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St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02

| with Texas were evidently imp essed
| upon the minds of=the gentlemeH before
| him. He Proposed more particularly
to go into the merits of the road itself.
He had examined carefully into the esti-
| mates made by Chief Engineer Greene,
and agreed with him that the road
could be built at Il very low figure.
Not being aware of the nature of the
country through which the road ran,
he could not speak knowingly of it's
local traffic, but he claimed that the
| object point to be reached was the great
commercial centre of Tex 8. AS Il pay
ing investment it spoke for itself. If
the trade OF northern, eastern and cen
tral Texas was a deslderatnm by con-
| trolling it thrDugh the medium of this
road a sufficient guarantee of the SOL
veEcy OF the enterprise would bo as
sured. The distances compare most
favolably with other points, and nature
itself assures it to be a paying invest
ment. Mr.. Clarke stated that, while
the cotton receipts at Galveston, Mem
phis, Charleston, Savannah and inte-
rlOr points were more than they should
be, yet he did not feel despondent OF
recovering Il fair proportion, and he did
not think that the citizens Of New Or
leans shOnld rest satisfied until they
could justly claim thirds Of the
total crop Slipped to this market for
export.
At the close of his address, Mr.. Clarke,
when questioned. stated that he would
willingly Subscribe $4,000 to the COM
pletion OF tile road.
On motion; the following named gen.
tltmen weresappointed ii committee of
seven to report resolutions indorsing
the report ai favoring the road to an
adjourned meeting, to he held this af-
ternoon, at - p. m.: Mtssrs. Charles
Chatit. j. B.! Latitte, R.. NJ. Walmsley,
Samuel Sim hson, A. Fl. May, R. T. Buck
nrr and l.. g. Jurty.
The meeting then adjourned.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02

MR.. EDITOR.-Our people must un-
derstand by this time that planting cot
ton on a large scale, and depending
upon the merchant for meat and bread
won't do. If they have not reached
| that conclusion, experience can never
teach them anything. Immediately
,fter the war the high price of the staple
| induced many to try to make money in
Its production. It was not long how
ever before it began to tumble over.
down from 80 to z cents pound, and
this Notwithstanding the many vista
lions of caterpillars and storms, sill We
would not give up the idea that there
was money in cotton, and cotton We
would plant. The consequence has been
exactly what any safe man could have
foreseen. We have become poorer and
poorer until the merchant has we'll nigh
ceased to make advances of provisions,
AS in days gone by. This may seem to
some as hard fate. It should be con-
sidered only as good lesson and we
ought to profit by it. In agriculture, as
in all other calliugs, no one can succeed
who will not to a great extent defend
himself. The man who does look around
for assistance, but boldly rolls up his
sleeves and goes to work determined to
achieve success by his own unaided eff
forts seldom fails. My fellow farmers
ought to follow the same rule. Let
each one make sure of raising q full
supply of meat and bread at home. Let
him have his own pork, his chickens,
milk aud butter, corn, rice, potatoes and
good vegetable garden and when he
has made sure of all this, if he has time
and room he may plant little cotton
and take the chances of selling it at
nine cents pound.
The winter season could be used ad-
vantageously in the raising Of crops
that would go great way in feeding
our horses, cattle and hogs, and in
surfing as good a supply of milk and but
ter as we obtain iu summer. Let us
cultivate the rust proof red oats, rye,
rutabaga turnips, &c. just after the
corn crop is gathered in the month of
October, all these things could be sown.
They need no other cultivation than q
thorough preparation of the soil be-
fore dropping the seed. They are ripe
and ready to be gathered by the latter
part of May, in time to plant corn, peas,
sweet notatOes. rice, &c.
There are farmers in this parish, who
have been planting oats for nearly ten
successive years, and who have never
failed to make good crop every year.
They feed nothing else to their horses.
What is there to prevent every farmer
from trying it on q limited scale. Oats
can be sown till the 1st of March and
will ripen by the latter part of May.
The corn crop last year, as everybody
knows, was very short. Many farmers
will have none to feed to their teams by
the 1st of March. They will be COM
pelled to use the new corn rs soon as
it ia hard enough for food. The result
will be that larger supply will be re-
auired to meet the wants Of this and
next year. Plant oats and you will
have them to feed until late in the
winter and thereby save the corn raised
this year for next year. We must get
out of the old ruts. FARMER.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02

Judge Jones, and one of his sons Mr..
G. F. Jones we're i'm town this week Son
business. The Judge and his family
came from Missouri to this parish du-
ring the past summer. They purchased
1000 acres of good farming land on Pla-
qnemine Brulee, where they are engaged
in farming and stock raising, and seem
we'll pleased with their investment. We
hope the Judge may induce SOME of his
friends to come to St. Landry as We
have ample room and harty welcome
for such gentlemen as Judge Jones and
his sons.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02
From the "Knfclicia - of Ada Esaacs
Memkem.

Where is the promise OF my years,
Once written on my brow,
Ere errors, ag0nies and fears
Brought with them all that speaks in tears,
Ere had sunk beneath my peers
Where sleeps that promise nowf
Nought fingers to redeem those hours,
Still, still to memory sweet
The flowers that bloOmed in sunny bowers
Are wthered all, and evil towers
Supreme above her sister powers
OF sorrow and deceit.
look along the condemned years
And see life's riven fame,
Just where 1t fell amid the .jeers
OF scornful llps whose mocking sneers,
Forever hiss within mine ears,
To break the sleep Of pain.
can but owr my life is vain,
desert void Of peace
I missed the goal sought to gain
And lost the measure of the strain
That lulls famea fevor In thy brain,
And bids earths tumult cease.
Myself! alas, for theme 80 Door,
A theme hut rich in fear
stand a wreck on errors shore,
A spectre not within thy door,
A hOnselcss shadow evermore.
An exile lingering herel
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02
School Days.
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Once more by mount and meadow side.
The merry bells are ringing,
Once more by vale and river wide
The school-room doors are swinging;
Forgotten books win pensive looks,
And states come forth from cover.
For hand in hand to lessOn-land
Go little lass and lover.
Vacation hours were full of joy,
Vacation skies were CHEEKY;
Yet days which pleasant tasks employ
Are neither dull nor dreary.
The rhythmic beat along the street
OF feet that dance In walking
Give witness true that three times two
Is better fun than talking.
What need of bliss were ours, my friend,
If we, like these, were able
Our cares and discOntents to spend
In vanquishing table
II we could be so light and free
Amid our garnered pleasures
As these who sweet the tale repeat
OF runtc-welghts and measures!
An! children dear, our later days
Have brought us wise amounting;
We see in all your sunny ways
The Fathers kind appointing.
Your morning bell is ours as we'll
We go to school to Duty,
Whose brow severe from year to year
Wears fadeless wreaths OF beauty.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02
Notice to GNsAsgesse ess.

Owing to the fact of tho country being
flooded with garden seeds which are put up for
sale on commission, ID. Landreth & Sons have
made reduction on their seeds OF QUE hnndTeG
selling LandretI's seed at a Hike reduction at
retail cts. per paper or so cts. per dozen
G. MAYO, Agt,
Jep. - Rgn as the Btg Gos@ags
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02

We are indebted to the Clerk of the
Police Jury for the following revenue
of expenses of the parish for nine months
of the last year, and the pay OF witnesses
and Jurors for the spring and fall terms
OF the District Court, for 1877.
These are expenses created not by the
Police Jury, but fixed by the laws of the
State. The only thing the Police Jury
has to do with these expenses is to pro-
vide ways and means for their payment.
During nine months of 1877 these ex-
penses as follows:
sberiffs criminal fees. S2230 90
District alto. neys fees for convictions. 1850 90
Sheriff and clerks salary by spel act No
sberitfs Der diem attending District
Parish and Supreme Court. 700 90
Iail fees Observation-Disclosures. 2643 on
Mo g;strate fees Observation-Disclosures. 1894 W
t,r,St.b bie fees Observation-Disclosures. 2l79 0O
Witnesses before magistrate. .- $40 o.
EXPENSES witnesses and jurors terms
Am rIdstrict Court ...... 3746 40
Added together these foot up total
aggregate OF SliZo3 3u
EXPENSES are given for nine months
only, because of the provisions of Sec
tiops 2 and 8 of act No. 5 of 1877, pro-
hibiting the approval or issuance OF
anv evidence OF Indebtedness by any
Police Jury after October 1st, 1877, un
less the money was in the treasury for
payment of the same. This year the
Assessor will have to be paid in addi-
ton to above, about $1,000 for making
assessment.
During 1877, the total parish tax levied
was $4sO6s so, of this amount as per
report of tax collector, only $36251 81
WAS collected; the remaining $11S18 45
being for delinquents; property bought
bv the State and uncollectible.
By this statement it will be seen that
Of the amount collected, to wit: 36251
81. S172S3 40 was absorbed by claims
created by the State and not by ordi-
nances Of the Police jury.
The total amount of taxable property
IN St. Landry is $2176,600. A tax of on,
per cent on this will amount to $21176.
Suppose this had been the rule of taxa
ton in 1877, and the delinquent and un
collectible tax had amounted to S11 ,81S,-
As, we would have had left $10357 55, OF
a little more than enough to have paid
one-half the amount Of expenses sad
died on US by the State, leaving nothing
for contingent expenses, outstanding
Indebtedness, internal Improvements
and other expenses of the parish.
The figures aud facts here given speak
for themselves. They demand that
some action should be taken and at once
to remedy this state Of affairs, and We
specially call them to the attention of our
Senators and Representatives in the
Were the State to assume payment OF
these expenses now saddled on the
parish, then there would be no trouble
in getting along on one per cent OF as
sessed value OF property. There is not
a member Of our Police Jury, but pays
taxes, some of them very heavy ones.
They have been as economical as possi-
BILE as the law stands. Any measure of
our legislature, looking to q saving OF
expenses and consequent reduction OF
taxation will be thankfully received and
acted upon by the Police Jury.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02

An american mare mule, brown color, with
saddle and harness marks, about fourteen
hands high. with no visible brand. Said mule
has been taken up by the undersigned on Bayou
B9nf. The owner Is requested to come for
ward prove property, pay costa and take her
away. JOS. M. ROBERTS,
Jan 2s-6t
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02

Judge Hudspeth is converting the
late residence of B. F. Linton, deceased,
into a law Office. 1t will be nice place
for a law office; near the Courthouse
and we'll shaded.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02

Don't forget the entertainment to he
given this sevening by the United Friends
of Temperance, at Wilkins Hall, Wash
ington. Admmittance IS cents. Re-
freshments in keeping with the princi-
pies of the order, will be on hand.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02

The Enterprise speaks of our friend
Alcee Dupre killing "a birds at so shots
That's nothing, another friend of ours
killed 40 at one shot year or two ago.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02

The Rev. E. Cater will preach at the
Masonic Hall in this place on next Sab
bath, February Sd at II o'clock A. NJ,
and 4 o'clock p. NJ.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02
opELoUsAs, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1878.
Peach trees are beginning to bloom.

We have had some dark cloudy
weather this week, but not a great deal
of rain.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02

We will soon have almost new bridge
across Bayou lesson. The lumber is
on the ground!
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02
DH E I'D Z

MCCARTY-on Friday t.ne 25th. at 7:so p,
ME-. Nj in =, washington. Mary A. shaughnessy,
@ wite OF Inoihas MeCarty, aged 81 years, q
conveyed to New Orleans for interment.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02

J.O. Chachere, Clerk of Court, Judge
B. A. Martel, E. T. Lewis and JOS. M.
Moore, have returned since our last
from New Orleans. j. N. Ogden, Esq,
is still in the city, but will be at home
Monday. The Parish Court, Judge J..
b. A. Fontenot, adjourned ON Thursday.
A Probate term will begin the 1st Mon
day in February.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02
Oakland SuaU s1ESEs,
OPPOSITE WASHINGTON. La

I have on hand q choice lot OF AtchafaIaya
cypress humber for safe and am prepared to
saw all orders for humber at the lowest rates
and at short notice, On bills over SEQ feet
foliage paid by mill. s. r. WALKER.
Ian. 1A-3m
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02
Artificial Butter.

EXTENT OF rs MANUFACTURE AND USE
DIFFERENE KINDS AND QUALITIES
WHAT MA1lERs SAY OF IT, AND THE
OPINION Or BUTTER-DEALERS. d
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02

The side door of bar room says the
Chicago Rost is like great many peo-
ple's prayer books-good only on Sun
day.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02
JUDICIAL ADvERTEsEMENTs.
SHERgFF's SALE.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH oFsT LANDRY,
Nos. lotto Il 1920.
CELEsTINE SIMON ADMx. vs.. ALEXIS
LAGUE EFT AL.

BY virtue of a W.: of fieri facias issued
ont of the honorable, District Court, In and
for the parish of ST. La dry. in the above entitled
suit, and to me directed. will proceed to sell
1T pubic auction. 10 the highest bidder, at the
Courthouse Of said parish. in the town of One.
l0usas. 0n SATURDAY, the l6t day of February.
1878, at II O'clock A. NJ, the following described
property, tO-wit:
A SAW mill with all the apparatus and engine
thereto belonging attached under writ OF at
tachInent issued in suit No 1000 of the Districs
Court, entitled Celestine Simon, admx. W.
on the plantation occupied or owned by Frerre
Alexis Nezat on the east side of Bayou Teche
in said parish.
C. C. DUsON,
feb 2 Sheriff of the Parish Of St, Iandrv
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02
Tax PayerD, Take Notice.

OUR YOKE Is HEAVY! COME LET US CONSULT
TOGETHER.
The undersigned land owners and taxpayers
invite public meeting of all citizens that have
an interest in equalizing and reducing the bur.
den Of taxation, to assemble at the Courth,uge
in Opelousas on the 9Th of February, 1878, to
take suitable steps in furtherance of the object
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02
The Eastern War.

The war between Russia and Turkey
we take it is about ended. AS a matter
of course Turkey has got the worst OF
it. As heretofore in wars between these
powers at the outset the Turks got the
best of it. Their successes however were
momentary. As soon as the Russians
had sufficient time to concentrate and
bring up their reserve troops, reverse
after reverse overlook the Turks in
rapid and bewildering succession. For
tilted towns were carried by assault or
starved into submission; the passes OF
the Balkins were forced and the Rus
sian legions poured like an avalanche
towards Adrianople. Suliman PasIla,
with the last organized Turkish army
was overtaken ON his retreat, his wagon
trains and artillery captured and his
army cut in two. When the Russians
had reached Adrianople the English
fearful of their future control of the
East began to exhibit symptoms of un-
easiness and last week it looked highly
probable that old England would again
have to stop the career of the Russians
as in 1899, when Diebitchs onward
march to Constantinople was so sud-
denly stepped, to the amazement of the
world, and not explained until years
afterwards it was revealed by the pub
iication of dispatches of the English
Government, to their naval commanders
in the Black Sea and Mediterranean to
take part, at once with the Turks, if
the Russians advanced further.
However, judging from the tone of
the dispatches, this time it will not be
necessary for England to interfere.
The Turks have concluded, it seems
without delay to take peace on such
terms as the Russians will grant them.
The war has been short, sharp and de-
cisive, as all wars must necessarily be,
where both parties use modern artillery
and breech loading rifles. It has been
conducted with savage fury and bar
barity on both sides reminding one of
madievil times when the horrors of war
had not yet been tempered with the
mercy of christianity and civilization,
OF the days when the Crescent and the
Cross struggled for the mastery of
Europe.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02
NEW ADvERTIsEMENTs.
HOPE HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY

AT the regular meeting which is to be held
Monday February 4th, 1878, there is to be an
election OF officers. A punctual attendance ia
required. SOL. BLOCH
Feb2 Hecrefarv
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02

1t is n strange nati0n to advance
against the prosecution Of crime that IL
will put the country mt cost. IL that no..
tion is to prevail, let as abolish the
whole system of law, and save the sal.
aries of judges aud officers of courts.
II the laws are rot to be enforced he
cause there is expense involved, why
not at once do away with the whole
machinery of justice and let every man.
he q law unto himself9 That is the ine-
vitable conclusion. Could more mora-
strons proposition possibly be brought
fogWarda-lEg,
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02

above expressed.
J Bloch
J DuhOulElieu
E d Estilette
r ] Montgomery
F B Smith
8 B Harmon
Jas II Houston
has 8 Hollier
AlphOnse Levy
Leonoe Sandoz
Julius Meyers
j P Smith
Fl A Phillips
III David
Eugene Richard
Lucins David
Addison Dimmiek
C N DAILY
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02

W L Truman
John I Gardiner
Geo Fl Gardiner
F A Barry
J L Guilbeau
r Barry
J W Gardiner
J Chretien
Andre d Meche =.
David Meche
JnO Collins
Albert Burleigh
Alex Burleigh
T B Daley
W r Wilson
&C Swayze
w NJ Johnston
r ID Davis
St. Landry democrat., 1878-02-02

-, OIAoX OH AFFE. =
:, After the report had bSen read, Mr..
Clarke. general manageK of the New
Orleans, st. Louis and Chicago Rail
road, was introduced aud addressed the
meeting OF some length. /
he stated that he woults not pretend
to go into the merits of ths, road as the
m means OF increasing our catton receipts.
The advantages Of rail Communication
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-12-05
A Bird OF Cunning Uses.
Habits OF Insects.

There is a curious bird in India
known as the "glow.worm bird" from
its habit OF gathering luminous insects,
as some suppose, for the purpose OF
lighting its nest.
Sir William Jones endeavors to ao-
count for the presence of the glow
worms in the nest by the supposition
that the bird places them there TOR the
purpose Of lunching upon them at a
convenient opportunity. He, however,
grants to the little ieathered "lndisn"
various qualities, which are, if any.
thing, more wonderful than the above
He says that it is easily tanned, and
may be taught to fetch and carry like a
dog. Dtop a ring into well and the
bird will, upon given signal, dart after
it, seize it before it reaches the water,
and bear it with exultat!on to its mas
ter, 1t can also be taught to carry
notes from one house to another. The
young HindoO woman at Bsnares wear,
according to Sir William, very thin
plates of gold between their eyebrows I;
and when they pass through the streets
il is not uncommon for their lovers, who
amuse themselves by training those
birds, to send them to pluck the pieces
of gold from the forehead of their mis-
tresses and bring them in triumph to
the misChievous sWains.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-12-05
Tho rhy.lolox, of thr Liver.

The liver is the largest secreiing organ in
the human body, and the bile which it se>
cretes is more liable to vitiaton and misdi-
rection from its proper channels than any
other Of the animal fluids. Luckily for the
bilious, however, there is an unfaihug source
OF iell from liver complaint, namely, Hos.
letters stomach Btlers, Il medicine which
for over quarter Of a century has been
achieving thorough cures Of the above men.
toned ailments, fever aud ague, dyspepsia,
bowel complaints, rheumatic, and kidney
affections, and disorders involving loss Of
nervous yigor. It is, moreover, u prevent
i've of malarial disease, and affords protec-
ton to thousands of persons residing in dis.
tricts OF country where that dire scourge is
prevalent. As a remedy adapted to the
medicinal requirements of families, il is
supremacy desirable, and asa means of forti.
Tying debilitated system, it is thoroughly
to be depended upon.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-12-05
Ficld-Marshal DerillInger.
Tinsley Magazine


The tailor lad. who had once lacked
the smallest coin, left princely fortune
behind him, which, both his sons dying
childless, appropriately came, through
his daughters, to the princely families of
ROuss and Schonburg. BY intermarriage
his blood runs also in the veins of the
noble houses of Stollberg, Haugwitz,
Marwitz, Weten, Benin, Bismarck and
many more, which may account for the
milk in the mountaineering thereby
the strenuous efforts of these noble lami-
lies to remove the tailor faint from their
intensely blue blood Old George him
self, though always reticent about his
early days, never gave the lie direct to
the sartorial impeachment; and it is
related that when the French Embassa-
dor at the Berlin Court ventured to
allude sneeringly to his original trade,
he sternly replied, putting his hand on
his sword, " Yes, am tailor by trade;
and this is my yard'stick, with which |
measure all impertineut ours and pup
pies" 1t would appear that the noble
Rebenac, the ambassador in question,
humbly deprecated being measured just
then,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-12-05
The Rev. H,nry wnrd7Reecher,

In his lecture on "The Wastes and Burdens
Of Society,"" claims "man's natural lille to be
eighty years, and, as the average life is but
thlrtyNthree years there must he II waste Of
forty,seven years. There is much OF truth
in this statement. If man be unfortunate
in business it is attributed to the violation
OF some commercial law. Now, If person
be taken OIL in the prime Of life, ought it
not to be attributed to the violation OF some
physiological law? lfpeopIe only knew bet
ter, they would live better and longer but
how can they profit by that which they know
not of? The only popular work that meets
this great want is DR.. Pierce's Common
Sense Medical Adviser. | 1t the great prob.
lens of disease and health are fully dis
cussed The work contains over 800 pages
and $50 colored plates and wcod>cuts. Price,
81 so (post paid), Address the author, Il. v.
Pierce, NJ. D., Buffalo, n. Y.