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St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

The cost and value of the Suez canal
are Interestingly stated in a communi
cation to the State Department from
Mr.. Farman, United States consul at
Cairo, Egypt. The entire cost OF the
canal, it is stated, vas $92, 273,9O7 The
stock of the company consists OF 400
600 shares at a par value OF 500 each,
which have sold as low as 800, and at
the opening of the canal had advanced
to only $50. They are now quoted at
$143,4O, and are probably worth more.
The 176,602 shares purchased by the
British government were bought at
$113 60. This great purchase, aside
from it's political and commercial ad-
vantages, thus yields a clear profit OF
5,G00,0 900 at present prices. The bal
ance of the stock is held by q large
number of pcrsons, mostly in France.
The revenues have increased from ST.
900, 900 in 1870 to 100000 900 in 1877. The
expenses, including sinking fund and
land, have been a little over $3,40O,OOO
per year, the actual expenses, deducting
interest and sinking fund, being about
$1,000,000 annually: The small com,
parative cost of maintaining the canal
arises from the fact that there are no
locks or lateral entertainments to be
broken, and there is little to be done
except ordinary cleaning. Vessels draw
ing twenty-five feet pass through the
canal. British ships going to India
through the canal save a distance OF
5000 miles. TwO-thirds Of all vessels
going through it are British. NJ. de
Lesseps, the chief of the enterprise,
expresses the opinion that the proposed
Panama canal must be constructed
without locks to be SUCCESSFULLY. 0.
Democrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

ACoLoRED BROTHERS PRAYER.-The
Rev. Mr.. Jasper, of Richmend, Va, who
pins his faith on the notion that " the
sun do move" called on brother Scogin
to open last Sunday EVENINGS service
with prayer, and he did so, as follows ::
so Lord, we's Q mighty abused people !;
we's had q hard time In slavery we's
been all broken to pieces ; we's bow
legged, knock-kneed, bandy-shanked,
cross-eyed, and a great many of US is
humpbacked. Now, Lord, we wants to
eee mendld ap' and we wants you to
gone an do 1T. Don't send an angel,
tor disis too 9iga:iob feran angel. You
san. Come right dow / y YOURSELF and
come quickly."
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

In q recent letter Gen. Sherman saws :
1t the army had the legal custody of
the Indians, as long as I occupy the post
Of Commander-in-Uhie Esicj every re-
ligious determination protesting peace
on earth and good will! should have a
fair chance to establish schools, churches
and c%hariatable societies among each
and all the tribes. exposition, diversity
and rivalry among churches, as among
merchants, stimulate activity. # = Per
sonally and officially [ will encourage
anything that will convert the wild In
dian from the bold wamior twhoIl we can
not help admire1 to the obedient citizen,
with some Christian virtues supcrad-
ded-be those Methodist, Episcopalian,
Quaker or Catholic"
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29
II SALE.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
No. 1866.
! LOUIS BAPTIsTE GUILLORY, ADMIR-, VS..
VICTOR TOUCHY.

BY virtue OF an alias writ Of fieri facias issued
ont of the honorable District Court, in for
the Parish of st. Landry, in the above entitled
suit, and to me directed, I will proceed to Sell at
public auction to the highest bidder, at the
Courthouse of said parish, in the town of Ope-
lousas, on SATURDAY, the 9th day OF April,
1879, at II O'Clock A. NJ, the following des-
crihed property, tO-Tit:
/. The plantation OH which the deceased jean
Raptiste Louis Guillory last resided, situated
in Vile Platte Prairie, parish OF st. Landry,
containing forty-eight and 99Il00 acres and
designated on the plat OF survey filed in the
successional Record OF jean Baptiste Louis
Guillory as lot No. l OF said plat bounded north,
east and west by lots 2, 8 and 8 OF said plat, ana
south by Mrs. Doa Dieguo L. Fontcnot.
"a tract of prairie land situated us the ABOVE,
being lot No. 8 of said plat, containing thirty
acres, bounded north by lot No. 4, east by los
No. /, south by Mrs. D.. L. Fontcnot and west
by lot No. Z Of said plat.
1. Another trace Of prairie land situated as
above, containing thirty-fOur and TsI1Oo acres,
being lot No. 7 of said plat, bounded north Ny
lots Nos. 4 and s, east by lot No. s, south py
Homer Latour ct ais, west by lot NO. 6 OF sala
plat.
Terms and Conditions.-The land to be SOLO
for cash enough to satisfy the amount OF SAID
writ and costs, and for the balance on terms
corresponding with the notes and mortgage
C. c. DUSOH,
feb % Sheriff of the Parish OF st. La1ldry
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29
Lola MOmtez's Daughter.

New York Correspondence Boston Journal.
In New York, February 10, the Count
ess OF Landsfetdt gave a lecture on Ro-
manism. The Countess is the daughter
of the famous Lola Montez. Her father
was Ludwig, King Of Bavaria. The
lady is not handsome, but has a full,
rugged face is Of medium height, very
stout and rugged, weighing not less
than 175 pounds. She is a blonde, with
pleasant expression and very energetic
manner Fourteen years OF her life
We're spent in a convent. She became
well cultivated i'll music, painting and
embroidery can speak German, French,
Italian and English with t1uenCy. She
is the widow OF Count Massent, who is
nephew OF Bishop Dupanloup OF Paris.
She was released from the convent
through the influence OF DR.. Dollinger
of the Old Catholic Church. Her resi-
dence is ia New York. Within Il short
time the lady has been disenthralled
from the Catholic Church and brought
within the pale of Professionalism. Soon
after her arrival in this city the Princess
Edltha, as she is called, felt a drawing
toward the work in Water street among
the lowly. The converted Catholic
priest, known as Father Mcnamara, has
Il station on that street for the purpose
Of influencing Irish Catholics. In COM
pany with Col. Bryant, of Atlanta,
Georgia, she found her way there. She
Was greatly interested in the work, SO
much so, hat she continued to attend
until she experienced religion. She
has united with the Methodist Church
and proposes to devote her life to the
lecture field.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

University Magazine.1

A wise Italian proverb (Which may,
perhaps, be quoted back by way of tn
quoque) says that there are those who
despise pride with greater pride" 1t is
very true that pride may have sat in the
tub with Diogenes, and perched on the
pillar of st. Simon Stylites in factl it
can assume so may diguises that they
must be proud indeed who t1atter them
selves that they have attained to perfect
humility. In this, as in all things, it is
hard to arrive at a just estimate OF
ourselves. As a Persian proverb poell-
cally expresses it: Thou shalt sooner
detect an ant moving in the dark night
on the black earth than all the motions
of pride in thy heart" On the whole,
perhaps, we think to much much about
ourselves. Self-examination teaches rs
to show how little we have to be proud
of but it may easily be carried to an
excess which will lead us to make self
the great object of all our thoughts, and
tend rather to encourage a morbid
species of vanity. Let us look above
and beyond ourselves. Instead of a low
ideal which we can ONE up to with
complacency, let us aim high, and learn
wisdom by VI failures.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

Teacher {who is trying to explain the
meaning of repentance: y Suppose a
bad boy we're to steal an orange, and
his good mother should catch him with
it, and take him by the hand gently and
tell him how wicked it is, and how very,
very grieVed she was, don't you think
now that the little boy ought to feel
sorryqn Chronic-Snnday school scholar:
!" Yessnm.n T. "And why, Marina
dukeRn G.. S. S.. Cause" T. "Be-
eauee what, Marmy?" C.S, S, "Humph!
cause why, he hadn't ct the or'nge befo'
his ma cotch him and tuck it away fun
him. r...'. .....
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29
The Southern Mule.
New Orleans Times

AS'
AS stated in a telegram published Sun
day morning, the English government
has instructed its representatives at
Washington to inquire about the capac-
ity of the Southern mule as a beast OF
burden and draught in tropical cOun-
tries, with a view to Introducing them
into South Africa to haul army wagons
and artillery trains during the Zulu war
As the organ Of the Zulu campaign, il
becomes the Times to be fearless and
Outspoken on the Southern mule ques-
ton, and to e%nlighten the British gov
eminent as far as possible in the matter
OF the habits, characteristics and pecu-
liaritics OF the graceful but uncertain
beast in question.
If any animal in the world be eminent
ly fitted for service in the present Zulu
campaign, it is this self-same Southern
mule. He Il out bite, out-back, out
kick and out hehawhehawee any mule
Of his size and heft III the world. just
bride him up, put a raw recruit on his
back, give him room to exercise accord
ing to his disposition, and he will GO
through more complicated man9uvres
in less time, and roach up his back OF
tener and squeal louder, and give that
recruit more vigorous cavalry service in
one half hour than any ten mules north,
east or west OF Dixie could do if they
were in competition for a gold medal ol
diploma.
introduced into Africa, the Southern
mule would prove particularly efficaci-
GUS as an instrument of war. No need
OF hUWltZers where the Southern mule
is. Just back him towards the enemy,
get the OrOnchO streak property in line
by sighting along the backbone, then
depress his ears according to the eleva-
ton, put a twenty inch shell just abaft
of his hind, feet, clear the track, and
let No. 3 OF the firing squad touch him
OFT with a straw, and the way that shell
will let loose upon the sullen foe with
deadly precision, will eclipse the feats
OF Krupp's best any day in the week. A
battery OF Southern mules, properly
trained, would prove better than a whole
corps OF field artillery, being more east
ly llmbered up-the Southern, mule is
always llmbered-possessing unequaled
facilities TOR sWabbing, adapted to any
callbre OF prOJectlle, and, moreover, be-
ing 5 70 constructed that the pieces never
could be spiked.
Besides these advantages, the South
ern mule is IN accomplished forager,
and can live on the blades of stubble
and on old shoes, if brought to the
scratch. Thus he is economical, and
economy is n OF the greatest secrets of
success i'll modern warfare.
The proposition is one which reflects
great credit both upon Disraeli and
upon the Southern mule, and it is to be
hoped that the Washington represen-
tatives will move in the matter at once.
The only drawback to the Southern mule
is bis politics, he being a thorough Radi-
Cal, but this perhaps will he removed in
time and by the change Of air.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

"You know" said Rice, chow the
negro likes 'possum." Two aarkeys
were riding from a field after "a hard
days blowing. They began to talk about
the things good to eat. "What do you
say to dis 2" said one. "T-a-k-ea good
fat 'possum-pah bile him-put him
in old-fashion Dutch oving-poas' him
brown"-tle other darkey's eyes rolling
and mouth watering as the description
went on-HsaFy him up with Go On
grady" "Shut yo' mont, you niggah
III fall right offn' dis boss. "-lBostoG
Globe.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

@Last year a considerable trade was
done i'm the expectation OF honey from
the United States to Europe says the
London Times, one New York firm
alone sending over 100000 pounds of
honey, principallyst to Great Britain. The
Importance which bee keeping has as
suined as q regular branch OF industry
In the Uuited States may 10 conceived
when it is stated that over 35,000,000
pounds of honey are there produced and
sold annually. The dealers are already
irving TO open new channels for trade,
and to create fresh uses forahe product
of the hives. Looking forward to 9 time,
not, probably, far distant, when honey
s~ucar-Aoney may now be bought whole
;eale at seven cents q pound in Colifor-
a-the dealers hope to be able to pro-
a substitute for glucose which will
s1alfy well serve the purpose OF the
the confecti0ner, and the brew
7 && RS&Nl EmsnocroE #
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

The Glasgow Herald tells of wot1-
derful dog in thatcity, which has adopt
ed the practice of collecting pennies
from the spectators of his clever tricks,
and lately made..a contribution from his
W earnings Of "a to the Royal Infirm-
airy. He saved his pennies for the pur-
pose, instead of spending them at a
pastry shop, AZ he had been in the habit
OF doing. and seemed to take a real
pleasure in the benevolent object.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

The House of Representatives of New
Jersey having in its haste passed a
paternal bill prohibiting the manufae-
ture of shoes in the State prison, a
Senate committee, looking into the
matter at it's leisure, discovered some
important facts. One was that the con-
victs if idle grow mentally and physical
ly weak. Anather was that the State
receives 76,0c0 per annum from the
labor in the prison-that is, about half
of it's expenses. Still another was that
while there were 10000 persons engaged
in making shoes outside the prison,
there were only $50 convicts employed
in the work. The committee, there
fore, came to the conclusion that legis-
lation upon the subject migt9 be pru-
IDENTIFY dispensed with, and the Senate
was advised not to pass the bill. Probab-
ly it will not. In this State like efforts
have been and probably will be made to
arrest the industry OF the prisons but
convicts must do something, and all ex-
perience has shown prefitless toll, mere
work for the sake of work, to be danger
ously demoralizing.-[N. @. Democrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

SPRoUyING PoTATOEs.-Sprouting the
white potato will advance the crop two
weeks. They should be cut SO that
about two eyes are allowed to each piece,
and these should be planted in hot beds
with very thin covering of soil or it is
better to plant in boxes and set these in
q hot bed, so that after they are proper
ly sprouted they cal be at once carried
to the place OF planting. If the nights
should be anyways cold, protect with a
thin covering of straw when the plants
make their appearance above ground.
Some persons, who want a large quaint
ty sprouted, cut the potatoes as desired
and spread them on boards, boxes or
crates in a dark place, and when sprout-
ed, say from an inch to an inch and a
half, exposed them to the light, m~oisten-
ing two or three times a week with tepid
water. They should be planted out SO
that there is not more than two inches
of soil over the top of the sprouts.-
Germantown Telegraph.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

An account of q Christmas dinner at
the United States consulate at Bangkok,
Siam, indicates how widely distributed
are American preserved yfands in dis
tant lands. An American may go to
the ends of the earth aud yet subsist on
products OF his w country. At the
dinner in question, thousands of miles
away, in addition to turkey and chicken
and corned beef, were American mince
and pumpkin pies, salmon, Holsters,
mackerel and CLANS, with California
potatoes, Philadelphia tomatoes, sehe-
nectady asparagus, California peaches,
Baltimore raspberries, New Jersey pear
and Connecticut blackberries. It may
seem remarkable to the average reader
that all this American fish, flesh and
fruit should be procurable Of Bangkok,
but he must remember that our edihles
of almost every kind go in cans to every
part OF the world, the national enterprise
in delicacies prepared for the table fol-
lowing, if not preceding, the wandering
American wherever he may stray.-IN.
O. Democrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

The business outlook at most Of the
great trade centres Of this country is
cheerful and encouraging. New York
papers report an increasing movement
in various branches of business, and at
Bosom, Philadelphia and Pittsburg trade
is steadily expanding. At Baltimorethe
export trade continues ahead of 1878,
and at San Francisco trade is reported
as increasing, while crops OF all kinds
are promising well. In fact, the volume
of the trade of the country was never
SO great as now, though the percentage
of profit is very small, and a large pro-
portion Of traders suffer from the re-
strictions of a greatly diminished capt.
tai. 1t therefore happens that though
merchants may be doing well at present,
they are making SO much less money IN
proportion to the amount OF business
they handle than they did ten years ago.,
that even their prosperity seems to them
comparative misfortune. Our exports
continue to preponderate e our
ports. indicating that the people OF this
country are more economical IN tneif eK
penditures and are attending more 10
manufacturing for themselves. Taking
the figures furnished by the Commercial
and Financial CHI onicle. wefind that our
imports for the first two months of the
present year amounted to $49,S 1867, 1886,
against $3.50, AGA, 537 in 1876, falling OFT OF
more than ten millions, Omitting specie,
our exports to foreign ports for the week
ending with the fourth of tllisepontb
amounted to $5, 7G3, 155, and their aggre-
gate since the opening of the year up
to that date was $53, 749, 206, against s4s,-
14s,919 in 1876, and against $60,594,e9t
i'm the first two months of last year,
Thus, while the volume and value OF
u exports have declined this year, they
still keep ahead of our imports, and we
thus have the s~tisfaction of selling more
abroad than we buy there.-tN. o..
Democrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

Considering that the fetal cost of the
public service in New York city and
county amounts annually to $40, $40, 900,
Or about $40 so to every man, woman
and child within the corporate limits,
David Dudley Field inclines to the
opinion that the people are paying a
great deal more for their municipal Ink
ury than they are getting back in the
shape Of honest, safe and efficient gov
eminent. The same is more or less true
of every. municipality in the country,
where what is paid is enormously dis
proportionate, as q rule, to what is
done.-[N. O. Democrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29
IN. O. TimeS,l

We have little hope that any active
practical measures will be adopted by
our State or City authorities to reform
the practice OF carrying concealed wea-
,Dons.~ The regulation dress OF the Eel
'Tage citizen will require his six-shooter
strapped around his waist, or on the hip
in his pistol pocket. 1t is nevertheless
the duty Of the press, which the Times
intends to continually recognize, with
the hope that we may assist somewhat
in hurrying to a period these almost
daily murders. Probably not until
hundreds of others, sons and fathers,
are sent in a moment like Aston, and
many within our own city every week,
to that bourne from whence no traveller
returns. Appropos to this, we clip the
following from the Atlanta Constitution:
infuence-which is almost unmeas-
ured-to bring the adolescent or
thoughtless masculines within her
sphere to a proper sense OF their con-
duct in this respect. Let the pistol
toter be kept out in the cold, as n
who has shown that he does not deserve
tue fair until he reforms. So debauclled
has public sentiment become on this
subject that young men do not hesitate
in some communities to display the
weapons which they carry for the pur-
pose of killing whoever, in their judg-
ment, needs killing. 1t Is not difficult
to ascertain who make walking a~rsenals
of themselves. And the efforts of the
young ladies should be seconded and
carr led forward by the wives a3d
mothers of the land.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

Messrs. A. z. Stewart g. Co. are as
well known as any mercantile firm III
the United States. It is safe to say that
no other dry goods house has so extern
sive an acquaintance with buyers
throughous every section Of the country.
And yet this mammoth establishment,
famous for its wealth and splendor and
and variety, actually advertises in the
newspapers more e4tensiyelE than any
other concern III the city OF New York.
Does il; pay g-EN. o. Democrat. 80
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

The French Minister of Finance on
the nineteenth instant paid the Bank
of France $4,000, 900, the last install
ment of the $310,000,0 900 borrowed from
that institution to help meet the ex-
penses Of the war and the war indemni-
ty paid to Prussia. The total cost of
the Prussian war and foreign occupa-
ton was $1,857, 576 400, including the
$1,000, 100000 paid to Germany, and
the extraordinary expenditures were
promptly met by ean of popular loans
and taxation. 1t was supposed in Ger
wrecked by this fearful drain on her
resources, but she collected on Wedncs-
day, a larger revenue than Germany or
this country, and is rapidly paying off
the bills contracted through the unfor-
tunate war with her neighbor.-[N. O.
Democrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

The Methodist church owns more
property than any other denomination
in the Union, that sect having $685.
121 invested in churches. The Catholic
church comes next with $60,9S5, 500
then the Presbyterian church, $47,s2S-
732 the Episcopal, $36,514,549; Con-
gregational, $685. 69, 1893; tile Baptist,
$50, 1928, ss21. Then follows q long list
which brings up the total amount OF
money invested in churches in the Uni
ted States to $685., s929,221.HN. Q. Times,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

The value of the cereals produced in
the year 1877 in the United States
reached the enormous amount Of ST.
os3,ols,so0; The average potato crop
since s7o has heen worth to the pro-
aueer S IA aae ~ bay Sa5i 3 1850, and
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

The New York Times of Saturday
gives some astounding statistics to show
the enormous capacities OF the popula-
ton of that city for drink. 1t says
that perhaps no better notion of the
interest which the walking contest de-
veloped, as represented by the atten-
dance at Gilmore's Garden, can be
gained by a transcript Of a tally kept at
the bar. Up to Friday morning, the
Times states, "there were sold over
the counter ZIG, 543,21O glasses of beer,
9,49G,531 glasses of whisky, 1,476,00 @
glasses of brandy, and 100000 pretzels,
to say nothing Of chowder sandwiches,
and the hundred and one other sub
stances for staying the appetite and
qu~enching the thirst. The lucky pro-
prietor proposes to retire on the profits
of his $4,000 investment for bar priyil-
eyes," The walking match commenced
at | O'clock on Monday morning, and
up to Friday morning 10O $1,000 persons
may have been in the Garden, but this
is a very large estimate. The Times
would have us believe that each Of these
100000 people had consumed in that
time 2760 glasses Of beer, IS glasses of
whisky and IA glasses of brandy, to say
nothing of the seltzer and apollinaris
water. The drinking match must have
been more wonderful than the walking
match.-IN. y. Democrat,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

It is announced that competent per-
son estimate the total sugar crop of
Cuba at $4,000 tons-an excess of $780,
900 tons over the last crop. The guam
tity Of the tobacco crop in the Vueita
Abajo region is difficult to estimate.
The leaf is middling large and Of fine
quality. The Remedies crop has been
secured, and amounts to about 10000
quintals.-[N. @. Democrat,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

The Chinese are said to have develop
ed an extraordinary military talent and
power of managing large columns in
their late troubles with insurgents in
the eastern section of Turkistan. The
insurgents were differed by Indian Sc
poys and aided 10y Russian sympathy !;
but We're annihilated. In case of a war
with Russia, it is thought not improba-
ble that a Chinese general might ap-
pear fully able to cope with Kaufman.
The Chinese mind is capable of great
mathematical etfOrt-that sort OF ability
SO potent in a game of chess or a force
at war; and the western portion of
China is peopled by a remarkably strong,
courageous and hardy people-not at all
like those who emigrate to this country.
China may yet play a terrible role in the
worlds history, and fa~r-sighted dream
ers, meditating the possibility Of a new
tide OF Asiatic conquest, have pointed,
not to India or to the northern .steppes,
but to the Chinese Wall.-[N. O. City
Item.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-29

When a man commits a crime it is
usual to say that he belong to one of the
best families. If the same man runs
for office it will be found on the op-
p,osite stump that he belongs to one Of
the very worst families,