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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-01-10
When the World was Founded.
London Academy.


Biologists, astronomers and physicists
alike have hitherto been bat1ied in their
attempts to get up any satisfactory kind
of chronometer which will approximate
ly measure geological time and thus
give us some clew to the antiquity OF
our globe. 1t is therefore worth motifs
ing that Mr.. Mellard Reade of Liver
pool has lately contributed to the, Royal
Society very Suggestive paper, in
which he endeayors to grapple with the
question Try employing the limestone
rocks Of the earth's crust as an index of
geological time. Limestones have been
in course of formation, from the earlist
known geological periods, but it would
appear that the latter found strata are
more calcareous than the earlier, and
that there has been gradually pro-
gressive increase of calcareOus matter.
The very extensive disposition of car
Donate of lime over wide areas Of the
ocean bottom at the present day is snfli-
GENTLY attested by the recent soundings
of the Challenger. According to the
authors estimate the sedementary crust
of the earth is at last one mile in aver
age actual thickness. of which, pro-
bahly, one tenth consists of calcareouS
matter. In seeking the origin Of this
primitive rocks of the original crust
were of the nature of gigantic or basal !
tic rocks. BY the disintregatinu of such
rocks, caicareous and other sedementary
deposits have been formed. The amount |
OF lime salts in waters which drain
districts made up Of GRANTEES and basalts, |
is found, by the comparison of analysis, I
to be on an average Of about 1913 parts |
It is further assumed that the .excessed |
areas igneoHs rocks, taking an average
throughout all geological time, will bear
TO exposure of sedementary rocks Il ratio
If one to nine. From these and other !
data, Mr.. Reade concludes that tie |
of the caicareOus matter /
now found in all the sedcmentary strata
must have occupied at least 600,OGOO0O
II years. This, therefore, represents
the minimum age of the world. The
author infers that the formation of the
i4aurentian, Cambrian and Siurian
strata must have occupied about 200,-
)00, 900 of years; the red sandstone, the
and the poikiltic sys-
5ema another 2O0,00O,OOO, and all the
lther strata the remaining 200,000,000.
VIZ. Re;.de is, therefore, led to believe
hat geological time has been enormous
y in excess of the limits urged by certain
that has been ample to allow
or all the changes which, on the hypo-
hesis of evolution, have occurred in
he Orpanic world /
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-01-10

THE SLIPPER THROWN WrTH Ill Eff
FECT.-In the vicinity of Apex, few
days ago, there was grand wedding
among the colored folks. After the
ceremony had been concluded in hand
some styl the groom, who resided in an
other part OF the country, put his bride
in a wagon, and prepared to take her to
his home. At this stage of the proceed
ings,.a darby, who had travelled, and said
that he knew Il thing or two about the
customs of elegant white folks, stated
that it was always the style to throw
shoes after the bride as she was driven
off. The idea took immensely. AS the
happy couple moved away from the door
the darkies jerked off their shoes and
herled them at the vehicle. One darby,
who was the possessor of a No. Is foot,
threw a shoe with too unerring aim.
The missile flew through the air, and,
striking the brides skull, knocked her
senseless in the bottom of the wagon.
The groom jumped out and gave the
thrower of the shoe thrashing, cursing
civilized customs with all his heart
raleigh IN. CO. Observer.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-01-10
lining Married Life.
FJc-
IN. O. Tilnes.1

A certain young friend of mine not
very long ago married wife. He was
not any too well to do in this worlds
goods, and we all fell to wondering how,
on his modest salary OF fifteen dollars a
week, he intended to support her. The
first few months after marriage pave
the way to the whole future of the
Young couple, and mistakes made in the
beginning are the hardestsOf all to rec
tify, because they are allowed to grow
and grow until they become deep rooted,
obstinate habits. One OF the mistakes
ofyoung married folks isgoingto board
ing. Domestic unhappiness is almost
certain to result from this going to
boarding" | shudder when | hear a
happy young bride say, "Oh, we are
going to live at home with ma" One is
almost as bad as the other.
Another rock upon which so many
young married people wreck their hap
piness is the easily solved money dues-
ton. One earnest downright business
talk between Il 'husband and his young
wife will dispose Of this question salts
factorily, for years to come, and yet
Young wives fight shy of it, so do their
husbands, and wives will resort to all
sorts of little eXpedients before they
will ask for money with which to go to
market. The husband generally is as
forgetful or careless of settling the ques-
ton as the wife is baShfll OF broaching
it. Knowing how many difficulties arise
from IA lack of Judgment arranging the
financial part of household economy
and domestic fecility, / felt like | had
dscOvereda gold mine to be turned to
the account OF certain soon to be mar
ried friends of mine, when learned the
admirable disposition which this young
Benedict Of whom | spoke had made
his weekly stipend. In the first place.
on every Saturday night, fonr dollars is
laid aside for the rent then seven dollars
goes into the little woman'S pocket for
fuel, groceries, marketing and all house
hold expenses. Then whatever is left
over is equally divided between the two.
This young compile started out with their
household goods all paid for, but doubt
not, if they had been buying on the
" installment plan" four dollars only
would have gone into the wife's pocket, |
two dollars would have been taken from
the equality fund and five. dollars a
week would have been paid to- the fur
niture man. Such division and dispo-
sition of their incomes would work well |
in any household, | am sure. This story
seems wise enough to point its own
moral, and for fear | may spoil it by
OVERRIDING, won't say another word,
beyond advising-cut this out and show
it to Smith or Brown who is to be mar
ried next week. ss,EBE
CATHERINE COLE.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-01-10


TAXPAYERS LEAGUE.-The CIeye-
land Ohio, taxpayers have organized a
tax-league, for the purpose of reducing
taxation to the lowest limit. 1t appears
from their statements that there has
been for sometime falling off of twen-
ty-two million dollars year in the val
nation of property in Ohio and steady
increase OF expenses. The area of cult
waited land has decreased two hundred
and twenty thousand acres in the last
six years. The Cleveland taxpayers
propose to get relief from taxation by
enlarging the amount of taxable prop
erty. They propose to have the ten
Thousand liquor shops in Ohio taxed hea-
vily, also the hospitals, monasterie, con-
vents, school buildings and churches.
In Cleveland the tax rate has pona mn
from one dollar and ninety-eight cent to
two dollar and fifty-four cents since
1871.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-01-10
DUBAiC SALE.
PROBATE COURT, PARISH OF ct 1,Nnn,
No. 1904
ESTATE OF ESTHER MILLER, DECEASED

80 w LIZA AAl1IS III lLl-lIk DECEASED,
By virtue OF an order of the honorable Pro-
pate Court OF the Parish of st. Landry there
VIII he sold at public auction, to the hi,,hcst
bidder, by the undersigned administrator or hW NV
amy duly qualified auctioneer, at last resi-.
I,ence OF the deceased in the town of One.
lollsas, parish OF ST. Landry, on WEDNESDAY,
January 2Sth, 1850, the following described
property, belonging to the estate of Esther
Mlller deceased, to-wlt The undivided J. heinz
the interest OF the minor Corrine Petferkorn in
and to the following described property, to-Wit:
lou on ground, together with all the buildings
ana improvements thereon, situated i'll thn
town OF Opclousas, La, bounded north bV
Emile Ieferkorn, south by property Of
Joseph Pasquier east by C. Mornhinveg ST.,
west by Union street 0i''
Terms and Condltions.-Thc amount of the
bid to be paid on the majority of said minor.
to furnish personal security tn 1hs
satisfaction OF the administrator, said amonnt
onpld being payable to said minors tutor.
EMILE PEtFEkKORN
Dec 2'-5t Administrator
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-01-10

BLTssFUL MISUNDERSTANDING be-
ware Mrs. Butler went to Mr.. Buffers
club, asked for his letters, opened them
and commenced proceedings in the di-
yorce court. This, think, was hardly
fair on the lady's part, and If the practice
obtains clubs will be forced to order their
porters never to give up the letters Of a
member to any one suspected Of helm . .
wife. Half the domestic felicity of ma
trimony is based upon the bliss Of igno-
rance. From the time of eve ladies have
rendered themselves miserable by graft
flying their curiosity. What the apple
was in the garden of Eden letter ought
to be in Cuba thing forbidden to be
touched BY any one of tue fair sex,a
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-01-10
ADislEN lSELIN, FOR USE &C., VS. Jp,r
BE. EONTENOT

p,- ,.i,+,,o - , -
ont Of tf. y, M'it OF seizure and sale issued
thr naris nt ~ District Court, in and for
suit and to me ,ir rt}' IN tnc above entitled
nuhii. ,uctin, ~" " Hi proceed to sell All
t,unrth" =" thc highest bidder, at tho
Io,sns ~, I'D 1pat!Sii' Ill the town of Opc-
navy lesn - i,HA1 the 18th day OF jan
cribed proncftv to-1't h A. NJ the following des-
niuLtl 'o-Wlt:
Manhattan, vim m VI lala improved as a cotton
mrnts thrrenn 'r We buildings and improve
ry Statc ,tn,tsniH III tAc parish OF St Ian
irooI n,i -; s''i.' measuring about three lnu
DGiean. dennas"d ~, to tlle estate Damovillo
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-01-10
American Competition.

The following suggestive article ap.
pears ill the Bristol (Eng.) Times ant
Mirror:
Where is this American competition
toend The Yankees are Threatening
to take the leather trade out of oul
hands now. American locks are super.
seding those of Stafforshire. American
apples are taking the place Of those OF
Somersetshirc and Devon in the dye
works. American furniture is to be
found in many forms in more houses
than perhaps the inhabitants themselves
are aware of, and many English side
boards next Christmas will probably
groan under American barons of beef
shop without finding his cases full of
American notions, locks which are
Tighter and cheaper than those of Eng
| lish make, and il not perhaps as sub
| stantial and well made, sufficiently we'll
made for tile purpose, and, to look at,
natter than those which bear the mark
of English makers. Even the English
agricnlt 1rists themselves are cultiva-
ting their fields, reaping and gathering
their crops, when they can gather them
at all, with implements of American
invention and of American manufacture.
There is not a farm within the four seas,
where machinery is in use at all that
American machinery is not to be found.
American moving and reaping machines
American hay forks, everything that
need in harvest work, if you wish to
economic labor, is to be found upon
the farms of Norfolk, Northumberland
and Worcestershire, and everywhere
the American implements seem to be
preferred because they are lighter and
cheaper than the corresponding imple-
ments and machinery Of English manu-
facture. This ought not to be, and if
England is not to be superseded in our
own markets, it must not be. The Yam
KEGS have many advantages over US in
soil and climate, and so far as the pro-
auctions OF land are concerned, in grain
and meat especially, they may, with a
rich and virgin soil, be able to produce,
with less labor, more than we can pro
duce with the aid of the costly artificial
manures which we require to stimulate
orr soil but to be superseded, as we
are being superseded to day, in SO many
branches of industry, where intelligence
and skill are the chief things concerned,
implies something wrong in higher quar-
ters. In intelligence, in enterprise and |
energy, we have t1attered ourselves till /
now that we could hold our own against |
all the world, and even now Lord Derby !
has been congratulating us that we shall |
still be able to compete with the Ameri-
IAN grazier. II we cannot possibly COM
,ete with the American wheat grower.
But is that the cases The American beef
md mntton is not perhaps equal, or
like equal, in the fneness of
Is fibre or in taste to the best grass
ed English beef and mutton; but it is
aid to be infinitely superior to the Sc
'ond and third rate English beef and
nHtton thatsconstitute the staple arti-
fesin the market; and if that is the
ase. the American grazier will monopo-
Ize the bulk OF the trade in few years,
S the farmers of Illinois and Minnesota
re monopolizing the trade of Mark
4ane to-day.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-01-10
A Friend i'm Need.
8 cincinnati Commercially

A gentleman was telling a few days
since of u remark that General Grant
made which is key to his character in
some respects. A quiet investigation
among leading Republicans in congress
had developed ring Of robbers among
officeholders appointed by President
Grant who had little system by which
they were getting away with the nation
al funds in an exceedingly lively and
harmonious manner. All the facts
were laid before Grant, and he pulled
his cigar out long enough to remark
that he was satisfied with the evidence
of their knayefy and would attend to
the matter. A week passed away and
the Republicans became nervous and
anxious, expecting an explosion in con-
gress every day through the discovery
of the matter by the Democrats.
At last they went to the President
again and urged immediate action for
the sake of the country and the party.
care you not satisfied of their ras-
cality?" was aked one day.
II am" said Grant, 'but those men
-are friends of mine and appointees of
mine"
"But yon don't propose to stand by
them on that account when you know
they are in the Wrong?" said the gentle
man.
Nh" replied Grant, slowly pull
ing. out his cigar,s ''any man can stand
BY hliill ant INT fb5fssfsffen he is right. The
test OF rrue friendship is to stand by his |
friend when he is wrong.
And the friends" were allowed to
resign quietly, one after another, with
out exposure or dishonor.
:
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-01-10

A few years ago the Western farmers
went wild over Grangerism. Oranges
were organized by the thousand, and
showed such strength and influence as
to greatly alarm the railroads and pol
iticians. But Grangerism has declined
as rapidly as it rose. In Iowa, in 1879,
there were 2100 oranges, with mem
bership of 10000; to-day there are only
goo oranges, with a membership of 5000.
The explanation is easy-too much
politics. The oranges fell into the
hands Of office-seekers, who diverted
them from their original purpose and
soon disguised the farmers with them.
IN. O. Democrat.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-01-10

dec 81 Sheriff of the Parish of ST. 7:
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-01-10

AN INVESTIGATING, WIFE, tell vol
what it is. boys. when a mans head is
sot on gamblin' he's gwine to gamble,
II he hain't got no other show, he'll 60
down on the river and play by the light
OF a pine knot. In thispeco game he can't
lose much, and can win like everything. .
and Uncle Gabe ratified a lot of silver.
lhar's only one trouble with me. When
go home and tell my wife that | won
tins money on peco, she'll ak me to ex-
plain the thing, when can't do it she'll
rare: I've got the heatenest wife in the
world. jined the church once, and be-
kase couldn't explain to her how I felt
she wouldn't have anything to do with
cite.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-01-10

ACoOL NEWSPAPER MAN.-Crawford
the receiver of the Presidents messape
was once accosted by Senator Mitchell.
the gentleman with two names and 4
wife to each of them. is your name
Crawford z" said the angry Senator in
tone as threatening as the warning Of a
ratnesnake. q have only one name
and that is Crawford, was the calm re-
ply. You have been slandering nv
wire, s'r;,n exclaimed Mitchell. (which
OF them 7" asked Crawford, looking him
sIeadiiy In the eye. And yet this man
ceny! po''' ia'
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-01-10
JUDICIAL ADVERTFsEur
6 HERlFF'S SALE.

DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANnpv
No. 12-G4
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06
THE FRUIT CROP.
Favorable Prospects Generally
Reported.

The June report of the department
OF agriculture shows the following
condition of the fruit crop:
The prospect of a good fruit season
is very favorable. The frosts Of April
and May did much damage in The
middleand south Atladtic states. but
in the states north of the Ohio and
west of the Mississippi the season has
been propitious.
Apples.-The average is above 100
in all New England states, and 80 in
New York; it is above loo IN
the states north of the Ohio, ex-
cept Ohio and Indiana, where the
average is 98. In all other sections
the crop is reported as fair, and no.
where failure.
Peaches.-Late frosts in April and
May did much damage in all the At
lantic states south Of New York, but
still there is promise Of crop suffi
cient for use. In all the western
states the crop is above average, and
promises an enormous yield.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06
BY CABLE.

CoNsTANTINOPLE, July Ga
Turquie, in an article believed to be
directly inspired by the cabinet, pub
fishes an elaborate defense of the
action Of the government with regard
to the treaty of Berlin. 1t says the
porte's negotiation with Greece were
frustrated by the inordinate preten-
tlons OF the latter, and the delay in
the Montenegro question ia owing to
circumstances over which the porte
has no control. The sultan is anxious
to reduce reforms, but cannot do so,
owing to the uncertain condition of
country. The article then accuses
Europe of falling to execute its obli-
cations towards Turkey. 1t charges
that the sultan has not been put in
possession Of the Balkans, and Bulsa-
ria has not been forced to demolish
Its forts. The Bulgarian tribute and
Servian portion of the Ottoman debt
has not been fixed.
LONDON, July 6,-The Times Sc
verely condemns the compensation
for disturbance in Ireland bill, and
says if it becomes a law, landlords will
remain unpaid except in a few in.
stances where they are wealthy and
determined enough to bring their ten
ants before the county court, and
brave the risk Of having unjust dam
ages awarded against them.
LONDON, July Cdr. Teiedas has
resigned the governorship of the pro-
vince Of Buenos Ayres and has been
succeeded by LIEUTENANT Governor
Merino, who has been in favor Of the
national government throughout the
late troubles.
L is believed the government have
information which renders them very
desirous compensation for the distur-
bance in Ireland If the bill should
become law, they know that in the
distressed districts evictions cannot be
enforced during the coming autumn
and winter without producing terrible
events and that in the absence of
such law the governments response
bility will be much greater than they
have thought proper to state to the
house Of commons.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06
Andrews' american Queen.

The success of this handsome week
ly is an example of what business
energy with discrimination can accom-
plish. 1t is a society journal of the
best type, giving in each issue the So
ciety doings of the whole country,
written up without the fulsome fiat.
teryto which most personal journalism
of this class is prone. In every large
city The Queen has its correspondent.
so that society in its columns can find
out what their friends and acquaint
ances are doing all over the country.
Aside from its society department., the
literary contents Of The Queen are of
the highest merit. The series of arti
eles on etiquette, entitled "The Amer
lean Code of Manners" is sound aud
dignifed, and contains invaluable in
formation and good advice. As a
watering place paper and as a guide
for tourists it is unsurpassed. We
cannot forbear mention of the hu
morous department of The Queen; its
bon mots are fresh and sparkling,
and its cartoons have pith and point.
Every society lady should subscribe
for The Queen. Subscription price
81 per annum; single copies, 10c.
w. r. ANDREWS, Publisher,
Tribune Building, New York.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06

WORSE and worse Whom the
gods would destroy they first make
mad. In addition to a disreputable
ticket, the republicans have now to
carry an odious man as chairman Of
the national committee, Governor
Marshall Jewell, of Connecticut. At
the October term of the supreme
court in 1876, an opinion was deliv-
cred in the case Of Allore VS.. Jewell,
deciding that a title which jewell had
obtained to a piece of property in De-
troit worth $4,000, for $3.50, from an
insane woman named GenevieVe Thi-
bault, was fraudulently. A full his
tory of the case was published at the
time the opinion was delivered, and it
will come out again.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06
New Hair RestOrer,

The remarkable efficacy of the
waters OF the Eureka springs may be
Judged by the following from the
Eureka Springs Herald: "Tn 1861
Mrs. VIM. BrOadhurst, a resident of
Barton county, Missouri, lost nearly
all her hair, having suffered from a
fever, and has since, until quite re-
Gently, been almost entirely bald.
She has also since then suffered from
complication of female disorders. In
March of the present year she came
to Eureka springs with her husband,
and began the use Of the Eureka
spring water. II was about six weeks
before any improvement whatever
was noticed in her condition. Then
her diseases began to give way, and to
day, although not entirely cured, she
is so very much improved that she
looks forward TO a perfect state of
health in the near future; but the
strangest fact in her case remains to
be told. Her head, which, as before
said, was very nearly bald when she
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06
The Woman Snrrneisls.

Special to the Courier-Journal.l
WASHINGTON, July 3.-The repre-,
sentatiyes oil the Woman's Suffrage
party here are delighted with the DO.
lite treatment they received at The
Cincinnati convention. Mrs Sarah j
Spencer informed gentleman TO-DAY
the remembers oftheorgenizationi intend.
ed going to the polls next November
to cast their votes, relying upon the
same courtesy being extended the la
dies at the ballot boxes by the demo.
Gratis as was. shown them in the Gin.
cinnati convention. The members of
the national female suffrage society
are nearly all for Hancock.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-07-06

THE republicans first attacked Gen.
Hancock on the ground that he was
a Catholic, and therefore an emmissary
of the pope. This was subsequently
modified to a statement that it was
his wife who wastbe Catholic, but that
it amounted to about the same thing.
Even this ground had to be abandon
ed, when it came out that she was a
member Of the Episcopal church bu
they still insist on it that she went to
a Catholic school when she was girl.
For this her husband ought to be
punished.