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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04
RECIPES,

Baked Fish-Clean, rinse and wipe
dry fish weighing three Or four pounds
rub the fish inside aud out with salt and
pepper; fill with stufiing made like
that for poultry, only drier. Sew it up
and put in hot pan, with some drip
| pings and Jumps of butter, and bake for
one hour and half, basting OCCASION
ally.
Calls Liver Saute-Slice the liver,
Throw boiling water over it for a
minute. Have some butter very hot in
a frying pan, and lay the slices in,
turning until cooked firm; place a a
hot dish. Squeeze lemon juice and
spI .kle parsley over the top. Add the
butter in which the liver was cooked an i
| serve.
Curry of Cold Meat-Put three table.
spoonfuls Of butter into a frying-pan,
and when hot add one onion cut into
dice. AS it browns, adj three table,
spoonfuls of flour and one teaspoonfu of
curry powder. Stir two minutes; add a
pint of stock or water; L. it simmer five
minutes and then strain IL on the meat.
which has been prepared by cutting into
thin slices.
Flannel Cakes-Rub two ounces OF
butter into TT Of sifted -four with
the hands until we'll mixed; add one tea
spoonful of salt. Mix together the
beaten yolks of three eggs and one pint
and half of milk; add this to the flour:
beat hard until smooth. Next add the
whites of the eggs beaten to stiff froth
and two tablespoonfuls of baking DOW
der. Bake quickly on hot gridd!e,
creased with fat.
flashed Potatoes-Hashed potatoes
are never more delicious than when
potatoes are new. Take six cold boiled
potatoes, mince them and season them
with salt and pepper, adding a little
milk or stocf Melt tablespoonful of
butter in an omelet pan, and when it is
very hot, pour in the potatoes. Spread
evenly and set back where they vii
brown, then fold over like an omelet aud
serve. A little minced parsley or onion
improves the dish.
Homlny-Soak one quart of hominy
over night, put over the fire in tin
pail, set i'll boiling water with water to |
'over. Boil quietly for five hours, as it |
cannot be hurried. After the grains be- !
I'm to soften on no account stir it. The |
water put in itat first ought to be enough
o finish it, but if it proves too little add
more carefully, as too much makes it
loppy. Salt just before taking from
he stove, as too early sailing makes it
ark. If properly done the grains will
tand out snowy and we'll done, but
ounQ and SEPARATE.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04
''When I remembered the terrible ey.

''When I remembered the terrible ex.
pertinent, l shuddered with horror, and
tried to rise. | felt too weak, however
and sank back helpless into the chair
Then the circuit physician, in friendly
but firm voice, addressed me:
Compose yourself, young man. You
imagined you were slowly bleeding to
death; nevertheless, be assured that YOU
have no. lost single drop of blood. You
have undergone no operation whatever,
but have simply been the victim of youl
own imagination. We knew very well
you heard every word of our converse
ton, a conversation which was only in
tended to deceive you as much as pos
sible. What | maintained was that S
mans body will always completely lie
under the influence of what he himself
firmly believes, while my colleague, on
the other hand, held the opinion that the
body can never be hurt by anything
which only exists in the imagination.
This has long been an open question be-
tween us, which, after your capture, we
at once determined to decide. So we
surrounded you with objects of nature
to influence your imagination, aided fur
ther by our conversation. ard finally your
conviction that we would really carry out
the operation of which you heard US
speak, completed the deception.
"'You have now the satisfaction of
knowing that you are as safe and sound
as ever you WERE At the same time we
assure you that you really showed all the
symptoms of man bleeding to death,
proof that the body can sometimes suffer
from the most absurd unreality that the
mind can imagine
DISBURSEMENT, joy and doubt at find
ing myself neither dead nor dying strug-
gled within me, and then rage at having
been subjected to such an awful and
heartless experiment by the two doctors
overcame me. Ires quickly interrupted
by DR.. Engler, no., ever, on trying to give
free scope to my indignation.
" we had not exactly any right to I'M
dertake such an experiment with you, lie
said but we thought you would pardon
us if we delivered you from certain pun
ishment instead of having to undergo q
painful trial and long Imprisonment for
burglary. You arc certainly at liberty to
complain about us; but consider, my
good fellow, if such a step is in your in
terests! I do not think so. On the other
hand, we are quite willing to make you
fitting compensation for all the agony
you have suffered
"Under the circumstances, continued |
George Martin, II considered it wise to
accept their proposal, although have
not to this day forgiven the two men for
SO treating me.
The doctors kept their promise. They
made ME very handsome present, and
,r9ubled themselves about me in other
ways, so that since that time l have been
| more fortunate, and l hope, better
nan. Still have never forgotten the
lour when lay on the dissecting table
he unexpected victim of terrible cx-
)eriment--in the interests of science, as
Dr.. Engler explained"
Such was the strange story of my friend.
lis death, which recently took place, re-
ieved NE from the promise of secrecy
'iven to him about an event which he
ould never recall, even after lapse of
hirty years, without feeling Of una
ated horror. - Strand Magazine
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04
ArteriaI Blood Flow

One of the most interesting of the lev
ARCHAEOLOGICAL instruments is the
plethysmogral which indicates the
least flow of blot in the arteries of the
arm. By means of it, observers have
found that when the sentence of the
judge is read before criminal there is
a decrease in the flow of blood in the
arm, but that the sight of glass of wine
increa os the flow. Again, when it is
required to perform an arithmetical cal.
culation. to multiply, for example, nine
times seventy three, an increase in IL. cd
flow is the result.
The flow is little affected in a brutal
murderer or born criminal when a pistol
is shown to him, whereas in the normal
man the plethysmograph indicates a de,
cided effect. Thus involuntary testi-
mony is supplied as to the nervous and
physical nature of the born instead of
the accidental criminal. London Chron-
icle.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04


Electricity IS useful to good and and
Dad alike. a large consignment in
| gold eagles was sent to New York
| bank from California, which on ex-
| animation was found to contain
twenty lightweight coins; bearing
the date Of 1891. These were appar-
emily new and bright, but they were
rejected on being passed into the cleo.
trlc light coin dctectOr. On being
examined with lens their surfaces
were found to be covered with in
tnltesimal pores. About enc dollars
worth of gold had been extraotcd
from each eag,e b" elcctrulysis, which
is process now in high favor amOrp
coin sweaters In the coin detect.
or the coins are pushed in succession
from the balance pan on to a knife
edge, and according as this knife edge
IS at the right hand limit Of its range
or the left hand limit the coin wien
pushed on it, tits off to the eight"
channel or the ''Iull weight" channel.
as the case may be. The right or
left position Of this shifting knife
edge is determined by an electric con-
tact made by the balance beam, and
thus an electro magnet is brought
into action. The COINS run through
the machine at the rate of sixty per
minute by the turning Of handle
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04

The New York Times maintains tbat
agriculture is the most profitable in.
dustry in existence. The silver mines
that are now getting dollars worth OF
silver, as measured by common business
standard, for seventeen cents, are not
more profitable than good farm we'll
manfred. Taking the present prices of
all farm products aud the cost of them
the profit is quite as good as those of
the richest mines, but, while every dol
lar taken from these is reducing the de.
post, the farm is inexhaustibe and will
continue to yield its profits as long as
the world exists in its present form, and
alter that time has elapsed there will be
no farms required. But as the mine ID
made to pay only by the most skill.uI
working by scientific mining experts. so
the farm must be worked in the same
way or it cannot be made as profitable AZ
it may be-"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04
Animals That Never Drink.

Mr.. RlanfOrd in his book on Abys-
slnia, says that neither the doreas nor
Benefits gaelic 1.-TWO allied spcces)
ever drink. Darwin states in his
"Eoyage Of Naturalist, " that unless
the huanacoS, or wild llamas Of Pat
agonia. drink salt water, in many To-
calltles they must drink none at all.
The large and interesting group Of
sloths are alike in never drinking. A
parrot is said to have lived in the
Geological Gardens, Regents Park.
fc. 90 years without a drop of water.
It is often said that rabbits in a wild
state never drink. The late Rev J.
q. Wood doubted whether this idea
was correct, and recorded the fact
that they feed on the heritage when
it IS heavy with dew, and. therefore,
practically drink when eating. In
the autumn and winter, when sheep
are feeding on turnips, they require
Little or no water.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04

The writer Of q wonderful article
which recently appeared in se.ibner's.
regarding the extinction of the buffalo IL
very freely, and, according to the Amer.
Jean Dairyman, properly criticised in an
editorial paragraph in the Northwest
Magazine. The point is made that tho
buffalo was IN almost worthless animal.
and that sportsnen who care nothing for
him except to kill him, are the on,v
people interested in his preservation. 1t
is a.so very truly remarked that the grass
supports steer, AMI ifaass het !!t now
from millions of bufaloes to millions of
Cattle shows marked advance in the
civilization of the great region over
which the wild animals formerly roamed
at will
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04
USES OF sW ct OIL.

Clean bronzes with sweet oil, care
fully rubbed on, t4en polish with
channels.
If t. 1bIed with crcaklng shoes, rub
the siucs of the soIcs 1 little sweet
Oil.
Sweet oil will clean Britannl~ metal;
rub it well with flannel Gle b ii then
wash off in warm suls.
For sunburn, sweet oil and lime water
two parts of oil to one of lime water
will be found very efticacious.
To remove warts, apply sweet oil and
cinnamon, which VII in time cause them
to disappear.
For inhammatory rheumatism, dissolve
into pint of sweet oil one ounce Of pull
verified saltpetre and thoroughly rub the
parts affected. food Housekeeping.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04

The recent election of Congressman
in the city of Rio Janeiro gives q fair
idea of the working of Republics in.
stitutions in Brazil. The official lists
showed that there were 20, 971 qualified
voters, but the total vote polled was con-
aiderably less than 1000, and that after
q spirited canvass between the two lead
ing candidates, who came out within 100
votes of each other. If popular elec-
tions so so in the capital city, where the
voters have the most intelligence and the
greatest interest IN politics, what must
they do in the rural regionsG asks the
New Orleans Picayune.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04
Most Valuable of Insects.

There is no insect that approaches the
silkworm in the total commercial value
OF Its products, the manufacture of which
gives employment, according to the latest
census returns, to nearly sixty-four thou
sand persons in the United Kingdom
alone, to say nothing of France, italy.
and the far East. But in actual market
value, per pound weight, the cochineal
insect is far ahead of any other, though
its price is fluctuating and has greatly
decreased since the comparatively recent
discovery of so many much chez err s1h-
stleutes Tor the dyes obtained from it.
Next to the cochineal comes the cantha-
rae: insect, whose strongly irritant pro-
peitles make Ii! it SO valuable in the prepara-
ton OF bhsters.-[ Yankee Blade.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04

Dir. Ye Cha Yum, Charge d'Affaires of
the Corean Legation at Washington, is
likely to be recalled in disgrace, chroni-
eIes the New York Picayune because his
wife has abandoned her ancertral faith
and joined the Presbyterian Church.
She took this step while spending the
summer at Salem, Va, at the residence
of Rev. ]. r. Bridges, pastor Of the
Presbyterian Church.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04
PURE HOME MADE BAKING POWDER.

Baking powder is mixture of cream
Of tartar icarb0nate of soda and arrow
root. The latter is put in to keep the
chemicals dry, and thus prevent the SLOW
union which would otherwise take place.
Sometimes tarts &c acid is used instead
of cream of tartar
The following rule may be relied upon
Tartaric acid, two ounces by weight;
bicarbonate of soda, three Dun ,cs by
weight; arrowroot, three ounces by
weight. Nix and shift thoroughly.
Keep in dry place in a wide-mouthed
bottle.-New York World.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04
TIA T rs so.
1t is said that Truth is gold
That ia sol

1t is said that Truth is gold
That is SO!
That it yields hundred fold;
That its champions win the prize
Which cndures and never dies
That is so!
1t is said that Sin brings pain
That is go!
That its work is loss, not gain;
That it kills the soul and brings
Never balm, but many stings-
That is SO!
1t is said that Goodness thrives-
That is SO!
That it blesses human lives;
That at last, when earth has flown,
1t shall gain starry crown
That is sol
Life is transient at the best
That is so!
But with Goodness for our guest
Truth shall guide us to the priz.
That endures and never dies
That is SO!
-LCaleb Dunn, in the Ledger.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04

A feature of life insurance in III,
West, notes the New York Post, il tho
growing inclination of women to take
out endowment policies that they NAV
rave an income to fall back upon when
Old age overtakes them. This, it seems
il the motive of most women who insure
themselves. Occasionally one of them in.
s'I'es her life for the benefit of heirs. but
such practice is rare among those who
are compelled to work for living. Not
many years ago woman who took out
an insurance policy was thought to be
unusually progressive" but NOWADAYS
she may carry heavy risk without ex,
citing much comment. A well.known
Milwaukee heiress, Miss Lizzie Plankin.
ton, has her life insured for $50. 900
aud the wife of prominent Chicago in
eurance man pays premiums on policy
OF $5o, 900. An incident of the extern.
sion OF the business among women ia
naturally the appearance of female |
agents in competition with men. In
milwaukee there are two young women
VINO make comfortable living as insur.
ance solicitors, and they find manv
patrons in their own sex.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04

Mayor Andrews, of Gloucester, Mass,
has received from the city government Of
Gloucester, England, a resolution printed
on parchment congratulating the younger
city upon its recent successful celebra-
tlon Of the two hundred snd fftieth an
niyersary of its incorporation.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04

The widely circulated story to the
effect that the man VINO invented ruober
tips for pencils made $1,000 is con-
tradicted in Philadelphia paper. The
original inventor, it says, got little or
nothing. 1t was somebody else who got
the money.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS,
TO CLEAN IVORY.

To clean and preserve the color Of
ivory ornaments, brooches, card cases,
bracelets, chains, etc., place the articles
to be cleansed in basin of cold water
and allow them to remain in it for twenty
four hours. Take them out of the water
and lay them Oh clean, soft towel, but
do not wipe them; they must be
dried by the air, and water that remains
in the carving of the Ivory sll uld he
blown out. Ii allowed to settle On the
ivory it will destroy the COLOR st. Louis
Repub !.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04

Emperor Alexander, of Russia, ha,
just freed the Kalmucks of Astrakhan
from serfdom. These rowing people are
Buddhists, explains the Brooklyn Citi-
zen, and they number 10000 souls.
When the other Russian serfs were freed.
in 1851, the Kalmucks were not per.
mitted to enjoy the results of that refor-
nation, for it was thought that SO wild
people would abuse their privileges.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04

It may or may not he significant. the
Chicago Herald observes, that DR.. Lee,
whose irrigation treatment for cholera IS
being given thorough test at St. Peers
burg, is the son of a pun omaker.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04

j l. HE Hill WHO
has no Bible has no God
IT is hard to kill sin that appears
to pay well.
REFUSING to do right is rebellion
against Christ.
A GOOD opportunity is seldom met
in beaten track.
A CHILD old enough to sin is not
too young to repent.
A FAD day does net always begin
with Il dark morning.
A DOUBTER is always a d0dycr and
hider from the truth.
MANY very good-looking people are
defOrmed on the inside.
THE darker it is all around us the
more cur light is needed
A LOAFER in the church is as worth.
less as he is anywhere else
THE soul that is not happy in God
has already begun to doubt.
SWEETENED poision will kill as
quick as that which is bitter.
IF we keep praise alive there will
be no lack Of Joy i'll the heart
LOVE for man is the highest posi-
bic evidence that we love God.
MORE good advice would be taken
if it were given in good way.
If some parents would laugh more
their children would weep less.
THERE arc no degrees in sin. Any
kind Of q sinner is Il lost sinner.
WHEREVER the gospel is preached
there is sure to be gospel results.
THAT man helps the thief Whodoes
not put his money in safe bank.
OUR needs are stairs that God sets
up for us to climb toward Heaven.
THE sin that will keep You out of
the Bible will keep you out of Heaven.
WHO knows but God uses our needs
to show angels how great His power is.
MANY boy has been ruined by be-
ing patted on the head-at the wrong
time.
IT doesn't help us to grow in grace
to sit down and pick other people to
pieces.
MEN Of the world measure them.
selves by sinners. Men Of God by
Christ.
THERE IS no peace to be compared
to that Of the man who knows he is
right with God.
II you have little faith it is Gods
way of telling you that you may have
a great deal more.
IF Gods light is shining in you it
will be sure to be seen by somebody
who is in the dark.
WHENEVER God sees Christian
who IS willing to work, He gives him
steady employment.
FIND man who doubts and You
find one who is weak. Without faith
there is no strength
The only lean folks you can find
in this world are those who try to
keep all they can get.
The devil knows that the only way
be can starve q Christian is to first
get him to doubt God.
Two PEOPLE praying the same
prayer from the heart always raises o
in Heaven.
GOD can not keep away from any
place where two or three hearts are
for His presence.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04
st. Landry Democrat.
BY L. A. SANDOZ
TDe'ousa>- loui~ lena,

So hard-up are they in Great Britain
for good butter that they paid away, in
1891, for foreign butter, $50, 600;
for oleomargarine, $50. 600, coo.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04

David slew Goliath with . sling stone,
b.. O. 1908.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-02-04
FIGS AND TH!STLESs

\ ~ -hoItisN 10
the FOOLS seed
time.
I WHERE there
is love there is
trust.
WELL ED
sheep are not
apt to so ast~ay.
A KINGS word
is as strong as
his army.
TIE man who
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-02-05
BRIDGEPORT.

On Friday evening, at the residence Of
MIR. J. c. Dent, in KirEwoed, the reful-
gent RAYS OF light which streamed from
within showed that mirth and brillia1cy
mingled together reigned with full scope.
The happy occasion was party given oy
Mas Lena. the youngest daughter OF MIR.
ana Mrs. Dent The house WAS prettily
bedecked for the occasion, the most strik-
ing feature was the artisticelly arranged
festal board, IL being ombellshed with
smilsx and cut flowers mingled together
with choice fruits formed most pictures
que scene. Dancing was the order OF the
evening, ana the little ones tripped through
the light fantastic with grace and ease.
Miss Ruth Van Pet made the music
Miss Dent was attired in red silk, while
her sister Miss Georgia, wore plaid silk.
Clara Sharp, blue and pink India silk;
Grace Turner, white and blue silk; Minnie
Kuhn. brown cashmere trimmed with red;
Lide Branum, white silk with combina-
ton OF red Helen Barrett, red plaid silk;
LOttie Duncan, white null; Gertrude Nc
Copaurhy, light cloth; Mary Graham,
black skirt with red waist; Lucy Clark,
white shallv with red silk trimmings:
Maggie Frasher, red silk; Nettie Berry,
dark red silk Lulu Kaufman, green silk
trimmed with white; Helen Dunleyy,
pink; Dean Commerford, yellow silk;
Stella Commerford, rose silk; Agilla Com
merlord. red silk. The boys present were:
Ralph Turner, ChGs. Fisher, Geo Medill,
Park Alexander, Frank Branum, Harry
Howells. Virgil McConaughy, Howard
Kaufman aud Lou Colfland.
Vim. Thompson, an employe at the Crys-
tai. was arrested yesterday by Oncers
CONWAY and Sauers for stealing watch
from n bOarder at Sells boarding house
he had hearing before Mayor Hathaway,
and was fined fifty dollars and costs. In
default he WIS taken to St. Clairsville last
evening.
Il has been several months since the
noted W es End has held up her scandal.
Although nothing has been IN print about
the proceedings in that vicinity, 1t has by
no means retarded the progress OF the sens
ations which have come to light within the
past three DAYS The result Of the sensa-
ton has caused the separation Of man
ans wife Further developments IN the
case will be watched with interest.
MIR EnCiemeyer, the shoe man, now oc-
cupving ~ room in the Heinlein clock on
Pike. viii shortly remove to the Open
heirer store under the Sherman House.
The American Mechanics went out 20
Blaine Yesterday, where they raised flag
on the Public School building. The school
children participated in the exercises, after
which Rev Z. s. Hsnthorne made al elo-
ouent address in behalf OF the flag raising.
Tom Foley was arrested by Officer Don
ley yesterday for being drunk and disor-
derby.
The many friends Of Mr.. Milt Harrison
will be pleased 10 learn that be is imprcv-
ing nicely from his recent severe illness,
Miss Bessie Fogle returned yesterday
afternoon from an extended western trip.
John McConaughy IS still suffering from
an attack OF illness.
Mr.. VIM. Cloudy is spending Sunday
with friends al ST.. Clairsville.