoint-
ment.
There's no possibility of being witty
without little ill nature; the malice of
good thing is the barb that makes it
stick.
There is nothing more precious to a
man than his will; there is nothing
which he relinqulshes with so much re-
luctance.
A woman's best qualities do not reside
in her intellect, but in her affections.
She gives refreshment by her sympathies,
rather than by her knowledge.
Kind words are benedictious. They
are not only instruments of power, but
Of benevolence and courtesy; blessings
both to the speaker and nearer of them.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03

A. T. STEWART AND HIS sALEswoMEN.
In the course of an interview recently
with a saleswoman now with a Broad
way firm, she said:
81 was one of the first women to be
employed by Stewart and remained with
him until his death. He was aware that
English saleswomen are required to dress
in ght-ftting black gowns, without
jeweiry or turbelows, but he did not
dare to exact that Americans should wear
livery; nevertheless, it amounted to
that, and this is how he managed it. He
kept his eye upon US all the time. If
girl wore light colored dress, he wouldn't
appear to notice it, but would wait
until she happened to appear in a black
dress. Then he would hurry to her, and
with pleasant smile would say; why ,
Miss -, how we'll you look in black!
Quite charming, declare! And take
it as compliment to myself. for you
know black is my favorite color, above
all for business woman You may be
sure that that girl never afterward wore
al UUL DIaSh willie III iiS sci WIZ
"And as for jewelry! There were, OF
course, no restrictions upon our wearing
it, but he was as clever in letting us
know his ideas upon our wearing it as
what was his 'favorite color If a girl
wore bit of jewelry, breastpln or
bracelet, he eyes would be sure to fasten
upon it in the course Of the
day, and he would say to her
always with smile and pleas
antly: Il see you are wearing pretty
brooch, but don't you think. that jewelry
is rather matronly for youth and good
looks like yours2' Mr.. Stewart had pro-
nounced ideas about colors and their ap-
preparedness, not only to the complex
ion, but to the age OF women. If new
girl, not knowing his tastes, appeared
some day in a pink dress, he would take
occasion to pass her counter and mutter
to himself out loud enough for her to
hear: Pink, Ell! pink! Pink's for youth,
little-girls and extreme first youth. No
woman over sixteen should wear pink
kills the complexion-pink! bah! He
was sly old fox, was Stewart, and in
this adroit way he managed that we
should wear regulation costume OF
black, with simple bow Of ribbon at
the throat for sole ornament.
"Srewart was the first merchant to in.
troduce dress making and ready made
clothes into dry goods store in this
country. This occurred many years after
the advent of saleswomen. HIS first
modiste was Miss Hudnutt, whom he
sent twice year to Paris and London
for fashions. Miss Hudnutt is we'll known
nowadays as Nine. Connolly. To test
their business capacities, Stewart tried
women in every branch of his business.
His was the first to send them out as
drummers-silk drummers-but they
were not success with him. denver
Republican.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03
HOW TO RESovATE WALL PAPER.

In cleansing wall paper, first reno re
all the grease spots by placing folds of
blotting paper over them and ironing
with a moderately warm iron, after
which brush all the dust from the paper,
and clean and brighten 1t with fuller's
earth, mixed with water, to form a hard
paste. 1t must be hard enough to handle,
like bread dough. To clean the paper,
take small lump of the clay, and, COM
mencing at the top of the room, wi pe it
lightly downward, about half yard at
each stroke, till the upper part of the
paper is clean, then around again, with
the same sweeping stroke, always COM
mencing each successive course a little
higher than the upper stroke had ex-
tended, until the walls are finished.
This operation, if carefully performed,
will make old paper as bright as new.
Great caution must be used, however,
not to rub the paper too hard, or to
attempt cleaning it horizontally. The
soiled part of fuller's earth must be cut
off each time, and the pieces renewed as
often as necessary. To remove the torn
parts, which usually occur near the bot
tom, buy some ingram paper, which
comes in all shades and is of one color,
to match the predominating shade in the
wall paper. This paper is almost yard
wide, and may be used as dado, full
width. A narrow border in metallic
green and silver, or some other desirable
molding, should be used to divide it
from the upper MATHEMATICIAN Agri-
culturist.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03
NEW WAY TO SELL SHOES.

Thousands of typewriter letters have
been received by New York women
within the last two weeks from woman
VINO claims to be the matron at the
Saltwater, (Minn.) Penitentiary, where
in the recipients are told that q
female convict has just died, and in her
last hours made a confession which in.
Guided statement to the effect that she
had once been in the employ of the re-
ceiver of the letter as domestic, and
while so acting she had stolen a pair of
shoes.
In her dying moments she was repre-
sented as being repentant and DESTROYS
Of making reparation to her old mis-
tress. She had, therefore, requested the
matron to write to the Gotham woman
and tell her Of the theft and ask the
value of the shoes, coupled with an as
surance that the amount would be re.
turned. The matron's letter closed with
description of the pedal adornments
and the name of the maker, and further
statement that the dead prisoner had
worn them constantly for two years.
Many good New York housewives,
unaware of the pitfalls erected for them
by enterprising advertisers, were plunged
into grief over the untimely end met by
some half-forgotten, yet still suspected,
Bridget or Katrina. Others who pay
particular attention TO the advertisement
of bargains took the bait so cleverly set
for them, aud the ingenious maker OF
the footgear, who sought market for
his wares through the fictitious peniten-
tiary matron, reaped harvest in pro.
portion to the number of confding
women who received his circular letters.
New York Advertiser.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03
Named for Her.

A pretty story of the way in which
a new name was added to those in
common use in the Sandwich Islands
was once told by Doctor Coan, one Of
the early Protestant ministers to
that group. When the missionaries
reduced Hawaiian TO a written lam
guage, it was found that all the
sounds could be represented by five
vowels and seven consonants; in for
eign words other consonants were
changed into those nearest allied to
them.
Thus, to the native eye and ear K
represents the sounds of D, 6, ], Q,
S, T and z; |. stands for r, and B
and T are written 2. All syllables
must end in a vowel
One day Doctor Coan was called
upon to baptize child and to give it
the name of Maikia. Although he
was well acquainted with the native
language he had never heard the
name before. Accordingly after the
parents and the baby had left the
house he proceeded to search his
DUUhS lpI lIlc udllt, DuG ld1Cu w
find it,
He sent for the father of the child
and asked:
what does Maikia mean?"
"Aole ike au" Il don't know, re-
piled the father.
Where did you get it,"
"Erom you. We named the boy
after your wife"
But my wife's name is not Mai
kia."
THAT is what you call her all the
time"
The good minister was parpleXed,
but presently a light broke in upon
him. He was in the habit Of adj
dressing his wife as "my DEAR" and
the Hawaiian had spelled the sup
posed name as it sounded to him.
By putting X in the place of d, and
taking away the r at the end, the
novel Hawaiian name had been form
ed from the Doctors "my dear"
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03
A CITY Made by Nature.

There is a curious group Of rocks
near Milan which form the oft-de-
scribed Natures City" An Irregular
mass of rocks. some 200 feet high,
resemble a citadel. Below are five
depressions, Of which one isa gigantic
amphitheatre, the second anecropolis,
a third the parade. and the fourth a
regularly laid out city quarters, with
public monuments, gates. streets, etc.
The whole Of this city covers 200
acres and it is surrounded by ma
tural wall 300 feet high.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03

st. Louis Post-Dispatch, is launched
into midair. While pulling the spring
with one hand and holding with the
other the little figure the umbrella
unfolds and the aeronaut is ready for
the ascent, as shown by the cut, be-
fore he fulfllls his regular mission of
coming down again by means of his
navigating craft.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03
Daub guy's Palntin Boat.

Daubigny wished to be free from
following on foot the banks of rivers.
to be independent Of hotels, to be on
hand at sunrise ard sunset, when the
effects were most enchanting, and to
move about stream at will. With
this desire he went to see his friend
Ballet, the boathuilder. at Asnieres,
and explained his project. Hold"
said Ballet, Il have just what you
want, a boat intended to be used for
ferry" Daubigny,S who was accom-
panied by his son Karl, looked over
the boat, whi:h was some twenty
eight feet long, six feet beam, fat
bottomed, and drew only eighteen
inches OF water.
Ballet agreed to complete it, so
that three or six rowers could be
used, and a sail at will. At the
stern was to be placed cabin in pine
sufficiently large to work and sleep
in, with lockers on each side to con-
tain bedding, cooking utensils, pro-
visions, and artists materials Thus
equipped, with a plentiful supply Of
provisions on board, and accompanied
by his son Karl, other pupils, or a
chance friend, Danbigny made ey-
tensiye voyages on the Botin-for so
was this curl us little craft chrstened
by an impudent rustic-along the
Disc, Seine, Marine, and adjoining
rivers Here. freed from material
cares, living close to nature, he pro-
duced those marvellous studies OF
river life by which he is perhaps
most widely known. Century.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
COOKING APPLES IN THE SKIN.

Whoever eats apples raw knows that
much of the favor is lost by peeling
them. 1t is in the skin or so near it
that the skin cannot be removed without
losing it. Most housewives know that
to cook apples by slicing without peellng
secures much richer flavor to the sauce
than can be got in the usual way. The
worm holes, as the Sliding is done, can
be found and cut out, and after the fruit
is cooked the skins will separate 50 that
it will not be at all difficult to remove
them. Tire only objection to swallowing
the skins is chat they are harder of di.
gestion. But the stomach, like every
other organ Of the body, grows stronger
the harder work it has to do, provided
it is not at any time so overloaded as to
be unable to do it-Boston Cultivator.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03

Four Railroads UyerIo ok ed.
" hen Nature

Needs assistance it may be best to render il
promptly, but one should remember to use
even the most perfect remedies only when
needed. The best and most simple and gentle
remedy is the Syrup of Figs manufact ured by
the California Fig Syrup Co.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03
Rousing Sleeperss

In the olden time church services
were SO long-prayers, hymns, and
sermons-that it is no wonder that
many of the hard-worked people in
the congregations could not keep
awake. Both in the old world and in
the new various devices were resOrted
to for the purpose Of banishing sleep
from the church. Among these was
not the modern one Of making the
services short and interesting. Our
English fathers tried several methods
Of breaking up the offensive practice.
One method was that known as "bOb-
bing,' q term thus explained by a
writer in Notes and Queries:
MY mother can remember Betty
Finch, very masculine sort OF
woman, being the 'bobbcr' at Holy
Trinity Church in the year 1910. She
walked very majesticaIly along the
nisles during divine service, armed
with a great long stick like fishing
rod, which had bob fastened to the
end Of it; and when she caught any
sleeping or talking, they got a
NUDGE"
Doctor Thirlwall, Bishop OF St.
David's, gives in one Of his Letters
an amusing account Of Kerry custom
for awakening sleepers in church.
"It is by ancient custom a part OF
the sections duty to perambulate the
church during service time with a
bell in his hand, to look carefully into
every pew, and whenever he finds
any one doing to ring the bell.
"He discharges this duty, it Is said.
with great vigilance, intrepidity and
impartiality, and consequently with
the happiest effect on the congrega-
ton; for as everybody is certain that
If he or she gives way to drowsiness
the fact will be forthwith made
known through the church by peal
which will direct all eyes TO the
sleeper, the fear Of such a visitation
is almost always sufficient TO keep
every one on the alert"
A Houston County (Georgia) man
has SOW years old, that has been
the mother Of liz pigs, and now has
Il litter or eleven.
Four Railroads Overlooked.
strange that four railroads, one a belt line,
and two tuel-Oi pipelines, nine miles from
Chicago, should lave been overlooked said
jay A. Dwiggins & Co.. when they laid out the
town of Griffith. Four factories located, houses
and stores sprung up at once.-Chicago News.
BY the death of Ex-Governor Myron H.
Clark Hamilton Fish is now left the sole
survivor of these distinguished men who
have held the goyernorship Of New York
prior to 1879
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03

Inc hypophosphltes of
lime and soda combined with
cod-liver oil in SCOTS Emul-
sion improve the appetite,
promote digestion, and in
crease the weight.
They are thought by some
to be food; but this is not
proved. They are tonlcs;
this is admitted by all.
Cod-liver oil is mainly a
food, but also a tonic.
In SCOTS Emulsion the
cod-liver oil and hypophos-
phites are so combined as to
get the disadvantage OF both.
Let US send you a book on
CAREFUL LIVING free.
scorr & BOVINE, Chemists, ,3s South s,h Avenue.
New York.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03
August
Flower

II am happy to state to you and
to suffering humanity, that my Wae
has used your wonderful remedy,
August Flower, for sick headache
and palpitation of the heart, with
satisfactory results. For several years
she has been a great sufferer, has
been under the treatment of eminent
physicians in this city and Boston,
and found little relief. She was in
duced to try August Flower, which
gave immediate relief. We cannot
say to much for it." L. c. Frost,
Springfield, Mass. @
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03

Rain has only fallen twice in twenty
nine years in Adea, Arabia. Previous
to the last rain, which occurred in 1888,
acne had fallen IA tWeats.six years.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03

MALARIA cured and ertdcared from the
system by Browns Iron Bitters. which en-
riches the blood, tones the nerves. aids diges-
ton. Acts like charm on persons in general
Ill health. giving new energy and strength.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03

Coningsby Ralph Disraeli. the nephew of
Ben jamin Disraei. who has just been elected
to the English parliament, is only twenty
five wears of age.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03
The Only One Ever Printed.
CAN YOU FIND THE WORD?

These is a 3 inch display adver isement In
this paper. this week, which has no two words
ali e except one word. The same Is true OF
each new one Appearing each week. from The
Or. Harter Medicine Co. This house D aces q
,Crescent" on everyt hing they make and pub
Hsh.. Look it. send them the name OF he
word and they will return you BOOK, RKAUTI-
TUL LlTHoGRAPHs or SAMPLES FREE
St. Landry democrat., 1892-12-03

Sir Andrew Clark started the title of
'Grand Old Woman" for Mrs. Gladstone,
and it is going the rounds OF the British
press.