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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11

EFFECT OF EMILE on THE MIND
n. Massard, the amnestied COMMUNIST,
Is q fine looking, handsome man or w:
He must have a constitution OF IRON IT
the hair is an evidence OF good physl-
cal condition. 1t is i'll his case NUT
Known. glossy, thick and free from sll,
ver threads. His face is bronEed, and
hc might pass for descendant OF VOL,
ta,.ess proud Huron, il tho height and
nrnmjnence OF his forehead ana the ao-
aence of salient cheek hones dld not
nreserye him from having the phystos-
nomy of an intellectual American ID,
dian' Tn his eager eyes, which nix well
fhc object at which they glance, anti
fake in each detail it presents in tak@sg
in the whole, there is the expression OF
nne who had, day after day, week AFTER
week, mouJfl after month, year Hf{ePi
YEAR. Intercepted the horizon. L'ile
dos Pins is in the Wately waste or the
Pacific. and not as large as Guernsey
The ocean was visible from the con
victs, settlement. There was little else
~ do than to watch for ships i'll tine
ot,ing. and speculate on the news they
might bring, Though found Al; Mas
sari intelligent, quiet and sensible, ht
cnmnlainel of mental drunkenness
and of being dazed by reason Of tn'
rhancc from New Caledonia to Parls
lie FIT his lingual nerves stuItilied, III
deed. half paralyzed. 1t he ATTEMPTED
to Give a narrative with o h}eglnnlng
middle aud end, he soon lost tlS til1eae
!, If his ideas, and when he had the lucas
, the words that expressed then, silppe;'
fron lin. 4 more prolonged stay Il
Pine Tree Island would have reduce
him to the state Of dumb brute
lin IParis Cor. of the London News
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11

Coon Apv1EE.-A Virginia lady
writes: "And now a few. words TO thS
girls who may read this. lie careful
to whom You write. Many loving,
trusting letter is sent by true heartcu
girl and is read by the receiver TO o., IL
laughing crowd OF men, ana Varl3 :,lI'
reulaTs-s are passed about the SHY
alrls:5 ] cap cYonscientionsly say, on the
a,9d a 81 soT HSyeE e Sefe tt HG
promiscuously, even 1r9 tRev a'e ap oftcn u
Shown to tive Que, dear friend, in strict
confidence.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11

WISE WoRps.-Foolish spending IS
the father of poverty. DO not be
ashamed to work. DC your own mas
swallow up your Individuality. Do not
eat up or wear out all you can earn.
Compel the seiGsh body to spare some
IN i''1 your ~ own S Appetite. sit niereiful to
others necessities. Help others, and
ask not help for yourself. See that you
are proud, but let pride be of the right
kind. BE too proud to be lazy, toe
proud to give up without ,conqulel1nl2
every difficulty; too proud TO he II
company you cannot keep up With II
EXPENSES too proud TO lie, or steal, Of
cheat, too proud to be stingy.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11
The Stories Of the Two Sailors.
Detroit Free Press

Yesterday afternoon Il man sitting on
o. barrel of North Carolina rosln at the
foot of Griswold street, WAS approached
by a chap who seemed to want all that
any ono could give him, and Who opened
the ball by saying;
7" Stranger, ! Wapt TO ask d favor of
YOU. I'm q sailor, and I'm just ashore
after being knocked overheard by the
main sail boom, and swimming twenty
one miles On a straight line. ! don't
ask for money to buy food, but I'd like
to get some hot rum to prevent the
rheumatic from settling in my joints"
$50 right away from me = explained
| the man on the barrel. I'm q sailor
myself, and | e3t,ses to be arrested
every .nipate for killing the captain
mate, cook and two men, and scnttijns
! the vessel D
""But you didn't &wi,a twenty on'
miles" persisted the other.
That's so but was tangled up i'll
fish net for three days, and that's Jus
as bad! Go on; | won't give You q cen
until after I'm tried and Sentenced"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11
For Cou.xRbac.

ann a candidate for Cons,ash5 f?f tne ,.r
y,,.d at 1te election t" I've held III
next, subject 20 the nomination Oh 'hc '''f'~''
lican hoihiha'1iss 'o-' FRANK JONES.
To MY FRIENDS AHH GAE flhL''
announce myself as a candidate Lor ,oD0''
BILE of the 14th Ward. o...n .NsrIM
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11
ONI.ZIA GUTLBEAU, WIDOW. TESTAMEE
TARI EXECUTRIN, VS.. CYRUS GUIDRY.

BY virtue Of 4 writ OF seizure and sale, issued
ont of the honorable Parish Court, in and for
the parish of St, Landry, in the above entitled
suit, and Ia sne directed, Twill proceed to sell Mt
puh,it auction, 10 the highest bidder at the
Courthouse of said parish, in the town OF Ope-
loltsas, on SATURDAY, the 18th day OF NOvcIn-
her 1879, ut /: O'Clock 4. NJ, the following
described. property, tO-wit:
i \ tract OF land situated near Grana
Coteat,. figuring as lot No. OF the survey
made by H. Hayes, containing about forty
acres Or about forty ssrpents, bounded north by
Achile Slvoe, south by land OF the estate OF
Eugene Pettrin as lot No. ., east by lands OF
Mrs. I-stro French, Tgnnclus Guidry and lot
No. s OF said estate. with two hundred ana
! twenty l,alncls Of peux fencing, one hun
! bred and seventy pannels Of rail fencing.
J dwelling. one corn house, one Kitchen one
cabin, olt., small hen house.
>, One tract of woodland at the same place.
containing nine and iS[1O0 acres. being lot No.
! : of the survey, bounded north Ivy lot No. d.
east and south by Bayou Carancro and west
by lot No. ,.
! TCrnlS-C;Sn.
{. c. DUSON,
octu Sheriff Of the Parish Of st. Landry,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11
NpELors,s, SATURDAY, OCTOBER II, 1879.


There will be divine services at the
chu,rh of the Epiphany, Opelousas,
every Sunday morning at If o1elscks and
Sunday School at 8 \. N.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11
For Cscrk Of CoHFis

w arc authorized to announSe .,A ~ e,, Vt
,,MTaI4sEIsE as a candidate for C'erk OF toI i
II d , the gSrs ne St s SUI ao t" Tie q" no
c,ct t. nf ti,,a za4Inocratic Convention
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11

Miss Wick, of Nentmoor, England,
has been in bed for twenty, years, be-
cause she failed to marry the man she
loved. She is said to be the original OF
Dickens Miss Hayisham.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11
For sheriff.

Mn. will Plea, ano :mr otics
name a candidate for lceie ct th,. c,erio* N
or 4t s,tL,n next subject TO the nomination oil
The Democratic ConventlonW X r. n1rsoN.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11

A poem in the Modern Argo is called
"The Blessed Queens But it is the
COMPOUNDED kings that lessun your
cpinion Of the blessed queens, when
YOU " calIn !em, we've been told. :.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11
NoTuCE TO CANDIDATES..

candidates will be announced in tile ST.
a.,Snnr DEMOCRAT ON the following terms
aud no ether to-wit: In English alone, Ten
Dollars $50, Tn English and French, Fifteen
Dollars ts15,) payable invariably i'll advance
Before first insertion.
Political notices will be published at hall the
, rates fixed for judicial advertisements.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11

1 mon died OF liver complaint: ono
dollars worth OF BLACK DRAUGhI
would have saved his lii
pnr s,,o Ivy W. 0. POSEY.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11
List E.GIleFh

Renanin. in the Post Office at Opclousas, Ia.,
Sept. 18th. 1879, and il not +.akcn ont before
September 9TH, 1879. will re sent to the Dead
Latter Office ut Washington ID. C.
Boyd Geo MUntcio + J
Hayden Gertrude miss Parlas Alick
Henry G. Simicn Falsn 20
GuillVine Martin Sanders John A
Hill Jonas Lui Wiltur tfolcicnl
CHAS. NJ. THOMPSON, Z. NJ
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11

There is no outward sign OF polite
ness which has not Il deep m.9ral reason'
True education teaches both the sign
and the reason.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11

The sun is $4,000 times larger than
the earth, and yet it persists in striking
SO small q thing-as q man.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11

The Democratic State convention
which met at Baton Rouge this week,
nominated the ticket which we an
nounce. Owing to the failure OF the
mail, we have received no particulars
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11
Georpians chew 'sBLAeK7pRAyGEI,
Instead OF tobacco.
Fer sale by w. ro0Hi

The regular meetings of Humble
Cottage Lodge No. 10, F. & A. NJ, tol
the balance OF the year 1879, will be Oh
the Wednesday evenings of the follow
ing dates: September a4th, October s9tb
November a6th, and December 29tt-
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11

IF there is anything more poignant
than a body agonizing for want OF bread,
Il is a soul which is dying OF hunger
for light.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ticket.

-
For Governor:
f.. a. NIFTY,
of Orleans.
Fu,. IicrsfxfkAnt Governor.
SAMUEL ID. 9cENERA,
of Ouachita.
For Attorney General:
&c. EAGAH,
Of Claiborne.
For Secreta,"y O. state:
WILL A. 9.RONG'
of Winn-
For auditor:
ALLEN JUNEL,
Of Ibervilc.
For S,,pelihlcndaDt of Public Education: :
II. hit. FAY,
of East Feliciana.
For State scnate-12ih District:
II. >. FONTENOT.
w. "A. ROBERTSON.
For House of Representatives:
M. I'D. KAyANAGH,
MARTIN CARBON.
DR. n. u. YOUNG.
-HNO. &. LYONS.
For Sheriff:
e.. &. DUSON.
For t9crk District Court
JAs. @. CHEACHERE.
For Coroner:
DIR, WIN. WI. THOMPSON.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11

Money in your purse will credit you
wisdom in your head acorn YOU, ouV
both in your necessity will serve YOU
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11

When q ChInenlan carrying Il basket
of shirts to their owner gets caaght in q
thunder shower, il is hard 20 make him
believe that all things are for the best
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11

+ A lady's underwear is described by
the delicate and dainty term lingerie .
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11
TERMS FOR SUBSCRIPTION

one DOLLAR MD FIFTY CENTS IL year, ~
,,5,uucc The wear can be begun mt amy time,
M tirtv.two numbers Of the paper make Il year.
aul,ScrjptiOn.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11
For sale by

Ladies, get permanent relief by using
"BLACK- Oh. aUeHT:"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11
Cholera I'm Japan.
I New York Herald. !

\ table Of all cases of cholera through
out Japan, since the outbreak until the
9th oil August, has been compiled by
the sanitary bureau. The grand total
shows 53,'9G patients, 29,723 deaths,
G1,52 cures snd 1905 still under treat
meut, The death rate is about fifty
five per cent. The greatest number OF
attacks has taken place at Osaka, where
the mortality also seems to have been
greater than in amy other district. Tho
figures are 1295 and 500, respectively
Hiogo and Okayama follow, each wltfi
upward of 5000 cases, more than half Of
which were fatal. In Toxic 40, and i'll
kanagav;t :4S instances Of the epidemic
have been registered, the majority ter
minating III the decease OF the victims
4 Shanghai paper says that on The
18th of August the Chinese were great
ly excited by the appearance of & planet
at about 5 o'clock in the evening. They
usually associate the manifestation OF
stars during the daytime with some
calamity which is about to happen.
Hundreds of Cesestials were gazing
heavenwal1, aad as the position of tine
plane; was i'll the east, they came TO the,
! conclusion that it portended trouble,
With Japan.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11

OUR RAILRuAD.-Ihes steamer Col.
Hooker has arrived, with 1S5 tons rail-
road iron fro1.l Calcasicu Pass. The
trestlc work In and near Lake Charles
is completed and ready for the ties and
rails. Steam pile drivers have beer
moved from Lake Charles west 10 bayou
ShoupiQue, and east to the Grand Ma
rails. All piling completed between
Lake Charles and the strand Marais.
Track laying goes Oh daily. Laborers
constantly cei,Aihg in from Texas. AS
! sistant nlaGaser ChaS. T.. Adams ut
Orange, and expected here Monday.
Work goes ahead steadily.-[Lake
! Charles Echa.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11

TIE ExoDUs.-The Washington Post
boils the exodus agitation down to this
great truth: White labor has produced
HALF tho great cotton crop Of Mississippi
and a large percentage OF that of other
States. The blacks arc needed in the
south. and it will be for their interest to
stay there. But if Northern mischief
makers lure them away, their places
can and will be filled. When any man
or class of men think they can't be
spared, great mistake IS generally
made. There is no place filled by any
man that can't be reflle1 when he
! leaves it. Cotton will be raised because
! it is q necessary and y paying crop; II
! the negroes will NOT produce it, Others
! viii do that work."-[N. o. Democrat
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11
Sour Stomach is Instantly relieved by
Il dose OF BLACK -DRAUGHT.'

We thought our parish Democratic
committee was d little h-handed,
when it WAS guilty OF the negative
ottcnsc of leaving Judge and district
attorney out of the call for Il parish
nominating convention; but IL traction
of the Republican committee beat that
all hollow last Saturday, when sad
fraction elected delegates to the Re
publican State convention, and author
lied its presiding officer to add ten more
members to. tue said commlttec-tu
fill vacancies, we suppose, that are
caused 10y the same arbitrary authority
\ trial package of Black Dra"$h. ,1 IRE OF
charge al W. w. VOL -
Qncrv: Why will people sniler with
Indigestion when "BLACK DRAUGhI''
would cure them?
| For sale by W. ~ I''oHi l.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11

Cadorncs relieves: "BLACK.D RAuGn!-
cures. ....,,
For sale 10y ~. " FoS|:'
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11
JUDICIAL ADvERTEsEmENTs.
,HEasREE'S SALE.

PARISH COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
No, Dob,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1879-10-11

,,r,. -, W. o. rOSE1' :.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-02-07
aE Ger 4 PAss.

The art Of patting things so as to
produce the conviction which is fol-
lowed By action was known to q poor
fellow injured by = railroad accident
cut West. The Trnnsc1ipe tells the
story
Hc was a brakeman, and had been
hurt in the discharge Of his duty. His
home was in the East, and the road
which he had served passed him to the
terminus Of its line, The next did the
same, and also the next but at last he
came to n Superintendent who hest
tated. The poor fellow pleaded bis
case. He was = railroad man. He
had been hurt at his post. He had
been passed by all the other roads.
'"All very well,'' said the Superin
tendent "but I can't seq my way cleal
to give you n pasS IF you were work
ing for = farmer, and were TO ge
hurt in his employ, would you expecl
another farmer to get out b3 team an,
take you to the next town.
"No, sir," said the brakeman ''no
that exactly; but if he was hitched NJ
and going my way, should think h
was mighty mean if no wouldn't Civ
me ride"
He got tho pass.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-02-07

sixty was made up almost entirely Of
Yankee sailors.
The same gentleman tolls an anus
ing anecdote of Semmes' experience H.
the port Of Bahia, in Brazil. lie sent
an officer to inform tho Governor Of
his intention Of leaving, but the Gov
ernor was unwilling TO give his consent
and replied that, according TO tho reg.
ulations Of the port, vessels were not
allowed to leave after o'clock in the
afternoon. Tho Captain Of n little
Portuguese man of.war, which was in
the harbor, volunteered his service to
prevent tho departure OF tho Alabama.
When Semmes was informed Of this, ,ho
was greatly excited. "lIe does, does
he3' he exclaimed, az ho paced up and
down tho deck. ON him, I'll spoil
his paint for him. Shortly after the
Alabama weighed her anchor and got
under way. Sailing around very close
TO the little Portuguese nlan-of- war, she
aaluted Der flag with tweaty-one guns,
and whom tho smoke cleared away tho
Portuguese vessel, which was painted
white, was ~ black as q collier. There
was no interference with tho sailing Of
the Alabama.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-02-07
CAN ASY oNC rxLLs

Can any ono tell why men who can.
not find money to pay small bills, can
always find money to buy liquor, and
treat when among frisndsi
Can any one tell why young men
who arc always behind hand with their
landlords, can play billiards night and
day, and always be ready with u game
Of cards when money is at stakel
Can any one tell how men live and
support their families, who have no in-
como and no work, when others who
are industrious are half starvedl
Can any one tell why four-ffths Of
the young women prefer hrainless fop
under plug hat, with tight pants and
short coat 10 man with brainsl
Can any one tell why it is that some
mothers are ready to sew for the dis
tant heathen, when their children at
home are ragged and dirtyl
Can any one tell how q man who is
always complaining that he cannot af
ford to subscribe for tho village news
paper, and from week to week borrows
it from his nsighbors, can afford to At
tend every ball and entertainment Civ
en- in the village hallsi
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-02-07
ANOTHER smERHPR CONES TO TIE
RMOMT.

It appears from the following letter
that one poor sheriff who has been
brought in as State house robber, de
MOS the impeachment, and not like APP
person, wants his money before he com.
mences to refund. The following letter
from Sheriff Aiken, Of Coos county
rather impeaches tho report Of tie com
mittee, and demands an explanation.
We copy the letter from the Goes Bay
NeUs:
see by tho report Of tho hInvesti.
eating COMMITTEES" at Salem that the,
have me down as one receiving illegal
teas for conveying convicts to the peni.
tentiary to the amount of Sf59.5
Now / want to tell you what know
about conveying convicta, etc. have
never received quarter Of dollar fos
conveying two Cinnamon, Ah Fook and
Ah Sam, - Salem; the only parties ]
have taken 10 the penitentiary. Th,
first work Of that kind did was e.
convey Ah Sang to the asylum at Eas,
Portland and received my money foI
that; from that time TO the adjourn.
ment Of our Legislative assembly / made
two trips to the peniteutiary and TIVE
to the asylum. My bills were placed
on file in tho SecretAry's ofiice, aud ]
was told that wonfd be allowed inter
est on the amounts. About the ooh
OF October / took Barbary King to the
asylum. The newly elected officer
were in their places. / presented mS
bill as previous ones. Secretary Ear.
hart told me he could not allow the
item Of mileage on patient a. the law
had been repealed, think ne told me
in 1874; but said he, "If you want to
leave it 30 as you can contest the ma
ter, you can do So" told him / did
not want any contest in mine; if you
think am not entitled to it, all right;
and that item was erased and the rest
Of my bill allowed, and received my
warrant for that trip and the last two.
The Legislature appropriated money 70
pay the deficiency bills, bat failed to
levy q tax 70 meet il, and the conse
guence Is we poor thieves have TO lay
out Of our ill-gotten gains for two years
yet. wish l had the money | have
spent in conveying insane and convicts
about $500, need it in my business.
don't like TO have my name heralded
through the country by the press As 6
thief when | have not got the money
but on the other hand the State has goi
nay money and my work.
A C. ArrrN
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-02-07
NATURAL HlsrsRx.

There Is a difference between men, a.
there Is difference between cattle and
cattle.
For example; suppose there is com
pany of men going through forest aad
the weather Is extremely disagreeAble-
AS night comes on a number of things
must be done to protect the people
from tho impending storm. Wood
must be gathered and a fire built
There is one class of men Who t4ks
hold promptly in view of the necessities
Of the situation and work-they cut the
brush out Of the way, they gather the
wood and build the FIRE, while another
class hover around and do nothing.
But as soon as tho camp Is prepared
and the fire going, this second class BE-
come very active and snergetic--they
now very promptly come TO the freAk.
They crowd in and around and monop-
elize the whole "eut6t.p They work
with the greatest energy and persever-
ance-not to gather moro fuel, in order
to keep the fire burning. but TO get all
the benefits possible. They get very
loud and roar about ssour fire" " and
~hat 1--WE have donef' They meanly
and blindly crowd out, and shove to the
back ground. that very class, who are
willing and able to do the most valua-
ble and indispensable work.
| When the Ere begins to barn low.
they call loudly upon the wood getterl
for help. "Come, come, every body
they loudly exclaim. ''the fire burns Low
work must be done-fael must be
hrougSt-life, health, and preservation
depends upon it. Where are the old
workersl Where. Ol where-are they
gonei" And after while, from re
mote distance, an echo answers back
"goneF' Finally they see another hgAi
spring up in the surrounding darkness
built for the benefit of the bewisderes
and wandering. Then there il 6erce
ness and fury in the old camp.
They throw epithets, clubss drs
brands, cold water and wet blankets
! But, after Pickering and glinmerint
ter time. the new fire Icons mp pow
| erfully, and roars like condagFation
| Whyf Because it has the wood -getter1
E the true workers, the pioneer-the p
| triots therel
: As time advances the old Grea 8
. down and out for lack of fuel-theu
. .'hurrahl boys" the smart, ahrewd
keen, cunning, crowding-in fellsws cone
making great haste rapidly; and SO it II
history continues to repeat itself-A
bany Register.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-02-07
woHAS,s INFUENcE.

Mrs. Augusta ]. Evans, the author
of "St Elmo" and other well known
works of fiction, was on the witness
stand in the Vanderbilt will trial, in
in New York, the other day, and in
her testimony said /: "The Commodore
told me that the becautiful consistency
Of his wife's Christian character had
done moro to draw him to religion
than all the churches he had ever been
in, ell the sermons that had ever been
delivered; he had watched her consist
emit Christian home life day by day,
and, while he was very fond of Mr..
Deems, and admired him, and liked to
see him around, his wife's Christian
character had influenced him far more
than any sermons he had ever listened
to. In the course of his long life and
career, which involved the knowledge
Of great variety of character, he had
found her the purest and noblest wo
man he had ever encountered, and shs
had commanded from him reverence
no ether human being ever had"