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St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09

to capture him. We raluuled a long
pole into the burroW several times
Finally we heard a snap like the re
port Of a gun, and the pole remained
fast. The gator had sci ed it. We
tried vaInly to pull him out. Then
some one suggested tnat we try oul
camp mule. We shouted. The mule
was led down to the hole, a chain
ia tened to the pole, and then the
frightened animal was started.
''Ihere was a cTeaking Of chains, a
roar, and the ali gator, fully seven
feet in length, came out with a rush
as the mule started on a wild run for
the road. The saurian's teeth were
sunken so deeply into the wood that
he could not release himself, and
away went the mule, pole and all.
The alligator spun around, kissing
like a steam engine. but he held on,
while the mule, thinking himself
pursued, snorted and ran. We FOL
lowed, into the streets of Oscala flew
the mule and his queer load. Com.
pletely exhausted, he was stopped by
q party in front OF the postotfice.
The gator was dead. We skinned
and stuffed him. The mule recovered,
but the sight of a swamp now throws
him into a perfect frenzy OF terror"
NrShip tow News
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09
The Decimal Point.

In both France and Germany one-
fourth Q-4) reduced to a decimal is writ
ten as O,25; in England it is written OPS
always with the period at the top of the
line), and in the United States in this
way, OPS. France and Germany always
use the comma g., England and the Unite
States the period &, the only difference
being the manner in which it is placed
upon the line. Sir isaac Newton is given
the credit of originating the present
English method Of using the decimal
point, his reason being that by placing
it at the top of the line it could be dis.
tinguished at a glance from the "full
stop" punctuation mark. ALI English
mathematicians use the mark in the way
proposed by Newton. and the period as
. sign of multiplication .-[scientifc
American.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09
AN ALL ROUND WOMAN.
Astronomer, Greek Scholar, Mage
Zinist and EsSayist.

Astronomer, Greek Scholar, Maya
zinist and Essayist.
Miss Agnes Mary Clerke, the woman
astronomer, who recently won the prize
offered by the Royal Institution OF
England for the best work ILLUSTRATIVE
of the wisdom and beneficence of the
Almighty in any department of SCIENCE
is a most symmetrical woman mentally.
Beside her Popular History of AS
tronomy in the Nineteenth Century," of
which a third edition has just been
issued and 1.-THE System of the Stars"
she is the author Of a charming book
called "Familiar Stories from Homer"
She is especially fond of Greece and
Greek literature, is a constant contribu-
tor to scientific magazines and is one of
the regular staff of the Encyclopaedia
BRITANNICA"
She is said never to have received any
scientific training. All that she knows
she has obtained from personal observa-
tions and private study. She is a devout
Catholic.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09
DEATH IS RARELY PAI>ECL.
But Sensations of Approaching Dis
solution Are Little Known to
Physicians.

Descriptions of the sensations of those
who thought they were about to die,
but who passed into a more or less pro-
found state of Inconsistencies and after
ward recovered, though intense and
realistic, cannot be accepted as authentic
portrayals of the sensations of the dying,
since these persons did not die. The
temporary suspension of all the physical
signs OF life, as in a trance Or lethargv,
may so exactly simulate death that all
may agree that the person is dead,
while yet that indetinable something
which holds the soul to the body remains
and is capable of reinstatiug the common
phenomena of life. We have no reason
to assume that the sensations expert
enced in passing into this state of IN
consciousness resemble the sensations Of
those who have actually felt the ca thIy
house of this tabernacle dissolved. Tn
consciousness is not death. It only
effectively resembles it. Physicians il
the bedside of the dying, while holding
the tickering, weakening pulse beneati'
the finger, eagerly watch for some
word or sign expressive of the sens
lions of approaching dissolution. Moth
ing, however, of value ever comes to u>,
Indeed many a life goes out, leaving be
hind clear indications that there is no
appreciation whatever of the great over
shadowiny change that is upon it, ever
though the mind remains clear and active
to the last.
A mother, hearing me whisper at her
bedside, "She is dying" opcned her eyes
and replied, OH be better in a minute"
though when the minute had elapsed she
had given her last s~jgh-her last heart
throb. A little girl clinging to her
fathers hand one sunny morning, said:
Papa, light the lamp; it is getting so
DARK and Immediately expired. A
young man asked, "Why do you all cry:
| shall get well soon,' and fell back on
his pillow, dead. These expressions
show clearly that the putting on of i'm
mortality was unaccompanied by sensa-
tons Indicative Of the change.
In the great majority of cases death is
preceded ~ a period Of Inconsistencies,
more or less profound, and of greater or
less duration. In this state the vital
spark goes out painlessly and without
any evidence Of the mind being illumined
for a single instant by returning con-
seriousness. Deathbeds are rarely pain,
ful.-IKate Fields Washington.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09
Deafness Cannot be Curcd

~ local APPLICATION as they cannot reach the
+, 'ased portion Of he ear. There is only one
y to cure Deafness, and that is by con-titu-
p,ned condition of TIE mucous lining of the
ustachian Tube. When this tube gets in.
:tned you have a rumDling sound or imper.
ct hearing, and When it is entirely closed
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to is normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out ten are
caused by c~atarrh, which is nothing but an in
tanned condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred ID ,llars for any
'a1e of ID afnes5 (cau+ed by catarrh) that can
at be cure by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
E. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0.
NSyoSnln hv Drl rpiStS 1ac
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09
AN UNUSUALLY LIVELY CHOIR
Among the Singers Put toe Par
son to Flight.

son to Flight.
Perhars if the Rev. Lamb Agnup
CT Wee ing Canon, N. M, knew 81
much about church choirs as h, dOee
now he would not have attempted t.
start a ma 9 cho r at that place.
the reports Of the Weeping Car..
experiment are correct, Mr.. Agnus
had bit recently left a theological
sCho0' and had more enthusiasm than
p actical know edge, but there can
be no do@bt that his intentions
were the best. 1t was said many
tunes in Weeping Canon that the
C e gynlan I'm ant we'll but had no
'Sab'.'" At all events. according to
the generally credited accounts Of the
atfai., as given il the B ston Adver-
tISc Mr.. Agnus set about forming a
ma e choir soon after his arrival in
we ping C.non.
AT his p4rs nal and urgent solic ia.
ton about ev ry cowboy and miner
in that part Of Sierra County who
c uld sing, or who thought he could
sing, VS. t ken into the choir on
tilli The first few .ehea sails we're
as)lrc' Of many Slept s. night to
NJ: Agnu5, but matters fina.l y pro.
gre $ q to such a stage that it was
announced that Il conc 'rt would be
= Ell by the choir on an evening in
the early part OF June. It was gen.
gaiIy suppvS d that ar influential and
10 'ulHr individual who was known az
"NhlCride Jack' would be given tho
leading part because of his remarn.
ably powerful if not particularly
sweet yO.ce, but Weeping Canon was
startled by the announcement that d
young ranChman, IompiliO Peraltus,
was to be the star Of the evening. 1t
was noticed that 'ChlOride" was alb.
sent from the Tchcarsals after that,
and many Of the older and wiser
members Of the choir at once resigned
from the organization.
The concert was held on the even.
Ing as announced, but what the
Weeping Canon Coyote, the local
weekly, describe ed as an unfortunate
misunderstanding" served to shorten
the program nOticeably. After the
choir had sung two athens, which
were vigorously %applauded. Senior
PeTaltcs started in on a SOLO. He had
hardly finished a brief recitation when
a double -barreled gun vas thrust
through n of the open windows and
a heavy load of buckshot was dis.
charged at the soloist. AS the buck
shot 'Scattcred" to a great extent
several per ons in the audience were
more seriously injured than Senior
PeraItes was, and the injured ones
made haste to whip out their six
shooters.
A large portion Of the audience
made a rush for the door; many 9TH
ers dropped quickly to the floor and
crawled under the benches; some
vicious cowboy "shot out" the lights
and, to queue the Weeping Canon
Coyote, "the scenes that followed
beggared description"
AUont 8 o'clock that evening a
young man in clerical garb hailed the
Hermosa stage * tedly and clam.
bered in. His muddy and dishevel d
attire was not such as the Rev. Lamb
Agnus usually wo e, but he was the
individual. He was afterward in
duced to return to the Weeping
Canon Church after a few weeks had
elapsed; but for several years since
his return he has insisted upon purely
congregational singing.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09
He Wants New Arms.

Theodore Lee, the armless newsdealer,
who went East recently with a vague idea
that he could get arms grated on to his
stumps has been heard from. He has
been inqulling among specialists regard
ing his case, and he finds that he may
vet secure arms. First, the arms that are
to be grated on to his stumps must be
taken from a healthful man or oma
n the hope is held out to Mr.. Lee that
he may find some person, condemned to
be hanged, for instance, who would for
$1,000, say, to be given to relatives or
charity, allow an arm to be ]amputated
for grating purposes. Mr.. Lee has, in
substance, been informed that the splice
would have to made just above the elbow
joint.
When Mr.. Lee has found a person who
will submit to the operation they will
have to be brought together in such a
position as to permit of the arms of both
which are to be operated upon being
placed in plaster of paris casts, so that
they cannot be moved. Then it is pro-
posed to cut the back part of both the
arms, also cutting through the bone
arm that is to be grated on to Mr.. Lees
stump, or that portion of it that is cut
away at the first operation, is to be adj
justed and fastened to the stump and
allowed to remain until it heals and there
lis evidence of circulation between the
stump and the part that is grated On.
The second operation will be the cutting
Of the remainder of the inside potion Of
the arm, together with the artery and
the nerve. This operation, it is propo-
sed, however, is not to be undertaken
until the surgeons are satisfied that the
circulation through the part of the arm
already grated on is sufficient to nour-
ish and support the new forearm. -[St.
Paul Pioneer Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09
MODESTY.

I MoDEsTY.
"He's a very modest young man, ISM
he?"
: Modest as a burglar; he doesn't ever
want the credit Of his own work.
philadelphia Record.
>. AN IGNORANT CAPTAIN.
Old Lady-What's the matter now9
Steamboat Captain-We've run on q
sandbar.
Old Lady-Well, why don't you 60
over it2 What's your walking-beam
for, Ia like to know2-[New York
Weekly.
AN L FAvoR1TE.
Friend-Well, Tommy, now that
you've started to school, what do you
like best?
Recess. - Chicago Inter
Ocean.
A COMPANION IN MISERY.
cit was too bad" she said to her hus-
band as they left the theatre, ''that that
woman with a high hat should have
spoiled the performance for you"
"les. l had some satisfaction,
though"
"How!'
"Watching the man who sat behind
you, dear Washington Star.
COMFORT ENOUGH.
Foreign ViSitor-The Belgian Minis
ter says your Columbian Exposition is
| the Of1r61cf onH p,,ct I,o,tifrl nv,Dci
ton ever given in this Or any other
! country.
Chicago Man-Thank Heaven, Now
we can bust happy New York
Weekly.
ARTFUL WRETCH.
He-I wish YOU would give me one
of those photographs you had taken the
other day. They remind me of the only
woman l ever loved.
Sne-Ill never speak to you as long
as I live. Who was she?
He-You.- Indianapolis Journal.
AN ODD CHARACTER.
Here's a man
Built upon a curious plan;
Lived two years in Georgia State,
Never was a candidate;
Gospel truth: we amt in fun;
(Paralyzed, and couldn't rum
-TAtlanta Constitution.
ODDS AND ENDS.
"Down is up" said the feather mer-
chant.
Even the sober conductor cannot get
along without his punch. -LGalveston
News.
Jaeson says the greatest scenterpiece
for the table is a slice of limburger.-
[Elmira Gazette.
In all the reduction of pay now going
on the wages of sin still remain the same.
- Pittsburg Chronicle.
In the matter of hairdressing why
shouldn't we take the queue from the
Chincse?-ILowell Courier.
Jones-Robbins gave me this cigar.
Brown-I don't blame him.
''Has she given you any encourage.
"Oh, yes. She says she will
gCL dll VI IlCI ldtilc4 , liOuCS "uCu w
dies. '-[Life.
tive done so little work." said the
policeman. "that my biceps are letting
flabby. How | would like to meet a
good, clubable Observation-Disclosures
Star.
"This, I suppose" said TIE stranger in
the city, 'js one of your c~lubhousosF'
"Wcll, you might call it one. It's a |
station."- Washington Star.
Father-And I'll give you a nice box
Of candy if you'll have those teeth pulled.
with a waiD-And then | can't
eat the candy!-[Chicago Record.
"Whati is the difference between wages
md salary'2' "Well, generally, one
means a great deal Of work and some
pay, and the other is a good deal of pay
md some work.'-[Chicago Record.
She-It can hardly be questioned that
Every woman is more CT less of a mind
'eader. Hc-Do you think you could
> ad mine? Sbe-I'd rather not. Nam.
M is a little particular as to the charac.
of my reading Boston Globe.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09

Needs assistance it may be best to render 1t
promptly, but one should rem mbcr to use even
The best ard most S mple and gei Il" remedy is
the syrup Of Figs Manufactured by the Cali.
forum Eig SNrun Co
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09

Ladies needing n tome, or children who
want b ulliug up, slo 1t take Browns Iron
ElttcrS 1t is plea ant to ia C, clr's Nal, a
ldiS"s on, .I.Ou-ness ana Liver Comp ANTS,
makes til. Blond rich and nrirA
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09
Cheap Disposition of Garbage.

The Chicago street cleaning depart
ment seems to have successfully solved
the problem of economical disposition OF
garbage, with their peripatetic garbage
crcmatory. A careful test of the ma
chine was made the other day, and ac-
cording to the report Of it in Chicago
paper it was triumphantly successful.
The crcmatory looks at a little distance
like one Of the tar-boilers seen upon the
streets, with a short smoke stack on top.
and u fire box beneath. A door at the
rear alltw, the paper, wood and other
easily comblstible material to be thrown
upon the fire and Immediately burned.
On top near the rear is a funnel shaped
receptacle into which the garbage proper
is tiiloNn. This SITS down upon d CRATE,
where it is dried. II is then pushed into
the fire. This machine kept six men
shovelipg garbage into it as fast as they
could work. Two men went ahead Of il
and tipped over the garbage boxes, then
sorted cut the con,bustiblc material
proper. Fur othes ian the machine
aud dumped the garbage into the fire.
So rapid WAS the 60 hbusticn that til,
horses attached to this pcrambulatin:
crematnry sc,doh. slapped. SIrerinten
&c t Welles watci.c Ell it ten minu.cs, an
il that time it const:m ii the materiu
Which Ind c elected iu tf;cen boxes. l.
is calculated the machine will, with per
feet ease. consume all the garbage in =
single ward each day.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09

If your F'ark \cle i, or you are all worn out,
good for nothing, it is general d hility.
rown's lro Is tiers wi cure You, m k vou
trOng, cleanse Eolr V =, and i've you a good
p.ttltr-t
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09
" ss1n Nature

The greatest UNI eisl is Oxford. 1t has
Il colleges and 5h lis
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09

Tho Orlnff Ii ln>l ii is be,ieve1 to lie re
81, nsibie for 67 murl.rS.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09

Very handsome dresses and window
curtains as well are 10Y made OF glass III
Austris.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09

Light bow tiers for fed use were e ST
made ty P1xhanS III 1922.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09
German
Syrup"

I must say a word as to the ef-
icacy of German Syrup. I have
used it in my family for Bronchitis,
the result of Colds, with most ex-
cellent SUCCESS. Ihave taken it my
self for Throat Troubles, and have
derived good results therefrom. I
therefore recommend it to my neigh
bors as an excellent remedy in such
cases. James 7. Durette, Earlys-
vile, Va. Beware Of dealers who
offer you "something just as good"
Always insist On having Boschee's
German Syrup. q
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09
THE JOKERS' BUDGET,
JESTS AND YARNS BY FUNNY
MEN OF THE PRESS.

e. Double Reason-A Long Expert
ence-No Use-Buying Things for
Mamma, Etc, Etc.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09

A DOUBLE REASON.
Miss Parade and Miss Beach
Go so much with each other.
Not for friendship, but each
Has an unmarried brother.
-lJudge.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09
le Nile has a fall Of only 6 inches in 1000

miles.
II afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye Water. Druggists sell at &c. Il bottle
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09
lie STOPPED BOARDING.

Mrs. Snaggs (reading) A man in
South Duxbnry, Mass, has coughed up
a ten-cent piece he swallowed some time
ago.
Mr.. ~Snaggs--Yes, I've noticed other
indications that the boarding of money
is coming to an end Pittsburg Chron-
icle.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09

E. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
81 Sold by Druggists, 75c.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-12-09
NOT A DINE NOVEL HERO.

"My dear Sir" said the grateful father,
chow can | reward you for dragging my
only daughter from Il watcry gravc?"
"Simply do not expect me to marry
her." replied the ro.-!Detroit Free
Press.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-04-06
A Modern Dental parlOr.

A visit to the dental parlors of DIR.
r. l.. Harris will convince any one that
the Doctor IL building nm n 6ne nrac-
tice, and IL is well that this il 80 MS no
il "A veteran in the profession and keeps
abreast of adyancements in the art.
DIR, Harris il a graduate of the Ianbe.
mann Dental College of Chicago. and
the New Orleans Dental College so
that he was thoroughly eouipped In the
technical knowledge of the profession.
and to this he has added the more yalu.
able knowledge which comes with long
years of practice, Twenty wears AGO
he was a practitioner in Atlantic-an
old chum of Mayor Hanna and Can't. IT.
T.. Griswold. Here Is what Mr.. Hanna
says OF his work at that time: al can
recommend r. l.. Harris as n first class
dentist. He did my work in Atlantic
eighteen years AFRO, which Is still good"
MANY others would gladly testify TO the
Doctors efficiency If called upon. Drop
ping into the Doctors Office over How
AIDS store, we find him eauipped with
all the modern instruments for the best
work In dentistry, and in the midst of
a great deal of work for patrons. One
plate on his table il particularly inter
esting. The plate is for young lady
who suffered from necrosis, and the re.
moyal of n large portion of the law bono
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-04-06
TAPPED UNCLE SANS TILL.
Burglars Enter the PostOffice
and Disgrace the Profession,

Burglars Enter the PostOfflce
and Disgrace the Profession.
The Audubon postoilice was entered
by burglars sometime between Satur-
day night and Sunday morning and
took nearly $500 in cash. Postmaster
Cousins was not in the Office between
the closing hours of Saturday and the
opening Monday morning, hence is un-
able to say whether the deed was done
Saturday or Sunday night, though the
tracks indicated that they were made
Sunday night. The burglars effected
an entrance through the east and rear
window by prying up the sash with a
pick. Once inside they endeayored to
enter the safe by battering the lock
with heavy hammer, but this failed
and they drilled through the heavy
doors, making place for the charge Of
powder which opened the doors. The
lady clerks found the office in u bad
state of disorder Monday morning, the
| safe doors wide open and papers strewn
all about, and the tools used by the in
truders lying where they had finished
using them. The tools consisted of q
brace minus the bit, u small broad axe,
u blacksmith's hammer, a screw driver,
cold chisel All were taken from
Jumps blacksmith shop except the
broad axe and pick which were
taken from the North Western tool
house. 1t is reasonably certain that
the latter tools We're taken Sunday,
| which establishes the theory that tho
burglary was committed Sunday even
ing, Among the papers ON the floor
was found MANILA envelope contain.
ing vouchers and the majority of tho
money in possession of the postmaster.
That the providers missed this best por-
embarrassment and chagrin if they SEQ
this notice. This oversight Isl disgrace
to the profession and quite amateurish.
Since the robbery became known
nearly every citizen recalls the fact that
no saw strange and suspicious person
ages in town Saturday, but all is indef-
mite and it IL merely statement of fact
to say that there Is no clue to the burg
lars. If they were professionals they
doubtless secured the tools in shops here
to throw suspicion on local men; but
the bungling manner In which the theft
was performed nearly exonerates pro-
fessionals of the deed. Tho postmaster
promptly put the matter in the hands
Of the postonlce department,
The loss Is In the neighborhood Of
S2l0, considerable less sum than it
might have been had the visitors made
more thorough search.
Monday afternoon an unknown man
was arrested while going up the North
Western tracks and brought TO town.
He was put through rigorous exami.
nation by Attorney Wonn, and while
he failed to give any account Of him
self no clue could be found to convict
him with the postoillce burglary. lie
was discharged Tuesday afternoon.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-04-06
Change in the Milling Firm.

An important change occurred yes,
terday in the ownership of the Audubon
Roller Mills, by which the interest of j
Kuhn, of Des Moines, was transferred
to Mr.. w. III. Kelley, and the firm name
will hereafter be Culver, Stotler & Kel-
ley. The mill was built by Kuhn, Cul-
yer & Co., in 1887, though the former
has always been a resident. The
business has been operated with great
success and the strictest integrity has
been practiced in dealing with the pub
lie. Each member has proved himself
gentleman and the firm has thus de-
served the popularity it enjoyed. BY
the change the firm can only be improv-
ed by the fact that the new member
is resident of Audubon. Mr.. Kelley
has been very successful farmer and
is pleasant man to do business with.
He enjoys the fullest confidence of the
public, and in this position will prove a
popular man, so that the new firm, with
viz VI tiiO Oiu Now
bers, is destined to succeed. The Au-
dubon Roller Mills is one of Audubon's
best institutions. 1t has the confidence
of the public and draws business to
Audubon from remote points, and from
points not properly tributary to Audi
bon. But the farming community is
partial to a mill that does a square,
honest business, and these people can
be relied upon to give this sort of deal
without watching. When the mill
commenced business here in 1887, they
were compelled to ship in wheat for
grinding, but for the last two years
they have been wholly supplied by wheat
raised here. The quality of the pro-
duct has not suffered as the Audubon
Roller Mills flour is recognized as being
as good as any in the world. Every
business interest in Audub will join
THE REPUBLICAN in wishing the new
firm continued prosperity.