St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-06-11
General Notes.
The new broom sweeps dirt.

Tie Hill people had salt time a
Syracuse.
Time gets the bulge on both ends o
all hour glass.
Chicago BARRIERS have formed Il trust
which means uniform shaving prices.
The unknow dead should be tcnderIy
cared fol-. Nothing can be said agalns
| them.
The health OF the Republican party
| is nothing. 1t all depends upon the
| health of Blaine.
John l.. Sullivan is sorry the coloreG
man bestcd Slavin. He wanted to lick
him himself.
Longfellows "Hiawalba Was not Il
marker for tho higher water that is be,
! ing registered now.
Representative Nelson has introduced
bill III the Legislature to license the
carrying Of dangerous weapons.
The mules employed Oh the street
| car lines of New Orleans ploiitted 10y
| the strike. They got a weeks repite
! from hard work.
The king and queen of Denmark eel
| ebrated the ffticth anniversary OF theii
marriage-their golden weddiug-last
Thursday week.
MessIs. Waugh and Jones, of Iazou
City, Miss, have taxed preliminary
steps toward the establishment of bot
Ting works and soda water maDu-
factory in Monroe.
The new mining city of Crcedc is in
danger OF being swept away by floods.
Other creeds have been based on the
flood And there you are.
Gov. Foster has appointed John S.
Lanler, register of tile State land Office
DIR. L. l.. Wilkinson, quarantine physi-
clan, and Ii. Is. Richardson, chief State
| engineer.
Hon S. +. Meckcr has introduced a
bill III the House to amend the bill
creating the Red river, Atchatalaya and
Bayou Bout Levec observation-disclosures
dria Town Talk
An unknown white man while in the
act of blowing up with dynamite a lcvce
near Greenvile, Miss, gu Wednesday
OF last week, was shot and killed by the
levee guards.
Representatives Gates of Iberia par
islI, has introduced il bill in the lcgisla-
ture providing for the pensioniug OF
disabled Confederate soldiers of this
State WHO received wounds or lost
lin bs in tho late War.-FarmervileG Ga
zette.
The fixed star is one tllat has money
enough to settle down.-Dallas News.
Buffalo Bill was we'll fixed once, and
had money enough to settle down, but
he preferred to bc Il shooting star
Picayune.
Farmervi||e Gazette: The town
council of Monroe have entered into a
contract with w. A. Bright and +. p.
Gravely for the establishment of sys-
TEN of watcr works and electric lights
in that city; aud Nessrs. Bright and
Grayely have furnished $4,000 bond,
as required in the ordinance of the city
council, conditioned upon the faithful
performance of their obligation.
The Chinese are ahead of the world
i'll the preparation OF roast pork for the
table. After it has come out Of the
oven it is hung up in the smoke of aro-
matte herbs, which gives it Il delicious
flavor and robs it of the porky tasto
which is offensive to some paldtes.
They serve rats with less care because
they deserve less.
Brooklyn Life: Teauhcr-Class in
physiology, stand up. Bodkins, how do
you distinguish organic matter?' Bod
kins (glibly, having committed tue an
swer to memory)-In the organic world
every individual springs from some
parent, while inorganic substances arc
formed 10y chemical laws, Tcachel-
Very good. Give au example OF All in
organic substance. Bodkins CASUALLY
slow at these things, but for once in
spired)-An orphan.
\. o. States: The Senate is standing
up for Il good navy, as it should do
The bill which it reported provides for
the building of Que battle ship, four
light-drauglit cruisers aud six torpedo
boats. 1t is to he hoped that tue confer
ence committee will agree to the Senate
bill, aud as a dock for the repair of
ships of war is needed on the Gulf coast,
that the item for the Algiers dry dock
will be embodied in the bill when il
passes Congress. The people of the
want good navy, and there is
no reason why they should not have
it.
"Now. James," said the school teach
er, remember that the secret Of good
reading is to read exactly as you would
talk. Stand up straight and try to read
your lesson just as you would speak it,
James dutifully arose. The first SEN
tence in his lesson was: William.
please to let me take your kite for a
few minutes James looked at it
and then exclaimed: "Hi.
derc, Bill, gimme dat kite O. yours a
minute or I'll break your face. See ?"
Aud then he added before the astonsh-
ed teacher had time to interrupt: Oats
the way I'd talk it," james teacher
has decided that some new principles
Of instruction are needed in her school. |
Buffalo Express. When it comes to |
natura!ness the Delsarte system is not
in it. /