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Ladies', AIusical Club.

Mrs Harrison G. Foster arranged the follow.
ing programme for the Ladies' Musical Club
concert. given Tuesday at the Parish house;
Cuban dance-"ojos Crlollos'. L NJ. Gottschalk
Mrs H. G. Foster and Miss Sherman.
storm and Sunshine" ........ Dudley Buck
Miss Thompson. "
Instrumental selection .....A G. Salmon
vocal selection ...... MISC Macintosh
Rigandon op. 204 ....................... Raft
Miss Beckwith.
Folk song-"The Golden Ring"
..-.......--....-. E. Leslies arrangement
Misses Noyes, Thompson, Rosin and Phillipa
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Unitarian Young Peoples Dance.

The Young Peoples Fraternity of the Uni
tartan church gave a dancing party at the Ven
dome on Wednesday evening, to which many
friends were invited outside the church. The
young people deferred the event until after
Easter SO they could have present many of their
friends in other churches. The affair was given
under the direction of the following COMMITTEES:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ron NJ. Crawford and Miss Aiken.
specially pleasant feature OF the occasion was
the presence of twenty ladies and gentlemen
from Tacoma, who are members of the Unity
Club of that city. The pleasure of the evening
consisted of dancing, social conversation and
light refreshments. 1t was the last affair of the
season, and everybody entered into the jovial
spirit of the occasion, and the result proved
most satisfactory Great credit ID due the So
ciety. for the splendid success that attended the
affair. The members are preparing little play
entitled 1.-THE Scapegrace," which will be pro-
duced some time in the near futura
Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Foote Entertain.
One of the most pleasurable events of the
week was the entertainment given on Wednes-
day evening at the hospitable home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. II. Foote, on Albert street. At an early
hour the parlors were occupied with joyous
crowd, who spent the evening in Q good social
time. Refreshments were served, of which all
partook most heartily. At late hour the
friends Withdrew TO their homes, having spent
a very delightful evening. Among the invited
guests were: DR.. aud Mrs ". P. George, Mr..
and Mrs. Angus Macintosh, Judge and Mrs
Eben Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Whittier, Mr..
and Mrs. John L. Cole, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. c. Nc.
Divitt, Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Fowler, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Z. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Stewart,
Colonel and Mrs C. N. Sheafe, Judge and Mrs.
d. l. Fry, MrA W. B. Robertson, Mr.. Tracy H.
Robertson, Captain and Mrs F. A. HILL Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Morphy, Rev. L. C. Pitner, Mrs. E j..
McDivitt, Miss Ida NJ. Foote.
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Washinrton LiterarY Society.

airy Society was held in room of the Central
school. After the business had been transacted
the members listened to the following pro-
gramme:
Essay-''Our Birds Eggs. Mr. Willie Ruth
Recitstion-"Ali Kinds of Kisses" .........
Essay-"George Eliot" ..... Miss Lizzie Fowler
Vocal Solo-"As I'd Nothing Else to Do -.
Miss Jennie Johnson
Reading-.A Hero" Miss Helen Malson
A Paraphrase-"TheK Keeper of the Light.
...............M Miss Winnie Van Tassel
Recitation-"Monterey' Mr.. Tracy James
Essay-"A Trip to the Moon" Miss Myrtle Moore
Observation-Disclosures Ride. ......
........... ..........M Miss Jennie Lynch
Recitation-"The Wedding Fee ......
............, Miss Allie Poole
"0ur Banner. Edited by Mr.. Albert Durham
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Mrs r. A Turner very agreeably entertained
the Eleventh Street Whist Club Wednesday
evening. Delightful refreshments were served
Those present were NJ and Mrs. R. l.. Austin.
OF ocosta; Mr.. and Mrs George Z. Fllley, Mr.
and Mrs. :. II. Barbee, Mr.. aud Mrs. C. NJ Bol.
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. J. r Mitchell, Ars. Keyss.
Mira. Walker and Mr.. r. B. Hoy,
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Mr.. and Mrs James A. Griffsy, Miss Nora Gill
mour, Miss Phipps, W. J. Foster. W. r. Henry.
W. H. 7. Redinger, Ben Loveioy and L Me-
Clelian were pleasantly entertained at what
Monday evening By Miss eta Baker,
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LongfeIlow Literary Society.

Tho Longfellow Literary Society on Friday
afternoon gave the following programme:
St. Landry democrat., 1892-08-13
HINTS ABOUT Wells.

A won,an's face veil is very small
affair; usually it is scarcely suggestion
of veil, simply breath of something
fimsy over the eyes and nose; yet up.
holding the philosophy of the Importance
of small things, it constitutes an i'm
portant part of the street toilet. The ap-
pearance of the majority of women is
improved by the tiny bit of illusion.
If a woman dresses her hair perfectly
plain and without bang, the addition
of face veil is a mistake.
If the veil be worn with the utmost
precision, fastened securely and drawn
over the face and hair until it nearly
fattens the tip of the nose, the use of
that veil and the design for which it was
created is abused. The artistic beauty
of the veil depends upon the ease with
which it is adjusted; 1t must carry with
it the suggestion of having accidentally
fallen over the head of the wearer as
she passed.
The veil always intensifes the bang
of the woman it adorns; if the heavy
bang be unbecoming, it is an easy matter
to push back half of it, while the veil
holds s,e hair in place. Brunettes should
never attempt tan colorei wells or those
in any shade of brown; those belong to
women of the blond type. I never yet
seen one of the "cobweb" wells that
did not consider exceedingly ugly; ]
never cease to wonder how there is any
market for them whatever, for they Ger.
tainly render the face beneath them un.
attractive.
1t is a matter Of science to success.
fully wear veil in tints of pink, scarlet,
blue or lavender. Many women pick up
veil at the illusion counter aud because
they think it pretty, buy it. In nine
cases out of ten it detracts from their
own beauty rather than adds to it, and
they would be better off without it,
Washington Post.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-08-13
BURDOCKS.

Like all bicunials, the burdock is
easily destroyed in cultivated fields. 1t
is in by-places, as fence sides, lanes,
corners around the buildings, pastures,
and the borders of woodlands, that bur-
docks give trouble. But even in these
they are not difficult to destroy. Far
mers who go over their fields twice a
year with the spud will soon have no
ourdocks. In cutting them, care should
be taken to strike below the crown.
Every plant cut in this way must die.
The cutting may be done at any time of
the year when the ground is not frozen,
and it is of course much more easily done
when the plants are young. While it is
not difficult to cut off small tap root
with the spul !, it is much more difficult
to accomplish the same when the root
has attained diameter of an inch or
more. Two or three years of persistent
spudding will remove nearly all bur-
docks from the by-places of our farms.
The borders of stone heaps are most
prone to be neglected, owing to the diff
fculty Of cutting the roots which grow
amid the stones. But these places must
not be overlooked when thorough work
is to be done. 1t is singular indeed that
weed which may so easily be kept in
check should be so universally preva-
lent. The alderman who gives the order
to have it cut but once year will never
get rid of it, nor will the farmer whose
methods are similar. There may be some
excuse for the former, but there is none
for the latter. Ohio Farmer.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-08-13
QUEER SALUTE TO THE suAH'S WIVES.

QUEER SALUTE TO THE suAH's WIVES.
DR.. Wills, an Englishmau who lived
many years in Persia, says that until
lately it was the rule that no male person
over ten years of age should be found on
the road over which a royal wife or
daughter was to pass. A violation of the
rlle was punished with death. Even
now, he says, Europeans wisely avoid
unplea5antness by turning aside when
they hear the shouts which indicate the
approach of the "palace ladies'" The
late American minister, Mr.. Ben jamin,
made a great mistake on one occasion by
neglectiug this precaution. With true
American simplicity he was accustomed
to ride through the streets with only one
servant. Meeting the procession one
day he failed to turn out Of its path.
The result was that his servant was beat
en- and he himself was hustled into by
road. The next day he duly lodged
complaint of Isis treatment, but he had
to put up with the apology that, natur-
ally, the royal servants would not recog-
nIze Gone horse minister" An Aus
tralian officer of engineers, many years
in the service of the Shah, was wiser in
his generation, says Persons Weekly.
He met the late queen mother and the
royal ladies when he was on foot,
turned his face to the wall like native
and as each carriage passed deliberately
saluted from the back of his head. The
ladies screamed with laughter and told
the Shah, who persuaded him to repeat
his novel salutes and then congratulated
him on his discretion.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-08-13
FASHION NOTES.

There are new shapes and colors il
the paper lanterns for country hous'
piazzas.
Stout women who aspire to the wasp
like waist continue to make themselves
deformed.
India silks, at present rate of reduc.
ton, may ere long be just as reasonable
as calico.
High .heeled sh pes are now worn more
than for years, and it is fashion to be
regretted.
Big flare lace hats, covered with flow.
ers, are to be just as fashionable this as
last season.
New Persian fabrics show olives,
palms and geometrical figures on soft,
beautifully colored grounds, in foule
fsbrics, summer camel's hair, HimaIaya
wool or vigogne.
On toilets for young girls very pretty
effects are produced by velvet runners
through bands of colored insertion, and
embroidered stripes are made to alter
nate with those bordered with fine hem.
stitching.
White lilac is the present favorite in
perfumes, but no liquid preparation can
equal the subtle fragrance of sachet pow
ders. Little scented bags can be sewed
into the facings of dresses, and also in
the hens of silk skirts.
Red and white striped silk shirt waists
accompany pretty boating costumes of
admiral blue pilot cloth. The skirts at
the bottom are trimmed with bias bands
of the cloth, piped on each side with
bias folds of the striped silk.
Lace is leading factor in millinery this
year, and this accounts to some exssnt
for the extreme prettiness of hats and
bonnets--this garniture being so airy,
soft and graceful, ,ningling equally well
with either flowers or feathers.
Many white dresses for summer are
made up over yellow silk, with wide yell
low sashes at the belt, or yellow silk
girdles. Spanish yellow ribbons of
either silk or velvet are used as a gar
niture for cream white wool gowns, or
those of soft silk.
The popular color for flowers in mil
linery is beautiful tint Of pink, deep
eniug into rich rose color. 1t seems to
have been very generally adopted, and it
has the rare merit of being generally be-
coming. Another shade also popular is
perilously near the old magenta shade as
to be trying to women of any but excep-
tionally beautiful complexion.
A popular travelling costume for a
bride is that showing a skirt of soft but
rough camel's hair in plaids Or stripes,
and with this a plain silk shirt waist
handsomely beIted or girdled and an
open princesse jacket with revers. The
jacket has oaly one fastening and is silk
lined aud finished with full sleeves and a
deep rundown collar connecting with
the revers on the jacket front.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-08-13
A Good Sized Egg.

The latest rarity exhibited at the
Geological Garden is an egg as nearly
as possible foot long. Its age rivals
that of the ''shop" or Cooking" egg,
which IS one of the most ancient in ex-
istence. So old, however, is this one
that the Aepyornis, the bird who laid
It'll only imperfectly known to us by its
fossil fragments. 1t is much to be re-
GREETED that the Aepyornis is not with
US now; the melancholy proverb, "One
cannot make omelettes without breaking
eggs" would have lost its force in this
case of an egg which was capable of
making several omelettes. London
Globe.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-08-13
The Newest Great City of Europe.

DR.. Albert Shaw, an authority on mu.
nicipal affairs, writes in the Century Of
Budapest: "To the world at large
Budapest, the capital and metropolis of
Hungary, is the best known of all the
important cities of Europe. No other
falls SO short of receiving the apprecia-
ton it merits. Several reasons may be
assigned for this comparative obscurity;
among which are remoteness from the
chief thoroughfares of travel and COM
MERGE, the isolation of the Magyar Ian
guage and literature, and the subordina-
ton of all things Hungarian to the Aus
trian name and fame. But the most
important reason is the simplest of all:
the Budapest of to-day is so new that
the world has not had time to make its
acquaintance. Its people justly claim
for it the most rapid growth in recent
years of all the European capitals, and
are fond of likening its wonderful ex.
pansion to that of San Francisco, Chi
cago and other American cities.
"When kossuth found refuge in
America forty years ago, after Hungary's
tragical struggle for independence, the
sister towns of Buda and Pest, lying on
opposite sides of the Danube, together
had hardly more than a hundred thou
sand people. The consolidated munich
pallty has now population of fully half
a million. But remarkable as is the in
crease of population, it seems to me far
less remarkable than the physical and
architectural transformations that have
accompanied the towns growth in num-
bers. Budapest is not merely three or
more times as populous as it was in the
middle of the current century, but it has
blossomed ont of primitive and torlorn
conditions into the full magniticence of
asplendidly appointed modern metropo-
lis. Rapidly developing cities usually
have the misfortune to grow wrongly,
through lack of foresight and wise reg
ulations on the part of the governing
authorities. Budapest has not wholly
escaped; but it would be hard to find
another large town whose development
has been kept so we'll in hand by the
authorities, and has been so symmetrical
aud scientific from the point of view of
approved city making. In many partic-
ulars of appointment, as we'll as in gen.
eral plan and tout ensemble, American
cities might learn not a little from Buda-
nest
St. Landry democrat., 1892-08-13
Aerial and Terrestrial Bird Dances.

In "The Naturalist in La Plata" W.
Fl. Hudson gives a fascinating account
of the extraordinary aerial and terrestrial
dance and wing displays INDUCED in by
the birds of the pampas and the forests,
rartly in the prosecution of courtship,
but largely also, as he holds, out of the
pure joy of living. Unfeathered things
only, birds have more graceful and
melodious methods of showing their de-
light in being alive. "Among the
heavier mammalians the feeling is mani
tested in loud noises, bellowings and
screenings, and in numbering, uncouth
Notwithstanding up of heels, pre-
tended panics, and ponderous mock
battles;" while the winged lapwlng
executes a stately minuet, the ypecaha
rail treads fantastic measure, and the
white-headed mocking-bird of Pata-
gonia pours out song which, in pas
sion and melody, puts that of the
nightingale to shame, accompanying
his music with appropriate movements.
"Whlle singing he passes from bush to
bush, sometimes delaying few moments
and at others just touching the SUBMITS,
and at times sinking out of sight in the
foliage; then, in an access of rapture,
soaring vertically to height of 100 feet,
with measured wing beats like those of a
heron; or mounting suddenly in a wild,
hurried zig-zag, then slowly circling
downward to sit at last with tail out
spread fanwise, and vans, glistening in
the sunshine, expanded and vibrating,
or waved languidIy up and down with a
motion like that of some bro ad- winged
butterfly at rest on flower"
St. Landry democrat., 1892-08-13
Could Speak French.


France fought against Russia in
the Crimean war, not because it had
any quarrel with that country, but
because Napoleon III. thought his
future interests would be served best
by entering into an alliance with the
English. The Russian and French
soldiers had no animOsities, and when
an occasion offered during a cessation
Of hOstilitics, fraternizcd in the most
friendly way. They exchanged art-
Giles of food and drink, and called one
another "comrade."
At one time, during truce, a
squad of French soldiers who had
been sent as an escort to officers who
were engaged in pOurparlers was sur
rounded by large party Of Russians.
The soldiers Of the two nationalitics
were trying to communicate.
A big CosSack stepped up and as
surcd his companions, in his own
tongue, that he could speak French.
He was put forward as spokesman.
"Auance, cam radc" he called out.
A French soldier stepped toward
him.
"Apporte, rhum." said the Cossack.
1t happened that one Of the French
soldiers had a flask of rum, an article
which was rather plentiful in the
Crmca at that time. He brought it
forward and handed it to the Cos
sack, who swallowed several mouth
flllS from the bottle.
"Couche, cam rade." was the Rus
slams next remark.
The FrenChman was somewhat puz-
Zled by this request, as cOucher sig
nittes to lie down, and he could not
imagine why the Russian wished to
have him lie down at that time; but
he decided that the man desired that
he should initiate the action of the
English soldiers, a part of whose tao
tics in battle was continual lying
down upon the ground.
The Frenchman accordingly min.
licked the pOnderouS movements of an
English grenadier in getting down
upon the ground, and the perform
ance was highly pleasing to the Rus
slams.
ilC ItiSNidllS, ltlOltNtly Welt
greatly delighted to see this proof of
the extraordinary proficiency of one
OF their countrymen-from the plains
of the Don, too-in speaking the
French language. At this moment !
the French soldiers were called to
"Attention." and the interview
ceased. A Russian officer called the
soldier who had distinguished him
self by his tiuency in French, and
said to him:
"Cossack, who taught you to talk
French so well?"
"My brother, SIR" said the Cossack.
"He took care of the colonel's dogs
last year"
well, what have the dogs to do
with your French?'
"Ah, sir, they talk to the hunting
dogs in French. When they want |
them to come, they say, 'Ayance.'
When they want them to fetch a
thing they say, Apporte, and when
they want them to lie down they say,
'Couchen
Those three words were all the
French the COssack knew, for rhum
may be said to be current in all Eu-
ropean languages. Probably repu-
tation as linguist was never gained
on a smaller capital.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-08-13
Fred jalst riQht

Il e"ob ,}hot fty'eo
Liver, Stomach, and Bowels, by
DR.. Picrce's Pleasant Pellets. They
do it in just the right way, too
by using Natures own methods.
That's why they're better than the
dreadful, old fashioned pills, with
their gripping and violence.
But they're better in every way.
In size, for instance, and dose.
They're tho smallest and the cas-
lest to take ; only one little Pellet
is needed for gentle laxative
three for a cathartic. They cleanse
and regulate the system thoroughly
but it's done easily and naturally.
Sick Headache, Bilious Headache,
Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious
Attacks, and all arrangements of
the Liver, Stomach and Bowels are
prevented, relieved, and cured.
They're the cheapest pill you can
buy, for they're guaranteed to give
satisfaction, or your money is re-
turned. You pay only for value
received.
Something else, that pays the
dealer better, may be offered as
just as good" Perhaps it is, for
him, but it can't be, for you.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-08-13
WORDS OF WISDOM.

There is nothing more cowardly than
being afraid of the truth.
Convince the masses that you love
| them and you've got them.
The kind of salvation that tells is the
kind that can be seen in US.
A readiness to take offense is a sign of
narrow mind or bad temper.
Selr-defense is the cIearest Of all laws,
and for the reason lawyers didn't make
it.
Reverence your superiors, but do not
let them use you for a cushion or door
mat.
When very mai woman practices
with q revolver the wise mau lodges in
front of her
The more the man who BULLS on the
sand invests in his house the worse it
will be for him.
One of the great heroes of life is the
man who has the nerve to get up early
in the morning.
The most fascinating women are those
that can most enrich the every day mo-
ments of existence.
If you don't want to spoil your chill
dren you may have to spoil good many
rods in raising them.
When in line of battle no soldier ever
finds much fault with the bowlegs of the
man in front of him.
A beautiful woman is a practical poem,
planting tenderness, hope and eloquence
in all whom she approaches.
They govern the world, these sweet
Tipped women, because beauty is the in.
dex of "a larger fact than wisdom.
There are people who think their
neighbors' houses need painting because
they do not wash their own windows.
For wife to get religion 50 that she
never slams the door any more will hit
her husband harder than a dozen SER
mons.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-08-13
The Slaughter Of Railway Employees.

Mr.. Henry C. Adams, Statistician of
presents in the Forum the following
startling showing of deaths and accidents
to railway employees:
| Total number Of railway employees
(atl Kinds, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. I43 3ul
| Number killed Ill one year ........ 2, Al
Number injured in one year ......... q, 39{
This means one death for every 306
and one injured for every thirty men
employed. Contining the statement to
those employees engaged directly in the
handling of trains, that is to say en-
gineers, fremen, conductors AMI other
trainmen, the results are beyond the ex-
perience in any other business or trade.
Total number of trainmen only ..... LIB 235
Number killed in one year ............ ,45s
Number injured in one year .......... IL, II!
This means one death for every 1O5
and one injured for every twelve men
engaged in handling trains. In no other
employment, not even in mining, which
is a most dangerous occupation, can such
results be shown.
As to the chief causes of deaths and
injuries, the total number killed in
coupling and uncoupling cars was 359,
and the number injured was 1912; while
the total number killed in falling from
trains and engines was 81 aud the total
number injured was 1913. This is to
say 1874 per cent. of the total number
of deaths and 45.57 per cent. of the
total number of injuries sustained by
railway employees resulted while cou-
ping cars or setting brakes.
Out of total of Jos, 042 cars used
in freight service, there are but 1880
fitted with automatic couplers and but
100, $50 equipped with train brakes.
We can we'll understand in the light of
such figures, when taken in connection
with the fact that there are forty four
different kinds of couplers and nine kinds
of train brakes in actual use, that So
called safety appliances as at present
used increase rather than decrease the
danger of railway employm 3nt.
Mr.. Adams advocates the adoption By
the Govern nent of uniform appliances
for coupling and the requirement that
all roads shall use them.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-08-13
August
Flower

I am Post Master here and keep
Store. Ihave kept August Flower
for sale for some time. | think it is
a splendid incidence E. A. Bond,
P. NJ, Pavilion Centre, N. Y.
The stomach is the reservoir.
If it fails, everything fails. The
liver, the kidneys, the lungs, the
heart, the head, the blood, the nerves
all go wrong. If you feel wrong,
look to the stomach first. Put that
right at once by using August
Flower. 1t assures good appetite
and a good digestion. .