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St. Landry democrat., 1880-06-19
Haste Not! Rest Not !!

without haste, without rest.
Bind the motto on thy breast;
Bear it with thee as spcll.
storm and sunshine guard it well.
Heed not flowers that round thee bloom.
Bear it onward to the tomb.
Haste not let no thoughtless heed
Mar for aye the spirits speed.
Ponder we'll, and know the right.
Onward then with all thy might.
Haste not! years cannot atone
For one reckless action done.
Rest not! life is sweeping by,
60 and dare before you die,
Something mighty and sublime:
Leave behind and conquer time,
Something that will live for aye,
When these storms have passed away.
Haste mott Rest not Calmly wait,
Meekly bear the storms of fate;
Duty be thy proper guide,
Do the right, whate'er betide.
Haste not! Re not! Conflicts past,
God shall crown thy work at last.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-06-19
The Poets Grave.

Rest mOurnful one,
Thy task is done,
And hushed the silver Tyre,
The vernal earth, the cleaning sun,
Shall thee no more inspire.
Sweet f1ow'rs may bloom
Around thy tomb,
Yet give thee no delight;
For darkness covers thee with gloom,
In ever wakeleSs night.
Thy struggling soul,
Beyond control
OF clayey bonds doth soar;
Where sorrows waves forget to roll,
And grief aWakes no more.
Lost child of song,
Thou vast not long,
With sparkling dreams, earth's guest
Her heartless, sOrdid sons among;
Thy spirit plned for rest.
Rest from the proud!
In thy white shroud,
o, none will frOwn on thee!
And thou wilt wander no more how'd
In hopeless misery.
With feelings keen,
Though brow serene,
None knew thy secret care,
And how thy life was spent between
Fond hope and dark despair.
When hope inspired
Thy song was fired
With thoughts as sun rays bright,
And all the bliss thy soul desired
Was told with wild delight.
And when despair
With horrent fear,
Walled through thy solemn strain,
The picture of thy wo was there,
And told the minstrers pain.
Rest, child of song!
Thou vast not long
Neglected and oppressed,
Earth's false sordid sons among;
Thy spirit now hath rest!
St. Landry democrat., 1880-06-19
A Few Short Years,
AGNES SMITH.


few short years-and then
What changes time hath wrought.
So, strange they seem, we scarce can
The world, our life ourselves are aught
But one long fitfull dream
The clouds that fly
Across the sky,
Waves that toss upon the sea,
Shadows that pass
Before glass,
Our fitting emblems be.
A few short years--and then
Where are the hopes that shone
When youth with flowers enwrcathed
ed the hours,
And earth had but one music tone
or joy for us and ours z
The rainbow g hues,
The mornings dews,
The blossoms OF a day,
The trembling Of sheen
On water seen
More stable are than they.
A few short years-and then
Where is the ad'mant chain
That passion wrought, and madly thought
Nor time nor change could ever strain
Till life's last strife was fOughta
rope of sand
A gOssmer band;
The filmy thread at cen
The spider weaves
Amongst the leaves
A firmer bond had been.
A few short years-and then
Where is Ambitions pile,
That rose so high against the sky,
O'ershadowing all around the while,
With its proud boast might Wet
A shadows shade,
A cardhOuse made
BY children for their play:
The air blown bells
That folly swells
May vaunta surer stay.
A few short years-and then
Where is the mighty grief
That wrung the heart with
fortunes arts,
And made it feel that Its relief
Times hand could meier impart
A storm that's burst,
And done its worst,
Then left the heaven more clear;
nightmare dread,
With morning fled,
These sorrows now appear.
A few short years-and then
What OF our life remains,
The smiles and tears of others years,
OF passions joys, of sorrows pains,
Ambitions hopes and fearsa
faded dream
To-day they seem,
Which memory scarce can trace
But seals they've set
Shall Time nor yet
Eternity efface!
St. Landry democrat., 1880-06-19

SUMNER FoOD FOR SToCK.-Deyond
doubt green grass is the best general
food for stock during the season that it
can be eaten when it grows. No stock
raiser or dalryman, however, should
depend entirely on his pastures for sup
plying food for his animals from April
till November. If he does he will not
realize from them all the profits it is
possible to obtain. The soil is some
times too wet and at other times too
dry to afford large quantity or quality
of grass. But cattle relish a change of
food, even when the feed Of the pasture
is at it's best. Horses, cows and sheep
will eat few pounds Of old hay each
day, even when the grass in the pasture
is cup to their eyes" All dairymen,
especially those who are engaged in
butter making, find it to their advan-
tage to give cows a ration of dry corn
meal, bran or shorts during the entire
time they are kept in the pasture. They
find it increases the flow of milk and
keeps up the condition of the cows.
The increase in the amount of butter
made more than compensates for the
outlay for the dry food. Grass is the
cheapest as well as the best food to
rely on in fattening cattle, but they
will gain much faster if they are allowed
some grain during the time they are
feeding on grass. They will also be in
better condition to grain when they
are taken up for the purpose of stall
feeding. The change from green grass
to hay and grain is too violent for the
good of the animals. They should be-
come accustomed to eating and digest
ing dry food during the summer. The
time is past when good farmers en-
deavor to see on how small an amount
of food they can keep their animals.
They now devise means to encourage
them to eat all the food they will. The
greater variety the more food will stock
consume.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-06-19

There were 4s3 births, 153 marriages,
and 542 deaths in New York city last
week. That's the way population in
creases,
St. Landry democrat., 1880-06-19
JUDICIAL ADVERTISEIENT
NOTICE OF TABI.EAU.
PROBATE COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
No. 1912
ESTATE OF EUGENE PETETIN

Whereas, Onezia Guilbrau Of the parish of st
Landry, testamcntary cxccutrix of the estate Of
Eugene Pctetin, deceased. files tableau of
settlement of the above estate, accompanied by
her petition praying tor the homoogation Of
the same.
And, whereas, the prayer of said petition has
been granted by an order of court bearing date
May I'd, 1880.
NOW, therefore notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opnosjtion TO said
tableau i'll writing at my office in the town of
Opclousasas, within the time required bv law.
why the sad tableau should not be homologatcd
and confirmed.
JAMES 0. CHACHERE, Clerk.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-06-19
StrNyeA ::

From Opelousas. about four months ago, q
baId-face Texas Mare, with all her feet white,
about seven years old, branded about thus
on the left shoulder: p f f and Immediately
under these letters d w. She ranges be-
tween this place and Mr.. Groves plantation
and Plaquemine Brulfe. A liberal reward will
be paid for the recovery and restoration of said
animal to EMILE PEFFERkORN,
May 29-tf Opelousas.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-06-19
GHERIFF's SALE.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OFsT.LANDRy
No. 1857
CHAs. N. EALER, PRIEST, EFT AIS VS., A,
MILSPAUGH EFT AIS

BY virtue of writ of tier facas, issued ont
OF the honorable District Court, in and for the
and to me directed, | will proceed TO sell at
public sale, to the highest bidder, at the store
of the defendant in the town of Washington.
parish OF st. Landry, on SATURDAY, the 10th,
day OF June, 1880 at II O'Clock A. NJ, the follow
ing described property, to-wit:
A certain piece of land situated in the parish
OF st: Landry on Bayou Courtableau fronting
on said Bayou, bounded north by lands now or
formerly belonging to stephen Dewell, west bv
landsof same and east by lands of NJ Melancon
containing four hundred arpents more or less
CAN'T at sheritt's sale made on the 9th of
August, 1875, i'll suit entitled Ebert CAN'T vs..
Desire and Coraie Giverteau Seized "a the
property of Ebert CAN'T.
Terms-CaSh.
c. G. DUSON,
Sheriff OF the Parish of st. Landry.
May S
St. Landry democrat., 1880-06-19

r AND Office at New Orleans, La, June q,
lowing named settler has filed notice of his
intention, at the clerks office in the the parish
Of st Landry, La, on the 5tl day of July,
1880, to make final proof in support of his
claim, and secure final entry thereof at the
expiration of thirty days from the date of this
notice, viz: Ausustin Graingo OF st. Landry
parish, La, who made homestead application
No. 1901 for the W. of the n e. and e. of WI
sec. T 5 S RI w, S W W Dist, and names the
following as his witnesses, viz: Raymond De-
vile and Damon Devile.
WIN. M. BURWELL,
June 5th-5t. Register.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-13

stOos. ADey suckeu t0e feStockS q. our
horses; they sucked the losg hair Of
their tails; they sucked tbs ison Tires
u the wagon wheels. They stood
srouod my nfe uttsriug cries like new
born babies. As / cooked our disner
the little lambs came to ne and sucked
my boss isgs. Their long tails would
wEithe With joy vhsn they fund
shsy had somssbing in their mouths.
B0ttiag ny legs With. their slight
strssgtA they vsinly endessossd to
draw milk froa . tanned cslf's skin.
Quitting this dishesrssning work they
stosd blsstisg around ny 6se. Scat
tered ell through the tfess were lsmhs.
some deed, others dying. others with
strsddlsd lsgs bracing. trying to stand,
tseo hing with weakness. calling 70
their ,sVshsrs 10 co0s - them. A
grsat ctDsd q. dsst eamiae down ths
hiusids that sns ~. tts Qpiands AZ
teActedl ny sttnntssa. Soon made
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woods, . Aock OF lem. snxioas. looking.
silent sLssp. TIE lsanGs staggered off
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-23
The Decoy Candidate.

Behind General Hancock's csndi-
dacy stalks every enemy that has
struck blow at this country. Every
man who plotted for the rebellion,
or fought or worked to make that
plotting succeed-every man that
was a rebel at the south or copper
head at the north--every man who
killed negro voter in his lowly cab.
in at midnight, every man who
stuffed ballot box, every man DO
struggled to make fiatism a success
and overthrow commercial institu.
tons OF the country as the rebellion
sought to overthrow it's govern.
mental institutions. every one of
these are skulking in ambush behind
the candidacy of one whom they
know will be in their hands as clay
is in the hands of the potter, if they
can once delude the people into
electing him. The men who vote
to put Hancock into office do not
desire thereby TO reward a gallant
soldier with the highest office, but
they vote that Ku Klux and Cop
per-heads shall rule instead of loyal
men that the solid south shall b ave
its way that the work oftwepty-
five years shall be undone, and the
nation grovel again under the heels
of the slave lords; that the INSTANCE
OF the people shall be wasted by q
limitlsss horde OF southern war
elaims.-Nount0in Messenger (Nev.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-23
Worse Of Man Than the ProdigaI.

Detroit Free Press: In an alley
off Hastings street, just back of a
tumbledown rookery, member of
the sanitary police squad found a
man lying under a wagon and in
quired if he was i'll. The man point.
ed to the old house, cautioned the
offer to speak low, and replied:
81 am the husband of the woman
you see hanging out clothes over
there"
"And why are you hiding here 2"
sPve been off on spree for a
whole week"
"Ah! 1 see. 1t is tie return of
the prodigal."
"Wuss than that, sir, The prodi-
gal had no wife, and he didn't steal
the rent money to get drunk on. o,
I'll catch it, sir, if you don't inter.
cede for me-"
"But what can l do ?"
"You slip around to the front OF
the house and say you have news for
her. Watch her face and see how
she takes it. Then tell her it's about
me. Watch and see If she gets
white around the mouth. Tell her
that you have news that I was
drowned at the ferry dock Watch
her tears at this point. Tell her that
| called her dear name as l went
down for the last time. Watch and
see if that melts her. If | can get
her all broken down and overcome
III burst in on her and get her for
givenessbefore she gets over wiping
her eyes and pulling her hose. Go,
now, and III owe you a debt of
gratitude all my life. / think Mary
will melt under your soft words"
The officer slipped around and
told the wife that her husband was
hiding in the alley. and then took a
position where he could witness what
followed He had hardly secured it
when the man came down the alley
on gallop, followed at short dis
lance by the wife, armed with hoe
handle. There were no words spok-
en-, but the man simply threw up
clouds of dust with bis heels IS be
put on steam, and as be passed the
officer he somewhat CURLY observed:
"Ah! but ye amt worth shucks
at the melting business!"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-23
Victoria's Band Capture a Hundred
Horses Strategic Move 10
Bag sthe Hostile,

SANTA FE, N. NJ, Sept. PA
special says: At day break on the
10th, eighteen of Victoria's Apaches
attacked the San Jose stage station
sixty miles from FL Paso, captured
all the stage stock and 100 horses
belonging to Ell Paso citizsns, and
killed one Mexican.
DENVER, Sept. 21.-Advices from
Santa Fe state that on the oath the
United States snl NJ xican troopa
will make 6 combined attack on
Vlotoria's band. now in the Cadeta.
Ms mountains, Mexico. The whole
force employed in the movement
amounts to about 5000 troops.
Tervassss moves in Mexico from the
north, Buel from South New Mexi-
co, Grierson from the east in Texas
and Carr from the west in Texas.
Buel is confident the plan will be
successful.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-23

BRUTAL, TO PUT 1T MILD,
Does the Regular Army Qualify . Man for
Civil Responsibility
From the State Journal.

From the State Journal.
l was a member of Co. D. 5th
Wis. Vol. Inft., from its organization
to August, 1864; was acquainted
with DR.. Castleman, our surgeon, also
with his personal difficulties with
Gen. Hancock, because he tried so
hard to care for US sick soldiers be-
lieve the statements as published in
his book to be strictly true-of many
of the incidents was cognizant of my
own knowledge. l well recollect Mai.
Butterfeld !; saw him at the reunion
in Milwaukee in June last; have
road his statement published in the
Journal of August oath; have the
utmost confidence in its truthfulness;
have clear recollection of Haucock's
ungovernable temper and fearful
profanity. His swearing at and abuse
of Lieut.. Col. Emery, of our regi.
ment, while in line of duty, was no.
torious and in every ones mouth
Gen. Hancock's abuse of his own
brother, Capt. John Hancock, while
on duty, in the presence of the sol.
diers, was equally notorious and can
not be successfully denied. Gen.
Hancock's fearful temper and general
cussedness is one of the least obieo-
tons to his candidacy, but it is that
of being the standard bearer of q
party who mean the utter destruc.
ton of this government az now car
ried on;if it gets full possession Of the
same, it will never give up posses
sion again, except by a bloody rsvo.
luton. Gen. Hancock, if elected
President, will never be able to with.
stand the pressure that will be
brought against him, however much
he might be opposed to them in car
rying into effect the nefarious plans
of the Southern Brigadlers. The cen.
sus frauds, the mockery of free suf-
frage at the South, but too clearly
prave the rebel desperation.
Fl. III. HECox.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-23
Con. Hancock and DR.. CastIeman,

From the Dunn County News.
In the Ne,CS this week will be
found a series of extracts taken from
the published diary of D. Castleman,
surgeon of the Fifth Wisconsin regi.
ment, which presents Gen. Hancock
in no very envisble light as a com.
manding officer. This diary was
published in 1868. In the extract,
under date of March 18th, the doctor
alludes to the fact that Gen. Hancock
took away his well-trained hospital
attendants and experienced druggist,
and appointed in their places worth.
less men from the ranks, who had no
knowledge of hospital duties. The
druggist did not know one medicine
from another, and three men were
poisoned by mistake in dispensing
medicine, one of whom died from its
effects. 1t so happens that this part
OF DIR. Castlsman's narrative has liv-
ing witnesses who are cognizant of
the facts. Mr.. T. d. johnson, of
this village, was the experienced
druggist taken from DR.. Castleman
by the imperious Hancock. And Mr..
Johnson says that the poisoning
spoken of is true, the new druggist,
by mistake, dispensing morphine in.
stead of quinins. Furthermore, one
of the poisoned men who recovered
is Mr., Canute Thompson, formerly a
resident OF Menomonie, bat now liv-
ing in Baldwin, We believe. We thus
substantiate the statements of DR..
Osstlemsn, because eastern Demo
cratic journals stamp them as cam
paign lies, some going so far as to claim
no such book was ever written.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-23
The Gieenback County Convention

The Greenbsck County Conven.
ton, pursuant to call, was held in
the courthouse Tuesday. Mr.. Isaac
Williams was chosen chairman and
Mr. Theo Calvin, Secretary.
A credential committee reported
the following as accredited delegates:
Beeto,cn-J Wagner, G Lampson. Hud,
son, Lama, L Preston, Fl Slatt, Sterri
bloomington A Powers, VIM Williams,
T Calvin, G " Lee, w w Cilley, VIM
Waterman.
Bosco6tl-J Mclaughlin.
EHeaboro- J 7 Wilkinson, ] A Auaperle, A
W Plourd
Fe,,ainore Weaver.
Cltn HGuen-A Myers, Wileman. B
Ashley, VIM D Ryan.
Hazel Greess-E Wetherby.
Lancdster-G r McKinny, Fl o Thompson.
Little Grant-A Park, J Miner, n Morgan.
Marion-A Palmer.
M Hope-I Brunson.
Mtscodd-R G Kelley.
Patch GroOs-J A Davis, Cary, J W Bid
well, Z Kerr.
Smelssr-J A May, A Doyl Il Michel, J
Williams, Patterson, L Dingmen.
Waterloo-R Stevens, j Cardy.
Wyalusing-V NJ Calkins, A Bradley, s
Fl Seamen.
Nj Ida-C D Smith. J Church, Moore.
PotoSi-
The Convention accepted the re,
port and resolved that all present
representing themselves as Green
hackers be admitted as Greenbackers.
Mr.. G. w. Lee offered resolution
proposing a conference with the
Democratic convention. The reso.
luton was adopted. Cor nature
and character of this conference see
report of Democratic convention
We failed to obtain a full report
of the proceedings of the convention.
For Sheriff there were four ballots
Messrs. G.. w. Lee, r Stevens and J..
A Davis being the leading candi.
dates and a few votes being cast for
D. P. Patterson and Fl. H. Virgin
The fourth ballot resulted in the
nomination of j. A. Davis, of Patch
Grove
II. Gilmore. of Smelser, was nomi.
mated for Register of Deeds.
Clinton Dunn, of Mt. Ida, fol-
County Clerk.
r. Stevens, Of Beetown, for Treas.
urer.
]. A. Aupperle, of Ellenboro, for
Clerk of the Circuit Court.
]. Mclaughlin, of Boscobel, for
District Attorney.
Isaac Williams, of Smelser, for
Coroner.
Joel A. Barber, ofi:Lancaster, fol
County Surveyor.
A resolution for a County Com
mittee with powers similar to those
named in the resolution passed by
the Democratic convention was
passed.
There were changes made in the
County Committee, at the close oil
the convention, and we failed to OBJ.
tain names.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-23

A STORY told by Father Bronson
is to the effect that it was a'pig that
made General Jackson President Of
the United States. Two men in
Rhode Island got into.a quarrel. One
of them was afterward nominated
for the Legislature. The other one
belonged TO his party and would
have voted for him if he had not
been mad at him on account of that
pig, and he voted for bis opponent.
The opponent was elected by one
vote. lie thus became a member of
the Legislature and his vote decided
the choice of 4 U. s. Senator. That
u. 5. Senator's vote was the decid-
ing vote 10. declare the war of 1912
against Great Britain and this war
was what gave Jackson the opportu.
nifty to max g himself famous and the
choice of the people for President.
So o pig made great war and made
a President. There must have been
more devil in that pig than in the
whole drove that ran down into the
sea when the devils were cast out of
them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-23

Mr., Thomas A Edison contributes an arti-
Gle to the October number of the NorI
american RevieW, in which be states that lie
has succeeded in making the electric light
entirely practicable for all Illuminating pur-
poses He shows the advantages of electric
ity over gas, and explains how his system is
to be introduced. He comments upon the
untayorabls opinions that have been passed
upon his work, and says that similar judg.
ments were pronounced upon telegraphy
steam navigation and other great discoveries
Other articles in the October number of the
Review are THE Democratic Party Judged
BY its History by Emery A. Storrs 1.-THE
Ruins Of Central America" by Desire Char
nay "The Observance of the Sabbath" by
Rev. DR.. Leonard Bacon; "The Campaign Of
1862" By Judge D. Thew Wright; 1.-THE Tax
alton OF Church Property" by Rev Or. A.W
Pitzer and Recent Progress in Astronomy, /"
by Prof E. s. Holden.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-23

Is one of the most annoying dis.
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SWAYNE'S OINTMENT. II has
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and invariably makes a sure cure.
The symptoms are moisture, like
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the rectum, the private parts are
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crusty, cutsneous eruption.. Price
30 cents 8 boxes for sl.25. Sent
by ma il 10 any address on receipt of
price, IN currency or three-cent
postage stamps. Prepared by DR..
Swayne g. Son, Philadelphia. Sold
by all prominent druggists. In
Lancaster BY Jas. A. Jones.