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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-13

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ny JosEPHINr PoLIARD.
" 'Tis tImefor our crystal wedding,"g -
Said MIR. Frost IN MS wife, - Y - ~
With a suddenly sharp expression,
That eat like a two-sdged knife.
"The North Wind must be vited
To bring his friend from the East,
And none OF our friends must DO slighted
Or fail to appear at the feast" "a
So then they b. gan TO make ready
With speed. regardless Of cost,
For the beautiful cry4tal Wedding
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frost NJ
The North and the East Wind called for
Miss Snow aud old Mister Sleet,
And ali of that PARTY together
Were sure to have things complete.
nhonor OF the occasion,
The houses with fringe they drape,
Rich beads and bugies of crystal
Suspended in every shape.
While oil the poles and the chimneys
We're dressed in transparent suits,
Andthe trees were over loaded
With ioyeliest glazed fruitA
The Telcgraphs were invited,
SO out Of town couldn't go;
And the Telephones failed TO answer
When any one cried " Haliol'
The magnates were not forgotten,
Who stand In serene repose,
And Franklin made his appearance,
With an icicle ON his nose.
There were acres on acrcs Of Icing,
And wonderful rivers and lakes;
Most beautiful caves and grottoes,
And delicate frosted cakes;
While oobweb curtains suspended
Above the scene, in mid-air,
Lent charm to the crystal wedding,
That proved such grsnd affair.
Decanters and tumblers, engraven
With initials of old Jack Frost,
Were scattered about In profusion-
No telling just what they cost;
And couldn't begin to number
How many from out of town
Came In to this crystal wedding,
And at the banquet sat down.
Old Sol got wind Of the matter
just AZ he was going TO bed,
And out from between the curtains
He suddenly popped his head
And smiled, an with glowing fingers
4 He took Jack Frost by the ears,
And loosened the pearls and diamonds,
That straightway dissolved in tearsl
Soon faded the lovely picture,
The limpid and sparkling sheen,
That seemed, to our raptured vision,
Like unto a fairy scene;
And some will remember the beauty,
And some will remember the cost,
OF the wonderful crystal Wedding
OF Mr. and Mrs. Frost.
yew York Independent.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28
Proceedings of the Louisiana
Press Association.
fSt, Bernad Eagle,1

"a place there is, so people say,
That's paved with good intentions;
A scheme there is, aack the day!
Nigh spoiled by grand conventions"
Why is it that the Louisiana Press
Association deems it incumbent to re-
main torpid, estimating like snake,
during the summer months?
1t is this dead alive nonsense that
paralyses its energies when it does meet,
and prevents the accomplishment of
lasting good.
The aims of the Association will not
be forwarded by the cessation of action
from March to September, and then, a
la galvanized corpse, spasmodically
passing few hasty and inchoate
resolutions.
Although some thoughtful, farseeing
gencies, it doesn't look well for the
majority of the members to be playing
at cross purposes.
1t may be kind of journalistic to act
on the spur OF the moment, but we don't
like this torpedo business.
Impromptu inspiration is good thing,
only like all good things it's possible to
be just little too much so.
We want to caucus affairs, and get
at their inner inwardness beforehand
Let the President, for instance, sug-
gest monthly some topic for the general
good each paper belonging to the AS
ISOLATION to furnish brief article there
on, with such comments as may fit the
case.
Many questions can thus be answered;
much hard toll averted many difficult
ties smoothed; prior to the reunion of
September next.
Who among us is not willing to de-
vote few lines monthly to this end?
If this, or something of the kind, is
not done, and done speedily, our or
ganization will follow all preceding at
tempts of this sort. "Where the wood
bine spices are waited abroad, and the
musk of the roses blown"
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28
Col. WheeIOck,
alexandria Express, May 21st.1

Col. E. B. Wheelock, President of the
New Orleans Pacific Railway, arrived
here on last Monday, per steamer Jesse
X. Bell. Col. Wheelock's visit here was
to confer with the engineers of the road
on this division, and to inspect the
progress of the work along the line. We
were much pleased to receive visit
from Col. Wheelock during his stay
here. The road from Alexandria to
New Orleans, Col. Wheelock says will
be completed by Sept. 1st,. in time to
carry off the present years crop, and
he is confident that the entire line
through to Shreveport will be finished
about that time or very soon thereafter.
The contract has been let for the
construction of the bridge across the
Atchafalaya river. The bridge will
be built upon pneumatic tubes which
will rest upon clay bottom with the
entire superstructure also of iron.
Transfer boats will be used until the
bridge is completed. Colonel Wheelock
met here the surveying party under
Capt. Gloster who have commenced the
survey of the road from this place via
Monroe to Little Rock.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28
A Toad i'm Her Stomach.

UTICA, May 1s.-Four years ago Mrs.
George Peter of this city, who then
lived in Iowa, was conscious of the
passage of some small living object
down her throat while taking drink
of water. Soon afterward she began to
have ftsand appoplectic symptoms. Her
appetite was Unsuitable, but her suffer-
ings increased and were excruciating.
Many doctors treated her. but she got
no relief. She pretended to feel the
animal moving in her stomach, and
finally physician in this city, adopting
Mrs. Porter's theory, commenced to
give medicines calculated to destroy
animal life if it existed there. About
three weeks ago themovements ceased.
The disturbing cause proved to be a
toad, which had grown to full size after
it was swallowed. Mrs. Potter ex-
perienced immediate relief.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28
TOWNSVILLE, La, May Gath, 1881.

HoLMEsvILLE, La, May Gath, 1881.
Editor DEMocRAT.-We read with
some interest your editorial on church
toilets and funerals in the DEMOCRAT
OF May 14th. No doubt but there is
extravaganza in almost everything. |
am not going to defend church goers
or those that attend funerals. If it is
agreeable for one to pray in gold and
silks, while there may be some poor
devil in rags and starving not ten feet
away, let them do so, for in all proba-
bility their particular Tod teaches them
that is the road to heaven. Let us look
around for other faults as wicked, if
not worse. One Of the many evils that
curse our loved South is drunkenness,
this one can see on every hand.
Preachers, priests and parsons set the
example and laymen follow. l am not
one to favor a maine liquor law. |
have doubts if law could be made
stringent enough to prevent dram drink
ing entirely, but for the sake Of morality
and the general welfare Of our country,
eur clergy and editors onght to take the
lead, for from them we receive our
education. The day is not far distant
when the newspapers will be intro
duced into the school room as a. want
long felt now. In fairness to all, let
them be christian, jew or socialist, give
me soberness first Of all. If some of
our good and noble gentlemen would
leave off taking their "toddy" for a
single year my opinion is that we would
see more we'll dressed ladies and men
in our churches. =
Suppose, Mr.. Editor, that in the place
of so much drinking our people would
Law out the money they pay to whisky
shops for good books, and on Sunday
evening in the place of playing poker
they would 60 to the reading room and
improve the mind, ask which is the
best, Don't set nue. down for a New
England Puritan. am far from that.
But can you ever have prosperous
| country Shere we have SO much drink
ing? Try Father Mathews plan; it
might do some good. Then for the
| around you, and the noble ladies that
have the care of our homes and firesides,
for their sake give us sobriety. Let ali
take the subject into consideration
and form their own opinions. If | am
wrong write up sermon for me. II
saacy / advise them to raise a missionary
fnnd and send one of their nun bel
aronnd to convert me. To the ladv
readers Of the DEMOCRAT have to say
keen down drunkenness and dress t.
suit your taste and pray, kneeling On !
silk cushion, if you want to.
Yours, JOHN O'SHANE,
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

The weather is general mixture OF
al, weathers. usually clear in the
morning, and threatening or raining
towards evening. We had very
heavy rain on Thursday evening and
the dust was more than laid. This
snrfng has been remarkable for its heat
but the gardens are fine, the crops are
promising, and we have no reason to
complain of the clerk Of the weather.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

We condole with our worthy con-
freres of the Courier in the loss they
have sustained by the death of their
estimable mother. They have at least
the consolation of knowing that their
tilial affection has comforted and soothed
her declining years, and that to the
aged, death comes as friend who
gently leads them to the land of renewed
and eternal youth
Like q fair genius with inverted touch
Kissed her pale lips to silence.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

81 DON'T WANT THAT STUFF" Is
what lady of Boston said to her hus-
band when he brought home some
medicine to cure her of sick headache
and neuralgia which had made her
miserable for fourteen years. At the
first attack thereafter, it was admins
tered to her with such good results,
that she continued its use until cured,
and made so enthusiastic in it's praise,
that she induced twenty two of the best
families in her circle to adopt it as their
regular family medicine. That stuff"
is Hop Bitters. "-[ Standard.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

The idea of what it costs to go to law
can be formed when it is stated that
in the Natchez salvage case recently
decided in the United States Court, at
New. Orleans, the total award to the
claimants was SSs5o, and the costs Of
costs were nearly $500 in excess of the
amount Of tie Judgment, and yet the
charges were only those fixed by law
and custom.-[N. @. Democrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

There will be an excursion of colored
people, for the benefit of the colored
Methodist church at Washington, La,
from that place to Morgan City on
June 18th, and one from Washington
to New Iberia on July 10th for the ben.
eft Of the colored Baptist church at
This place.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28
Sy1sdiC Sale.

By virtue of an order of the Honorable the
18th Judicial Dist. Court of Saint Landry Par
ish, dated May 26th, 1881, there will be sold at
public auction to the last and highest bidder
for cash, on Saturday, June 18th, 1881 at 10
o'clock, A. NJ, all the property of Thomas
Mccarthy, insolvent, as per deliberations of his
creditors held before Jules Gil, Notary Public
on the 9TH of May 1881.
DOMINIQUE LALANNE, syndic
Maps st
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

CAMP MEET1NG.-Preparation is being
made for holding district Camp Meet
ing, three miles above Opelousas, at the
Kennison springs, in September next.
Our people yesterday subscribed about
seventy dollars towards the project.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

OMIssIoN.-In the proceedings Of the
police jury, published in full April 3Oth,
we omitted the amount appropriated to
build Auzene's bridge and bridge over
gully near Conrad Spyrer's, as per re-
port of committee rendered by Mr..
Meche. Amount appropriated $3.50.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

The public are indebted to DR.. j. c.
Aver l. Co., not only for their standard
medicinal preparations, but also for
improving the looks of the community
by their incompatible Hair Vigor.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

The people of Opelousas have enjoyed
an intellectual as we'll as moral treat
during the last week from the sermons
of the Rev. Mr.. Black of Natchez. The
immortality of the soul is the subject
most frequently treated from the pulpit,
and we have all heard hundreds of ar
gumeuts on that theme, all of them
bearing strong family resemblance to
each other. But Mr.. Black goes outside
of the beaten track and though he
reasons from analogy, yet his analogies
were many of them drawn from novel
sources, and presented in logical, clear,
penetrating manner. Those who
missed his dscourses, have missed
being brought face to face with great
truths and compelled to acknowledged
them not in despite of reason, as is too
often the case, but because of it. This
powerful preacher reaches class of
men who refuse to be governed by
emotion, and will only acknowledge
truths that are made clear to the in
tellect by sound argument. We will
not soon forget the pleasure and in
struction Mr.. Black has given US.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

Those who suffer from an enfeebled
and disordered state of the system,
should take Ayers Sarsaparilla and
cleanse the blood. Purge out the Turk
ing distemper that undermines the
health, and constitutional vigor will re-
tI1rD
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

Messrs. Benjamin g. Son have formed
a copartnership, which takes the place
of L. Benjamin-see their notice to
that effect.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

Mr.. Louis Deputy has started brick
yard in the eastern part of Opelousas-
something very mnch needed here.
Brick are high in price and hard to get.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

We call the attention of all sports
men-lovers Of the dog and gun, and OF
fishing, etc.-to the advertisement OF
the Chicago Field.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

All who are DESTROYS of seeing the
city of Galveston and eastern Texas,
should not miss the excursion on the
Louisiana Western railroad from YER
milionville, on June 6th-next Monday
week. The travel will be by daylight
both ways, and the excursionists will
remain in Galveston one day. Railroad
fare for the round trip from Vermilion-
Vile, only $5.25. See the advertise
ment of J. G. thinner, general passen-
ger agent.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

The new Jail will not be built this
year; all the money for internal I'M
provements has been expended for
bridges, etc.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

Mr.. C.. Pefferkorn has opened an ice-
cream saloon on Landry street, adjoln-
ing his bakery, where ice-cream, soda
water, and cakes may be had at all
times
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28
THE CHICAGO FIELD.

THE AMERICAN sPoRTsMAN's JOURNAL,
/ and recognized authority Oh all sporting
Devoted to the Dog, Gun, Rifle;
Fish and Fishing, and all legitimate Sports OF
events.
One Year. 500 Six Months 100
Three Months -. LOO Clubs of or more,
Tyr. to any address, So each.
Specimen copies sent on receipt of 10 cents.
Published SO as to reach Subscribers every Sat
urtiay.
CHICAGO FIELD PUB. CO., Proprietors,
156 and 1b7 Dearborn Street,
81 Chicago, Ill.
n Rowe, Mohawk" Editor and Manager,
May Is, 1881
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

The Rev. E. E. Markell, colored, de-
liyered an address OF the advantages OF
adncati0n at the Court House last Satur-
dav. He had large audience, mostly
coiored. and he smoke well, and i'm
nressively. We are glad to have our
colored citizens realize the benefit OF
educational advantages, aud they will
do SO more readily when they are set
before them by one of their own people,
himself an educated man Nh
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
COD0rt1aerS1sip.

The business heretofore conducted in the
name of C. L. Benjamin will be hereafter con-
ducted under the style of l.. Benjamin & Son.
A copartnership having been formed by the
undersigned. L. BENJAMiN,
c. L. BENJAMIN,
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

OPELOUSAs, SATURDAY, MAY %, 1881.

Mr.. Edmund Maurin Of New Orleans
is authorized to act as general agent
and representative of the ST. LANDRY
DEMOCRAT, to solicit advertisements
and subscriptions and receipt for pay
ment thereof.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28
MARRIED /:

BAILEY-PEARCE--At Turkey Creek or
Thursday, May 26th. by Rev. Mr.. Goodwin, Mr.
T, S. BAILEY and Miss CARRIE PEARCE.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28
DI Il ID

SANDOZ-In Opelousas, May 22d, 1881. ANN,
WrLBURN, widow of Joel 81. SandOZ, in the 66tt
year of her age.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28
LOCAL ITEMS.

The white public school at this place
has 1856 scholars.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

THE RAILRoAD.-For the past two
weeks construction trains have been
at work surfacing and repairing the
track between this place and Grand
Coteau. The depot and section-hou
at Washington are nearly completed,
and the tracklaying force under Capt.
Bradshaw have reached the point on
Bayou Bguf where the second bridge
is now being built. Material for the
further construction of the road comes
in daily by the freight train. Three
construction trains are on the road at
present, two engaged in surfacing and
repairing and one in laying track.
The road between this place and
Washington will probably have to be
re-laid in consequence of its too hasty
construction during the bad weather
last winter.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28
Communicated

Thursday morning, May 10Th, in COM
pany with Capt. A. M. Haas, of Tiger
Bend, La, Dr.. Hawkins and Capt.
Sam. Haas, of Bayou Chicot. found us
bound for the famous Belle Cheney
springs. After a pleasant ride Of an
hour and half through the beautiful
pine woods we arrived at the springs
and was kindly received by the proprie-
tor, Mr.. Fisher. After turning our
horses loose in large pasture, just
completed, the proprietor, being quite
busy, kindly rendered us the hospitali-
ties of the springs, which we accepted,
and enjoyed ourselves to our hearts
content, bathing, hunting. &c. Many
improvements have been made at the
springs since last year. A large stable
has been put up and many other build
ings, making the springs qaite attrac-
tive. Game in abundance can he found
in the vicinity of the springs, such as
deer, squirrels, birds, fish,. &c. Mr..
Fisher in few weeks will be ready
to receive invalids and strangers seeking
summer resorts. Crops in the vicinity
of Chicot are remarkably good. And
Notwithstanding the remarkably high
prices of provisions and the extremely
low price of cotton and wool, our far
mers have gone to work in earnest. |
learn that Tom Bailey, Esq, is soon to
take one of our fair daughters of Eve
home with him. Friend Tom captured
her within two miles of the Belle
Cheney springs.
May all the blessings of this life
Be with them to its end,
Upheld, supported all their days
By their Eternal friend.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

P. SIN conclusion we tender to Mr..
Fisher and his kind lady many thanks
for the kindness rendered us during our
short visit at the springs, and to the
numerous readers Of the good old ST.
LANDRY DEMOCRAT, l will say that the
resignation of Roscoe Conkling and
Thomas C. Plat, United States Senators
from New York, will not change the
programme at the Belle Cheney.
Chicot, La, May 23d. P. K.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

Sayoie, widow Don Louis. One hundred and
twenty acres of prairie land situated neal
Grand Coteau bounded north by Lucen
Darby, south by Ed. Thibodeaur. east by
| Joseph Miller and west by Bayou Bourbeur
with the buildings and improvements there
on. Amount OF State and parish ta'es fol
the year 1877, sirteen dollars and eighty
| two cents,
St. Landry democrat., 1881-05-28

Savoie Francois. One hundred and fifty acres
of land situated at prairie Basse of Grand
Coteau, bounded north by Bayou Bourbeuf
south by lands of Morain, east by Joseph
Frozard and west by NJ. Cormier; with the
buildings and improvement is thereon. Am
cunt of State and parish ta'es for the years
1877 and 1878, twenty-seven dollars and
fOrty-three cents.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-07-07
Thread From Wood.

The manufacture of thresd from
wood for crochet and sewing purpos-
es has, it is said, recently been srart-
ed at the Ably Cotton Mill, near the
town of Nerrkoping, in the middle of
Sweden. Tee manufacture has arriv-
ed at such a state of perfection that
it can produce, at a much lower price,
thread of fine quality as s'Clark's, !"
and has from this circumstance been
called thread "a Ia Clarke. 1t is
wound in balls by machinery. either
by hand or steam which, with the
labelling, takes one minute twelve Sc
conds, and the balls are packed up in
cardbox boxes, generally ten in
box. Plenty of orders from all parts
of Sweden have come in, but as the
works are not yet in proper order
there has hardly been time to COM
plete ttem all. The production gives
fair promise of success, and it is ex-
pected to be very important for home
consumption.-iSeientyfc american.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-07-07
Wonders of the Microscope.

A thousand wonders in nature
are lost to the human eye, and on
lv revealed to Ms through the mi
croscope.
Think of dividing a single spi-
der's web into q thousand strands,
or counting tho arteries ano
nerves in the swing of a gossamer
moth.
Yet, by aid of the powerful lens
Of the microscope, it is found there
are more than 1000 muscles in a
caterpillar. The eye of drcne
contains $4,000 mirrors, and the
body of every spider furnished
with four little b,mps, pierced with
tiny holes, from each Of which is
sues a eingle thread, and when a
thousand of these from each lump
are Joined together, they make the
silk limo of which the spider spins
it's web, and which we call spi-
der's thread.
Spiders haYe been seen as small
as a grain of sand, and these spin {
thread 80 fine, that it takes 400
of them, put together, to eqnal il
size single hair.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-07-07
WINSTON, N. c., THURSDAY JULY. = 1887.

a Copic convent, situated in the
desert of the Sinaitic peninsula.
The monastery was visited by
Iischendcrf in 1914, and he was
permitted to examine the library.
His eye fell on a large basket full
OF old parchu,ents, which were
intended to be used for kindline
fires. Upon turning over the frae-
ment he came upon a number of
leaves of the Old Testament in
Greek which bore signs of being
more ancient than any he had ever
seen. He was permitted to take
away a small portion of this
manuscript, comprising 43 leaves,
but nothing could induce the
monks to part with the remainder,
now that the strangers anxiety had
demonstrated the value Of their
poss e ssi on. The 43 leaves
were deposited on his return to
Europe, in the library Of Leipsic,
and repeated, but unsuccessful Ell
forts were made by Tischendorf to
obtain the precious codex. In
1853 he made second journey to
Sinai for the purpose, but not a
trace of the coveted parchments
could then be found. Six years
afterward ne obtained a special
commission from the Russian En-
peror. who is regarded with pc.
culiar reverence in the Eastern
monasterles, and visiting for the
third time the convent at Sinai, he
obtained after somewhat prolonged
negotiations, the privilege of copy
ing the codex. He secured also
the original, under the form of a
loan, and conveyed it to St. Pc
tersburg, where it now remains:
it is said that the monks at Sinai
feel deeply aggrleved at refusal of
of the Russian Government to re-
turn their invaluable document,
and thev have refused the offer OF
liberal compensation.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-07-07

One thing, says the New York
World, should bring sweet conso-
lation to the New York Republi-
can-the reflection that his breth-
rem elsewhere are quite as deep in
the mud as he is in the mire. In
Pennsylvania the metropolitan
machine has been wrecked and the
march of the Cameron men is
toward the penitentiary. At
Washington the good and great
men who last year saved the
NNNation from the rebel briga.
diers clap on false mustaches. and
slouched hats and fly over the back
fence whenever a harmless book
agent rings the door bell. In Ohio
the managers remark philosophi-
cally that they always expect the
State to go Democratic the year
after q Presidential election. IL
New Hampshire the party has beer
split in two over the Senatorshir
by the ambition of that "politica
tramp" Billee Chandler. In fac
there is thunder all round the sky
and our Republican friends cannot
complain of lacking
-'the sad relief
That misery loves-the feilsw.hip Of grief"