St. Landry democrat., 1893-05-27

the remaining four will act as his pail
bearers. This IS the Clubs sole object,
except the annual banquet. AS soon as
one member shall have been borne to the
grave by his four fellow members another
will be chosen to take his place aud its
membership always kept complete.
An ordinary kettle lid engaged the
attention of Judge OF the United
States Circuit Court and jury for two
days at Chicago. The plaintiff had been
arrested for the alleged larcency of the
kettle-lid while he was shopping. He
declared that he did not steal it and sued
the proprietor of the store to recover
| $50, 900 damages. The case was in the
nature of tempest in teapot, and the
evidence revealed tendency on the part
of the pot to call the kettle black. The
verdict was for the plaintiff.
ONE of the curiosties Of the recent
cold weather at Allentown, Penn, was
the freezing fast to the wet rails of three
long and heavy coal trains. One of them
suffered al accident, compelling it to
stop, and when it was ready to move its
1875 cars were frozen fast and could not
be moved. One train after another came
along on the same track and, on stopping
for those in front to move, suffered the
same fate. 1t was several hours before
the blockade was raised.
THERE is a wonderful grapevine at
Cadillac, town in Southern France.
Although the plant is only ten years
from the cutting it has yielded as many
as 1887 punches of fine fruit in single
year. There is but one other vine in
cultivation that is known to excel this
prolific shrub, and that is the historical
vine at Hampton Court, England, which
was planted in 1868. In one year this
noted vine has borne $500 punches.
AN Alamosa (Col) newspaper, in
birth notice printed in its columns the
other day, affords an interesting notion
of the composite character of the great
American people in the West. The
child, whose advent in the Holland
colony was announced, is the first Dutch
child born in the San Luis Valley. The
birth notice was written by Dane, put
in type by Mormon, the proof read by
an American, the type placed in the
form" by a German, and the paper
printed by a Mexican.
THE sale of intoxicating liquors in
Scandinavia is controlled by municipal
communities-cities, towns, etc. All
the profits derived belong to the COM
munity, and are applied to the support
of schools, hospitals and other public in
stitutions. Only hotels are permitted to
retail liquors, and the liquors sold in
them must be purchased from the COM
munity. In Christiania alone the profits
from the sale of liquors amount to many
thousands of dollars annually.
AMONG the Laos, people inhabiting
a district of Siam, the chewing of a prep
aration called ''mcing' is almost uni
versal, the practice being especially
esteemed by those whose labor brings
great bodily fatigue. Recent inquiry
shows that this delicacy is prepared from
the Assam tea-plant of commerce.
A CURIOUS incident has occurred at
Enrol. A telephone wire had been
broken or fused by lightning, and on an
employee seeking to repair the break,
he found on one of the white insulatcrs
a picture of the roof of neighboring
house. The picture had probably been
flashed on the porcelain by the light
ming.
a RANcHER near Spangle, WASH, was
freed by large pack of coyotes the
other day. These animals have hereto
fore been considered too cowardly to
attack man.
THE youngest convict ever sent up
from Kentucky is now serving a sentence
Of one year in the penitentiary. His
name is Sam Dodd, eight years old, and
he charge against him is grand larceny.