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St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
Arab COariship.

An Arab loves as none but al Arat
can love, but he is also mighty excitabl:
and easily won. An Arab sees cir
bearing water or brushwood, and in {
moment, almost at glance, is as madll
in love as If he had passed years of court
ship. He thinks of nothing else, cares
and dreams of nothing else but the Cir
he loves; and not infreq lently, if he i:
disappointed in his affections, he pines
and dies.
In order to commence his suit he sends
for a member of the girls tribe who has
access to the larem, and, first insuring
his secrecy by solemn oath, confcsses
his love aud entreats his conlidaut to ar.
range an interview.
The conidant goes to the girl, gives
her flower or blade of grass, and says:
"Swear by Him who made this flower,
and us also, that you will not reveal to
anyone that which am about to unfold
to you"
If the girl will not accept the proposal
she will not take the oath, but, never
theless, keeps the matter perfectly secret
from all. II she is favorably disposed
to the match she answers II swear by
Him who madethe flower you hold and
u.s." and the place and time of meeting
are settled.
These oaths are never broken, and it
is not long before the ardent lover be.
comes the happy husband. st. Louis
Star-Savings.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
A Barefoot Cure,

The barefoot cure is evidently the
coming craze in panaceas, says the Pitts
burg Dispatch. We have had the rest
cure, the faith cure ct al, AMI now the
barefoot cure. Returning travellers from
Germany and Austria are bringing the
idea over with them, and as it is vastly
less harmful than the cholera bacilli,
which they might have brought, it is as
we'll to be lenient with the lesser folly.
Tue barefoot treatment is a phase of
more than one process of cure. Under
one authority it is carried on a sunny
beach, and the patients race throu III the
hot sands bareheaded, barefooted, bare
armed, and bare to the knees. Tais is
to give the sun and heat, with their
health-giying properties, free access to
the skin. According to another curist,
to coin word, it is part of the hard
ening course, and though you begin
walking barefooted over smooth turf,
you advance by running through wet
meadows, and, later, meadows heavy
with hoar frost, to the climax of being
able to endure tramping in cold water.
As most of the cures affected at present
have ontlived their novelty, al least we
may expect to lind this braud-new bare
foot cure eagerly seized upon.-
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21

texture being so close that water will
not leak through them. The bowl en-.
ployed to contain soup often serves as a
hat between meals. The men have guns
for hunting, but they still utilize the
bow and arrow for shooting small game.
They are excellent marks'nen with these
primitive weapons, and, time being Of
little value to them, they can lie in wait
for their prey and creep SO close to it
that this method of hunting is very eff
fective. Their bows are made from the
jumper tree. For this purpose the
Indian prefers piece of wood from a
tree that has died and seasoned while
standing. At low latitudcs on these
desert m mountains moist rot of dead wood
never occurs, and mature tree subject
to the intensely dry climate of the re-
gion is in perfect condition for such use.
Washington Star.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21

during the winter those with gay-colored
blossoms need all the sunlight they car
have, and for them a south window is
the best. A southeast window is thu
next most desirable, then a western
window, while north light is worst OF
all.
There are few plants, like panses,
primulas and cornelias, that like the shade
and thrive in northern light, and north
crn window is useful to place blooming
plants in from time to time, thus pro
longing the short life of the sprays OIL
flowers.
The best success in indoor plant growth
comes from uniform temperature of
fifty to sixty degrees at night and from
sixty to seventy~fve degrees during the
day. A higher temperature is only needed
by semi-tropical flowers.
Plants not only need cooler tempera-
ture in the night, but also darkness, and
it is neglect of this fact that is one of
the causes of the lanky growth of house
plants. Shield plants with newspapers
in the evening if the gas in the room is
lighted. The paper will keep both heat
and light from the plants.
Another cause of spindling growth is
lack of air. Plants shut up in the house
get sensitive, and are liable to suffer if
there is sudden fall in temperature,
but if they are given plenty of fresh air
daily, unless the day is very Indictment,
the plants will thrive and be sturdy.
Do not open window directly or
plants in winter weather, but rather LET
the fresh air filter in more gradually
through distant door or window.
Plants in windows should be turned
once or twice week. A fine form,
which is half the beauty of plant, can
not be attained without this. Plauts
should also be shielded from the dust
which arises in sweeping and busting
rooms.
A newspaper is suitable to prevent the
settling of dust over them, but this care
is not enough. Each plant must be
washed thoroughly and frequently to
keep its pores unclogged, for plants
breathe through them. They cannot
grow if their means of inhaling carbon
and exhaling oxygen is taken from them.
Showering plants over tub OF. sink is
good way to remove dust, but hold the
plant sidewise, SO both sides OF the
leaves will be reached By the water.
Large plants which caunot be easily
moved should have their leaves washed
gently with sponge on both sides.--.
Boston Globe. ",
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
Kentucky Mountainous.

In Mr.. James Lane Aliens inter-
csting book, "The Bluc-Grass Region
of Kentucky" one chapter is devoted
to the inhabitants Of the Cumberland
Mountains. They are abjectly poor,
for the most part. AS the author
expresses it, "Thcy appear to have no
sense of aCI Imuation." "In some
regions the great problem Of life is to
raise two dollars and half during
the year for county taxes" Agri-
cultural methods are primitive. The
plow is a "Dull-tongue"-littlc more
than a sharpencd stick with a metal
rim. Formerly the digging of Sang"
ginseng, was one Of the principal oc-
equations. Much of it was shipped
to China. The crop is now nearly
exhausted, although in some Of the
wilder regions whole families may
still be seen ont sangin'."
The people took il into town in
bags, selling it at a dollar and ten
ccntS-pcrharS 2 dollar and a half
a pound. This was mainly the labor
of the women aud children, who
went to work barcfOUted, amid bri-
crs and chestnut burrs, coppcrheads
and rattlcsna!lcs. Indeed, the wom-
an prefer to 60 'lrctootod, finding
shoes trouble and consLraint.
1t was a sad day for tie people
when the sang" grew scarce. A few
years ago one of the counties was
nearly dcpopuIated in consequence Of
the exodus into Arkansas, whence
had come the news that Sang" was
plentiful.
The dwellings~-often mere cabins
with single rOum-are built Of
rough-hewn logs, chinked or daubed,
thC1gh not always. One mountain
ecr, called into court to testify
as to the household goods of
defendant neighLor, gave in as the
inventory: A string Of pumpkins,
skillet without handle, and a wild
Bill" A wild Bill" is bed made
by boring augerhDlcs in log, driv-
ing sticks into these, and OVERLAPPING
them with hickory bark and sedge-
grass-a fayorite couch.
The low ehinneys, made usually of
laths daubed, are SO low that the
saying, inelegant but true, is current,
that you may sit by the fire inside
and spit out over the top. The
cracks in the walls are often large
enough to give ingress and egress to
child or dog.
Naturally there is little desire for
education. The mountain schools
have sometimes less than half doz.
en- pupils for the few months they
are in session. A gentleman who
wanted a coal bank opened engaged
for the work a man passing along the
road. Some days later he learned
that his workman was a school teach
er who, in consideration of the seven
ty-hve cents day, had dismissed his
academy.
Many of the people, allured by ru-
mors from the West, have migrated
but nearly all come back
from love of the mountains and in
to cope with the rush and
vigOr and enterprise Of fAnticr life.
4''oy say, is a good lazy
mans home
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
Gem non Sense Marriages,

Modern society has welcomed com.
nOn-sense shoes and common-sense
forms Of dress. writes John Lambert
Payne in an attempt to solve the
question "Why Young Men Defer
Marriage" ii thc Ladies' Home
Journal. 1t would seem that the
time IS opportunc for widespread
outbreak Of commun-srnSe marriages.
At all events. if change from the
present stagnation is to he effected,
three things seem to me necessary
First. there must be popular
knowledge Of the facts; second, the
people at large must think; and
third, there must be action.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
APPLE OUTER FOR MARKET.

Why do not farmers who have large
amounts Of apples that do not pay for
draN-2s1 long distances to market try the
pan OF turning some Of the surplus into
apple Gutter| 1t requires considerable
jato", as it is branch Of manufacture;
but the farmer who has invested labor
IN this way is surer to get pay for it
than he IS for most of his work on the
farm. rs far as possible the farmer
should put tie product of his farm in
tic 'orn where it will bring him most
money, and if he thereby turns his farm
at some seasons into factory he may be
E"ne the less prosFerous.-New York
Herald.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
An ELECTRIC INCUBATOR,

A novelty in the Matching Of eggs has
appeared in the shape of an electric iu-
cabator. Tic special feature of this
machi1e is that the heat of the egg
drawer is automatically regulated to the
fiftieth part of degree Fahrenheit. 1t
consists of tank incubator, heated by
radiation from the bottom of a water
tank, which is constructed on the multi
tubular system. When the egg drawer
reaches the temperature of 104 degrees
Fahrenheit an electric thermo:tat con-
nects dry battery with an electro-mag.
net which actuates damper, allowing
the heat TO escape through the open air
instead of,passing through the flues of
the water tank. This entirely automat-
ic device is said to effect saving of
thirty per cent. i'll the fuel used for heat
Ing Boston Transcript. ,.&>.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
COWS IN WINTER.

Feed 70 a considerable extent deter
mines the quality and quantity of the
milk and butter. It does not pay tt
keep COW on half rations and hardly
get good milking at any time during
the winter. In most cases both the milk
and butter are Of more value during the
winter than at any other time, and
generally enough more to make it worth
while to give the COWS good treatment
during the winter. They must be fed
enough to live, at least, and they ought
to have enough to keep them thrifty, as
there is no advantage in letting them
run down during the winter and then be
obliged to take the best part of the
spring to make up what has been lost.
A little additional feed will not only
keep them thrifty, but in many cases in
sure good flow of milk, and this i'm
plies profit rather than loss, as is so
often the case when the COWS are fed on
the plan Of barely keeping them alive
through the winter. st. Louis Repub-
lie,
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES,
Hens that are crowded will not Law

Hens that are crowded will not lay.
Hens will not lay when shivering with
cold.
Do not change all the old hens fol
young pullets.
Dispose of any old hens you do no
wish to winter.
The size of the sheep should be gagged
to suit the pastures.
Cornmeal and bran with milk is a
good feed for ducks.
The manure from the pig is valuable
in proportion to the food consumed.
| Use nothing but pure bred males, nc
matter how your hocks may be made up.
Fruits and flowers have been rightly
called "chlldren of the light woven from
sunny air."
Bear in mind that the sooner the hens
pass the moulting season the sooner they
begin laying.
Do not risk too many f,cks together.
Small flocks carefully tende;i will give
TING t'osu resuiCs. 7.a7@la
You cannot afford to buy all your
homo supplies, no matter how big crops
you grow to sell.
No one can afford to buy manure IN.
til ne has first made use Of every pound
produced at home.
A small herd of cattle we'll fed will
pay better tn an large one that lust
"pulls through"
Young hens and the early pullets will
bring more money now than as "old
ROSTERS" next spring.
During the winter it is quite au item
to arrange so that the fowls can have as
much sunlight as possible.
What is good sheeps 1t all depends
on what the sheepis wanted for aud the
man who takes care Of it.
Stick to the breed that you have done
well with. Improve and build it uD
rather than lei i fall back.
When sheepman finds occ .sion for
grumbling it would be we'll to quit the
business and try something else
Give the young pigs plenty Of succu-
lent food. A slop made of bran and
potatoes makes an excellent food.
No mercy should be shown to the.dog
that rushes out and barks at a passing
team. He should be shot at sight.
II you have no extra feed do not buy
a lot of stock this fall because 1t is
cheap. 1t will be dear Ito you) before
spring.
Do not wait till you are obliged to
give full winter feed before you begin
to add anything to that gotten from the
pasture.
If the fowls get too fat give then
some grain not rich in carbohydrates.
Oats as single food. will tend to
lessen the fat.
If you have late Matched turkeys it
will be well to see that they do not get
out into the grass until the dew is off,
even though the sun is bright.
Using ewes that have borne twin
lambs, raising young ewes from twins
and using rams that were twins, have
given good results in increasing the pro.
ticiency of the flocks.
The Wisconsin experiment station says
that 100 pounds of sweet whey is worth
seven cents as promoter of flesh and
health in calves, but sour whey is not
worth anything. This is pointer that
may be followed to advantage.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
THE CIsTERN RESOURCE.

t'How much will your cistern hold7"
asked friend, relates Hollister Sage.
ooh, half dozen hogsheads or more.
1t cost me S20.'' Twenty dollars for all
slnfailing supply of water which IS never
s-aaAsasntnated by soit.leachings! Cheap
enough if the cistern be well made and
lasts for twenty years, a -raasa.allr.-Aa-
frequently exceeded. How many farms
are considered almost worthless because
poorly watered, and if one or more
clsterns were put in--the work eau be
done by any farmer-~drouths would be
tided over and no trouble made. ! have
now in mind place where the only
source of supply is well which fails on
the first provocaton. 1t is offered low
Another place near it, and also poorly
watered, has spacious cistern under a
barn, kept full by its roof, and although
the farmhouse has been burned, the
place is still held at over 800 per acre.
A lane leads from the pasture to the
farmyard, where a trough IS kept full
constantly by use of pump. The
thirsty herd cores up for food and
shelter. In the West, even in many
cities, clstern water gives the sole sup
ply. The clearly HORSEPOWER pumps
dry his supply reservoir and has it
cleaned thoroughly before the autumn or
April rains begin. As soon as this is
yiiipe the cistern is allowed to fill, closed
and kept so for the year. Fresh,
!, fopious water of spring lasts until the
searth is sprinkled, the fall dust LAID aud
all the leaves blown away, when, if the
supply be short, the great distiilery of
the heavens is again allowed to pour in
suficiency. New York Tribune.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
A REASONABLE REOuEsT W.

A REASONABLE REQUEST Wee
Son-Mamma, NE wants pants
Mamma-My pet IS too little yet.
Wee Son-Well, me tinks ME might
have s'penders to my dwess, anyhow
Good News.
owe must attack this trouble
promptly" said the physician. ayes,
replied the patient, who had just
taken a dose OF medicine, "but | wish
you could be a little less bitter in
your attacks "-Washington Star.
THE Boston girl never hollers
hello" at the mouth Of the telephone.
She simply says, as she puts the re-
CeiyCr to her ear: Il take the liber-
ty CT addressing you via wire sur
charged with electricity. "-Icxas
~
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
PLANTS FOR WINTER.

The fall is the time for preparing
those plants that are chosen to brighten
the home with LEAKAGE and bloom during
the winter. The first point to be con-
sidered is the choice of The plants.
Young breathing plants are always to be
preferred rather than those that are ex-
hausted with blossoming during the
summer. 1t seems almost heartless to
leave tall, thrifty plants to the mercy of
the frosts, but not only their prolonged
blossoming has weakened them, but
their rapid growth under summer suns
has rendered them less hardy. Feeble
plants should never be taken into the
window garden unless 1t be to save some
favoritc species. s..
ExfEl tie earth carefully aud see
that it is free from insects aud grubs. 1t
is good plan to put panfuls of loamy
garden earth and leaf mold mixed into
the oreu, and bake it half an hour.
This will kill all insects, and when
the earth is cool is is ready to use. Cut
eff all water-soaked roots, and then press
the earth firmly around the plants, using
alTay the common red earthen pots
with separate ssaucsrs for each pot.
Kesi, repotted plants in shady place
for II week or so, until the roots are we'll
settled in their new homes. Do not let
these plants bloom for month or two,
bur pinch of all buds, that the strength
Of fsse plant may be concentrated in the
roe..s. IN order to produce a new, vigor-
set.s growth of branches.
In choosing the windows for plants
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
TEST FOR WHOLESOME MILK.

! good way to tell when to use new
milk from the COW is TO bring sample
to boil and if it curdles then do not
use it, but if 1t remains limpid it is all
right This test should be used always
before sending milk to the factory,
though perhaps it is not so important
wien the milk is peidled on a route,
though this colostrum tends to save the
milk in warm weather. American Dairy
man.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
The house where the poet Lonefellt

The house where the poet Longfellow
was born, corner of Fore and Hancock
streets, Portland. Me-, has been pur-
chased by John Musgrave of that city,
who is remode.ing the interior. He is
bothered a good deal by relic hunters,
one aanirer of Longfellow gon, SO far
the other day as to walk of with man.
telniece.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
The Latest Engagement Ring.

An artistic engagement ring IS
formed Of two narrow, hai fi,e ccn ef.ls.
tll d ,,iei Where they are divided is
filed with small but pure diamonds.
These small clear stones are always
preferred by women Of good taste to
very large ones less perfect in color
and in shape. Ladies' Home Journal.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21

SOME scientific authority has served
notice that trailing dresses are liable
to sweep up cholera germs. If the
warning will only cause removal of
the trail, the Aslatic plague will not
have hoyercd near us in vain.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
Beware of Ointmcnts for Cntarrh That
Gantuiu Nerrurv

As mercury will surely destroy the sense of
elneH and completely derange the whole sys-
TEN when entering it through the mucous SIR
faces. Such articles should never be used ex-
cept on prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do is ten fold 10
Halls >atarrh Cure, manufactured by +. I
Cheney i" Co., Toledo, O..contains no mercury,
and is taken Internally, and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system
IN buying Halls Iatarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. 1t is taken internally, and made
in Toledo, Ohio, by T: j. Cheney & Co.
EB Sold by Druggists, price 15c. per bottle.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
Have Y0u A sfl,Ii,u z

Or. r. Schitfmann, It. Paul. Mimi, will mail
q trial package of Schitfmann's Asthma Cure
FIRE to any sufferer. Gives instant relief in
worst cases. and cures where others fail.
Name this paper and send address.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
4 SIcep-Walker.

A case is reported Of a somnambu-
list who walked fifteen miles in his
sleep.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
TELEGRAPHY.

Forty seven (l) railroads employ the graduates ~
the GEORGIA TELEGRAPH SCHOOL. The only
exclusive Telegraph and Railroad business institute
in the Southern States Best equipped. largest IN
most practical school in the South. Send Tor new
analogue. COUCH & LUGENBEEI., SENoIA. GA.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21

1t is the cowardIy dog who is always
showing his teeth.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21

. WHY not make the cactus the ma
tional flower? it has more fine points
than any yet mentioned.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21

Pains from indgest ion quickly relieved with
one dose of Bile Leans SIN H.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21

Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly Oh the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and CT res habitual
coastiGahtiseany IS sfS Ifs Kind ever pro- a~
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptablo to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. DO not accept any
substitute.
cal FORNlA FyG SYRUP I'm
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21

Rulyard kipling, the Anglo-Indian nov
eIlSt, has RECONSTRUCTED and will not settle
down i'll this country.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
German
Syrup,

JUDGE J. 3. HILL, Of Tie Superior
Court, Walker county, Georgia,
thinks enough of German Syrup to
send us voluntarily a strong letter
endorsing it. When men Of rank
and education thus use and recon-
mend an article, what they say is
worth the attention of the public.
1t is above suspicion. II have used
your German Syrup he says, for
my Coughs and Colds on the Throat
and Lungs. l can recommend it for
them as a tlrst-class medicine -
Take 10 substitute. d
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21

One ght for a week will cure any case of
Constipation, SnuN Bile Beans.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21

Every man hates his own sin when he
sees it in another,
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.

SAW FRANCISCO CAL.
SnUfCDHFE ~
St. Landry democrat., 1893-01-21
FOOD OF DIGGER INDIANS.
ROASTED PINE NUTS THEIR MAIN
DEPENDENCE.
They Also Subsist OH the Seeds of
PIants-Enjoying Life Where Civ
iHzed People Would Starve.

r. FREDERICK VERNON
Cov,lle, who served as bo'
tanist for the recent DEATH
Valley expedition sent out
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-09-09
Outlook ENCOURAGING.

The announcement that all the
banks in Memphis had been notified
by their New York connections that
they were prepared to ship all the
money necessary to move the cot
ton crop caused comparatively little
comment in the trade in this city.
Vice President Anderson Gratz,
of the American Manufacturing
Company, which supplies a large
portion of the bagging used for cot
ton in this country, in discussing
the outlook said: "In the Memphis
section they have just begun to
move the cotton. In the South
Georgia and Texas sections they
began to move the product two
weeks ago. 1 think the financial
stringency has been felt less in the
South than anywhere else. We
have every confidence in our Gus
toners and are taking their notes
freely. The cotton growers are we'll
off at this time because when they
began to harvest the 1892-o3 crop
they could not get credit, and con-
sequently could not sell out in adj
vance. Now they own their cotton
outright and there is a good market
for it. The outlook IN the South is
very encouraging and money is now
easy"