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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-08-26
Grasshoppers on Toast.

"Eyer cat any grasshopper? asked
John Mills, at the pacihc Hotel in Po-
mona, CAL. the other day, while con.
versing with reporter of the Progress.
You never did: Then you don't know
what luxury is. Talk about your fric-
aseed frogs, pate de fole gras, and all the
rest of your hiialutin' French tixin's!
They just amt in it at all with a big,
fat Kansas hopper, done brown in fresh
country butter. | was once travelling
from St. Joe to Wichita when the hop
pers swooped down on Kansas like
horde OF hungry otfice-holdcrs on Pres
idcnt elect. When they finished feeding
and hoped up on the barbe l-wire fence
to pick their teeth ard talk it over. the
country looked like the burned district in
Chicago after the big fire. had a new
green wagon with red wheels, and the
hoppcrs ate every bit of paint off it and
guaWed the woodwork. They ate all the
backing off my harness, tl7e tails off my
horses, and | had to keep my dog under
tarpaulin to prevent them devourlng
him raw. You never saw <e0cA appetites.
They got into my commlssary depart
ment and made away with everything
but stone jar of butter had bought in
st. Joe. | didn't have cent, and it was
etwo days drive to Wichita. Couldn't live
on butter, you know, so | concluded to
play for even. built a fire, put my
skillet over it and dropped in half a
half a pound of the dyspepsia provoker.
1t was on frying and sizzling away at a
great rate, and the hoppsrs were hop
ping into it, sixty second. | let 'em
fry about Il minute, then | removed 'em
and sat down to give my stomach sur
prise party Well, sir, the hind legs
were the finest meat | ever ate. 'bey
had an excellent game flavor and tasted
like mountain brook trout | Jared sump'
tuousIy ter that, and found the journey
far too short. had always been sorry for
St John, whose diet had been locusts
and wild honey, but tell you he knew
his business. If a locust i: ANYTHING like
a Kansas hopper the original pathfinder
had no kick coming"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-08-26
Milk at Cost to the Pour.

4 dairy among coal shoots and lum-
Der yards would be supposedly dairy
out of place, but these are the surround
inGs of Il particular milk depot i'll New
DIRK city, because it is in close proxlm-
lty to poor quarter.
y stream Of little girls and boys, young
mothers aud old women, carrying pitch
crs, mugs, tin pals, mijohns, and n1n-
dcscript vessels, las for objective point
juggling wooden structure built on
pier which juts into the East River at
the foot of Third Street. All are bent
on buying milk, for at this dairy the
price OF milk by the quart is four cents.
1t is the very best milk which can be
had and Of the precise quality used at
the Waldorf. The herd of Jerseys fur
nishiny this milk was inspected by the
leading veterinary authority, and every
days supply is tested.
1t seems hard to believe that people
in New York pay every year million of
dollars for the water used in adulterating
milk. This dilution would be matter
of no great difference to adults, but when
it is given to children, there being SO
small Il percentage of nutrients in it, the
little ones starve. 1t is good to see the
extent Of the penny a glass business, the:
glass being big tumbler holding over q
pint, and it is fluid much absorbed in
this way by the coal heavers.
But the dairy does not do an exClu-
sivc crude milk business The main OBJ
jcct i'll establishing this dairy is to supply
infants with steriized milk When milk
is brought up to temperature of 10 Q G.
which is l5S : F., the milk is not percep-
tibly changed, but the germs of disease,
which give children cholera infantum or
other serious complaints, are destroy@1-
This process OF heating milk is known as
pas! eurizing. In this dairy there is a
stcriIizny plant, and all day long milk
is being pustcurizcd. The cost of it is
six cents quart. The method of work,
though simple enough, requires some
skill and absolute cleanliness. Innumer-
able precautions are taken with the milk
itself and with the feeding bottles. For
very young children the milk has to be
used diluted according to the physicians
formula. DR., X. G freeman, of the
Roosevelt Hospital, who has thoroughly
studied the subject of the sterilization of
milk at low temperatures, has G veG this
milk depot much of his attention.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-08-26
What is the Safest Place During
Thunderstorm

In answer to this question the edito,
of the Electrical Age says: 1.-THE ques-
ton is rather broad and indefinite.
Generally speaking, however. the safest
place during thunderstorm is amid dry
and non metallic surroundings. In a
room, for instance, get as far away as
possible from open windows and metal
pipes or machinery. The interior of a
room is about as safe a place as any.
The old idea of getting into a feather
bed is very good one 1t is a good pro-
tcctive expedient because feathers are
insulators. Any substance that is dry,
but Of non-metallic nature, is a good
insulator, as compared with the substance
wet; therefore, keep in dry surround
ings. All metals are good conductors of
electricity, and lightning always seeks
such substances in its path to the ground
Therefore get as far away as possible
from metals"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-08-26
A noteworthy feature of Berlin, {

A noteworthy feature of Berlin, OBJ
served by George W. Smalley, is the
neglect of famous houses which have
been made historical by great events.
Recently the Domkirche, which con-
tanned the remains of the great Fred
erick and of the founder of the German
empire, was demolished, while the
palace in Wilhelmstrasse where Bis
marck lived and worked for over thirty
years is shabby and neglected. The
other European nations treasure the
places made memorable by their great
men, but Germany, especially under
the young Emperor, seems wholly
given up to the things of the day.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-08-26
Mashonaland, Africa, is evidently

Mashonaland, Africa, is evidently
becoming civilized A year ago a
weekly paper began to appear at Tuli,
the instrument of production being a
small cyclstyle which allowed only q
few hundred copies to be published
each week. A few months ago the
size of the paper was increased and
special number was issued containing
thirty-six pages of reading matter and
twenty-one illustrations. This GER
tainly speaks well for the future OF
Mashonaland.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-08-26
1T THE OLD TRUSTING PLACE.

The dead leaves rustic at my feet,
Ths moon is shining brightly;
Something has softly dimmed my eye
Across the path one shadow lies,
The path two trod so lightly.
1t was upon night like this
Love left us only sorrow;
held her little hand in mine;
That parting is to me divine.
Then there was no tomorrow.
Since have learned lifes lesson we'll,
Hearts ara not easy broken.
Tonight all joys I have forgot;
There's something sacred in this spor,
Whe.e sweet good-bys wero spoken.
I'd feel less lonely with myself
II were brokcn-hearta /;
Would l could live that night again,
With all its sadness-sweetened pain,
When love from love was part d!
-iLippincott's Magazine.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-08-26
Edward E. Ramsdell is perhaps Il

Edward E. Ranasdell is perhaps the
happiest drummer in the State of New
York. He is in the tea trade, relates
the New Orleans Picayune, and one of
the all-round hustlers for the most re-
sponsible houses in the trade. The
Japanese correspondent of the firm re-
Gently cabled that one of the big grow
ers had decided to honor Mr.. Rams
dell by chop mark. Again in the
fall the 'sE. E. r. chop" of a certain
grade of tea will come over on the
ship. Very few tea statesmen have
been chop marked. In the trade it is
considered almost as important as to
secure decoration from the Mikado.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-08-26
y. 7 don't feel sick anv more,

ready. I don't feel sick any more. I
haven't been to a wedding feast since
why, mother, not since we were mar
ried, and that's-bless me nigh on to
twenty-five years. This will be the an
niversary of that event. ;"
With that he kissed the lips of his
wife for the first time in years, and the
four sat down to wedding feast that
marked a new epoch in the household.
1t was not many days before servant
lightened the burdens of the two newly
married couples; for Mrs. Hunter al
ways maintained that she was married
anew that night, and that it was just
as much her wedding supper as 'Mandy's.
Independent.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-08-26

Professor Virchow, who is probably
the first of living scientists, is rector
Of the University of Berlin. He is a
small, dried-up man, with parch-
ment-like skin, and wears large, round
spectacles, which give him On owlish
appearance. He is not in favor with
the Emperor, because he has political
aspirations and opposes the Kaiser in
many of his pet projects.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-08-26

Charles N. Richards was appointed,
through the influence of Charles Sum-
ner, ''mender of quill pens for the
United States Senate, and, though
chief of the stationery room, is still
under that title on the pay roll. Only
one Senator, Mr. Morrill,, uses quill
pens, and these are bought ready
made
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-08-26
The total debt of Great Britain, hal

The total debt of Great Britain, han
died by the Bank of England, amounts
to So, 400, 354, 795. Yet this enormous
sum is only 800, 900, 900 more than the
gross annual value of the property and
profits assessed to income tax, is less
than half the estimated national in
come, and $500, 600, 900 less than the to-
tai value of British imports and exports
for 1890.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-08-26

Age at which marriage may legally
be committed: Austria, IA; Ger
many, France and Belgium, IS and Is;
Spain and Portugal, IA; Hungary, for
Catholics, IA and -; for Protestants,
10 and ID; Greece and Switzerland, IA
and -; Russia and Saxony, IL and 16.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-08-26

The Canadian government has de-
cided to despatch an expedition, under
the charge of J. B. Tyrrell of the
Geological Survey of Canada, to ex-
plore the barren ground northward
from Lake Athabasca, a region which
has not been visited by competent OBJ
servers since 1772,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-08-26

Bishop William Taylor, the Metho-
dist Bishop of Africa, has written to
Secretary Gresham asking for the pro-
lection of Liberia by moral suasion
against the claim of France for seven
ty-three miles of the Liberian coast.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-08-26

If North Dakota continues to extend
The sheep business at the present rate.
1t will only be few years, predicts
the American Farmer. before the
etate will rank among the great WOOL
growing States Of this country.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-08-26

For cleaning silver the best thing f.
pla@tcr of paris moistencd with water
and rubbed on the metal with cloth.
Before it is dry take a piece If soft fan
mel and some Of the dry powder and pol
ish off This treatment will remove
stains "nl make the silver look like new.
1t will make tin look like silver.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-08-26
St, Landry Democrat.
BY L. A. SANDOZ.
Opelousas. s. Louisiana.

After every great financial stress
there is a marked increase in the num-
Der of insane.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-08-26
PAYNE's WELCOME.

Braid the wreath, the chaplet Irvine,
Weave the laurel with the vine,
Taste and mirth shall here combine
TO grace our revelry.
Native genius claims our praise.
Tell his worth in tuneful lays,
Crown him with o'ershadowing bays,
Blooming verdantly.
Freedoms sons who cease to roam
Thus receive welcome home,
Here beneath her temples dome,
Where her anthems swell.
List to him whose magic quill
Moulds our passions to his will,
Making feelings sweetest thrill,
We the tribute pay.
List to him whose classic Tyre
Can the oldest heart inspire
With glow of patriot fire,
That can ne'cr decay.
x X X
Hail him welcome to the shores
Where bright Freedoms eagle scars,
Where her temples open doors
Welcome all the free,
Where, in academic bowers,
Swallowed by her lovcliest flowers.
Once he passed the sweetest hours
Of careless infancy.
Bard, beloved Of all the pine,
Minstrel of the Tyre divine,
Fadeless honors shall be thine
Through futurlty.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-08-26
Take the wreath from friendships hands
Woven by this festive band.
Welcome to thy native land
Land of Liberty.

Let us. too, weave a wreath with friend
ly hand, not in joyousnesa, hHst rather in
sorrow, and lay it on the tomb of the for
gotten man. William Sidney Hillysr,
in Standard Union.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-08-26

III I've got to entertain them I've got
TO-"
1t was wan sort of smile which he
tried to put on his face as the parlor door
opened and the two boarders appeared
in the dining ROOM He stood with his
face toward the door, and he surveyed
them silently for moment. But the
smile slowly disappeared, and look OF
puzzled confusion succeeded it. "
why. bless me-what's this? Mother,
how's this?"
The sick man turned from John Star
row and his new bride to the blushing
little woman near his side. Mrs. Hunter
was turning red and pale by turns, and
her quick breathing prevented her from
speaking. John Starrow approached
the astounded man and said:
II read in the city Herald, Father,
that you wanted boarders, and as Mandy
and I wanted to get board out here |
wrote to you. We've engaged the west
wing for year. Wen be very good
boarders, and pleasant at that"
"And we'll help you and Mamma ever
so much" chimed in the new bride.
"Oh, Father, don't look at me sol"
finally exclaimed Mrs. Hunter, unable
longer TO control her feelings. ''Don't
be angry with me for the deception. I
didn't want city boarders; they spoil the
home so, an'-an'"-
She burst out sobbing, and covered
her eyes with her hands.
"There, there, Mother, it's all right,
her husband said, supporting her with
strong arm. II didn't know you felt
felt this way. It's all right. I don't
dent want any city boarders either. Let
Mandy and John keep the west wing,
aud Welt i've together"
There was little moisture around his
eyes, aud he turned hastily toward the
table to conceal it.
well, come, we'll have the wedding
feast now" he said. Everything Is
New-York tribune., 1893-12-05
PART II.
PAGES II TO ID.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
MONARCHY AND LOW TARIFF
THE CHEF FEATURES OF THIS SURVEY
Of AMERICAN INTERESTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
,,rort1aypS REsTORA TON EXPECTED.

,oo, ana URGED TO GET TOGETHER, SINK
PERSONAL INTERESTS AND DIFFERENCES
Am ENACT THE WILSON TARIFF BILL
-, pERFUNcToRY REVIEW OF VA
s1ous DEPARTMENTAL TOPICS.
Tho Presidents Message was yesterday pre-
-, 70 the Congress at Washington. 1t re-
-. hr;aav American relations with various
.oro,cn countries 1t declares that the late
:. .n,oricon Minister at Honolulu actively aided
,n overthrowing the Hawaiian monarchy using
American troops for that purpose; that 'he
,,.osort Minister has been instructed so far as
,,rac,icable 10 restore the status formerly eX-
istiug and that news of such acuoh Is expect
oh If summarizes salient portions OF the Ke-
mort of the Secretary of the Treasury. statlng
.hot more than S1OS 100000 Of gold was export
al durng the year, the largest amount on
-o,ord and estimating Treasury deficiency
t,r the current wear of S2S.OOO,OO0 1t urges
tho abolition of the fee system in Federal
courts. and dsapproves the further extension
of free postal deliveries 1t reports 33,G9o pen
s;onors droppcd from the rolls: advises reform
of the land laws. and urges great retrench-
mont in the matter Of distribution OF seeds by
tbe Agricultural Department 1t processes
anew devotion to Civil Service Reform and
economy in public expenditure. 1t finally de-
d,res that the work of Tariff Reform must 30
on. and strongly commends the Wilson bill and
urgcs It's adoption by the Congress.
New-York tribune., 1893-12-05

II is hardly necessary for me to state that the
questions arising from our relations with ha-
waii have caused serious embarrassment. JUST
prior to the installation Of the present admins
tration the existing Government of Hawaii had
been suddenly overthTown and "A treaty or an
uexation had been negotiated between the Pro-
visional Government Of the islands and the
United States, and submitted to the Senate for
ratification. This treaty ] Withdrew for eNamin-
alton and dispatched the Hon. James II. Blount,
of Georgia 10 Honolulu as special commits
sioner 10 make impartial investigation OF
the circumstances attending the change OF gov
eminent and Of all the conditions bearing upon
the subject Of the treaty. After a thorough ana
exhaustive examination Mr.. Blount submitted TO
mo his report showing beyond all question that
the constitutional Government OF Hawaii had
haon subverted with the active aid Of our repre-
sant..ive to that Government. and through the
Intimidation caused by the presence or an
ar,nad naval force OF the United States which
uas In nded for that purpose at the instance OF
orr Minister Upon the facts deNeiopeu IL
ssa,oed to me the only honorable course for our
coyornment 10 Iursue was 10 undo the wrong
,bat had been done by those representing MS
and IN restore as far as practicable the status
evistinp at the time or our forcible lnterVen-
.sa Win a view Of accomplishing tbs result
..h,v The constitutional limits Of executive
49, and recognizing all our obligations and
pn.ron,s,hiIIties growing out OF any changed
cond,tions brought about by our unJustifabe
interference our present Minister al hohoiuiu
M roceved appropriate instructions to that
nns rrh,,s 10 no information of the accomplish
, enu 80 anv definite results has been received
iro', rotns,.annal % adyices soon expected. When
received they Will be promptly sent 70 inc con,
Is 80 togetber with all other Information al
siesS' ecs,,nanied by a special Executive mes
n.i,l'' .,, dataing all the facts necessary to a
so,nniete understanding OF the csse and pre-
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04
Highest ~ In Leavening u Govt Report
@.!a!.!! g! BBssiss BBsxsssa
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Improve Tho Roads.

What are we doing to draw
trade to Durham?
We cannot live to ourselves.
Ii is well known that a town,
county, State or country is pros
porous in proportion as the ball
ancs Of trade 10 in its favor.
Suppose thors 10 no trade either
way. That is starvation. tbs
true, there is current, story Of
TIVE boys that made five dollars
q piece trading jackets without
boot, but that story will net
bear q too clsse financial
scrutiny. 1t 10 not the way we
wish to carry on business in our
tswn. Where there is no heart
there is no life. Where there is
a heart there are puIsations.
Where pulsation exists we can
find the red current OF life aleng
veins thstnourish distantInem
bors which compensate the vital
fountain by the fulfillment Of
their own peculiar offices.
This is an old simils, but as it
has followed the course of man.
kind from the tent 20 the pal.
ace, and from Brasfitld TO Neg
York, It's truthful application
need not be supported by oyi-
dence or argument.
What We mean In plaiA United
States language, il this. that II
we do not 20 10 work and i'm
prove the roads to this town,
and hold out every encourage
ment to the trade Of the sur
rounding country, like the host
Of Sennacherib, re will some
day arise early in the morning,
and behold We will be all dead
corpses.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04

Mr.. Kirk Muproe, describes a
canoe trip in company with two
young Seminole Indians, Mic
cochee and Kowika, who were
engaged in their regular occu-
patton Of hunting alligstors for
their hides. The canoe was a
dugout. made by. Miccochee
himself ont Of O huge cypress
log. The trio made camp late
i'm the afternoon and after a
while Mr.. Munroe discovered
what he had not before suspect
ed-that the hunting was to be
done at night.
Darkness had hardly fallen
before the believing Of alligs-
tors was heard--a sound much
like the roar Of an angry bull.
Miccochee listened with evident
satisfaction. 'Allspatta plency.
Ne catch 'em. Uncahr
eve had killed five Of the
monsters when we turned our
prov upstream. Miccochee
welded his push pole from the
stern. Kowika sat in the mid
die of the canoe, while /, with
iacklight on my head and rifle
in hand, occupied tlfe position
Of honor ia the bow.
"The alligators had ceased
their mutterings, and / had be-
gun to think that we had killed
or frightened them all. Just
then was startled by a slight
motion on the bank but a few
yards away. At the same in
stant two Goals of fire cleaned
through the blackness. What
could they be! i was about TO
speak, when a sharp hist from
behind told me the moment for
action had come. Taking a
hasty aim at one Of the lurid
Goals, ] fred. The report Of the
rifle was followed by such . wild
rush into the river, such whirl-
ing and splash:ng, such show
ers Of spray and bloody foam,
that il was as il a small cyclone
had been dropped from the
heavens into that quiet spot.
Little Kow1ka screamed in his
excitement, but Miccochee only
expressed his displeaeuro at my
bad shot BY mutteriug "Ho-le-
wa-gnsl Heap badly"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04
The Ethlcs 81 smugglIng.

Al young woman arriving at
this port from Europe is caught
in an attemptat smuggling, and
her property to the value Of 81 !
900 is confscated by the Gov
eminent. She halls from Hob
oxen.
From Maine to California and
the great lakes to the Gulf, nine
out Of every ten persons would
probably try TO do exactly the
same thing. And why is this?
Truth 10 say there is a remark
ch!e absence of the feeling of
moral responsibility on the part
of most people, with reference
to the subject of smuggling on
a small scale. That it is wrong
there can be no question. One
who enjoys the privileges of our
government and lives under the
protection of its laws, has alb
solutely no excuse for disobey-
ing them, whether he, as an in
diyidual, considers them just or
not. Detected smUgglers, like
this young woman, do not de-
serve tho slightest sympathy,
ana The full penalty of the law
should be Ineted out to them in
every instance. Peehaps when
this Is done, public opinion will
change, and for the better.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1893-01-04
Home---Woman's Realm.

Home is the habitat Of WON
an. In the home, all that Is
Enthusiastically feminine In
woman uafolds and hoprishes.
Home without woman is a mis-.
nomer, for woman makes the
home and heme is what : he
makes it. If she is ilIiterate, her
home partakes of this quality; ii
she is immoral, her home cannot
he the abode Of virtue; If she is
coarse, refinement does not
dwell where she resides. If she
il cultured, pure, refined. these
qualities will characterize the
home which she creates.
The higher the degree of her
culture, her purity, her refine
ment, the more will these quail
tiles characterize the home of
which she is the center. Tie
self that q woman takes with
her in her marriage is her real
DOVER IL her dover can be
reckoned in numerals only; no
matter how many they may be,
wrecked indeed will be her hus-
band, impoverished her chill
dren. But if she posses in
dustry, gentlengss. self abnega-
tion, purity, intelligence, COM
bined with capability, she is in
herself q treasure. Ex.