St. Landry democrat., 1893-05-20

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were on their way to Rich Hill witt
their son, w. II. Quick, their home
with all Its contents at Appleton City
having been destroyed by fire. The ole
gentleman was born in Albcmarlc county
Va, in 1894 and has voted for ever
nominee of the Democratic party 70
President, his first vote being cast 70
James Monroe. He came to Missouri il
his youth, and was married to his wifi
on his 2lst birthday. She was born il
Bowling Green, Ky, ninetysix year.
ago, aud came to Missouri with he
parents when she was only two years o
age. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Quick have
been members of the Methodist Epis
copal Church, South, nearly sixty years
A PASSENGER train on the B: and O
ran into Woodstock. W. Va, day O.
two ago with mich COW standing OF
the engines pilot, chewing her cud a:
placidly and calmly as if that mode O
travel was an ordinary affair Of daily
occurrence The engineer saw COW
standing on the track shoft distance
ahead Of the train when about a milo
out of the town, and as it was impossible
to stop the train he opened the throttle
wide and went at the animal with rush
expecting to knock it entirely Off the
track. Instead of being thrown from
the track the pilot lifted the COW off hcl
feet, aud the momentum CT the train
carried her up on the engines pilot,
where she was lodged safely and without
injury when the train came to a stop.
When the COW was lifted off she walked
away quietly and unconcerncd.
SOME interesting notes have been con
ttibutcd to North Borneo newspaper
| by Mr.. Creagh, the Governor Of British
North Bornco, respecting q recent visit
made by him to the island of Banguey.
There he found tribe of Dusuns differ
ing widely ii language, religion, and
{. customs from other tribes bearing that
name. Marriages arc performed in the
forest in the presence of two families.
There is no public gathering or feast.
The rite consists in transferring drop
of blood from small incision made with
4 wooden knife in the calf of the man g
leg to a similar cut in the woman's leg.
After marriage the man takes the bride
to her home, where he resides in future
as member Of the family.
SIX miles south of Sedalia, Mo-, a
singular cyclonic phenomenon was
visible A small cloud was noticed in
the northwest, moving in a southeasterly
direction, whirliug and twisting like a
writhins serpent. Immediately in front
t1f4 49,, a1I,,1 ~ -, yyh oh
was being borne along By the force be
hind it, and in apparent enjoyment of
the situation until it encountered a tree
and was killed, and the tree snapped in
twain an instant later.
One of the q,,eerest railroads on this
continent is the Salisbury and Havey, in
New Brunswick. 1t is but twenty miles
long, and, although it connects with the
Inter Colonial road, an admirably con
structed line, it is confesscdly unsafe.
A printed notice hung up in the cars
cautions passengers that it is we'll to get
out and walk on reaching certain
bridge, and it was long the custom to
push the cars over this crazy structure
before the mighty engine was trusted
Upon its rotting timbers.
A REMARKABLE curiosity, showing the
durability of Washington cedar, can be
seen on the Austin ranch on Lake What
com, Washington. 1t is cedar log two
feet in diameter, over which has grown
spruce tree four feet In diameter. Over
the main root of this and directly ovet
the log is another cedar tree three feet
in diameter All the trees, including
the log, are perfectly sound. The log
has probably lain there several hundred
years.
THE Empress of Austria, who is making
q tour In Spain, is extracting good
deal of amusement by following the
practice of the good Harouu al Rasched
and hobnobbing with very humble folk.
A little while ago Her Majesty went
into a confectioner's shop in. Seville
followed by a poor woman begging.
The Empress made the woman sit down
at the table and eat cakes with her,
chatting freely all the while.
F1sH-HATCH1NG in China is sometimes
conducted with the aid of hen. The
spawn is collected from the waters edge
and placed in an empty eggshell. The
egg is then sealed with wax and placed
under setting hen. After some days
the egg is carefully broken and the
swarm emptied into water we'll warmed
by the SUN. There the little fish are
nursed until they are strong enough to
be turned into lake or stream.
An illicit distiller, named Charles
Carroll, of Buchanan County, Va, was
pursued by revenue officers, and took
refuge in vacant barn. The officers
had no idea that he was concealed therein,
and as they came in sight of it, one of
them laid wager that he could put
bullet through knot hole in the door.
He fired, and groan followed the re-
port. Carroll had his eye at the hole
and received his death wound
SOCIETY at Huntingdon, Penn, was
much interested in a pigs'feet- eating
match which took place q few nights
ago. The feet had been nicely boiled
by good housewife and cash prizes
were offered to those who should devour
the largest number. First prize went to
a man who ate ten of the feet and second
to boy who disposed of eight.
Mr.. CHM, the head of well-known
publishing house in Boston, has benevo-
lent streak in his nature not often mani.
tested in business in quite the same way
by other men. He has a number of
young women in his employ, and keeps
a barrel of apples in his establishment
where they can get access to it; and no
matter how freely they help themselves,
the barrel never gets empty.