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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06
An Owl as q Fish Catcher.

A friend at Valdosta, Ga, of unques-
toned veracity vouches for the truth of an
other fish story. His friend who lives few
miles in the country set line for cat fish
one day the other week. In the morning
when he went after the fish he found them
in abundance, and on one line he found
large owl that must have been a terror
to birds and fishes when alive. The line
was wound round the body and the neck
of the owl, and the fish bore marks of
the OWLS talons, indicating that the owl
had caught the fish after the hook had
caught it, and in its efforts to fly away
with the fish it had been ensnared by the
line, after which the fish had its innings
by drowning the owl At any rate the
owl was dead and the fish, though dis
figured was still in the swim, and playing
the line with vigor that caused the line
to bob up and down with the irreguIarity
of the cotton market. The drowned owl
is on exhibition as a witness to the truth
of the story, and the fish, though the
finest of the catch, escaped the frying
pan, and now has steady job as an owl
catcher The fisher set him for OWLS
ATLANTA Constitution.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06
Prime Minister Assassinated.

The story CT the murder of the Prime
Northwestern India, reads more like a
tale from the criminal annals of some
medieval Italian princi pality than a
record of the present day The Minister
was murdered while out riding by gang
of assassins. The inquiry ordered by
the Indian Government has resulted not
only in the conviction of one of the
principal military officers of the Ulwar
State, but in declaration by the court
that the murder was executed by order
of the late Maharaja h of Ulwar.
1t appears that this parsonage, desiring
for sundry reasons to have the Minister
"rcmoved," contided the task to the
officer commanding the Imperial service
troops-that is, the force which the u
war State undertakes to send into the
field should the Indian Government call
for it's services. This worthy got to-
gether a gang of men, including some of
his own soldiers, waylaid the Minister,
and while some of the party patrollea
the road others, as one of them who
turned Queens evidence expressed it,
"used their swords"
They pleaded in defense that they
were obliged to carry out the orders of
the Maharajah in committing the act.
The Court held that such orders had
been given, but decided that they CON
stitutcd no defense, and sentenced two
of the party to death and Others to
various terms of penal servitude. AIDE
quatcly to appreciate this affair, it should
be remembered that Ulwar is no wild
hill State on the outer confines of India,
but an ancient principally in the heart
of the country, within n short distance
of Delhi. The late Maharajah had re-
ceived an English education, and Ulwar
is in many respects accounted an ex-
cellently administered State.-[London
News.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06
Japanese Spaniel.

The newest thing in house pets is the
japanese Spaniel, or as some call him,
japanese Pug. So new is he, indeed,
that he has not had time to become fash
ionable He is graceful in form, with a
snub-nose, large dark eyes, long hanging
ears, and tail curled up like Pug's.
His coat is black and white in color and
soft as silk He may be allowed to
reach the weight of eight pounds, though
| if he can manage not to exceed three he
is much more valuable. The aristocrat
of the family--for there arc degrees even
in the ''inner circle'-wcars yellow
instead of black to set off the white Of
his exquisite wavy coat. Both varieties
are rare and costly even in Japan, and
very difficult to procure. In the old
days none but the highest mobiles was
allowed to possess one.
An interesting story was lately I'M
earthed in Japan by the New York
gentleman who has imported most of the
race which have appeared in this city.
According to the legend, which is
vouched for as true, so long ago as in
the thirteenth century a japanese noble
man took some of these dogs to England,
and from them came the King Charles
and Blenheim Spaniels, which have held
their own position to this day.
There are several of these dogs now
living in New York, brought, it is said,
from the Mkado's own kennels, one of
whom does not weigh more than three
pounds, is fifteen inches long, and worth
fifteen hundred dollars. This little
japanese is one of the most intelligent
of his race, affectionate, and exceedingly
sensitive He is also very active, and
altogether Almost attractive pet-perhaps
the coming dog about whom we have
heard SO much. He is dainty in taste,
and delights to dine on tea-roses, but
since at New York prices that would
be rather extravagant, he will content
himself with rice and chicken. He must
have the softest of cushions, the most
comfortable OF quarters, aud the best of
care to flourish. Several of these dogs
were on exhibition in the recent Dog
Show Harper's Bazaar.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06
The Oldest City in the World.

Damascus is the oldest city In the
world. Tyre and Sidon have c.umbled
on the shore; Baalbec is ruin; Palmyra
is buried in the sands of the desert
Nineveh aud Babylon have disappeared
from the Tigris and Euphrates; Damas-
Gus remains what it was before the days
of Abraham--a centre of trade and
travel, an island of verdure in desert,
"a predestiuated capital" with martial
and sacred associations extending
through more than thirty cen
turtles. 1t was "near Damascus "
that Saul of Tarsus saw the
eight from heaven above the bright
ness of the sum-" the street which is
called strait, in which it said che pray
eth" still runs through the city. The
caravan comes and goes as it did thous-
and years ago; there is still the sheik,
the ass and the water wheel; the mer-
chants of the Euphrates and of the Med
iterranean still occupy" these, "with
the multitude of their walters" The
city which Mahomet surveyed from the
neighboring height and was afraid to
enter, because it is given to man to have
but one paradise, and, for his part, he
was resolved not to have it in this world, 4"
is to this day what Julian called ''the eye
of the east, as it was in the east, of
Isaiah 1.-THE head of Syria
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06
THE FRAGRANT GLOVE.
Its Culture the Chief Occupation of Arab
Planters in Zanzibar.

Planters in Zanzibar.
Sultan Seyed Said bin Sultan in
1880 introduced the Glove tree into
Zanzibar, since which time it's cult
walton has formed the chief occupa-
tion Of the Arab planter in that part
Of the world, especially those residing
On the island Of Pemb a.
Every portion of the tree is arc
matte, says the Detroit Free Press,
but it is the bud which forms the
Glove Of commerce. The choicest are
Of dark brown hue, free from
moisture, and with full, perfect
heads. The cultivation Of this I'M
Eortant article of domestic economy
is very interesting.
The seeds are planted in long
trenches and kept we'll supplied with
water for forty days, when the sprouts
appear above the surface. These are
carefully watored for two years, at the
end Of which time they usually at
tain a height Of three feet. Then
transplanting takes place, the shoots
being set cut at distances Of thirty
feet apart and watercd until we'll
rooted. After this occurs the trees
require little attention, but are kept
free from weeds and the earth about
them is worked over from time to
time. They do not bear until five or
six years old, when the buds are fully
formed into clusters and assume a
dull reddish hue. The harvesting
now begins and continues at intervals
for six months, as the buds do not
all mature at the same time AS the
limbs Of the trees are very brittle
they will not bear the weight OF a
man, and the cloves On the upper
branches are gathered by means Of
very peculiar looking four-sided lad
ders. Immediately upon being taken
from the trees the buds are laid out
In the sun, where in short time
they assume a brownish color, when
they are placed in storchouses and are
ready for shipment.
The usual yield Of a 10-year.old
plantation is twenty pounds per tree,
while IN one twice that age they
often produce 100 pounds each. The
stems also form an article Of COM
merce, possessing about the same per-
centage Of strength as the buds, but
commanding not more than fifth
their price. They are usually reduced
to powder and enormous quantities
are sold, being preferred by many to
the whole buds
Pemba produces three-fourths Of
the entire crop of cloves, but those
raised on the island Of Zanzibar, on
account of being more carefully culti-
waited, are considered superior to all
others in he market
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06
Squirt Blood from Their Eyes.

It has been said that horned toads
when teased sometimes squirt blood out
of their eyes, This has been proved by
Mr.. O. P. Hay, who, to facilitate the
shedding of the skin, tossed one into
the water, when 'on the side of the
basin there suddenly appeared number
of spots of red fluid, which resembled
blood This was microscopically proved
to be blood. A day or two afterward
Mr.. Hay was holding the lizard between
his thumb and middle finger and strok-
ing its horns with his foreiinger. All at
once quantity of blood was thrown out
against his fingers, and a portion of it
ran down on the animals neck: and this
blood came directly out OF the right eye.
This has been noticed by others; and
Mr.. Hay states that more than twenty
years ago A. r. Wallace published a
letter from correspondent in California
who described this creature as squirting
from one of its eyes, "a jet of bright red
fluid very much like blood. "-[New York
Independent
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06

This we express when we say that mold
forms only in places that are moist or
damp. The mold germs that thriyes on
bread is not the one that finds nourish-
ment in the juice of fruits, nor the one
that lives by preference in the barnyard.
Some years ago. during excavations in
the buried city of Pompeli there were
found several jars of preserved figs,
Theoretically sealed, which had been pre-
pared by some good housewife of that
Inflated city, eighteen hundred years be-
fore When these jars were opened the
figs proved to be as fresh and delicious
as if put away only the summer previous.
1t is said that that discovery taught the
present century the art Of preserving
fruit. This art, so familiar to every
household, depends merely on the exclu-
sion of the germs of fermentation.
There are other kinds of germs whose
Importance is very great, for they find
their residence, not in the dead, but in
living tissues, and thus become menace
to the health and even the life of man.
Does all air contain disease germs, and
is there any way to prevent their presence
there? These are questions of vital i'm
portance to the human race. Forum
ately for man, such germs are not always
lowering about him. Air is seldom free
from microscopic forms of life, but the
majority of such arc perfectly harmless to
man. 1t is only exceptionally that air
contains those varieties that cause dis
ease. There are two sources for their
occurrence in the air Of any particular
locality:
First.-They come from decomposing
material; for while some disease germs
will not, as far as known, multiply out
side of the body of infected animals or
human lungs there are others that do
multiply abundantly under favorable
conditions as to food and temperature.
This is the case with germs of typhoid
fever, diphtheria, CHAMBERS, cholera and
erysipelas. All of these thrive in filth
of any sort. The second source of dis
ease germs in the air of locality is the
presence of cases Of disease. From a
human body in which these parasites
are living some are constantly escaping.
Deprive disease germs of the inetfi-
cient sewers, which are to them as the
promised land, flowing with milk and
honey, and build more harbors of refuge,
equipped with the means to put the
enemy to rout--thcn aud not till then
will the city become safe place for resi-
dence when epidemics threaten.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06
Small-Pox Ia Wall Panrr

MANY years ago person was sick of
smallpox in farm house in the country
town of Groton, and after the patient
recovered the dwelling was fumisated
and repapered. Ira Chester and family
now dwell In the house. The paper was
removed week or SO ago, and presently
MIR. Chesters daughter was stricken with
smallpox. In the opinion of the ply
stefan the germs of the disease were
dormant in the walls of the room."
The above clipping from the CIrclnra'
Enquirer makes good the claims OF SAM
tarians, that all disease germs ind a hid,
ing place in wall paper, with its vegetable
paste to hold it ON the wall, and its
animal glue to hold its co.ors; that
these, to say the least, are not the
best materials with which to cover
SO much space around US as the walls in
which we live and sleep, and that paper
and glue are great absorbcnts of mos-
ture, of which every person throws of
certain number of ounces in exllala-
tons every day. and that such dtcayiug
material as glue and paste gives OFT dc.
leterious gases in such small quantities
that we do not discover them, though
those who study it can smell it in most
rooms papered, and especially where a
number of layers of paper have been
pas ed upon each other.
Slnitarians claim that these conditions
have mole to do with our i'll health than
we are aware of; that such state OF
things in the room in which we live az
fects us more for better or worse than
does change of climate; that it would
be cheaper, at least, to try change of
room or one coated with some Monde.
eaying material, before going to the ex-
pense and trouble of a change of climate.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06
II You Want The Best

A THOUGH you may have had good luck
IA with but few failures in making cake and
biscuit in the old fashioned way with soda and
sour milk, or soda and cream of tartar you
will have better luck and following directions)
no failures with the Royal Baking Powder.
The truth of this must be evident when you
remember that in the leading hotels and res
taurants, and in the homes of Our city cousins,
where the latest and best methods are invari-
ably employed, and where the most beautiful
and dainty food is always set out for the guests,
the Royal Baking Powder is exclusively used
for all quickly risen food.
Royal Baking Powder never disappoints;
never makes sour, soggy or husky food; never
spois good materials; never leaves humps of
alkali in the biscuit or cake; while all these
things do happen with the best OF cooks who
cling to the ld-fashioned methods or who use
other Baking Powders.
If you want the best food, Royal Baking
Powder is indispensable.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06

THERE are $50 cooperative building
and loan societies in the city of Phiia-
delphia with assets aggregating from
$50, coo, 900 to $35, 900, 900. The great
bulk OF, this money is invested in loans.
The borrowers have dues and credits
amounting to $4,000, 600. These figures
are IT official, but are the estimate of
one who has made careful study of the
whole subject.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06
The Skill and uOwIrd.e
Deafness Can't be Cured

By local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear, There IS only one
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by sd n
famed condition of the mucous inning ct the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets m
tanned vou havea rumDlirg sound or ;Inper-
deafness IS the result and unless the milan
nation can b taken out and this tube re-
stored &c its normal condition Rearing will be
destroyed forever, nine cases out o. ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but al in.
famed condition o. the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars TOT any
cannot cure BY taking Rafrs Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars free.
FL. CHENEY & Co.. Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists. l5c.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06

II your Back Aches, or you are all worn out
good for nothing, it is general debility
browns Iron Bltters will cure you, make yot
strong, cleanse your liver, and give you goot
appetite-tOneS the nerves.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06

THE THROAT" Bro1en's Bronchial 7roches'
act directly on the organs of the voice. They
have an extraordinary effect in all disorders OF
the throat.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06

Ladies needing tonic, or children wht
want building up, should take Browns lrot
Bitters. 1t is pleasant to take, cures Malaf
makes the Blood rich and pure.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06

THE best thing yet!'' That is the way
young man put it who made arrangements t.
work for b. f. johnson e. Co., of Richmond
Va. You can get further Information by drop
ping them card.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06

"To What Base Uses" Etc.
Intoxicating liquors have lccn
made from the sap of the birch, the
willow, The poplar and the sycamore
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06

Land values increase so rapidly IN
New York that it is easy to mortgage
such property pretty we'll up to the
selling value, and this fact has opened
the way to an ingenious method OF
something very like swindling. A,
representing himself as the agent OF
Z, purchases desirable vacant land
for say al73, 900, and before papers
pass, + sells the same to 4 at 1920
900. B then upon the strength OF
this transaction, obtains mortgage
Of 100000 upon the property. OF
course A and B arc in collision, and
the original purchaser really repre-
scntea both, while the second trans
action was solely for the purpose Of
establishing price upon which the
mortgage could be obtained.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06

L. d Feard of Washington, Ga, owns az
Italian violin that is nearly $50 years old.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06

The impson tunnel in England will, whel
finished, be the largest in the world
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06

Room rent for Office is 81 square foo
per year around Madison square, New York
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06

Tfafflictedwith sore eyes use DR. Isaac Thorn o.
IONS Eyesyaler. Druggists sell at DC bott,y
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06

Mornings Pills with drink Of
water. Beecham's-no others. 25 cents box
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06

The New Y ork divorce courts put asuudeI
about five couples per day.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06

The United States still have 2,SS6, Is
square miles of public land.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06
A GRAND ENTERTAINMENT.

COcslsting or Dramatic ai1d HUMOROUS RccltatIOnS
Plays, &c, can easily be given by home talent, with
aeopy q Garrs n Ia t sn ~ t ee'
Schools, Church Societies and Home Theatricai~
old by booksellers. Nc. 81, the latest, Il gem
bright Comedies; all for Soc. postpaid; the
TWO Pla. 5, 10c. Catalogue FREE. Z. GAR
lSETT & CO., Philadelphia Pa Established 1852
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06
Is.scaTIS Heather.

In the straits settlements the Chi
nese appear to be occasionally more
than a match for the Western bar
barian. 1t is the practice of the
merchants selling goods to receive
payment in rolls Of copper coin done
up in paper, each roll containing so
cents, and it has occurred to some Of
their customers to substitute for tho
rolls packages containing a piece of
bar iron the exact size and weight of
a roll of As cents. An ordinary cent
is put on each end of the bar, in case
the end of the roll should be opened.
One merchant, it is stated, received
recently $40 in alleged rolls of copper,
and found, on opening them, that
each roll contained two cents and an
iron bar. The unlucky dupe, it is
added, failed to obtain conviction
from lack Of sufficient cvidence.
B1FFERs-I wonder if Digs has
much money behind him? Spatts-
He had the other day when l saw
him--he was leaning against the
Bank Of England. -TidBits.
The Skill and knowledge
Essential tc the production of the most perfect
and popular laxative remedy known have en-
abled the California Fig Syrup Coto achieve
great success in the reputation of its remedy,
Syrup Of Figs as it is conceded to be the uni
vcrsal laxative For salc by all druggists.
A Cincinn ii boy earns as high as 50 to s.
a day BY singing 10. ulal- airs on the street
cas-
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06
The Poultry I.ai.ers' Euye OF Ten.

Ten hens in a house that is ten
feet square, with yards ten times the
size Of the house, is a rule to follow.
Ten hens with one male is the correct
mating and ten eggs under a sett. ing
hen in winter, are enough. Ten
weeks is long enough to keep a broilcr
before it goes to market, and pair
OF ducks or foH!s should weigh not
over ten pou.ts. Ten cents per
pound is the average price for fowls
in market, and 10 cents should feed
hen one month.
Delight OF Ant.aua-Ians.
The Athenian ArchTO;OT :cal Sc
ciety has carried out some excava-
tons on the xite Of ancient Corinth
which have resulted in the discovery
CT a considerable building belonging
to the fifth or sixth century B. &.
"To What Base Uses" Etc.
ynfoyipotipr iiuy1Drc hn,o ham
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-05-06
SO They Can Here.

So They Can Here.
Unhroken 4-year-old colts, suitable
for military purposes, can be Dougnb
in the Australian colonies at from sou
to S70 each.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-08
Amusemenrs.

ACADEMY OF MUSIC-2-s-The Black Crook.
AMRFRG THEATRE-S-Chid Of Fortune.
AMERICAN ART GALLERIES-s 80 TO lo;3o-hNhi
btion.
sIJOU TIEATKE-"-s-A Mad Bargain.
BROADWAY THEATRE-S-Ninety Dsys.
CARNEGIE MUSIC HALL-l0 q. m. until 10 D. n
The Dorc taery-S :3o-Concer.
CASINOS l5-Basoche.
OHICKERING HALL-S-Concert
COLUMBUS THEATRE-s-Annie Pix!ey.
DALYS THEATRE-l1-Lenten Ma'.Eee-S lo-IweEh
Night.
EDEN MUSEE--The World In Wax.
EMPIRE THEATgE-o-s l5-The Girl / Left Behind
Me.
FIFTH AVENUE Observation-Disclosures.
GARDEN THEATREe-c-S l5-GirofeG
GRAND OPERA HOuSE-2-S-Acoss the Fo'omac'
HARRI0AN'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Guafos' BAL
HARLEM OPERA HOUSES 15-The County FAR.
HoYTS MADISON SQUARE TIEATHE-2-s :3o-A
Trip TO Chinatown.
ROSTER BIALS-o-S-Eaudevlfe.
LYCEUM THEATRES :l5-Americans Abroad
PALMER'S THEATRES 20-Lady wincermeres Fan
STANDARD THEATRE-S l5-The Sportsman
STAR TREATIES I5-On Probation
TONY PASTORS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
UNION SQUARE THEATRES :lj-Rchard Ill
Hath STREET NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..