davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-09-17

With a good road the wagons will last
much longer, and the labor of the teams
be lessened. The cost OF transportation
from the farm to the railroad is a heavy
expense Oh a bad road. When the
team can haul il heavy load over good
road, Instead OF half a load over bad
road, it is not only saving of labor but
also a great gain in time.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-09-17
LIE DEMOCRATE DE ST. LANDRY.


Parmi les Eouvelles industries don't
notre vile Went d'ttre dotce, nous re-
marquons la boulangerie ct confserie
de NJ. Clement Chaudauzun il rancien
emplacement Petterkorn, rue Landry,
ct la manufacture dc souliers de NJ. NJ.
n. PatclIa au- dessous du bureau du
Courier, rue Main.
lie sheriff EOntelut Ayant decline la
nomination d'ciecttut presidential pour
ce district, NJ. Thos. }. kernaD, dist
Baton Rouge, a etc nommf i So place.
Lee 'choiz ii etc fait par les membres du
comitc central de lEtat repltsentant
les paroisscs du G3 district qui SO trout
vaient Il In reunion dc CO corps i la
Nouyele- Orleans lnnui uernier.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-09-17

Don't buy gig, buggy or phetou an
III you have examined aud priced those
that j. b. Saudoz has for sale.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-09-17

Mr.. Remi Mornhinveg has removed
his jewe!ry store to lis now stand
on Main street under the New Opera
House He has fine stock OF jewelry
OF every kIud, aud is prepared TO SUD
ply the wants of the public.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-09-17

The merchants of Opelousas should
invite trade from abroad and retain
every dollars worth of the home pat
ronage. There is but one way to ac-
complish this, aud that is by iudicious
advertising. Tie DEMOCRAT is the
medium.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-09-17

j. b. Sandoz has an extensive assert
ment OF huggles, carriages, &c, and his
prices are probably little lower than
the lowest. Better see him about il.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-09-17
The OpelOQsaS Female Institute

AATll.L Resume duties OF MONDAY Sept. },
w 1892. An excellent corps Of teachers has
been secured. Besides our regular curriculum,
we will have classes in Drawing, Painting, Vo
Cal Music and French. Boys admitted " hu will
comply with the regulations of school
Patronage solicited
sep3 MRS. NJ. NJ. HAYES
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-09-17

Sterling Price Camp will hold, on the
S4ti OF October, 1892, their annual re-
union at the Texas State Fair and Dali
las Exposition at Dallas, Tex.
MIS-. Jefferson Davis and Miss Winnie,
the widow and daughter Of tile Confed-
crate chlcftaip, have consented to lie
present.
Gems. Gordon. Beaulegard, Long
street, Kirby Smith, Early, Fitz Lee and
many. other distinguished Confederates
will he present, aud also Mrs. p. j.
Willis. the only daughter of Gen. Ster-
hing Price.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-09-17
DIE Id

GiLAt the family residence in Opclousas
Sept. Q, 1892 Ida Darby, wife of Jules Gil, aged
80 years s months and days.
Tho dread summons came at last and this ga.
Unable lady whom that fell disease, rons,lmu.
ton, had long ago marked for its victim met II
with heroic courage and with Christian forti.
tnde and resignation She was good wife, an
attectionats mother, a kind neighbor, faith.
full friend May he who "tempers the wind T.,
the slnil lamb protect the helpless little or
pllans that the memorable fiat OF an inscrl1ta
table Providence has deprived of a mothers
loving care, and sustain with mercful hand the
DereaSed husband upon whose shoulders has
been placed double burden aud responsible
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-09-17

Inc best bargains eau ALWAYS be oi,
talned troul the regular advertiser,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-09-17

4 Central Louisiana State fair is
TO be held at Alexandria from the stiI TO
the 18th OF November and the directors
desire 10 secure an exhibit from every
parish in the State.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-09-17

Money loaned on the InsiallnIcnl P'tn at .
tslA) per cent, on city property. to enable per
SONS to build homes improve property, or FOR
any other purpose they may wish, and /" pay
back the loan in easy monthly iista'l1nents
Will also give personal attention TO the llll'
chase and sale of Real Estate, the placing OF
leases and the collection of rents. Tho payment
of taxes for nOn-rcsldcnts. and the making OF
abstracts of titles on -hol notice.
He proposes to establ sh first clt,5 Real Is
tate Office, aud if he meets with the proper en-
enlargement Will boom your country. cHcour-
age the influx of 4 good class Of immigrants,
and induce The Investment OF capital among
you Your patronage is earnestly solicited.
OpeIousas. Aug. 90, 1892.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-09-17

For baisalno 80 10 Bloch i
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-09-17

A contemporary wants un honest
boy to mako dcyI! OIL
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-11-23

NorwrrHsrAsDro the tendency Of the
people 70 mass together in cities, and
the consequent overcrowding Of tho
tenementhouse population, remarks n
religious weekly, " is a satisfaction TO
learn from the eleventh censas that the
number Of dwelling houses has in
creased faster than the population. In
1850 the average was Eve persons for
every house while in 1890 IL was only
four and q half.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-03-16
co.t of Auira,or Leather.

Alligator leather is becoming dear CT nowadays, on account of the in- creasing rarity of the animals Good hides are worth ten dollars each. The teeth arc of an excellent quality of ivory. from which tr1nkets are carved. Of late there has arrived a fashion of making the skin of the feet, with the claws attached, into pocketbooks and hand satchels. The leather has the great advantage of being absolutely waterproof.
 From glands in the lower jaw musk is obtained It is not of a very good quality, but it serves as basis for certain perfumes. Oii obtained from the fat is supposed to have medicinal qualities. Hundreds of thousands of years ago there were crocodiles which measured as much as fifty feet in length, but there are no such giants in the0e days.-Wash- ington Star.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-03-16
A Bachelor Bishops Kindly Act.

Here is story of Bishop Brooks:
 While the herculean clergyman was the rector of Trinity he heard one day of a poor woman who was taking care of sick child 1t was in the summer time, and the tired mother was nearly sick herself from extreme fatigue. She had not been out of the stuffy little house for many weeks and was longing for air.
 The big hearted preacher went down m tho house and told her to go out and take a walk and he would take care of the baby.
 The woman was of course sur prised, never having seen him before, and asked who he was. He told her that his name was Phillips Brooks, and she at once consented to do what he wished. She had heard of him
 And so the woman had her walk, and when she came back she found the little baby asleep on the knee of the great man, who was dipping into a book he had brought along.-Bos- ton Globe.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-03-16
Why Giants Are Giants

Dr. Cunningham. of Dublin. con cludes that nearly all the giants of whom any records have been kept came into the category of ''megalar criacs." This stature is the result of a morbid growth, which may affect only the hands and feet and under jaw, and may include the entire body, soft parts as well as bones. Magrath, the Irish giant, was a vic tim of this hypertrophy. though Dr. Cunningham declares that instead of his being 8 feet inches in height, a study of his skeleton in Trinity col lege shows that he was in all likeli- hood no more than 2 feet 2a or3inches high, though there are records of people who have shot up to 8 feet fl inches. English Mechanic.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-03-16
Clever Reasoning.

Rather an original lesson in politi- cal economy was that once taught by the Japanese nobleman. Awoto, and thus translated by Sir Edwin Arnold in Seas and Lands"
 One evening as he was going to the palace to take his turn in keep ing the night watch. he let ten cash drop out of his finder case into the stream, and then bought fifty cash worth of torches to search for the lost coin. His friends laughed at him for spending so much in order to recover so little. and he replied with a frown:
 "Sirs, you are foolish and ignorant of economics. Had l not sought for these ten cash they would have been lost forever-sunk in the bottom of the Nameri- -gawa The fifty cash which l have expended on torches will remain in the hands of the tradesmen. Whether he has them or I is no matter; but not single one of the sixty has been lost, and that is clear gain to the country
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-03-16
Solomon's Horses.

By a great many people Arabia is supposed to be the home of the horse. From ancient Roman, Gre clan and Jewish history we readily learn that the horse was unknown in Arabia long after he was a common factor in the life of southern Europe The horse was scarcely known to the Hebrews prior to the days of Solo mon, that worthy and illustrious sovereign having been brought into closer contact with the horse by his marriage to a daughter of Pharaoh, the reigning king of Egypt whose gorgeous wedding outfit was supple mented by a large number of elegant horses. adapted alike to the service of war and the chase.
 The appearance of those beautiful animals. as they sped swiftly along the streets of Jerusalem, excited the envy of a few jealous princes. but added to Solomon's popularity with the masses After bis marriage with the Egyptian princess, Solomon be gan buying horses from his father in-law. and so rapidly did he multi ply them by purchase and breeding that those kept for his own use re ouired, as it is written, '4, 900 stables and 10000 stalls."-Western Sports man
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-03-16
r..hiouab,e Cruelty to Animals.

It is sharp comment on our semi civilization that it was necessary in the city of New York to found a SO ciety for the prevention of cruelty to animals; but the necessity of the SO ciety is constantly illustrated in the treatment of horses. Their helpless dependence, their faithful service, their patient endurance were not enough to save them from the nal treatment of those who delight to describe themselves as little lower than angels. We were forced to make laws to protect dumb animals from mans inhumanity. George William Curtis in Harper's.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-03-16
Wealth in Bee CuIture.

Living in such well organized con- munities, exhibiting so much intelh- gence and yielding one of the most delicious sweets known, the honey or hive bee has attracted attention from the earliest times. The fact that it can be cultivated and controlled with view to profitable industry has served to heighten the interest in it Professor Riley estimates that some 300, 900 persons are engaged in bee culture, and that the product adds about $15,000, 900 annually to the wealth of the country, but an i'm mense amount of honey iswasted for lack of bees to gather it.-Boston Transcript.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-03-16
Why He Spoke to the Clergyman.

A working man called on a coun- try clergyman closely related to a ducal house. The applicant wanted a letter of recommendation to a neighboring nobleman, from whom be hoped to obtain employment
 .'why not go personally and see my lordf" the friend asked. Well, you sec" was the nervous answer, '1 do not like speaking to Lord X; he may be proud and not care to listen to the likes of me. It's quite a different thing with yourself. for there's noth- ing of the gentleman in you. San Francisco Argonaut. :.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-03-16
A TRIBUTE TO GREATNESS
A Locomotive Engineer Tells ef a ge markahle ExperfcaSe He Oaes Had.

A Locomotive Enrieecr Teiis ef . ge-
 msrkahle Experience He osee Had.
 ''Spellin of snowplows. said the old timer as he dropped into the An antrs corner ''spsakin of snowplows reminds me of a cool spell we had while was un the Mexican Central. v
 What Cold in Mexiool'' asked the gang.
 -'fes. col6-c-ol-d Why. you fel. lers don't know what cold Is. When one of them Chinnooks comes up from Yucatan 1t starts the bark on the trees of Mexico. l tell you
 The tire I'm tellin you about l were deadheadin south on Tim Fagans train. when the Chinook come up. The cars were hett by stoves and the greaser bralcsie kept a roarin fire. but the stovepipe were a half inch deep in white frost in spite of him. I had buffalo overcoat and pint flask of native brandy. made from rcd peppers but never come So near freezing up in my natural life.
 There was a young married couple sittin right in front of me. and no- ticed the groom a shiverin. Finally he ast her to kiss him. and she start cd to do it. when some one opened the door and froze the kiss right on her lips Yes, gentlemen, that poor critter sat there froze as stiff as an order to cut pay, with her dusky face puckered up just like a boy snokin his first cigarette That were the saddest sight ever see.r said the old villain. wiping tear from his eye.
 'The engine seemed to go awful slow and jerky like. and l thought perhaps Tim was getting out of wood, so 1 went ahead The fireman was leanin agin the boiler head frozen stiff, and Tim had pulled the engine over to stop and then got chilled through. l noticed that the engine was white with ice.
 'I couldn't imagine what kept her agoin until thought a minuit She was runnin by vacuum. The con densation was So quick that vacuum was formed and 1t was sucldu the pistons back and forth.
 When we got in we couldn't blow the headlight out-the flame was froze- Tim cut it out with a hatche; and gave it to the master mechanic for paper VI
 ''Gentlemenr said the past presi- dent. Gentlemen, this is our an nual election. l do not know the name of the distinguished artist who has addressed us, but l move that al. rules be suspended and that he he ewenanimously elected by acclama- ton as president of this club. Is it a votei Carried. Stranger, will please take the chair - and - and treatG"-Locomotive Engineer.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-03-16
Followed the aravedlgE.r,. Suggestion.

rAE-e-ttsa.
 The Rev. J. c. Young, an English clergyman. records in his journal, r that while in Heidelberg he took les sons in German of Dr Huhle, who had retired to that town from the pslstorate of q Lutheran church in London
 "He was. without exception. the dirtiest and dingiest man ever set eyes upon, writes Mir. Young. He lodged at a tanners. and the student of German found it no easy mat.tr. in mounting the stairs, to pick his way through the hloodstained skins which were spread upon them to dry. Annoyed at the sight and tho odor, Mr Young asked the old man how he came to select such a house for his quarters
 Il took desc lodgings on brincibleI' r replied the German. ''Fnow you not vat your myriad minded poet saysG Ven Hamlet asks de clown by de grave shide, How long will a man lie i de earth ere he rotf de clown say, Iv he be not rotten before he die, he'll last eight or nine year. A tanner will last you nine years- And wi Because, for de same reason vich kept flesh butchers from catch ing de cholera ven all else in deir neighborhood had itp
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-03-16
A Stage prIvgr's Frleh..

w. J. Gidley was at one time a driver, although he Is now manager of stage line. Tho very nearest Gidley came to being killed by road agents, he says, was one night be tween Bismarck and Deadwood. Tho night was pitch dark. He thinks there was mot less than s3.0Od, GOO worth of gold on the stage" This was more money than he had ever had in his keeping at ono time before and it made him nervous Ha was suddenly brought to n full realization of his danger by a stern command to halt with the accompaniment of clicking rifle and revolver ham mers. He stopped at onco and recognized by their actions two of the worst desperadoes ever at large on earth. The highwaymen took the gold, robbed the passengers, bound and gagged tho driver and forced his body into the hollow stump of a cottonwood tree.
 Then the thieves sat down and bc- gan to speculate on a plan to get the poodle safely away. He heard some body yell.
 The whole business had been a realistic dream. He had fallen asleep and slid down into the boot of tho stage. where he had become firmly weigcd in among the mail bags. The gag in his mouth was a mon strous chew of tobacco, which was nearly strangling him. The voice that awakened him belonged to nervous passenger who had become alarmed at tho rough riding Salt Lake Trib- une
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-03-16

w~xzsz YI,
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-03-16
shark Soup.

In Ceylon there is considerable trade in the oil of the white shark. The fins of the animal are very rich in gelatine and are used largely by the Chinese for making soup, of which they declare that the turtle soup so much prized by epicures in this country is but distant and fee ble imitation. Washington Star.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-03-16
Testing a Horxe.s Feet.

A novel method of testing the con dition of a horses feet is to attach one terminal of light battery to the bit and the other to the shoe. If the foot is improperly penetrated by the nails tho animal will squirm under the test, but will give no token if there is no irritation.-New York Telegram.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-03-16
LIVING ON RICE AND sALr.
A Million Persons Who Feed Themselves
 on Sevenfy-dve Cents s Month.

A Million Persons Who Feed Themselves
 on Seveaty-ive Gents s Month.
 Hindostan Is rich in undeveloped resources, but all the people are not wealthy.
 Indeed, India is a country of the few rich and the many poor. with poverty of which We have no concep ton
 The poverty of India Is not the same as that of America. In Ameri- ca a man is called poor who has only his daily wages upon which to sup port his family. h India man with two dollars or three dollars day would be living in luxury.
 In America, if laboring people do not have meat at least once day, they are said to be very destitute. Yet many Sudras, who form the low est of the four great castes of Him. doos, getting what they consider good wages, cannot afford meat once year.
 The daily food of a Sudra consists of rice steamed and salt and as a relish bananas.
 If he has been very successful in business and becomes very extraya- gant he will buy & ''pice, !" one-fowth of a cents worth of a dol" or parched peas, for dessert His cloth ing is as poor as his diet It consists of nothing but a pair of sandals, 8 cotton cloth around the waist and 8 gay turban. One suit answers for day and night for he sleeps in the same clothes in which he works
 Atnight he unwinds the cloth from about his waist draws one end over his head, the other around his feet. and 1t does duty for bed covering and mosquito net Ten cents would no doubt buy the entire outfit of the average Sudra
 His house is built of sun dried brick laid in mud, has never any other than a mud floor, no windows, and but one small door, closed at night by bit of mating. For large family there is never more than one room
 The entire furniture consists of three legged stool or two and a raised platform of mud covered with reeds, which serves for bed
 The house has no chimney, and no fire is used except the small amount needed for cooking the rice. which is always done outside the house.
 Although the character of the Sudra's food has been described, one may be curious as to its cost. 1t is usual thing to see little child going with a few "pice" and a bamboo plat ter to purchase the supplies for an evening>or morning meal. and the average cost of a meal has been de- scribed for ten persons is not more than one cent of our money.
 am convinced. from a five years residence in India and . study of the habits of the Sudras, that probably 1000. 900 people live on food con sumption of not more than seventy five cents per month. This may seem impossible. but it is believed to be well within the limits of the fact They have but two meals each day, and drink palm juice or cocoanut water when thirsty.
 Of course there is a direct and close connection between the cost of food and price of labor. Theman who sweeps your rooms is paid one rupee eight annas per month-sixty cents. The one who brings water, tworupees. This meager sum mrst support man and perhaps three or four other persons
 The writer has often hired @ man to go as bearer with a heavy load, walking all day in the hot sun for five cents.-Memphis Commercial
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-10-20
HIS RECORD CLEAR.

Daring CLENELAND's four years occu-
pancy OF the presidential chair he vetoed
by special message $50 private pension
bills. In addition to these there were AZ
other pension bills killed by what is
known as the pocket veto" OF the
pension bills passed by the forty-ninth
congress Mn. CLEVELAND vetoed by mes
sage 10l at the first session and % at the
second session. He also killed 81 such
bills by ~'pocketing them In the fftieth
congress he vetoed by message 102 at the
first session and - at the second session,
aud 20 more by the "pocketing" process.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-10-20

a LETTER came this morning to The
Tobacco Plant, Durham, y. c., I. 5. A.
1t was dated October 6, 1892, the only
thing in it The Plant folks could make
out. On the envelope was printed,
"Ofizielles Verkehrsbureau Luzern,"
whatever that may or may not mean. In
side was a lot of marked printed matter,
no doubt an advertisement for the next
issue, but The Plant man says it's not
likely to get in unless he can get some
one TO translate it for part of the crop.
If any fellow is laying around loose who
can make United States out Of this Jaw
twisting jargon, here's a job for him.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-10-20
TOMORROW.

Tomorrow is Columbus day-a sort of
new-fangled legal holiday, when people
will turn out and celebrate and sing the
praises of COLONEL CHRISTOPHER CoLUM-
BUs-dead.
And while THE GLOBE hopes TO see a
great demonstration and urges all citizens
TO participate in the exercises, it cannot
refrain from suggesting a thought:
There was a man who dreamed of a
new worldwide underwent hardships
which the mind cannot imagine, and
finally succeeded in his apparently mad
desire. That was four hundred years
ago-and finally a crowd of money
changers still in the temple see a chance
to pound the tom-tOm of patriotism and
we see a nation of people-the largest
and grandest nation of the world-shed-
ding crocodile tears over the long.lost
man., who, in fourteen hundred and
ninety-two, succeeded in crossing the
ocean blue. And the shekels are coming,
and patriotism is at a high pitch. 1t
makes one tired, indeed.
Or, again, it proves that no matter
how great and wise and intelligent one
NAV bet takes death and the rust and
must of four hundred years TO discover
the virtues Of the dead man, who had
naught but scorn and jeers-when he
talked more sense than the mob TO which
he talked possessed. Bah.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-10-20
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

"NIII-ThiS convention hereby
ncw the expression Of a%pprecia-
ton Of the patriotism of the soldiers
and sailors of the Union in the war
for its preservation, and we favor
just and liberal pensions for disabled
Union soldiers. their widows and de-
pendent, but we demand that the
work of the pension Office shall he
done mduStriously, Impartially and
honestly, We dcnOunce the present
administration Of that office as in
competent, corrupt, disgracefuI and
dishonest.