The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-03


tai its monstrous weight crashes the poor
unconscious victim. Respect the name
OF woman; your mother and sisters are
women, and as you would have their
fair name untarnished, and their lives
unembittered by the slanderer's bitter
tongue, heed the i'll your own words
may bring upon the mother, the sister,
or the wife Of some fellow creature.
The GENT r.. e. LEE MONUMENT.
The colossal monument to the memory
of Gen1 Lee which is now rapidlybeing
constructed under the direction and skill
ofProf. Valentine, viii, when completed,
be the greatest triumph of art and me-
chanical skill ever produced in this coun-
try. The structure will be surmounted
BY q reclining figure of Gen1 Lee envel-
oped in hisnilitary cloak. The form
will be finely carved in marble, and the
expression of cQuntenance rendered with
ife-like correctness. In order, to com
plete this grand monument ut the ear
lest possible day, the Executive Com
nlittee of the Lee Memorial Association,
of Lexington, Va.y which iscomposed OF
such distinguished men as Gena Pendle-
ton, Gent Terry, Hon. Win. McLaugh-
lin, Col Preston Johnston, Col. Jas. X.
EdmOndson, Chas. Davidson, andothers,
have authorized tile publication and sale
of perfect Ige sire steel engraved por-
traitof Gen1 Lee. The proceeds Of its
sale to be applied IN ~furtherance of the
object of this Association, namely: to
the erection OF amOnumentt to the meme
Dry Of Gent r. Z. Lee, at tile Washing
ton and Lee University, Lexington, va.
Tie portrait viii be sold only by sub
scription, through regular authorized
agents, and eyerysubscriber will receive
a. certificate signed by the Secretary and
Ciairmanof the Lee Memorial Assoeia-
ton. We commend this portrait I'd the
public and hope some good Energetic
nlaa will secure Emergency in this sec
ton IT'D eFderttO helpspn tlle good work.
Messrs.. w. M. BostWick 81 Co., Nos.
hit 81 ITO West Fourth Street, Cincin-
natl, Ohio, have been constituted aud
appointed General Managers Of Agen-
cies, md any communication addressed
to them, for circulars, terms and certif-
Gates, viii receive prompt attention.
All the New Orleans daily papers are
in fall blast again, having compromised
with the Compositefs
Tie Rake which Is the modest name
ne an agricultural and horticultural
journal published i'm this city, contains
in d late number an interesting article
on beggary and work. lit is alleged,
and the fAetia pakAnh that the number
0f heggazs to be found in New Orleans
Ii greater now than III was eVer known
TO boz before. The individuals are of
all ages, cOlOrs and previous conditions,
and The question is-WhaE sIlall be done
with thom9 This is what the Rake
suggests:
Some propose soup houses. We
propose work houses, not In the penal
sense. but institutions for work where
individuals mas, It they will, earn their
living To feed q mansas n charity,
who can WORK. IS tO humiliate and de-
grade him. 1t creates that very state
Df dependence which, Ton the time
being, it supports. Give him work and
lat him, aye. make him, earn his living
by the sweat 0f his brow. Establish
wOnkhOnees and create gardens and
farms where the various kinds Of wOrk
may he he'd suiEedtt0 the capacity and
strength OF the various hOfdes of beg
ears that infest streets, and then
arrest every one of them engaged In
plying their vocation. That will do the
business and stop tile nuisance effec-
tualiy and promptly.
IT, can be dpne and Olghtfa lie done.
These w0rkh0Hses and gardens in the
vicinity 0E New Orleans may he made
aelf-sustaining, and m0res There Is not
q doubt Of il. Only put tie right men.
and wonien TO manage them. and they
will afford employment and bread TO
the idle and starving, and pay their
way II Is time we were looking into
Sae philosophy 0f economy, and utiliz-
ing our resources 0f every kind. It III
high time Ter Us 20 organize industry i'll
Louisiana aMa throughout the South.
HithertOs siace the war, We have hun-
dcred along Ill u hap-lAzaEa way, with
emf organization nngly consequently,
without strength 0r prosperity, We
forget that THERE ii such d thing as tile
SCIENCE " industry, as profound and
broad It'll onr necessities, whose benefits
Ne mayss and can. and ought 70 have.
Ipt ias arouse ourselves 90 action
Energy. cn+oteratiDns nl8aH-Waat may
fl.ey DOT accomplish
Oar agricultural contemporary advIs
- tlag CITY administrators To b0ldly|
1lapnlR with tia H8atusE allds II pos
sifhe, change WastefM beKgaTE into.
iualstryA q. Times.