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Ellsworth American., 1879-04-17
LLswORTH AMERICAN. THURSDAY. APRIL H. 1879
SULPHUR RI7TERS.

i'rHf ~irt u havr tscen, from nfv routh. q sHf-
irT ~ 10 itFsteFsis. scenueaisi icsi b. severe ~
tssss ot eics traiarir las is fLfsc i0Hf aAys.
taRe the reme,iits tBfuHat raif'e. bat Nrthsat
"hlat"ttK anV permanent hsH, o. iafl4 thfs
sprng our hs-s-ti bottle of -Il.PttI ~ mr..
lhE> totonr had taken une hottie ts-xau t.,
lcfi th god 'frcts ui a.. and hsviug taktn thrrs,
''t. t"r hhl plffrt stis ta 80 tlna ~ i,,s-i
.tihssui tseia- lrcub ed sish issstpu.ta I ta
"a nnt sst atirck - sl~k brstlacbs iu o. ~ time
rfd very > gsht cite. glad , give tAia te-slsna-
rt'i 50 -" % that Others NAV he indnred to
aate fhs mssIFrs .uch suffrfiHx Ia tnktur the
Il iFut 4 EtTTER>.
MRS IouN BARTON.
No, q Mefhuen street f.asr~Bfs, Macs
Ellsworth American., 1879-04-17
IN HATS AND CAP,

We have aeh iarSe line Impossible but would
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Ellsworth American., 1879-04-17
Good heavy one-half wool suits.
thirds wool suiis.

thirds wool -uiis
W0rsicd, ,frll suit.
\ fiu" ,wv-'hird. wool suit.
An ali wool suit.
y heavy al wool suit. made tom
y vcr' fine ail wool suitable fir q
Those iice blsck Chivipts. IN such
\ nice Engli.h worsied. re1-v Ane
(Thcse sniis cannot be made in
An indigo blue Yacht smif,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25

Were it not for the fact thgt eacl, day
the Legislature is in session it costs the
people of the State several thousand
dollars, the proceedings, daily would
be well calculated to provoke smile.
Every day the two Houses, under pre-
Ntence of electing a United States sena-
tor, meet in joint session. Nearly every
member of each House nominates some
body, and then tho farce begins. The
voting over, the presiding officer SOL
emnly announces no choice wlereapon
the members of the two Houses, looking
no doubt as wise as so many owls, retire
to their seperate Houses and begin to
introduce bills, to amend the Civil Code
kor the Code of Practice or the Revised
statutes, or to change somebody IS name
or Incorporate fire companies, or some
tb;ug If the kind, to kill time. This is
all VERY well, gentlemen, but remember
tie promises you made your constituents
and recpileet whilst yon are spending
money SO layishly for nothing, the State
is bankrupt, and in default to every one
of her creditors.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25
Too Mach Expensive Registra'
ti0ls
from the Opelousas Courier.l
That's our moral.


AS every voter is required by law to
pay Il poll tax, we ask in all seriousness,
what is the use Of a biennial registration
of voters, which entails an additional
tax of several hundreds of dollars to
gas4fparish, and thousands to the State
sssseflige to defray the expense of said
registration 3 Why not do away with it
altogether, and require each voter who
presents himself at the polls, to exhibit
his poll tag receipt, rs the evidence of
franchise 2 BY this means tile expense
avoided-the poll tax would he collected,
for public SCHOOL purposes, WHICH are
tors take note of this matter. The
people want practical reform and re-
trenchment lD government,
From tho Louisiana tRapides) Democrat.l
Our able and efficient State Superin-
tendent Of Education. Honorable Il. NJ.
Lusiler. has distributed tho pnlltaXes
collected for 1877 and 1878, and the one
fourth devoted by law for school pur-
poses amOnnfs to the paltry sums of
Sa,243 40 for 1878 and 6g,se9 10 for 1877.
Only $S,997 66 of poll-tax has been col
leeted in the whole State, whereas, not
less than a1e5,O0O ought to be collected,
which Wonld be quite IA goodIy sum to
support the schools and charitable in-
stitutions. This amount collected, under
q lenient and negligent observance of
law, is simply nothing, il you take into
consideration the sun that might be
collected were the Jaw strictly enforced.
The very fact that the poll tax is pay
able only by voters, proves it to he a
political tax. The collection of it under
existing laws, is simply farce. A voter,
without property, cannot be forced to
pay it. 1t is not a uniform tax, because
it is collected only from one class of
voters--the property owners. To make
the poll tax receipt the certificate of the
right to vote, would not only do away
with the hurtlensome expense of regis
tration, but woula cause the tax to be
collected, or leave the management of
the affairs Of government entirely in
tie hands Of those who pay the expen-
scs thereof. The item taken from the
Louisiana Democrat shows that less
than nine thousand of the voters Of
this State paid their poll tax for 1877
if the tax had been collected, this parfsl,
would have paid over six thousand dol
lars of the amount collected, and, as
showed by the Democrat, the entire
State Sts5,OOo. AS the tax is political
one, and cannot be collected otherwise,
the payment Of it should be enforced
politically. It j. really the price for a
license to vote; and it the license is not
paid for, as in other business, the indi-
vidnal should not be allowed to vote,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25
Reform. .

The late Legislature of louisiana llad
constitutional scrpplcs about cutting
down their own per diem of SO, and
constructive mileage, which could be
stretched ad Hbitum, according to the
course of travel they pleased to take to
tile seat Of government. The consti-
tutiopal PROV isions that prevented our
ex-legislators from taking less than the
law allowed them, was that the salary
or pay Of an officer should not be re-
duced during his term Of office. But
they found no such provision to prevent
their, not simply cutting down the pay
of witnesses before the grand jury, but
abolisl,ing such pay entirely. Witnesses
before the grand Jury very seldom at
tend, when paid, of their own accord !;
it is forsea service, Sometimes they
know nothing Of the matter in which
they are called on to testify. But they
hare to attend, willing or unwilling,
whether they know anything or not.
This is large parish, and sometimes
tl,ey 1.-Two Q long distance, forty or fifty
miles from the Courthouse. Sometimes
they have pressing business at home,
and have to leave at sacrifice. Some
times they are very poor, and have no
way to travel except on foot, and arc
absolutely withouti the means to pay
for food and shelter while attending
court. We mention these things because
we have recently heard Of q case, a
female, who had all these difficulties to
contend with. This is reform. Many
legislators cannot speak or write correct
English, much less frame bill of the
simplest kind; to vote, when told how,
and draw their pay, constitute their
chief labor, but witnesses before the
grand jury, through laws made by such
Legislators, have to render service to
the county, and pay their own expense
in doing so, or beg and be the recipients
Of charity from those who pity their
condition. The people asked for re-
form and this is the reform they received.
lley askpA NV uEtatt aHss iectifeu IL
stone. Newspapers lowled for reform,
and the legislators cut down the price
OF printing. The people asked for re-
form, and the legislators passed Q law
requiring them to attend the grand jury
as witnesses without pay, and pay their
own expenses or starve. But c0nstitu-
tiapal sernnles prevented emitting down
their ownper diem and constructive mile
age. II the coming constitutional con-
vention is to be composed, which God
forbid, Of such Legislators, there is a
sorry future for Louisiana; but it the
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25

As it now stands, the poll tax is un-
equal, bearing only on the property
owner, and, it would seem, not on many
of them t.; it should therefore be either
abolished entirely, or collected from al:
voters-and we see no way that it can
be done, except as we have indicated
Then, those who do not take sufficient
interest in the affairs of the country, to
pay their poll tax, can lSaye the affairs
of government to those who do. Less
than Ss,997 66, the amount paid in for
1877, can not be collected by this way
and the enormous expense Of registrl-
ton and registration officers will be
saved. Thus much more money will be
received by the State, and a great ex-
pense stopped. The coming constitu-
tional convention should attend to this
matter.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25
The Police Jury.

At the last meeting of the Police Jury,
reports Of committees were accepted for
letting out the building of bridges over
the gully near Hayes bridge and over
Bayou Loue Point, at $3.50; for build
ing bridges on the road from Debaillon's
bridge to Vile Plate, at SO; for re-
pairing Garrigues' bridge, at S4s.50. An
appropriation of $40 was made to pay
DR.. H. B. Hartman for medical services
at the Churchville quarantine station ;
and "the sum of tlrco hundred and
thirty seven 1O10O 1887 1O1o0) dollars
be and is hereby appropriated out of
any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to reimburse Mr.. Sam
Haas for the amount advanced by him
for the arrest of johnson and Avery,
accused of horse stealing" Various
bills were approved to the amount of
S435. so. Magistrates salaries were fixed
at Is cents for each vote cast in their
respective wards ut the last election,
and those of constablcs at 80 cents.
Sheritf's fees for boarding prisoners
were reduced to 90 cents per day. $50
was advanced to sheriff, to pay expenses
of convicts Of present term of court, to
penitcntiary, and the same to be charged
to his criminal account. The pay of
guards over convicts working on public
roads, was fized at $3.50 per day. The
district judge was petitioned to not
sentence any more convicts to work on
the public roads, but send them to peni-
tentiary. License for notaries was abol-
ished those for peddlers and physicians
were reduced one half others to remain
as heretofore. The existing debt of the
parish was ordered to be paid hereafter
according to date OF approval. The tax
collector was authorized to receive for
delinquent taxes of 1875 and 1876, any
outstanding warrants. Drs. Littell, Es-
forge, Boagni, Cooke and Campbell
were appointed Board Of Health.
The following is the estimate Of ex-
penses for the present year, to be con-
sidered by the jury at its next meeting,
Feb. Gath, when the amount to be levied
will be tiyed:
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25

right kind of men 80 to that convention,
they will, in addition to many other
reforms, reform the General Assembly
of Louisiana-something that needs it
probably more than anything else. One
thing certainly.should be required of a
legislator: an educational qualification.
A man who is too illiterate to be mag
istrate or ward constable, surely has no
business to be law-maker for the in
telligcnce and wealth of tho State.
When this class of presumptuous ig-
noramuses are rooted out of our leg
islative halls, many evils that now
prevail will disappear with them.
And probably if every man had to ex-
hibit his poll tax receipt, before he
voted, fewer of them would be elected
to disgrace the name Of lawgiver.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25

gulf STATE ExposITIoN.-The last
mail brings us the Premium List Of the
"Gulf States Agricultural, Industrial
and Mechanical Exposition" to he held
i'm New Orleans on the nth of February,
and continuing to the Oath. This Fair
promises to be one of the grandest events
that has taken place in the Crescent City
for several years. and We are informed
that the very best moneyed capital and
talent in New Orleans is being employed
in its behalf. The departments for all
exhibitors are being rapidly filled, the
amusements and sports for the arena are
all arranged--running horse raees-and
desire to attend this Exposition is be-
coming mania throughout the country.
We thank Capt. w. L. Murry, the
manager, fora complimentary ticket to
this Exposition.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25
4 Story witt. a Moral,


There ID q young lady. We will not
say whether she lives q thousand miles
from here or m hundred yards. Tn fact
that's noboay's business, but she is very
pretty, very lively and has been infected
with the craze for High Art. High
Art, meaning the smearing of old gin-
ger ei;lrs with paint, and then pasting
oil Kinds of awful pictures of bugs and
animals and flowers OH them, In her
course Of reading ON pottery decora-
tions, this young lady met with the
name OF enspadores, in the list OF arti-
cles TO be silleared and pasted.
What was q enspadore2 4 She. l,adfst
the least idea. but Ut course 1t must ls,
one Of those lovely antique vases, those
easphofa OF the Greeks, and she had
some OF the sweetest beetles, the gen.
z =
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25

uinc scayabcii of the Egyptians. She
would make q vase that might have
been dug up under the walls of Thebes.
OF course she wasn't going to ask any
one what Il cuspadore was! Catch her
exposing any want of knowledge of
High Art.
So our pretty young lady put on her
bonnet and started for her favorite
store, where her favorite clerk presided
over the counter.
"Mr.-" she said with a charming
smile. "Have you any cuspadores?
"Cuss what" asked the astonished
clerk.
Cuspadores. Oh I can't do without
one. I'm just crazy for one of the dar-
ling Thugs
The young man had a reputation to
support for knowing every thing in his
line of business. 1t wouldn't do to
show ignorance, though he didn't know
any more what cuspadorc was than
she did herself.
"What eh what style of cuspadore
do YOU want, Miss-f" he asked
blandly.
"Oh, the most antique shape of course.
The older the bctter.'
Excuse me, Ill go and see about it,"
and he vanished.
In tho twinkling of an eye he was
through the back yard, and in the office
OF a book keeper, q friend of his, who
had been living in cities all his life,
and knew, or was supposed to know
everything.
"Mr.-- what in the thunder is q
cuspadorc ?" he cried.
The book keeper, who was in one Of
his busiest moments, didn't relish the
interruption. Cuspadore, yon ninny,"
he cried irately. Its a spittoon, spit
box, and if you don't clear out Ill shy
one at your head.'
Very soberly the young man returned.
So that vision Of delicate refined beauty
smoked Or chcwed or rubbed. Didn't
she say she couldn't do without GUS
padore! She didn't like to come ont
broadly and ask for a spittoon. She
trusted to his honor of course, to un-
dcrstand her. Well it was hard blow,
but lie might as we'll do little stroke
of business if his heart acas sore.
Miss--" he said gravely, eve
have none OF the articles On hand, but
| think can fix tin concern that will
serve the purpose for time. | use one
myself. We have too the incest chew
ing or smoking tobacco you ever used.
Let me put you up a lot?S
"Are you crazy" cried the Mortified
young lady, backing to the door.
"Its of course all in strict confidence"
he continued ip an impressive whisper,
following her, "and I'd be tom by wild
horses before let out that you use to-
bacco in any FORM"
Insulting wretch" cried the lady
aouDcing oHt with very red face.
She went about saying the clerk was
drunk OF crazy, but didn't explain. He
bumped his head two or three times
against the show cases in his agitation
and laid up with neuralgia.
We don't know whether she's found
ont yet what cuspadore is, but young
ladies had better know what they're
asking for, and young men had better
not presume confidence, where none
exists.
That's our moral.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25

THE PINE ISLAND GUANo AND AM
MoNrATED PHosPHATE.-Thcse fertil-
izers are placed before the people of
this section for the second season, this
year. The manufacturers of these ar
ticles have had such satisfactory results
from them in the past, that they claim
their fertilizers as being the cheapest
and best in the market for the money,
n clatth which is we'll sustained by first
rate testimonials from those Who are
engaged in the cultivation of such crops,
as need continuous stimulaDts to force d
rapid growth. The Company through
their agent, Mr.. Hugh w. Montgomery,
400 Common street, New Orleans, are
offering these fertilizers at the low rate
of $40 per ton. which they claim makes
it the cheapest fertilizer in the market.
All particulars furGished upon applica-
tion to him as above. - ...
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25

Phillips does sell cheap goods, and he
wants everybody to know it. He makes
use of the proper means to make them
know it--newspapcr advertising. He
says he has everything, from a needle
to anything IN farmers Materials and
"winter goods of any kind at any price,
Call on him and see--he is very anxious
to get clear ofa.hat big stock he laid in,
expecting big business.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25

The population of Texas is estimated
by multiplying the vote east by Z. Ac-
cordlng to this manner of computation,
the population of this parish should be
about $4,000,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25

Onr subscription priee-$1.50-must
be paid cash in advance. We want
everybody to subscribe, but on no other
terms. We willllave to drop the names
of those who do not comply with these
terms without delay. We cannot buy
paper and print it for gratuitous dis
tribution to those who are abler to pay
than We are to lose.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25

Mr.. Sol. Loeb, on Main street, oppo-
site Masonic Hall, has everything in the
way of groceries that you want. He is
very convenient to all in the southern
nart Of town.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25
Better .nMss Cotton

want partner TO go into the hog raising
business In the hrst range IN the Parish I will
rurnlah home and land to cultivate Free"
situated 1--WE miles from Vile Platte. will fur
nlah the stock hogs to commence with, and give
one half Of the increase for attending to them.
wish TO enter into u contract as above for five
or tfnyears; none need to apply unless person
ally known to Inc. or c0lne we'll recommended
for honesty and Industry" There is big
money init, and mean business. Apply Mt once
to inc near Vile Platte. J. j. HICKS.
Dec. 2sif.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25

At the present term of the District
Court, ono man was indicted for killing
his uncle, one for killing his brother,
and one for killing his father! This
may be civilized country, but a little
more hanging would improve it.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25

Mr.. Joseph Lasalle, at the bridge,
SINNERS Landing, will be happy to
sell cheap groceries to everybody. In
passing that way, drop in and see him.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25

Mr. julien Claude who certainly keeps
one Of the best grocery stores we ever
saw, has also fresh garden seeds and
Irish potatoes. We have tried his seeds,
and they came ND.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25

Notice has been given of a bill in the
Legislature, to change the term Of the
Supreme Court here, to the first Monday
in July.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25

Read the advertisement of the "1m-
proved French process for discussing
steam boilers"
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25

See Court report, and other reading
matter, on fourth page.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25
FreSRsfssses"s, Take Notice i.

All persons are warned not to hnnt. shoot, or
otherwise trespas> on tho Camp Hamilton plan.
tuton Just east Of Dpflonsas.
dee. 2s~tf. T. MILLER ANDERSOSx
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25
.VsOliCe to the Public

Jacob Ehrhartlt Of Washington, IL my duly
appointed deputy for the parish of st. Landry.
GEORGE TULFORD.
Coroner for st. Landry.
Opel ,usaS, jan. 18th 1879. ,
Any person requiring my services. will find
me at my coffee house In Washington.
JACOB EHRHARuT.
Jan 1s~tf Deputy Ceroner,
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25
TERMS FOR SUBSCRIPTION:
oPELoUsAs, SATURDAY, JANUARY IS, 1879.

"In Providence trust-everyncoy eiso cash.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25
TtCO EsfrNwS Taken UA1.

Near Theo. Chacherc's in Bellevue, two Amer
lean horses, one n light bay and the othera dark
brown branded Fac-Simile of brand at this oriicel
The owner can have then, by coming forward,
proving property and paying cost
ian 1S-4t WILLIAM WYBIE.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25
FOR YOUNG LADIES,

| vii! open my school for the c,}ucatinu ~
yonnS ladies'. on Monday, 4th of Srpferubtr
!proXl, IN my dwelling at Orclsusas. intend
tnlS ih1thntlon to he permanent, and win en-
deavor to meet the wants or this r,,fn1nnrjiy. Nv
ahordins facilities for a thorough education.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-25

uinc scarabcV of the Egyptians. She
would make q vase that might have
been dug up under the walls of Thebes.
OF course she wasn't going to ask any
one what cuspadore was Catch her
exposing any want of knowledge of
High Art
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-12
LIVER is KING.

The Liver is the imperial organ of
the whole human system, as it controls
the life, health and happiness of man
When it is disturbed in its proper action,
all kinds OF aiIments are the natural re.
suit. The digestion of food, the move
ments of the heart and blood, the action
OF the brain and nervous system, are all
Immediately connected with the working
OF the Liver. 1t has been successfully
proved that Green's August Flower is
%unequalled in cutting all persons afflicted
with Dyspepsia or Liver Complaint, and
all the numerous symptoms that result
from an unhealthy condition of the Liv.
er and Stomach. Sample bottles to try,
i0cents. POSITIVELY sold in all towns on
the Western Continent. Three doses
will prove that it is just what you want.
Sold by Mills & Purdy.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-12

L will attend at my Office corner Of Broadway aud Third Street, liz the CITY of Yapk.
between 1.-THE yours of 10 and IL O'Clock a. Z, and 2 and 4 O'Clock D NJ. each dy to
said taxes
All persons areh hereby notified to com forward and pay the same within thirty days
AFTER date hereof or the said property will be sold forea said nxa With thu costs and =.
|penses Of sale, as required by Law.
a:ADOLPH SCHANDEIN,
Treasurer and Collector O the City of Yankton.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-12

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The popularity of these lines is steadily in
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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-12

Should have pretty teeth in them, but it is
not unusual to see between rosy lips, teeth
discolored and decayed through neglect. This
distiguring defect should be repaired without
delay, by using fragrant SOZODONT:
which removes every particle Of tartar from
the teeth and renders them snowy white.
This admirable aid to beauty is perfectly
harmless and exhales a most delightful aro-
ma, and is in every respect preferable to the
ordinary tooth pastes and powders. Try it
and see for yourself.