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St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

Men pass away like the flowers which
open III the morning and IN the evening
are witlerod auI trodden under foot.
Nothing can arrest the fight of time,
which carries with it all that appears
the most immutable. TlyseH. Q my
son my dear son, tliyself, who reioiccst
now IN youth 50 full OF life and 50
fruitful in pleasures. remember that
this beautiful time is but IL flower which
will be wititered almost as soon as
blown: strength, health, Joy, will vanish
away like a beautiful dream, and nought
will remain to thee but their sad re.
membrance.
That time appears to thee distant;
alas! thou deceiveSt thySelf, my son. it
hastens, soon it will be near; that time
which approaches with such rapidity is
not far from thee. while the present,
which flies away from thee, is already
far. because it ann|ilates itself even
in this moment, whilst we are speaking,
and can never more return. Do not
count, then, on the present. O my son.
but strengthen thyself in the rough and
bitter path of virtue by the contempIa
tion of the future. Prepare for thyself,
by purity of life and by love Of Justice.
an abode in the happy resting place Of
peacc.--[FeneIin,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

BE A GENTLEMAN AT IInME.-Ihcre
are few families, we imagine, in which
love is not abused as furnishing license
for impoIiteness. A husband, or father,
or brother will speak harsh words to
those that he loves and to those who
love him best, simply because the secu-
,ity of love and family pride keep him
from getting his head broken. It is a
shame that man will speak more i'm
politely at times to his wife or sister
than he would dare to say to any other
female except low and vicious one.
It is thus that the hOliest affections of a;
mans nature prove to be q weaker pro-
lection to woman in the family circle
than the restraints of society, and that
woman is usually indebted Tor the kind
est politeness of life to those not belong
ing to her own household. This ought
not to be so. The man, who, because it
will not be resented, intlicts his spleen
and bad temper upon those of his
hearthstone, is q small coward and a
very mean man. Kind words are the
circulating medium between true gen
tlemau aud true ladies at home, and no
polish exhibited in society can atone for
the harsl. language and disrespectful
treatment too often indulged in between
those bound together 10y Gods owl, ties
of blood, and the stilimorc sacree bonds
of conjugal love.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

\ SENSITIVE I FI>HERNAN.-A gentle
looking man, with fancy iish-rod, yes
terlay went up to Belle Isle to hook Il
few hundred pounds of bass. While
fishing from the end OF Il pier he cot
his hook fast, and after lie had been in
that condition for an hour or so, a man
waiting for a boat down happened alon"
and asked:
Hook caught downathere ."
"Well, it is fast to something, and
has been so for Il long timc,' WAS the
reply.
"Then why don't you haul away on
"Weli, you scc,' argued the gentle
fisherman rs he manipulated tn o reel,
"if it is fast to fish want to tire him
out, and if it's fast to a spile |. don't
want TO pull this pier to pieces, | lguess
I'd wait a while longer " !
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20
Suicide.
a WOMAN >EEk> TIE QUIET OF DEATH
IN TIIL NEW CANAL.
y. o. PiGyuuc.I

N. O. Picayuuc.I
Friday morning, a white woman, clad
in Il spotted calico dress and shOd in
laced shoes, was seen walking along the
bank OF the New Canal, near the White
Bridge. She suddenly threw I'D her
hands and went into the water, sinking
almost immediately. Search was made
for her body, which was shortly after
wards recovered. but life was extinct.
Coroner Marlley was notified and re-
paired to the place. | pom investigation
it was learned that the deceased was
named Mrs. McCanns residing in the
rear, but the informant could not identi-
fy the locality exactly. \ negro who
was summoned as witness at the in
quest, stated that he was standing on
the bank opposite to the one upon
she first appeared he saw her put a
basket on tie ground. and walk down
the lcvec towards the water. Thinking
she was going in for the purpose Of
taking bath, he watched her attentive
ly. She walked into the water until it
reached her arm-pitS, and after turn
ing around she lifted her hands in the
air and fell back. Seeing her man'Evrc
the negro believed she was attempting
TO swim OH her back, but to his great
surprise he saw her sink. Being I'M
able to swim, he called on another
colore1 man near by. to 60 to the res
enc. but the reply he received was: {:
=" 10, sir can't swim either" .I#
.\ftcr hearing the colored mans evi-
deHcc. the jury rendered a verdict of
suicide
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20
Memory i'm Difher<i Races
( Medical Pres

hci!cai t1PSf
Mr.. Delaunay has madeculnmunica-
ton to the Socicte de BioEie respecting
memory as studied under arious ,bi0lo
Sical conditions. The inIior races OF
mankind, such as negroethe Chinese,
etc, have more mamory tn those OF a
higher type OF civilizati. Primitive
races which were unaolintcd with
the art OF writing had a mtlerf Ut nlem-
ory, and were for ages 1.-THE habit OF
handing down from one generation to
anOthGr hymns as yolul nous As the
Bible. Prompters and,rofessors OF
defamation know thahyomen have
more memory than meli French wo~
men will learn a foren language
quicker than their hushds. Youths
have more memory than,dults. 1t is
well developed in childn, attains its
maximum about the foueentll or Mt
teenth year, and then decases. Feeble
individuals Of lymphattemperament
have more memory thaiile strong.
Students who obtain The prize, for
memory and recitationsIhietiy belong
to the former class. pasan students
have also less memory TN those who
come from the provinces At the Ecoie
Normale and other sciDls the pupils
who have the best memN are not the
most intelligent. The nmory is more
developed among the sasantry than
among citizens, and amng the clergy
than among the Iaity. The memory
remains intact i'll disees of the lett
side of the brain, and isnuch affected
in those OF the right, fra which 1t may
be inferred that the rigI side Is more
the seat of this facultythan the left.
From Il physiological boint OF view
memory is diminished I oyer-feedins,
by physical exercise anf by education,
in this sense, that the heilliterate have
potentially more memiy than those
who know how to read nd write. We
remember, moreover, better Ill the
morning than in the vcning, III the
summer than in the wiIer, and better
i'll warm than in cold clhates. Memory
is, therefore, to certal extent III H.
verse proportion to nuttion, and, more
than that, it is in inyerP proportion to
evolution, since. it is gatest in those
Individuals who are thl least advanced
from an evolutionary Joint OF view
inferior races, womeI children, enc
feeble, etc. In short, according to, MI
Delaupay, there is an golution ct tht
memory, which Is frstIensorial, literal
and then intelligent; Lit ipepGry, prop
eriy speaking, diminises lnvefse'y o.
the evolution.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20
Call for :, Stafe Convention.
EDOMs STATE CENTRAL tOMAlriEf--
Democratic Conservative Party.

Rooms STATE CENTRAL CONAIriEE-)
Democratic Conservative Party. !
E"w Orleans, Sept. j. 1922
A. a meeting Of tiIc state Central Committee
o. the DtmotTatic-t conservative party. held IN
New Orleans on the 18th Of August, 1879, the
following resolutions were adopted:
It-nivrN, chat III" first Monday OF October.
1872 hr iVrd aH the time when the Convention
OF the D,.lnori;itir-t Conservative party shall he
III this State II said ,la1cs hen tho Chairman OF
This colnlnttict, with the advice OF tho Exccu-
1&c Committee, j. hereby authorized 10 post
pone the lSSemblagc OF the Convention SO such
!. date ~ III le" opinion may be deemed best.
Resolved. Thai thr city ~ Ration Rouge I've
selected for tn" holding oS said Convention.
Resolved. That the appurtionlnenf of repre-
scutaton il said Convention shall he the same
- hat adopted for the State Convention hold
at Baton Rouge OH the first Monday in August,
sS7s, for the uUulnatinn Of cHnddatc for
state Treasurer: provided, that any parish nf
thc Stale or ward uf the city of New Orleans,
aavltg east larger Note for the candidate for
state Treasurer III 1873, shall have the ndvan-
tagc OF said vot" IN said HprultonIncnt.
Resolved. That one delegate for every two
hundred voters. and for every fraction
one hundred, be fixed it5 the basis or re-
presentation.
nrSulvr.i, That the clcrtinu for delegates TO
said Convention it il recommended that m
nlurt. than one person shall be elected to cast
each vote.
In arcorGanre with he above resolutions,
convention OF the Democratic Conservative
party is hereby called to meet at Baton Rouge.
on MONDAY. October 6, 1879. at Il NJ.
III accordance with the fourth resolution the
Orleans shall be entitled TO the following &c"
presentation, tu-WIt:
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20
yellow Fever and Ainists.

There have been years re the
yellow fever in New Orleans gan in
the month of September run q
rapid and deadly course b. frost.
| But that was in the olden ), when
the fever was looked upon d vista
ton of Providence alone, aaothinc 9
was done to restrict its raw. or to
shorten its duration. To-l people
have learned that there arc things
as natural laws Of health aliscasy,
and that a violation of theml bring
certain punishment.
! The people OF New Orleapye this
season made their city a,del of
cleanliness. Without havilomc to
any decided conclusion abo,I germ
theory, they have purified tt atmos-
phcrc and made it a very uIllabita-
ton for disease in every IL. The
result lies before us, and Nt)rlcans
to-day is frcer from diseaaun any
city in the Union. The fsporadic
cases OF fever reported, arc III every
summer there, but this ycary have
been made public in conscqec of the
new sanitary regulations.
Memphis, however, has :eived !,
death blow to hcrprospcritytot alone
from the present dcvastat plague,
but because q great port of hel
citizens have determined tol1c theil
homes elsewhere. "If weed here
we would always he drcadiriIe sam
mcr. 1t takes away all feel of per
manence from a home." one the
other day. 1t is the best pom OF tho
population too who expect cave.
Almost worse than the pw fever
is the alalnlist. He swclls case III
fever to fifty in the tWinkliDf an eye,
He inveighs against the cinal con-
duet of the doctors and otllel thorities.
who know Il place is infec and yet
conceal it from the innnt public.
He scents out clothing, gooor coffee,
brought from some infectport. He
enumerates all the suspici cases in
town and tells how and lere they
might have contracted fcveife fright
ems nervous women into / and is Il
general nuisance.
Moreover if the diseaseally does
break out, he is TIC first to- 1t twould
be good thing if he coulh brought
face to face with it, perh, it might
cure him of hunting up SHOWS.
AS for our own little til, it is 50
clean and well drained, thIf the fever
was brought, it wouldn'C 1ia foothold.
The balmy healthful air opelousas is
too anti~malarial for disc germs to
deyclopc. We l.ok upo.his as the
champion town OF Louisii as far as
health is concerned.
Nature has done a deal Us and oul
excellent Mayor has taxi care that
nature shall not be ban1cf her good
Under his ADMINISTRATION
Jhc town is in q most sallious condi.
ion.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20
Only Christians.


i john Wesley once w;,s troubled in re-
gard to the disposition of the various
sects, and the chances of each i'll refer
ence to future happiness punishment.
A dream one night transported him III
it's uncertain .Wanderiugs to the gates
of hell. E& 49, L.
care there any Roman catholics
here ?"
yes" was the reply.
Any presbyterians? p
".les." f. s--s-...
"Anyeongresatiohalists 81
"Any methodists by way Of Il elm
cher. asked the pions Wesley.
"Yes," was answered to his great in
dignation. ys sy7 ss
In the mystic way OF deans, Il sud-
den transition. and he stood at the
gates of heaven. Improving his OPP
portunity he again inquired:
care there any Roman catholics
heree' sso - ~.
"No,r was replied.
"Any, presbyterIans?
Amy congrcsationalists'' -
"No."
:. Any ! metho1ists'''
"Well, them" he as ked, lost i'll Won
der, who are they insi dee"
Chrlstlans. was the .lubllant an
sWcr.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

We call attention to the notice of
Mrs. Alorgans entertainment, which
will take place some day during the
1st week in October. The day has not
yet been fixed, but we will give notice
in our next issue. The best wish we
can make Mrs. Morgan is that she may
meet with the same patronage and
success that she met with at her first
entertainment. ..s..t-..
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20
Fer District .sudae-l3th Eplssric,.

We are authorized 10 announce i. II. LEWIS.
Es4., III q candidate for District Judge OF the
18th Judicial Dis tici, 1T the ensuing election.
FELLOW ClTIZE SS OF SAINT IANDL,:---
am Il candidate for Judge Of the 13th Judi
rlal District 1T the election to take place: in
December next: subject to the nomination of
the Denocrati L. cC0nseiVatlvclarty of the parish
in convention assembled.
You all knew my past record a. Judge of
this DiS strict. refer to it the besC;yllarantee
| cali give for the future, and solicit orr votes.
GEO, W, HUUSPETH,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

The mothers love is 4 first and absorb
ing delight, bunting all other sensibili-
ties; it is all expansion of existence; it
enlarges the imagined range for self to
move in; but ip after years ii can only
continue to be 10y OH the same terms as
other long-iived love-that is, by much
suppression of self and power OF living
in the experience of another.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20
NOTICE TO CANDIDATES..

Candidates will hc announced in the ST
LANDRY DEMOCRAT on the following terms
and no other, to-wit: IN English alone, Ten
Dollars tSl0.) In English ana French, Fifteen
Dollars tsl5,} payable invariably i'll advance
nefOre first insertion.
Political notices will be published at half the
rates fixed for judicial advertisements.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

The regular meetings Of Humble
Cottage Lodge No. 10, L. & A. NJ, for
the balance Of the year 1870, will be on
the Wednesday evenings of the follow
ing dates: September aafti,, October Goth,
November Goth, and December.29th.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

DIR. John c. Gogdy, Grand Lecturer,
will visit officially, Humble Cottage
Lodge No. 10, T. & A. NJ, at Opelousas,
ON Wednesday and Thursday, October
1st and I'd, and Gordy r. A. Chapter
No. 80, on Friday, October Sd.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20
BLACK -DBAUGHTs makes chills and
lever Impossible. .. .....'...
For sale by g. ". Q. POsts.

A most wonderful dange has taken
place in the current of gold. For sew
erai years past we haze been shipping
gold to foreign counties to make mp
the deficit in our balances of trade, but
now the tide is turnd and an nnex-
pected influx OF gold pouring in upon
lis. During 4 single week more than
isslf a million OF gold VAS received from
Havana, all OF which tnder the former
condition, of things would have gone
to Engiand.-iS. o. beaaaorat.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

The notice complimentary to Sheriff
Duson, which appeared in our last issue,
was taken from the Donaldsonvile
Chief.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20
SUSAN WEBB. WIFE, VS.. AMELIA +. KET-
LER WIDOW GALLIGAK, JACOB I.
PAYNE, INTERNENOH.

IA NE, lNIEiN ENOR.
BY virtue of a writ OF Gcri facias, iss1ct
out OF the honorable District Court, in and for
the parrish OF st. Landry, in the above entitled
suit and to he directed, Twill proceed to sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder at the
Courthouse OF said parish, in the town OF Ono
lollsaS, on SATURDAY,, the ttl, day of Octo-
her 1879. at II O'Clock a. NJ, the following
described property. tu-wit:
l. A tract or body of land situated on the
Bayou Bn:uf. consisting of list. That portion OF
section A III township 4, south of range east.
which Is on the east side OF the public road.
and which Is not comprised in the tract claimed
ny Mrs, Amelia Z. Gallisar as a homestead.
which claim appears by record No 1863 Dis
trct Court st. Landry and Plat therein, and Of
"a section 43 IN same township and range, and
winch IS not comprised in the said homestead
claim OF Mrs: GHlligaE; this body of land ia
houndtd north by the state road and below ny
lands claiincd 10y j. Z. Anderson, described II,
snlt No. l3f5ti District Court of st. Landry. en-
uii"t, 1hpintIS E. Anderson vs. Jacob r. Pnyne
cF At, with the buildings and i.nproycmcnts
thereon, consisting Of sugar house and sono
cabins. a.
,. The cnorlil-east quarter Of northeast ouarta ar
the sonth-cast quarter OF northeast Quarter
ana southwest Quarter OF northeast quarter,
all III sectlcN eighteen, township three soutb
ran=e t,rt east.
, TcrMs-'Io he sold on a credit of tEe1~e
months. nlllthaSer furnishing bond and security
according to law and paying I'LL costs and taxes
in cash.
! Z. C.. DUSON,
! sepl 70 Sheriff of the Parish of St Landry.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

When Cl,incman carrying a basket
of shirts to their owner gets caught in
thunder shower, it Is hard to make
him believe that all things are for the
best.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

Miss Wick, OF Nentmoor, England,
has been in bed for twenty years, be-
cause she failed to marry the man she
loved. Shc is said to be the original Of
Dickens Miss Havisham.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

There will be divine services at the
church Of the Epiphany, Opelousas,
every Sunday morning at II o'clock, and
Sunday School at . \. NJ.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20
For Clerk of Court.

We are authorized TO announce JAMES o.
CHACHElsE as a candidate for Clerk of Court
i'll and for the parish OF St Landry, at the
election i'll December UeXt. subject TO he nolDi-
nation Of the Democratic Convention
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

A young lady in attempting to pluck
an Easter by the brookside,' slipped
and fell into the stream. A colored
man who witnessed the mishap was
asked the cause of the disaster, he re-
piled: "Why, de disaster was caused
by dis aster,"
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

A3laay's underwear is described b.
tic delicate and dainty term "lingcrie,"
but man Is obliged to use such blamed
common place terms as shirt" and
night gown
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20
For Sheriff.

Mr.. EDITOR You will please announce my
namc as candidate for reelection TO The office
of Sheriff OF st. Landry, ut the election IN
December next, subject t" the nomination OF
the Democratic Convention.
&. G. DUSON.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20
.AHa Elephants Death.

\ terrible death bcfell trained elc-
pllant, valued at S3&5,OOO. He belonged
70 a managerie exhibiting in st. Louis,
and met his fate through undue curios-
itv:
One Of the appuricnanccs of the
show is all electrical machine of great
size used for producing electric light
for illumination.
This machine has an immense arma-
t.lrc which is made to rcrolre $50 times
in a minute by means of q 35-llorse-
power engine. The machine was left
unattended for Il few minutes, when
the elephant, Romeo, who was loose,
went up to the machine aud was sniff
tng at the armatlre when its trunk was
caught i'll the revolving apparatus, and
the animal was thrown violently to the
ground and the trunk carried away by
the Whirling machinery.
a tremendous roar was heard, aud
when the attendants rushed to the spot
thcv found the elephant in the aGonies
OF death, with his trunk torn away by
the roots. The poor creature soon
died.
TEr,'EIED ~ \ GHu>r.-Miss loops.
age fourteen, Of Westminster, Md, secs
at intervals a fuIlsized ghost--;l mtu
with Il red face and sandy whiskors.
EuIy i'll The summer, there were rap
pings and movements about the house,
which convinced the mother that her
daughter really did see a ghost. One
morning, when they slept later than
usual, Il little bell was runG violently
and the tableware was tossed from the
kitchen into the bedroom. After this
the spirit played mischievous prank ) al
most every morning. When Mrs. loops
would he spreading the table cloth, it
would he snatched out Of her hand, and
plates, knives and forks would be thrown
to the floor. One of its favOritc tricks
was 10 strip the beds of their covering,
and on several occasions Il feather bed
was tossed to the floor. There were
frequent pulling matches between the
mother, the daughter and the ghost,
the latter trying to get possession OF the
sheets and counterpancS as they were
being spread on the beds. One day the
ghost, seen only by the daughter, but
heard 10y the mother, was unusually
troublesome. They were hoeing in the
garden, and every few minutes they
would be stopped in their work and
would be unable to raise their hoes
from the ground. The ghost said. "If
You strike nc, will be the death of
you She however, directed blow at
his face, and INSTANTLY fell down in Il
fit. The girl has spasms nearly every
day, iu which she loses consciousness.
These come on her whenever she rcsists
the ghost, or refuses to obey him.
IN. y. Tribune.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

4 poem in the Moderu Argo is called
"The nlessed Nueens.a Bnt it is the
colfounded kings that lessen your OPT
Mon Of the blessed queens, when you
!" "call''em, we've been told.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

Who lives III clover all his days and
when he dies has flowers streWp Oh his
grave by the girls that could not en-
trap him !-The bachelor.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

The public schools Of Opelousas will
be rc-opened on Monday, October 9th
next.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20
For G0nsanb9e.

TO MY FRIENDS AND TIE PLEIIC:
I announce myself as candidate for CUll>ta-
Bile OF the Eth Ward.
.AILONZO ANSELM.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

The sun is, 100000 times larger than
the earth. ant. yet it persists in striking
SO small thing as a man.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

Cold fcet.-Dip them in cold water,
and then rub them till you get the sur
face of the skin in a glow. Never 90
to bed with cold feet.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

Ono dollars worth OF BLACK.
DRAUGHT'' will save. fifty dollars i'll
doctors bills.
For sale by ". .. PJSFI'
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

Women should always avoid exhibit
ing bad temper. None OF them care to
show their rage.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

4 trial package Of Black Dramg',t free Of
charge at W. y. rOSE1S.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

Who is invited to tea and evening
parties. and told to drop in just when 1t
is convenient 1.-THE Bachelor,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

Cholera and Yellow Fever are pre-
vented nv using "BLACK -DRAUGHT."
For sale by ". y. PosEi.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

Who goes to bed early because time
hangs heavily with him.-Fhe married
man.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

\ BACHELORS DErENsE.-Who is
petted to death with marriagcable
daughters 1.-The bachelor,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

Powdered nitre is good for removing
freckles. Apply with Il rag moistenec
with glyceYine.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20
Dr. VS.szs. ChSSSys.

Formerly of Church Point. l,lyiur ner,rJ
Icntly located at Ea'ry'S Landing, offers his
professional services TO the citizens of that
community. srDt IL 4,n
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

Who gets scoldins for picking ont
the softest part OF the bed and. for wax
ing up the baby in the morning T-lhe
married man.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20
uu,,,.s..s.,l,.s,.ssA -'s.aszs.'
For sale !

Nothing in the world equals ''BLACK-
DRAhsGHT'' in female diseases. -
For sale by ". o. POSEY.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

Forty years trial has pred BLACK
DRAUGHT" the best livenedicine in
the world.
For sale by o. POSE1.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

An old Scotch lady thought Talmage
was talking the deaf and-dumh alpha
bot with his hands and feet.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

The nautical question has been asked ?
How snneh does ships cowDanion-
ways "~ -.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

ssRi ACK- -DRAUGHT" is recommended
bv forty. years OF successful trial.
For sale ly ,.-.s. g. W. 0. POSEY.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20
OPEL0CSAS. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1879.

" III Providence VIC trllst'-cverybody else cash
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

4 lseuzinc and common clay will clean
marble. "41 $@3 :.-.'"
St. Landry democrat., 1879-09-20

The yield Of wheat in Minnesota will
be 100000 bushels.