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St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25
A Silent Partner.
THE MAN WHO SUFFERED FROM \ LEG
ISLATIVE ENACTMENT.
From the Little Rock Gazette. !

From the Little Rock Gazette
Old Dabbs and Jim Carter, two col
ored men, having grown tired OF farm
ing, came to this city and opened a kind
of grocery store. Dabbs was a shrewd,
bow-legged man, with broad feet, and
with nose shaped like the half of a pear.
Carter was young and inexperienced.
After the stock had been purchased.
Dabbs remarked: Garter, Ise de olest.
In dis case hits naisessary fur yer to be
jungier podner.'
"All right" said Carter, | don't keer
what my name is, but | wants half de
money what comes in ober de counter
"Dat's fack, Carter; yer'n make a
sharp business man. Dar's a lot OBJ
niggers got dar eyes on dis stO', but Well
fool 'em. Carter, does yer owe any
debts in dis wurl ~
"Lemme see yes, owes man fur Il
saddle blanket"
"How long hab you owed him "
Bout five years
Chow much wuz hit wurf p
'Bout two dollars
"Lemme count de intrust. Two is
two, added onto de five, duplex frac-
tions comm in twixt de two an de five !;
compoun' cathartic fractions comm i'll
twixt de duplex fractions. Mines a
nine, wild ten as a podner. Ten goes
way an 'leben stans up. Mr.. Carter,
yon owes dat man 'leben hundred dollars
an quarter"
"How's dato'
"Why, cordin ter de intrust. De
intrust is awful heaby. Hit fairly makes
man sweat. Hit breaks up de white
man and robs de nigsah of his labor.
Dat man could come and break up our
| ctr Hn heard
| plantation niggar talkin' bout us yes
terday. Now eff yer wuz de signer part
ner, which means de olest, de man
couldn't do nothin'. Dis is fault ob de
law. De Laigeslature is awful rascal
lot of fellers. Well, now, yer must be
my silent partner. Does ye heah?"
Use lisenin'.'
"Den the man can't tech yer. rse
got head as long as watermllllOn.
| Well, now, lemme read yer dis paper
Then Dabbs read the following:
Dis heah is ter certify dat rabbs an Carter
Carter is silen' podner Dis is also ter certify
dat so ez Dabbs quits hein' de action pod
| ner de whole sto' longs ter Carter, an when
| Carter quits hein' de scn podner, widout an
uder 'greement, de sto' all longs ter Dabbs
"Dis were wrote up by IL culled law
yer," said Dabbs. "Sign de paper"
The two men signed the instrument
and called in witnesses. Next morning
Dabbs came down to the store early
aud when Carter arrived all the wit
nesses were sitting in the store room.
"Good morning, Dabbs,' said Carter
Dabbs didn't say anything, and Garter
continued: Why de deuce doesn't yel
speak ter me 2"
"De sto's all mine,n said Dabbs, aris.
ing and turning to the witnesses.
"How's dat - asked Carter.
Cease yer's no longer silent podner
Yers talkin'. When man talks he's
not silent. Yer'll please leah my sto'
Carter, an go oft down i'll de country
Ef yer'd stuck ter de 'greement cherry
ting would been all right. Hits plair
ter be seed dat yer won't"
Carter appealed to the witnesses, bu1
was Informed that he had broken silence
and of course was no longeEa part owner
Of the store. The disconsolate man left
He is now candidate for the Legisla
ture, and swears that if he is elected ht
will work for the repeal of the law,
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25
IIIUtIys
By Gen. John Mcdonald.

THE SILVER FIsH.-We were shown
yesterday what at first sight appeared
to be pair of gigantic toenails, silvered
and gilded after the fashion of African
chiefs. Upon inspection and inquiry
these turned out to be scales taken from
the armor of silver fish that had i'm
prudently jumped from Lake Pontchar-
train to the lower deck of the steamer
Camelia On her return trip from Man
deville yesterday morning. Mr.. W.
Bullitt, who favored us with the scaly
compliment, says that when the fish,
which was fully five and Q half feet
long, sprung on board it seemed, under
the glinting rays of the sun, as if an
enormous bar of silver shaded with
gold had risen from the waves. This
fish is one of the rarest and most deli
cate in our waters, and is said never to
have been taken with hook.-[N. O..
Democrat, Sept. 18th.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25

Our RAILRoAD.-During the last
nine days 27S car loads of freight have
passed over the road between Houston
and New Orleans, and there is now a
daily average of "a car loads Of freight.
As many as II car loads of cotton and s
car loads of cattle have gone over the
road In one train. The passenger and
express trains have been running exactly
on time. There are two sleeping cars
on the road and two more on the way.
The road is fully supplied with rolling
stock, and is already doing good bust
ness. Ebe general freight agent is in
New Orleans, endeavoring to establish
such uniform rates of freight as will be
acceptable to the public and remunera-
tive to the road.-[Lake Charles Echo.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25

On Mr.. D. A. MIcCallum's plantation,
some twenty miles east of Dallas, there
was big cotton picking on Tuesday.
Mr.. j. F. Love, a young man of about
twenty-one years, picked 517 pounds
between sunrise and sunset, and Mr..
F. G.. Brown, about the same age, picked
446 pounds in the same period of time.
The cotton was very well picked, and
was done under wager of $40. The
price of fifty cents per hundred was
allowed, and half hour for dinner was
permitted. This shows what can be
done by young men and others who are
SO anxious to get work. They may not
do as we'll, but if they even do the one
half tile wolf can be kept from the
door, Dallas Texas, Herald, Sept. 8.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25
Origin of Names of States.

There is much that is interesting in
the study of the names of the different
States of the Union. To begin in the
geographical order, we first have Maine,
which took its name from the province
OF Maine, in France, and was SO called
in compliment to the Queen of Charles L.,
Henrietta, its owner.
New Hampshire-first called Lacon-
ia-from Hampshire in England.
Vermont, from the Green mountains.
(French, rerd monte.
Massachusetts,, from the Indian Ian
guage, signifying the country about
the great"
Rhode Island gets it's name from the
faDcied resemblance of the island to
that of Rhodes, in the ancient Levant.
COnnecticut's name was Mohegan,
spelled originally Quon- -eli-ta Lieut., sisni-
flying long river.
New York was so named as a compli-
ment to the Duke of York, whose
brother, Charles H., granted him that
territory.
New Jersey was named by one of its
original proprletOrs, Sir George Car
teret, after the island of Jersey in the
British channel, OF which he was COVER
nor.
eHnsy lEdHitt, do 10 FCly Ciaiy
known, takes it's name from William
Penn, the word "sylvania' meaning
woods.
Delaware derived its name from
Thomas West, Lord de la Ware, gov
ernor of Virginia.
Maryland received it's name from the
Queen of Charles |, Henrietta Maria.
Virginia got its name from Queen
Elizabeth the unmarried or virgin
queen.
The Carolinas were named in honor of
Charles |, and Georgia, in honor OF
George ii.
Florida gets it's name from Pasques
de Flores, or the feast OF the flowers ,
Alabama comes from Greek word,
signifying the land of rest
Mississippi derives its name from that
of the great river, which, in the Natchez
tongue, means father of waters"
Louisiana was so named in honor OF
Louis XIV.
Arkansas is derived from the Indian
word Kansas, smoky WATER with
the french prefix of ark, a bow"
Tennessee is an Indian name, mean
ing the "river with a big bend"
Kentucky is also an Indian name
KANT tuck-ee," signifying "at the
ucbu OL II6 IlNet.
| Ohio is the Shawnee name for " the
beautiful river"
Michigan's name is derived from the
lake, the Indian name for fish ,ceir OF
trap, which the shape of the lake sug'
gested.
Indiana's name came from that of the
| Indians.
Illinois name is derived from the
Indian word "Illinimen," and the
French affix 'ois,' making it Tribe OF
men,
Wisconsin's name is said to be the
Indian one for wild rushing channel.
Missouri is also an Indian name fo1
muddy, having reference to the muddi-
| ness of the Missouri river.
Kansas is the Indian word for smoky
water.
| The derivation of the names of Ne
braska and Nevada are not known.
| Iowa signifies in the Indian language
"the drowsy ones,' and Minnesota
cloudy water
The origin Of the name Of California
is uncertain.
| Oregon, according to some, comes
from Oregana, the Indian name OF {
wild marieram which grows abundantly
on the Pacific coast; and, according tt
others, from Oregon, the River of thu
West,n in allusion to the Columbis
river.
West Virginia gets It's name from
having been formed from the western
part Of old Virginia.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25

ENCOURAGING TO BR1EE TAKERS
The election of Garfield would be such
an encouragement to brihe takers as
the history of the world has yet fur
nished no example of.
Merchants who vote for Garfield
should never complain of dishonesty in
their clerks hereafter; for they will
have participated in the most signal
sanction of dishonesty ever known.
Put money into thy purse, no matter
how. That would he the lesson taught
by the election of James a. Garfield =
IN. Y. Sun.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25
How to Condemn the Fraud.

4 criminal who sat MS Judge
Upon the crime he cOnstlinmated
Appeals to those he helped to wrong,
And asks that he be vlndicated.
But modern rogues no longer have
The privilege of sanctuary;
They get, or ought to get, their dies
The rope Or penitentIary.
For four long years the White House roof,
The mantle of the Presidency,
Shelters and covers one whom men
Have justly named his fraudulency.
That his should be the stolen goods
Who was but guilty of receiving
Is bad enough, but here comes one
Who led and engineered the thieying,
For such a place, at such time,
Can such a man be fairly fitted,
Who made himself Judge, to clincll
The crime that he himself committed!
To put in the receivers place
The thief, and let him proudly lord it,
Would be q baae and shameful thing,
And no free people could afford it.
When men who stole the peoples votes
Step up and ask a vindieati0n
The voters then should vindcate
The honor of the swindled nation.
Their duty it must clearly be
To purify the Presidency,
And set their sea of blame Oh one
Who might be styled bis insolvency.
IN. Y. Stln
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25

The postmaster at Forksville, in Qua
clita parish, receives the enormous sal
ary of fifteen dollars year. Mr.. Dor
A. Pardee, chairman of the Republican
committee, requests that thu
postmaster donate one third of tht
salary to him for party purposes. Mr.
Anders, the postmaster, has turned thu
request over to the Ouachita Telegraph
for ventilation, declaring that he viii
never hold an office if he has to pay fol
the right.-LClaiborne Guardian.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25

We are charged with stealing the
negro vote. Well, arc..we to blame FOR
it, Those who gave the negro vote
forgot the Lords Prayer, if they ever
knew it, especially the clause which
says "Lead lis not into temptation"
They gave the right to vote to the negro.
By so doing they gave to the South
forty six additional electoral votes and
forty six additional members Of con-
gress. Now, we determined to get those
congress, and we got them. Are we to
us, and we fell. Now that we have
them we propose to keep them.-[Gen.
Martin of Mississippi.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25
Good Campaign Reading.

Gen. Mcdonald was convicted and
sentenced to the penitentiary as MEM
Der OF the wliskey ring conspiracy to
rob the government in 1875. AS his
compatriots in that great iniquity,
equally guilty with him, were holding
high places in the government, and
had promised immunity to him, and
then went back on him, he naturally
feels little resentful. Consequently
he has prepared book which is soon to
be published, the nature and scope of
which can be gathered from its title
page, which is as follows:
Secrets
of the
Great Whiskey Ring
containing
A Complete Exposure of the Illicit
Whiskey Frauds eliminating in
1875, and the
Connection of Grant, Babcock and
Other Administration Officers
Established by Positive
and UnequivOcal Doc
umentary Proofs.
Comprising Confidential Letters and
kilograms Emanating from the
White House, Directing the
Management of the
Ring, to which
is added
The Missing Links in the Chain of
Evidence of Jas. A. Garfield's
Implication with the Dis
trict of Columbia Ring
and De Golyer
Bribery.
By Gen. John Mcdonald.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25

No official notice has been taken by
the Roman Catholic Church of the al
legged miracles at Knock, Ireland, but
the Rev. Father Havermanns, a venera-
BILE and wealthy priest Of Troy, N. Y,
thus records his belief 81 have visited
Knock, the great shrine for pilgrims.
Crowds pour in from all quarters of
the globe. The miraculous cures which
take place there are surprising. The
lame, the blind. and the sick all seem
to be benefited
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25

The young lady who painted the pic.
ture Of a dog and tree 90 life,like that
it was impossible to distinguish between
the bark of the dog and that of the
tree, has gone up the golden ladder to
paint the sky against which the ladder
leans.-[Capitpljap,
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25
A Guatema1an POmpeii.
[San Francisco Chronicle. !

The sudden eruption Of the volcano
de Fuego de ANTIGUA, near Escutina,
Guatemala, was noticed in the Chroni-
Gle some time since. The same cores
pondent furnishes the following addi-
tional details: On June 30 last the vol
cano was smoking very heavily, but
there were no flames. At 6 o'clock in
the afternoon of the following day,
however, flames could be noticed, and
thirty minutes afterward large flames
and immense rocks, some of Whic.
were estimated at between one hundred
and two hundred feet in diameter, be-
gan issuing, followed by streams of
lava flowing down the sides. About
this time heavy rain came on COM
pletely shutting the volcano out from
view. On the next day the volcano
was smoking heavily, and on July Sd,
at Aapote, small town near the volca-
no, seventeen Indian families were
smothered in their beds. At half-past
5 in the afternoon of the next day there
was a large eruption, the ashes of which
fell ON the decks of the ships at Cham
perico, eighty miles away. The voica-
no seems to have subsitled, as from
July 5 to July IL the discharges of
smoke and lava have been pronortion-
ately less each day.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25

The true and proper use of the military
power, besides defending the national henor
against foreign nations is to uphold the laws
and civil government and to secure TO every
person residing among us the enjoyment of life.
liberty aud prOperty.-!WINEIELn SCOTT HAs-
COCK.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25

--'she right of trial by jury, the habeas corpus
the liberty of the press, the freedom of speech
the natural rights OF persons and the rights of
property must be preserved.-EWIsFiEbD SCOTT
HANCOCK
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25

Ludlow Street, very unsavory quar-
ter of New York, is inhabited chiefly,
if not wholly, by Poles. They are the
cat-meat purveyors Of the city, hunting
the streets at night to capture cats for
sausage. Three of them especially
devote themselves to getting, feeding,
and breeding cats for the table. The
cats captured are carefully examined.
Those in good plight are at once killed.
The others are fattened. When kept
in yard, the walls are smeared with
something so obnoxious to the feline
nature that no cat will pass it. A re-
cent visitor to a Ludlow Street yard
says: 1t presented a most amusing
spectacle. About 100 cats of all sizes,
colors and ages, were sleeping, eating,
quarreling and caterwauling all grades
being represented, from the handsome
Angora and Maltese to the homely back
yard Tom. When considered fit for
eating the cats are sold to small butch
ers who make speciality of cat sau-
sage. The delicacy has ready sale,
which is ever increasing. Those who
indulge in it declare cat meat superior
to any rabbit
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25

Power may destroy the forms but not the
principles of Justice. These will live in spite
even OF the esword-[WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25
Republican majority ....-

Republican majority --.-..-....-.--- 2T47
These three successive elections called
out the fullest strength and efforts OF
both parties. They were the best tests
of their respective resources, and they
prove that the Republicans have con-
stantly declined i'll popular favor, while
the Democrats as regularly have gained.
From a majority OF Al ,42S in 1868 the
Republicans fell down to 2,747 in 1876,
heine a loss of 3S,6S1. Taking these
figures as a basis OF computation, and
by the inexorable logic of mathematics
they would be beaten out of sight this
fall.
But it may be said there has been a
favorable reaction for the Republicans.
The facts do not show it, and specula-
ton at such time is absurd when all
sides are interested in knowing the exact
truth and in understanding the political
situation.
Last wear the Republicans made a su-
preme effort to regain their ascendancy
and to take the State out OF the doubt
full column. They nominated an adroit
and popular manager for Governor,
ambitious for political Distinction, and
both willing and able to expend money
freely to crafty his passion. The
Democrats put up candidate who was
neither satisfactory to the hard-mOney
men nor to the GreenbackerS, with
whom he had affiliated. What was the
result
Foster -ooo'ooi
Piatt Greenback ..-.............. 9,071
Stewart, Prohibition. ...--...-.... 4,14a-332,35
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25

The great princplGs OF American liberty
still are the lawful Inheritance OF this people and
ever should be.-tWINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25
p. ]. PARKER, NJ. D.,

physician, Surgeon and Ohstetrieian.
once on Main ST., next to Posey's Drug Store.
Residence at the oserton place, opelousas.
MAY I5-3m
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25

wiz practice In the Parish aud Dls.fic'
Courts. al the District, and give especial af
tonfioa to 81 business before Mag,stattsss Is
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25

Republican majority --...-..:..--... 3,612
As compared with 1876, Foster rose
above Hayes by 1868 votes, and Ewing
fell below Tilden by 1850 votes. Ger
tainly, these figures exhibit no change
upon which the Republicans may count
chickens before they are batched. An
alteration OF less than one-third OF one
per cent. on the whole vote, added to
the adverse total, would have swept
away this trifling majority.
The only test to be made OF Garfield'ss
probable support is by comparison OF
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25


1t is thus seen that Hayes exceeded
Garfield's vote in every one OF the. five
counties composing the Congressional
district, and beat him by 2,549 on his
own ground. :.
Organization, faithful work, and
energy skillfully applied ought to carry
Ohio, It is gratifying to know that
these requisites for q successful cam
paign are now in motion.
Two elements in this contest give a
material impulse to the Democratic
ticket. First, the soldiers vote to be
gained by the personal attraction OF
Hancock secondly, the desire for a
change of administration among conser-
yatiye and independent men, who be-
lieve that prolonged sectional strife is
not only dangerous to the peace OF the
Union, but is ruinous to their CONNER
cial, manufacturing, and personal in
terestS.
Ohio looks well. Sherman's machine
is disordered. The people of that great
State are tired of being hewers OF wood
and drawers OF water for the benefit OF
trading politicians. They want change.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25
Ohio.
IN. Y. Sun.

\. Y. Sun
The Republican majority in Ohio has
gradually shrunk away in the last twelve
years until it has become a doubtful
State, and can no longer be claimed with
confidence by John Sherman and his
associates. 1t is instructive to compare
the power of the party in 1868 with its
weakness in 1879, taking the most strik-
ing illustrations of this cycle to show
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
.M. ID. KNUNss0gh,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
Washington, La,
p.act;eaa at OpeIousas, and in the Courts OF
the Eighth Judicial District. dec io-u
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25
w. C. Perrassls,

ea-special attention given to the collection
of claims and the entry OF lands iep 2i-ei
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25
.xoz.as E. .Ki2ss,

Alto NEY AT L A w,
cPELOUSAs, La.
Haviur resumed the active practice of his
,,,s,fess;Gn. will give prompt and exclusive at
fention to ali business confided to his manage
ss,n... Ssn.i = - - june S-H
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25
B. IL. .Narfel,

ATTORNEY AT Law,
oaace-Court Street, near Corner Landry,
a
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25

The papyrus manuscript recently
discovered in the cave of a hermit near
Jerusalem, and said to be the work of
st. Peter, has been submitted to a com
mittee sent out by the Biblical Society
of London, and they have come to the,
conclusion that the papyrus is in reality
the work OF the great apostle. They
in vain.
They had their usual evening quar-
rel as they sat by the hearth. On one
side lay quietly blinking dog, and on
the other q purring cat and the old
woman pleaded with her husband:
"Yust look at dat gat und dog they
never gwarrel und fights like us.n
"Yah," said the growler, II know dot;
but yust die dem together one dime, und
den you see biaZes.s
Mark Twain says the only intro.
.duction to literary audience that
he ever had that seemed to him fila
right word in the right place-a real
inspiration-was as follows: Ladies' and
gentlemen, | shall not waste any nm
necessary time in the Introduction.
don't know anything about this man at
least | only know two things about
him-one is that he has never been i'm
the penitentiary, and the other is T
can't see why"
| "A lady living near Baltimore, who
is very deaf, stopped milkman as he
was passing the house lately, and asked
him how much he charged for a quart
of milk, and then put up hear car -trum-
pet to catch the reply. The man drew
! a quart Of milk and emptied it into ths
| trumpet, and the result has been That
he has to go three miles out of his way
to keep out of sight of the lady's sou.
who sits ON the front porch waiting for
him to pass.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-09-25
r. ID. CHressess,

ATTY AT LAW AMI NUAxx1s* : :
GaKec No. 50 Custem HHousc ST.,
NEW ORLEANS, La.
PROMPT attention given to AL business con
aided IA, his care from the country.
May 15-fy
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1880-11-26
Habent sua fata licelli.

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rege1t nnein ben Ra6rubm literaril6er
Ebuteu, bic lestereu iino gar iebr auf
bic CUNT bes 3ufaas angeipieIen, Der
nit srauiamer @lnfiir bic einen in Raht
uno Bersenenbeit bGat, be anberu ms
belle 2i1t Der unferblt9teit hebt. Die
9ei9i9te Der yliterarti9en Suuoe" lift
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ias cine SuidmmenfteIuns FOLDER 5unSe,
bic unS in cine @elt oes Staubs uno
Rooers, Der 8eruelung fibren, melber
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eutreist. Sier eiatss Beiipiele. Inter
Den uoQfommen beslaubi9ten aufs
fnounaeH tui9tieer ManuItrlpte
nebmeH jene 8oseiO's eiueu
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