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St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-06
The Phisiqsze of Americans.
saturday En- ngincer.l

1t used to be Il common remark that
Americans were lacking in physique, and
as nation they were called lank, lean
and Of too nervous temperament. But
time, with increased comfort, prosperity,
better food and clothing, and other con
cOmitants OF civilization, has worked
wonders for our people. Dickens, who
was Il very keen observer, relnal5ed a
vast improvement Oh his second visit to
this country in the looks of the people.
especially the women. Other evidence
might be cited to the same effect. But
let each judge for himself. Walk along
any thoroushfare when the crowd is
densest; stand on packed ferryboat,
or in front of one of our churches or
theaters when the audience is leaving.
Are not the mass of people who pass
robust, well fed and substantial-lo
ing? Do you see many cadaverous,
slab sided persons? Do not they look
on the average, as people of any other
race?
The fact is, and the statistics of the
examining surgeons of our enormous
army during the war prove it, that the
American is taller and larger round the
chest than his Saxon, Celtic or TeutOnic
cousin. Dwellers in cities are usually
puny. The Londoncr, the Partisan and
the New Yorker are all small men; but
the Maine lumbermen, the farmers from
the far West, and the men from the bor-
der States are huge powerfully built
fellows.
Take the United States Senatc or the
House Of representatives, and how many
fine physiQues will be found among their
members. In the last three Cabinets
there was an unusual propotion of large,
vigorous men, Chase, Seward, Stanton
and Blair We're not pigmies, nor are the
present Cabinet lacking in bone and
mussle, excepting Evarts and Schurz.
Thus it may be accepted that Ameli-
cans have size and strength sufficient
for their needs, and it is Il mistake to
suppose otherwise.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-06

DIED FROM FRlaHT.-Yesterlay it
was briefly mentioned in tEe Eat End
gossip that young lady had droEped
dead in Westmoreland county under
strange circumstances. The name Of
the unfortunate lady, who was only
nineteen years OF age, was Rachael
.Snodgross, and i.ar heme was in the
vicinity of Murraysvilis. Shortly be-
fore the occurrence of the deDaorable
affair it is said that little niece of Miss
Snodr,-~s had strayed out into the
back yard Of he, .rnt's residence and
presently wandered out on TO n l,,a.s's ~
which had been suspended across deep
well. Here the little one, unconscious
OF its peril, sat astride the board play
ing. A few minutes later Miss Snod-
grass, who had missed the child, started
out to1ook for it. Going to the well,
she was about rescuing the child when
it began to cry and at the same time
made an effort to crawl off the plank.
This was so terrifying that Miss snod-
grass was overcome by hef nervous
excitement and fell to the ground, and
had already expired when she was dis
covered by her parents. The child was
rescued without injury Pittsburg
Telegraph, August %.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-06

LII Englatid and Wales there are, in
round numbers, 37,250,000 acres, and
1880, 900 acres, or nearly one-half, are
owned by 1900 persons. Three of these
persons own 10000 acres. LII Scotland
there are 100000 acres, vi which
II, 400, ,0O0are owned by seventy persons.
The Duke OF Sutherland owns 1896, 900
acres in Scotland, and nine-tenths OF
Scotland . area are in the hands of less
than 1700 persons. One-half of Ireland
is owned by less than 750 persons, and
two thirds by less than 1000. These
numbers are very small in comparison
with the dense population of which
they are part. These land laws now
demand special attention, because the
influence OF America has made farming
in England unprofitable, even, it is said,
upon farms for which landlords charge
nD rent. While the English farmer
conId make living at home. says a
writer in discussing this subject, these
laws could be endured: ROW, when he
cannot, he must. come to America,
where farming pays and he will be
seen ere long on the broad lands OF onr
Southern or Western States.-[N. o..
Democrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-06

"A SHREK RECALLS THE DYING TO
HEAL1H.-The recall of country girl
To life by a sisters shrek, is one of the
local topics of the journal, OF Evans
vile, Ind. The young lady had been
quite ill for weeks, and was thought to
be dying of consumption She had
grown SO weak and emaciated,z that her
strength was no more than child's.
One afternoon, while lying upon her
couch, her sister came in from walk
and sat down by the bedside. A con-
reisation began, and the invalid began
TO speak. As she uttered the first word
she felta bewildering weakness, and a
sinking fiutter of her breath. Her eyes
became fixed, the lowest jaw dropped
as il, death, and the body became mo-
.tionless, while consciousness disap~
l1earel. The sister leaped from her
seat and ran to the door shrieking to
her mother that heF sister was dead.
The sound of the shrek penetrated the
veil of death, and reused the sinking
faculties. The blood, which lad con-
gested the lungs, was sent back by the
nervous shock, and gathering. her
strength by strong effort of will, the
invalid opened her eyes and aWoke to
life again, breatliless and amazed at the
thrilling peril she had escaped.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-06

tt AND Office at New Orleans, T.n Aug Is,
IL 1879. Notice is hereby given that the fol
lowing settlers have filed notice of their
intention to make final proof III support of their
claims. and secure final entry thereof at the
cNDiration of thirty days from the date of this
notice viz: Jean Pierre LctluuX of ST. Landry
parish La, who made homestead application
No 1862 for the Ea section 9 L 8 s Range v, ,
and names the following" as his witnesses, viz :
Emile Lejcunc of st. Landry parish Ia and
HypOlitc AndrepOnt of st. Landry La W
District. Also Aladdin Hanks of the same parish
and state. who made homestead applratiOn No
:Gsa for the n! w and :! of n W. sec ; T
II : K W. and names Tho fulluWin. as his
witnesses, viz: Amt LaVcrgnc and Lrzim
PrimeHllN, both Of st. Landry parish. La. Also
,Iosenh Hanks of same parish and State. who
\ Ell see. 9T II r " 5 W District. and names
the following as his witnesses, viz: Anne La
ycrgne and Icsn PrimeauN both of st. Landry
parish La. Also Fl;,lcolS Louis Chamber of
npplication No. 2573 for the y w sec IT. K
> VI W District, ;'lih names the following as
his witnesses VIZ: Joseph +. klompp anl Louis
Chamber. both of st. Landry parish. LII. Also
made homestead application No. :'Gos for the
NJ of 5 f. and s! of N FL sec T II S Il W
: W District, and nAlncS the following as his
witnesses. viz LrSn PrimcAuX and Anne
L;ycrgllc both OF st. Landry parish La Also
Christian RcSpprrt Of same parish and state
who made homestead application No 3343 for
the whole of tract sec. 81 T 9 $ Il W S W
District and names the following as his Wit
neS>es, Viz: Andreas Wilfurt and +. Wilfurt
both of st. Landry parish. La. Also Joseph f.
klOlupp of same parish and State, who made
homestead application No. 39ll for the \ w
of sec. 10 7 s R2W S W District. and names
the following as his witnesses, viz: Louis
Chanl,cr aud Francois l.. Chamber both of
the parish of ST. Landry, Louisiana.
NM. NJ BURWELL.
August 2i-Jt Register.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-06
Going 70 Dixie.
I6,i,fes,gd Tribune.

ELMfaA, N. T., Aug. a4.-Tllere passed
fhroarl, here to- -day.einraute to Balti-
more. 4 foot worn traveller with q gun,
game bag,and line setter-dog. He is a
man with & history. Capt. G.. ..Blondeau,
OF the Louisiana Tigers, c. 5. A., was
captured i'll the war, and with other
rebel prisoners sent on to Elmira and
Dut ia confinement. In October, 1864,
sIaey escaped by tunneling under the
A,,rissn wall, and made their way South
f,nd into filn Confederate lines. After
4 Ile war Cart. Biontlean settled in To-
,llestes, n. Ills family slied. Fin
tlly distress ilns weakened his fortune,
s,nsl nr. xiais His gHniand only friend,
- dog. ile ii ;Sala on his way To Dixie.
4 -, Isattie af ifelfysbuAg he was
IS 1lneiiy si,sA ta pieces, and he
RlAaasa bullets lin Ills body,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-06


How TO EAT MILK.-There are MANY
who say, 81 like milk but milk does not
like men-tIlat is, it does not agree with
them The reason for this, in most cases,
IS that the milk coagulatesi in the stomach
in too firm a curd to be easily digested.
But many who can aot eat milk, or eat
bread and milk, find no difficulty in di-
gesting a bowl OF bakeaapples and milk.
Upon this hint tue experiment has been
successfully tried by physician of large
experience telling Ills patients who could
not digest milk to use apple sauce as a
concomitant, taking spoonful Of apple
alternately with a spoonful of bread,
crackers or pudding aud milk. The
apple prevents the formation Of a solid
mass in the stomach. and its juice also
AIDES digestion, SO thatno distress or sense
of heaviness follows after a meal TINS
taken. This information is given for the
benefit of all readers. and we think it
will be worthy of trial, though, perhaps,
not successful in every case.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-06

SCHOOLING THAT DOES Nof EEEGATE.
The whole tendency of modern educa-
ton is to lift boys and girls to places
they are not fitted to fill, to disgust them
with work which they are not fitted to do,
WHICH gaust be doue, and which can he
easily obtained. Our theory of educa-
ton is continually losing sight of fact
which never permits itself to be ignored,
and teaching the young to lose sight
OF it; that the mass OF people in every
generation, and under whatever form of
government mast be laborers, The
old heresy that every boy las chance
to be President of tie United States has
done more mischief in the small trains
Of boys who, when they obtain man
hood s strength, are fitted to dig trenches
and do nothing else, than it has even in
the larger brains of public men who,
once bitten with the personal application
of the idea are good for nothing after
ward: The boy should have an educa-
ton which, when completed, will make
the subject better fitted to pursue we'll
the work for which he is fitted, which
makes him not ASHAMED to DO it and
WHICH thus dignifes labor, lndinapo-
lis News.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-06
G. HERHFS SALE.
DISTRICT CRT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
No. 1l1;l.

N>'' AAi , - lt17Il Of d La DtS
No. l27;i1.
IENON ERtSSARD VS. JAMES DRY EFT AL.
Il! virtue q writ of ttri faciaS. issued out
OF the hon"l:r District Court, in and for the
ftl>h OF standby. in the above entitled suit,
and I" me dctrd, | will proceed to sell at
'nhr sale, the, highest bidder at the Court
house i'll thcE of OpclouS;lS, parish of ST.
Landry, on SUNDAY, thcl 18th day of October,
1879, 1T IL 0'ck \. NJ, the following described
property, tot:
One hundt and twenty arpents of land,
measuring tic arpcntS front by forty HrpentS
in depth, sitted Oh the west bank of Bayou
B0'ilhcuN line parish Of St. Landry. bounded
north by lHnof J. J. Bailey, east hy Bayou
BourhcuN, Sth by lands of CelcStinr Can
'rellc since 81 to John ). Hazlcwood and west
unknown.
Also fourta hundred pieux, five Thousand
>hlngleS alIdmbcr for Il house, also the one
half of the cD raised or which may he hcreaf.
ter raised olnc land above described.
Terms anGOnditions-SO much of the above
described tra OF Land, pieuN, shingles. lumber
alld crops awlll satisfy the sum of twelve
hundred antwcnty-ninc and 17Sl1OO dollars
with Interests aforesaid and all costs cash.
and so mllclf the balance remaining of said
property or much thereof us may he neces-
>ary on il crGt to mature on November 18th !,
1879. to pay sum of two hundred and forty
five and s2sp dollars with interest aforesaid
and cOst9.
c. c. DUSON,
aug 30 Stiff OF the Parish of st. Landry.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-06
Packing for Saratoga.
jDetrOit Free Press.

The following will be appreciated by
many IL woman whose husband has
packed her trunk for her:
1.-The man who takes ten minutes tC
pack a trunk is dolt" said Mr.. Bow.
erman, as he slamed down the lid, and
turned the key. Mrs. Bowerman had
been at it just seven days and seven
night, and, when the husband went uI
stairs at ten o'clock, she sat down before
the open trunk with tears in her eyes
You see how it isr' she explained, as
he loked down upon her in awful con
tempt, "Ive got only part OF my dresses
i'll here, saying nothing of Il thousand
other things, and even now the lid
won't shut down. I've got such head
ache must lop down fora few minutes
She went away to lop, and Mr. Bowerman
sat down and unused: "Space is space
The use of space is in knowing how to
utilize it, Removing everything he be
gan repackiug.
He found that u silk dress could be
rolled to the size of a quart .&g. A
freshly starcleu lawn was made to take
the p lace OF a pair of slippers. Her brown
bunting fitted into a niche she had re-
served for three handkerchiefs, andAlel
best bonnet was turned bottom up IN its
box, and packed full of undcHlothing,
He sat there, viewing sufficient empty
space to pack a whole bed, when he re-
turned, and said he was tie only real
good husband in the world, and she
kissed him on the nose as he turned the
key. "It's simply the difference between
the sexes" was his patronizing reply, as
he went down stairs to turn on the burg
lar alarm. When that wife opened that
trunk last night But screams and
shrieks wonld avail nothing.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-06

The widow Van Cott pitched her
tent in Poug.skeepsie, few weeks ago.
She preached twelve days with small
spiritual returns. Size received a cor
responding material acknoWiedg
$50. Then the widow Van Cott was
mad. She sent that money back. She
seerned the aetion-she felt insulted.
She silooss tie dust OF that town off her
feet, packed up her tent and her hymn
books and went away. Paul was in the
tent business too in his time, and we
suppose that he thanked his God if he
ever earned $50 by three months hard
work, Bnt then he wasn't a widow.
Isis.,, lAllianee,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-06
John II. King.
MISCELLANEOUS.
To LOas6S6Qs3iNSaS.

The publishers of the New Orleans Times
wish especially AT this time that every citizen
of this State should he Il subscriber or reader OF
the Times. Questions of the grrHtcSt impor
talcc to Louisiana are pending waiting solution
\ convention of her delegates are now in scS-
sion drafting an organic law for adoption to
replace the present constitution. and which 1t
is hoped Will radically reform those fearful
abuses, wastctul cNtraVagancieS and gross i'll
justices which have been nurturcd by it and
have grown lp underit. The subject OF rcstrc-
tive quarantine as to its efficacy i'll preventing
the introduction of the scourse of yellow fever
aud its acknowledged blightng effects upon the
business and prosperity OF the city of New Or
leans and the STATE is now engroSSing to Il
large extent public attention. Other vital uucs-
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munications with our ncighhOrng State of
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OPINION.
The publishers wish that copy may be
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Louisiana.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-06
A New Order.

The other day, aftera strapping young
man had sold a load of corn and pOta-
toes on the market and had taken his
team to hotel barn to "feed," it be-
came known to the men around the
barn that he was desirous OF joining
some secret society in town. When
questioned, he admitted that such was
the case, and the boys at once offered
to initiate him into new order, called
"The Cavaliers of Coveo." lie was
told 1T was twice as secret Us Free
Masonry, much nicer than Odd Fellow
ship, and the cost was only 81. In case
he had the toOthacle he could draw s.
per week from the lSlicf fund, and he
WAS entitled to receive $40 for every
headache, and S25 for Il sore throat.
The young man thought he had struck
a big thing, and eating hearty dinner,
he was taken into stOre-rOom above
the barn to be- initiated. The boys
poured cold water down his back, put
flour OH his hair, swore him to kill his
mother, if commanded, and rushed
him around for an hour without d sin
gle complaint from his lips. When
they had finished he inquired:
Now am. one OF the cayiliers of
Coveo, am | ~
You are" they answered.
Nothing more to learn, is there -
Nothing" =
" Well, then | am going to lick the
whole crowd" continued the candi-
date, and he went at it, and before he
got through he had his a. initiation
fee back, and three more to boot, and
had knocked everybody down two or
three times apiece. He didn't seem
greatly disturbed in mind as he drove
out OF the barn. On the contrary, his
hat was slanted over, lie had u fresh
five cent cigar in bis teeth, and he
mildly said to one OF the barn boys: -
Say, boy, il you hear of any cavaliers
asking for IL Coyeo about my size, tell
'em I'll he in ON the full of the moon to
take the Royal Skyfusle Degrees
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-06

BURIED ALIvE.-A dispatch from
Parkersburg, Va, to the Cincinnati En-
quirer says: can occurrence, which,
although it may have had the appear
ance, of joke to some of the parties
interested, came very nearly proving a
fatal affair, day or two since, on Slate
Creek, several miles above this city.
My informant said it was rumored that
three boys, or rather young men, deter
mined to have some sport at the ex-
pense of a man named Crouser, for
whom they have dislike. They dug Il
grave in q hollow between the. hills, and
sent one of their number TO a field
where a tllraslling machine was at work,
where he found their victim. Crouser
was told that two boys wished to see
him over the hill, and he unsuspectingly
followed his conductor until he came in
sight of the other boys and the newly-'
made grave, when he asked one of them
what that hole was for?' 'To bury
you in.' was the reply and taking hold
of him they forced him into the hole
and covered him up with earth and
brush, and then left. Fortunately, a
man named Melrose, n few minutes
later. had occasion to pass that way and
found the grave, with Crouser's feet
projecting above the ground. He i'm
mediately went to work and dug the
unfortunate victim from his living
tomb, apd with considerable difficulty
succeeded in resuscitating him"
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-06
ATOTGCEDF FINAL. TARLEAU.
PROBATE CURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
No. iG79
ESTATE OIMARIE TIIERESE DAIGLI

Whereas. brian Olivier of the parish Of
st. Landry, ltrral tutor Of the estate of Marie
Theresc Daie, deceased having filed Il final
tablrau of dirihutinn OF the above estate ac.
colnpanied J. his petition praying for the
hnmolOgatiODf the same.
And whcre, the prayer of said petition has
been glantctty an order of court, bearing date
August 18th. $40.
Now, thercnc notice is hereby given to all
persons intcrted t, make opposition to said
tahcau in wiring at my Office in the town of
OpeOuS;s. wAln the time required by law, why
the said tablCn should not be humOogated and
confirmed. JAMES o. CHACHERE, Clerk
3lr 3D
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-06
Proceedings of ahe Board of Police OF
the Town of Opeiousas.
WEDNESDAY AIyp,1&t ore

n WEDNESDAY, AHgust 2lst, 1879.
prsai,da3 Ine BOARD net pursuant 70 q e4ll o. Fhe
;. Present: Pr James Ray. .Presiden1; Messrs
"; g. Bell and Victor Lastrapes
Ihe minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
:, On motion of Mr. Lefessra, Resolved, that
inc account OF George Pulford, coroner, fop tl.;
sum OF fve dollars, for process verbal of inquest
held on body of Clinton Richard l3e and Is
hereby approved.
On motion, Resolved, that taking into con-
slanFrtlon the present price OF beef =
,osa Be Il q sraatnea hy the Board Of Police Of the
to public markets. passed on the 3gtl gay OF
MAY; ssy,,S 1873, y be amended 50 az. to read:
!. That from the first of June to the tsairtiesll
ot November of each year, meat OF the COW
Klha small be sold for not more than eight
cents per p0andi' =
On motion, Resolved, that the account of c.
siaSo. M fgeli, Tor the sum of twenty-five 55l1Ge
ts2a 55e dollars, for medicines, disinfectallts
&c be isnd is hereby approved.
On motion the Board adjourned. &
Attest; @, YooGHrEs. Clerk, ses.',s''"
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-06

Grandfather said a sancy little hoy
the other day, how old are you ~ The
old gentleman, who had been a soldier,
and was much under the ordinary size,
took the child between mis- knees, and
said. My dear boy, am ninety-tive
years old. but why do you ask p The
little fellow. with all the Importance Of
d Napoleall, replied, Well IL appears
to me yoal;ai'e remarkably small Of your
slge RI