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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16
tRESs FOR TRAVEL.

The travelling wof'aR Of to-day has her
wardrobe much simplifed. The bag she
carries is full of little more than clean
cuffs. collars and handkerchiefs and alb
solHtely necessary toilet conveniences.
Possibly tEefe IL cpe very trig and pretty
shirt waist. For the Dress serge is the
favorite material. The skirt Is snug
about the waist and free from the knees
down. 1t is on a very wide belt, which
assures trinity held waist. A shirt
waist and jacket complete the costume.
With such costume a clever woman
can make many changes and be fit for all
occasions. This usual shirt is dark wash
silk. Its collar and cuffs turn out over
those of the jacket. She wears one under
skirt of stout black silk. 1t is much
cleaner than any other material. She
also has several pockets made in her
dress. They are put in low down at
about the knee where the gown begins
to spread and where filling them will
not interfere with the fit. The inside OF
her Elton, the outside of her jacket and
the inside of her cloak all have pockets.
Many are made with flaps that button
down over and make them quite safe.
The sensible woman will also provide
herself with travelling cloak made of
brown, blue or yellow silk. A good
model is SHRED in yoke form at the
neck. In back, at the waist line, the
fullness is also SHRED, but the front is
loose. 1t hooks in front and has turn
down collar and full, pulled sleeves with
tight cuffs. No more useful garment
could be devised for long journeys.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16
AROUND THE HOUSE,

Salt upon the clinkers in the stove,
while they are hot, will loosen them
without difficulty.
After peeling onions rub the hands with
celery or mustard and the odor will be
entirely removed.
Charcoal is of great value in keeping
ice-chests, store-rooms and food sweet.
Place shallow dish of fine charcoal in
the ice chest. In milk-rooms and other
rooms where food is kept, set dishes OF
charcoal. If poultry or birds are to be
hung in cool room for a few days, re-
move the internal organs and partially
FILL the body with charcoal. Now wrap
the birds in paper and hang up. If the
outside of the poultry is rubbed with
black pepper, before being covered by
the paper, it will be still further pro-
tected from flies. Small birds, livers,
kidneys, sweetbreads, ETC., may be
wrapped in paraffine paper and then be
buried in bed of charcoal.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16
FopIlsf Songs

One Of the strongest productions arts.
ing FROM modern conditions is the pop
ular song. Somebody, in theater or
runtett hall; nowadays will sing song
that catches, Gnd tbs first thing we
know it is on the lips of thousands 6f
people and is heard from one end of the
nation to the other. In the last few
years this musical phenomenon has
grown more and more marked and more
remarkable. The singular part of it al
is the fact that, almost without excep
ti5n; these songs wholly lack merit of
either melody OF seitiment. Once In q
while, as in the case of ''Annie Rooney"
the music will be good, but usually it is
simply catchy jingle with no worth or
real beauty at all. Think of the air of
"McGinty." Think of this ballad of
"After the Ball." Any man who would
hum the wretched and silly words of the
thing would naturally strike the arrange
ment of notes by the writing of which
Mr.. Harrison has gained popularity such
as no great poet ever knew in the his
tory of the world. 1t is an inexplicable
phenomenon. If the song touched any
chord of genuine emotion, or awoke any
response of tender feeling, we could I'M
derstand the miracle. But, it is not so.
The author catches the fag end of some
trivial and commonplace phase of feel
ing, and then raves over it in bad meter
and commonplace words, and the nation
fairly bowls with delight. There must
be good deal of truth in the old theory
of the French cynic that the masses love
the commonplace because the excellent
is an insult to their intelligence Min,
neapolis Commercial.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16

The annual loss of human life by
lightning shock is very great through
out the world. In European Russia,
from 1886 to 1892, no less than 227o
persons were killed in this way. In
Austria during the same time the
electric fluid killed 1900 persons, Ten
thousand persons are reported as hay
ing been struck by lightning during
the past twenty mine years, with 1852
deaths, in France, while in the United
States 202 deaths from lightning were
recorded in 1892, The effects of light
uing stroke are usually shock and
coma and partial or complete loss of
sight or hearing. The tissues are often
burned specifically or deeply.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16
THE WHEAT AND THE CHAFE
There is an old tale of the golden age days,
Whom the gods with men parleyed and

There is an old tale of the go den age days,
| Whom the gods with men parleyed and
| moved.
[ That q critic who dealt all blame and no
| praise
Was once by Apollo reproved.
The god handed back to the critical fool
A handful Of unwinnow, d grains.
Said he: ''LeH the wheat, as seems ever
your rule;
You NAV have all the chatf for your pains. -
| Now this guide to our choice is suggestive
to-day,
Though told of fabulous time,
Co any and all who its teachings obey
In every country Or cline.
For the wheat and the chatf are mixed for us
still,
AS they were in those mythical grains;
And if we choose now to see only the II,
We shall have only that for our pains
all pathways are checkered. Gray shadows
and night
Alternate with the suns cheering rays.
oHF ayes grow hccuStoLiea w '"ihHe0S Va
light
we fix upon either our gaze.
And we can be c,ear-eyed, or We can be
blind,
As each one his vision SO trains;
If he chooses the dark, need he wonder to
find
He can see nothing bright for his pains?
From the noisome swamp see the marsh lily
lift
Its delicate, queenly blue head;
From water and slime and dauk earth it will
sift
The nutriment best for its need.
Poisons lurk in these things. It could draw
evil thence
AS we'll as the good that it gains.
Shall it choose, then, those noxious elements
whence
Hurt and death will proceed for its pains
In our fellow men are the elements mixed;
Forever good mingles with sin.
On their errors, their faults, shall we keep
cur gaze fixed,
O'erlooking divine sparks within2
All! lesson in judging our frail brothers,
then,
We may learn from these fabulous grains.
II we seek but the chat, can we fairly grteve,
We receive only chaff for our pains?
EMILY G. Adams, in New York Sun.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16

! cluster of daisies where it turns up In
| front.
EulaIa has made the red sailos hat the
fashion with one bound again.
! In these days dealers tell us that brio
a~brac is Il real drug on the market.
Very few Of the stylish skirts have any
great amount Of fullness at the waist
Black and white, in all combinations,
will be In style for the coming season.
Skirts made Of black crcpon and worn
with plaid silk bIouses are practical and
effective summer dresses.
English stock collars and Shakes,
pearian turn down collars are tavorltes
alike for basIucs and blOuses.
\ favorite dress material for seaside
wear is light wool, gotfered in the manu-.
tacture SO that it is not affected by damp.
The rage for lace is greater than ever
before, and from thirty to forty yards Of
yalenclenncs lace is & moderate amount
| for silk muslin dress
Among the new French color combt.
| nations are pale blue and heiotrope,
maroon and sea green, and browns with
greens of various shades.
The newest Wristbands are composed
OF seven rows Of beads joined together at
intervals by bands of imitation gold
finely chased and ruched.
A ribbon rosette, with long floating
ends extending half way down the skirt,
and placed at one side of a square-cut
bodice, is u fashionable dress ornament
As the Princess May will be response
bic for many of the fashions in the i'm
mediate future, and pale blue is her most
becoming color, blue is to be the coming
fashionable shade.
Bodces of undulated gauze, closely
gathered at the neck, and allowed to puff
over the top of the wide draped belt, are
a new Partisan fancy. The gauzc is
made for this purpose.
When net or other lace skirt has
become unpresentable at the bottom, it
may be cut off at the knee and worn in
Russian blouse fashion over any house
skirt that suits the moment.
Shot silks are fully as popular as they
were last season, and will probably be
even lHo'c ScUclS ally NOlu- liz olllLl-
mering surface is particularly effective
when seen through Chantilly lace or
netting.
Wrinkled or folded girdles are especial
ly elegant in house gowns, but their
place is taken for street wear by fitted
peasant waists. The latest of these
waists OF girdles may be made to close
at the front, side Or back.
Challes, printed muslins, fancy China
silks and flowers and dotted surahs will,
es 81 rule, be accompanied by harmonic
ing plain fabrics, which will be used for
pulled sleeves, cape collars, revers,
folded belts, rufflcs and other decorative
adjuncts.
Little capes barely reaching beyond
the shoulders are made of coarse net and
covered with frills bordered with narrow
white lace Full ruches of black silk
muslin or net edged on both sides with
the lnes and tied with ribbon in front
are worn without q cape.
Glaze kid slippers in black, bronze,
white and all evening c0lors aye super
seding satin and suede footgear for wear
with Colonial gowns. They have Louis
Quinze heels, and Rhinestone buckles
are added if my lady has pretty foot.
Slippers are usually chosen to match the
dress.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16
Our Nations Capital.

If you were asked to name the differ
ent capitals of our country, the order
would be something like this: Philadcl-
phia, New York and Washington. This
i5 all right as far as it goes, but the
truth is, OFT country has he'd O good
many more capitals than those named.
1t may be said that during the revolu-
ton the British except things moving
They would have been glad to lay hands
on the ,,'rebel'' Congress; knowing
ahich, thst bods toak good care to keep
out of their way. Inasmuch as WHEREVER
Congress went it took the national CAPT
tai with it, you can readily understand
why the following named places bore
that honor at the dates named:
Philadelphia, from September 5, 1774,
until December, 1776; Baltimore, from
December 20, 177G, to March, 1777;
Philadelphia; from March 4, I'M, to
September, 1777; Lancaster, Pa., from
September q, 1777, to September 80,
1777; York, Pa, from September 80,
l777, to July, 1779; Philadelphia,
from July 2, ITS, to June 30,
1888; Princeton, N. J., from June So
1888, to November 90, 1888; Annapolis,
Md, from November, 17s3,t to November,
1884; Trenton, N. J., from November,
1884, to January, 17s5i New York,
from Januaty II, 1885, to 1890, when
the. seat of government was changed to
PHILADELPHIA where II remained until
1900, when It was finally removed to
Washington. Thus it is that nine difret-
ent cities and towns have figured as the
capital of our country.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16
Two Misers.

An old miser lived in Connaught, and
seemed to be an utteriy ferlorn creature,
without "chick or child belonging to-
him. 1t was rather fortunate for the
non existent chick that such was its
state, for if it had had an existence it
would surely have lacked the means to
support it. This old mi3er was so mean
that he denied himself bread and only
kept his miserable life in its tenement by
gifts of food from charitable reiglbsEs.
But he was known to have plenty OF
money hidden away in his wretcheG
shsnty, and his neighbors at last got
tired of giving to one so entirel y un~
wortl45.
For some days no one went near the
old man, and the cabin stood desolate.
No one was seen to go in OF out, and al
last the constable determined to- take
The obstinate old creature to jail. The
door was broken open, and the old
miser was found dead. In his wretch
eddy starved condition, and frantic at
the thought of leaving his loved money
behind him, he had died trying to
swallow some of his own bank-notes,
Pieces of them were clutched in his
bands, and pieces of them in his throat
had checked what little breath remained
in his body.
The other misef displayed an equal
amount of cunning, yet was overreached
as completely This second old miser
was blind, and lived with half witted
son near the seashore. Together they
managed to do little work, which sup
ported them. But everybody knew the
old man had ''bag of money slowed
away on which hs could have lived with
ut work ii he wished.
WHIST to- do with this bag of money
troubled the old man greatly. He was
growing feeble, and fell be had not long
to Tvs. He resolved to take the bag out
and drop 1t into the sea, where no one
but the fishes world ever have chance
to benefit by it. But his son had sense
enough to suspect what the old man was
ttyitg 80 do, and determined ~ outwit
him.
The old man, Wislt She money hidden
under his coat, asked the son to row him
out to sea. 50 they started, but the SON
took care to keep only in the shallow
water by the shore.
care VIC far out now" asked the old
man.
ooh, yes, father,' answered She boy,
"Sure there's water far about US"
So the old blind miser, with SLY
smile, dropped his bag of money OVER
board, and the son, reaching out his hand,
had nothing to do but to lift it out Of
the shallow water and carry it home
under his own coat And this old miser
died peacefully in his bed, cont, Mt that
his artful scheme had been such sue
cess = Harper's Bazaar.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16

The Terra Heute lInd.) Gazette ex-
claims: "Take all the noted cathedrals
and public buildings and monuments
and colossal statuary of the ancient
and modern world and group them in
the Elysian fields and one might see
the equal in beauty and radiant
splendor Of the magical White City as
viewed from the top of the Manu-
features and Liberal Arts Building.
But until that is done the White City
will stand alone peerless gem in the
:
diadem of the centuries"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16

The President of q life insurance
company has recently made public
some interesting facts concerning sui
eide. 1t said that in 1877, of the PEG.
pie whose lives were insured, 1928 per
cent. died by their own hands. Since
then the life insurance companies have
practically discontinued the policy of
refusing to pay in case of suicide, and
the result is that the ratio of suicides
TO the insured population has increased
alarmingly. The President whose
statements we have quoted says: 'Tt
Is passing strange that men will DELHI.
erately contrive the means of their
own destruction in order to get the
best OF life insurance company and
leave money to those who come after
them. Perhaps there is nothing very
strange in it, comments the Atlanta
Constitution. In this country there
are plenty of men who are afraid of
nothing in this world or in the next.
The only good thing about them is the
natural affection they feel for their
families. They belong to the utterly
hopeless and desperate class. They
see no chance of providing for the i'm
mediate wants of their loved ones un-
less they insure their lives and step
out of the world. Free-thinking in
religion and our social conditions are
largely responsible for this state of
affairs. The life insurance companies
Will have to change their regulations
when they find that very large per-
centage of their customers do not con-
Ider life worth living, !
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16

The Montana University is to be
located at Missoula, all agricultural
college at Bozeman, school of mines
at Butte and normal school at Dill
lon. Education is apparently appreci
ated in the PARKWAY States, observes
the New York News. According to re-
cent statistics, Montana pays higher
salaries to her lady teachers than any
State in the Union.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16
FOR THE LADIES.
A REMARKS ABLE QUEEN.

The Queen of Denmark is, after Queen
Victoria, the most remarkable Of Euro
pean Queens. Three of her children are
either occupying thrones or will do so In
the near future. Though nearly eighty,
she retains much of her youthful appear
ance and vigor. She was married at the
age of twenty three. All of her six chill
dren are living, and every one of them
has proved credit to her. The Prn-
cess Of Wales and the Empress of Russia
inherit their personal beauty from her
I Courier Journal.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16
AN ENGLISH DRESS FAD,

Young women with English ideas in
dress have lately appeared in black silk
shirt waists, with soft Empire scarfs
about the waist of the same silk. Dia-
mond studs fasten the waist down the
front, and with these are worn chamois
yellow English walking coats, with i'm
mense revers bordered with black silk
gimp of passementeries. The full silk
sleeves are finished at the waists with the
same garniture. Brilliant red coats,
black trimmed, are similarly made.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16

1t appears that modest and hard
working bell-hanger, from East Englia
was the original cause of ''David Cop
perfeld." This worthy man while at
work in Dickens house 80 attracted the
novelist by his peculiar sing-song dia-
lect that he resolved to go down to the
mans country. Hence o visit to Var
mouth-and "David Copperfield.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16

At the beginning Of this year there
were 1853 submarine cables in exist
ence, of which $50 belonged to different
dominions, and 28S to private COM
panies. The former possessed length
of 16, $50 miles and the latter had
length of IA, TAB miles, thus the total
length was 161, 1876 miles.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16
FASHION NOTES.

Yachting costumes for women are far
more stylish than nautical.
Sleeves differing in fabric from the
dress continue to be favored.
There does not seem to be any decrease
of the shirt waists popularity.
A cool wash hat for a little girl Is
made Of gathered fEills Of ehambray with
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16
St. Landry Democrat.
By L. A. SANDOZ.
Opeiousas, . Louisiana.

From recent revelations made after
the disaster to Ell. M. S. Victoria, it
would seem to the Chicago Record that
the British navy is considerably more
powerful in picture books than on the
hriny sea.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16
How to Pronounce sGerrymander.'

In Massachusetts, the initial has been
always hard, ''gerrymander," but the
English pronounce the word clergyman
der" So do the Canadians, as a rule.
The Century Dictionary gives the 'g''
hard, and allows no choice in the mat.
taTs
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16

The "trusty" prisoner in penn
Tertiary belongs, i'll the opinion of the
Washington Star, to the same general
class as the gun that nobody knew was
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16
QUEEN VfCTCFIA's BRACELETS.

All the worthy women who wear
brooches made of the portraits of de-
parted friends set in narrow bands of
gold will rejoice to hear that the same
affectionate style of adornment is affected
by Queen Victoria. The number of
miniatures with which she tcstifes to her
family affection is No less tban thirty
three They are pictures of her grand
children taken jG infancy or early youth
and mounted id three bracelets. Each
picture is set in narrow frame eff gold,
and in one bracelet, set in pearls AMI
coral, the size of the settings varies from
one half to three quarters of an inch
These thirty-three royal infants look
delightfully."- like any other thirty three
well-cared for babies. 1t is pleasing to
note that caps prevail as headgear in
stead Of crowns, and probably the royal
hands which are hidden grasp nothing
more awe-inspiring than rattles. They
are as harmless aud innocent looking a
set of children as could be gathered
together in country village. - jewelers.
circular.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16
ARNET SLEEP EOR WOMEN.


A physician, who is specialist in ner
vous diseases, says that women should
sleep at least niue houls at night and one
hour in the daytime. A woman will
plead that she hasn't time to lie down
for q few minutes in the daytime and
she will infringe upon the hours of the
night, which should be given to sound,
healthy, needed sleep, In order to finish
some piece of work which could as well
be completed on the morrow. She will
rush and hurry all day long, and then,
when the household is hushed in slumbel
at night, she will sit up tc read the daily
paper, thinking she will not have to pay
for the time she is stealing from the
health giving sleep that comes before
midnight. - New England Farmer.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16

There are some men who have to be
knocked down first and argued With
afterwards, Il Atchison Globe,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16
WHAT STOUT WOMEN SHOULD WEAR.

WHAT STOUT WOMEN SHOULD WEAR.
For stout women who cannot wear
5elted waists there ate very graceful
coats, with skirts to match Of serge,
Backing OF the more dressy crepou
These coats have continuous breadths
fitted to the waist, then widening out in
what is called the bell back and also the
umbrella back. There is no seam down
the middle of the back, but side forms
adjust it becomingly., The fronts fall
straight and open, with long shawl
collar to which a colarette is sometimes
added. The skirt is gored, but not too
closely, aud is trimmed only at the foot,
as horizontal bands higher up add to the
apparent size. The vest may be close
fitting and double breasted, but the pre-
ference for summer gowns is for full
vest of silk muslin or of surah, given the
appearance of length by vertical inser-
tons of guipure or chantilly lace. Il New
York Mail and Express.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-16
The Canned Fruits of Pompeii.

The Americaa Druggist tells that we
are indebted to Pompeii for the great in
dustry of canned fruits. Years ago,
when the excavations were just begin
ming, party OF Cincinnatians found in
what had been the pantry of the house
many jars of preserved figs. One was
opened and they were found to be fresh
and good. Investigation showed that
the figs had been put into jars in a heated
state, an aperture left for the steam to
'scape, and then sealed with wax. The
hint was taken, aud the next year fruit
"anning was introduced into the United
5 atcs, the process being identical with
that in vogue at Pompeii twenty centur-
les ago.
In England 10000 velocipedes are
turned out annually. In France, where
they used to laugh at the wheelmen,
there are now 800, 900 proprietary wheel
men, and perhaps as many more who
hire wheels.