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LOSE.

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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07

Fine weather and a delightful shower
Wednesday, which cooled the air, laid
the dust, aud made the gardens fresh
and beautiful. There is a fine promise
of fruit this year, and strawberries
have been more abundant than usual
this spring. with the few who cultivate
them. There is no attention paid here
TO the cultivation of small fruits, and
very little to the culture of any kind.
Every one here has garden or a little
plot Of ground which can be turned into
one, but the few peaches, plums or pears
cultivated are with few exceptions of
ordinary kinds. Yet our soil and eli
mate are well adapted to fruit culture,
and the best varieties are now sold at
prices which bring them within reach
of the slenderest purse. Some day,
some enterprising and intelligent North
ern man will settle here and show our
people what variety and quality of fruit
Opelousas soil can produce. One thing,
however, is a step in the right direction.
The cultivation Of the Mespilus or
Japan plum is increasing and a more
delicious fruit it is hard to find. Nearly
every one in town has two or three
trees looking fourishine.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07
The Texas and Pacific.
shreveport Standard

~eNeAA>~eSAN''I
The distance from Shreveport to Ell
Paso by the line Of the Texas and Pa
cifc Railway as located, is S1S miles. The
road is already completed and the track
laid to the Colorado river distance of
449 miles, WHICH leaves 369 miles yet to
build from that point to FL Paso, OF
this remaining distance 100 miles are
already under contract and being graded
from Ell Paso in this direction. West
of the Colorado river over 100 miles Of
the road has been graded and is now
ready for the ties. The iron for the Ell
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and
Southern Pacific.
For the past two months tracklaying
has averaged 40 miles per month. AT
ter the 18th of May the average will be
raised to so miles per month. Before
reaching the Colorado great deal of
heavy work had to be done. West of that
there is a stretch of 27O miles of high,
level plateau to the Pecos, presenting
no serious obstruction to rapid work.
From Clyde, point 50 miles east Of the
Colorado, there is not a human habita-
ton save one or two cabins OF stock
men.
There is apparently no question that
the road will be finished through to FL
Paso by the first Of next January, if not
a little before. The contractors have
nine months in which to complete 800
miles, 100 of which have already been
graded, and have the advantage of
work being done at both ends of the
line, and in addition, 270 miles of the
easiest grades along the whole road. If
they put down fifty miles of iron per
month, q little oyer seven months will
put them through, or q complication on
the first day OF next November. It is
safer, however, not to count on taking
a trip to California over the Texas and
Pacific before the first of next January.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07

A planter near Opelousas planted rice
for the first time last year. He knew
nothing about rice culture, and visited
the German rice growers in Faquetaique
to learn what he could from them. His
neighbors all discouraged him by con-
tinually DINING into his ears failure
and loss. He enclosed about forty acres
of marsh land that had always been
considered worthless. There was a
great loss of rice in harvesting, on &C
count of the excessive wet weather.
But the amount realized from the rice
harvested and sold was 1880; from
which, after deducting all expenses
fencing, ditching, and all labor, and
the purchase of threshing machine
and a horsepower to run it-there was
balance left, but we did not learn how
much. The fencing and ditching will
not have to be repeated for some time'
and the thresher and horsepower, the
greatest item of expense, are perma-
nent investment and can be made to pay
for themselves in threshipg rice toi
Others. Fifty-dollars yield per acre, on
land too that can be used for nothlhg
else, is greater than can be derived
from any other crop, when we consiaei
the small amount of capital and LABOR
necessary to grow rice. Rice Is etn'
phatically the crop for the poor man III
southwestern Louisiana.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07
Scarlet Fever and SMALLPOX,
New ORLEANS, April 8, 1876

NEW ORLEANS, April 3, 1881,
Editor Picayune-Noticing that the
scarlet fever is pretty bad in our city,
/ take pleasure in sending you, for
publication for the benefit of your
readers, the following recipe:
Suiphate of zinc, grain; fox glove
(disitalis,) grain; a teaspoonful of
sugar; mix with two teaspoonfuls OF
water, sse
When thoroughly mixed add ounces
OF water. Dose, a spoonful every hour.
In twelve hours the disease will disap-
pear.
For weakly children the dose should
be half Of the above quantity.
This recipe is not only the best one
for scarlet fever, but also for small
pox. 1t is the recipe used and indorsed
by the School of Medicine in Paris,
is the standard remedy in the French
army for the two diseases mentioned.
so simple but efticacious remedy
should be in the hands of every family.
Pro BoNo PuBL1Co.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07
Killing of James H. Bell.
1Marksville Bulletin. April soth.

Last Tuesday night sad and unfor-
tunate affair occurred in this town. Mr..
James H. Bell whilst passing in front
of the residence of Mr.. A. Blanchard,
stopped and after a few words fred at
the son of the latter who was with his
mother and sister on the gallery. After
the firing the deceased ran Off and was
followed and killed. Three shots pene-
trated his body-one striking the right
side going through and through aud
breaking the left arm, and the two
others struck him In the abdomen.
Emanuel Blanchard and Arthur Barbin
delivered themselves ~ , -. antnorltles
for the killing and are awaiting a pre-
liminary examination before the Dis
trict Court, Judge Barbin being absent
holding Court in Rapides Parish. This
is indeed painful affair for us to
chronicle but the privacy of home is sa-
cred and should be respected, and
though the deed was terrible it finds
palliating circumstances.
Since the above was put in type judge
Barbin sent an order tor the appoint
ment Of lawyer to try the case as he
recused himself on account of his close
connection with the accused, Judge H.
c. Edwards was the acting judge and
dlGtl Ult vi NltUtSSSS us
charged the accused.
(Marksvlle Review, April 3oth.I
On Tuesday evening about o'clock
the stiffness of the hour was broken by
the rapid and frequent discharge of fire
arms within the corporate limits. 1t
was soon known that Mr.. James H.
Bell, a stranger in our community but
who has been about Marksvile for two
or three months, was killed. He was
found dead or about gasping his last
breath, lying on the brick pavement
Immediately in front of Mr.. Chavez's
residence. He was shot with both
bgckslot, and a rifle ball. Affidayits
were made against Enamel Blanchard,
son of our townsman Mr.. "A. Blanchard
and Arthur Barbin, son of Mr.. F. B. Bar
bin, another citizen of MarksviIle, fol-
having committed the homicide. These
young gentlemen surrendered them
selves to await the disposition Of the
law.
James H. Bell who was killed Tues
day night, was buried Wednesday eve
ming near the Waddill cemetery. We
know nothing of his family or bis
history.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07

BLACK LAKE VILLA, La, May "a, 1851.
Editor ST. LANDRY DEMOCRAT For
the past week we have had fine growing
weather. Corn is springing up with a
rush. never saw corn grow so rapidly
as it has on the farms in this vicinity
for the last week. The most OF our
planters are through planting cotton !;
much of it is coming up, and looking
very promising. Oats. never looked
at a finer crop than that growing now
in our section of country. This is clear
demonstration that is not only possible
to grow oats in this State, but that the
crop can be made one Of profit.
CARPET GRASS.
Prof. d. L. Phares, of the Starkvllle
Agricultural College, says in the Agrl-
culturist, "that sweet grass or carpet
grass is thoroughly naturalized and
at home in the Southern States. On
many commons, uncultivated fields and
yards it grows abundantly and luxurl-
antly, and furnishes good grazing from
April until frost in autumn. 1t thrives
well under much grazing. The Prot.
says further that there is 10 doubt
but this grass is well adapted for our
climate, and will give to the farmer a
good and paying crop. VIII some of
the readers Of the DEMOCRAT give us
some light on this grass? What they
know of it, etc.
RAIL ROAD.
The advance corps on the Morgan
line have passed Holmesville in Avoy-
elles, clearing up the right of way. We
hope ere three months roll past to hear
the snort of the iron horse. We have a
rich country, waiting only to be de-
velopcd, and stand first commercially OF
any State in the Union.
WINGED ITEMS.
1t seems to be no longer a doubt, il
regard to stubble. The cane planters
in this upper country are fully satisfied
now that they need look no Longer
for the stubble to profit them this year
in its place corn and cotton will be
planted. The result will be light cane
crops.
HOME NOTES.
Miss Lode Dejean is up from Wash
ington, visiting friends at Villa Blacl
Lake. We are all delighted to hav.
Miss Lode with us. We have made w
ever so many fishing parties, and passed
many pleasant evenings on the NOISY
banks of the lake. The villa is {
charming place at all seasons, but more
so now. | must close for this week
with good wishes to the DEMOCRAT.
JOHN O'SHANE.
P. S. Since writing the above WI
learn from Mr.. H., that the little twelve
year old son of Mr.. P. Lewis, living
opposite the Cumberland plantation
was accidently drowned yesterday even
ling in Bayou BHuf. From what WI
learn the little fellow fell out Of boa
and drowned before assistance coult
reach him. Mr.. H. was present ant
reports this to us, which is reliable.
Yours, JOHN O'SHANE.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07
For Use, Not Abuse.
iSugar-Bowl.]

A contemporary refers to our &C
count of the enterprising road Oyerseer
who gave dinner and drinks to re-
voting citizens, and got them to work
the roads; and he concludes: "And yet
the exchange favors Sunday law, on
the ground that the use of Intoxicating
liquors on all occasions is detrimental"
You are wrong, neighbor; we believe
all things have proper use, and liquor
is a good thing when rightly employed.
1t is the abuse, not the use OF it, that we
complain of. We are, from principle
opposed to public drinking saloons, be-
cause the custom Of treating" causes
men to drink too much. We would ben
eft OFT fellows by helping to govern
those who cannot govern themselves
and especially deliver them from temp
tation when they are idle, on Sunday.
They are not SO apt to get drunk on
other days, because at work.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07

ADVERTISING CHEATs.-It has become
so common to write the beginning of an
elegant, interesting article and then run
it into some advertisement, that we
avoid all such cheats and simply call
attention to the merits of Hop Bitters
in as plain honest terms as possible, to
induce people to give them one trial, as
no one who knows their value will ever
use anything else.-l Providence Adver-
tiser.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07

The N. 0. Democrat says we are to
have cheap ice this summer as the New
York Ice Companies owing to the in
creased thickness of the ice in Hudson
river, gathered much larger crop than
usual. 1t says as New York prices
control the ice market, the whole coun-
try will probably share with it in cheap
ice. The price to private consumers
will not exceed thirty cents per hun
dred pounds.
Send your orders to the Crescent City
Ice Company, which deals only in
natural ice.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07

"Cassepurgot," which is a pretty
Acadian name for very poor fish, are
biting finely in the Co4rta bleau, says
the Opelousas Courier. NcOra4is Gays
they are biting in the Ouachita also
but that, up there, they bite under
the name of gasperyoo.-(Shreveport
Standard.
And the Gretna Courier says they go
under the name of "Casseburgeau "
down there.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07

The horn of the butcher is now toot-
ing" in this town, proclaiming fat beef.
Our people have had to tackle" the
old standby, pork, for long time and
beef is by all means most acceptable
[Marksyille Bulletin.
There is no "tooting" of snch good
news in this town. But where does the
Marksville butcher get fat beeves p
we would like for our butchers to visit
that place.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07

SENTENCED TO BE HANGED.-On Sat-
urday morning at 10 o'clock A. NJ, the
sentence of death was pronounced by
Judge A. Barbin upon Samuel Travis,
who has, for the second time, been
convicted of murder in the first degree.
Coleman King, colored, was sentenced
at the same time, to fifteen years hard
labor in the penitentiary.-[A Alexandria
We The People, May I'd.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07

THE NATcHITocHEs FIRE.-A careful
compilation of the losses by the recent
destructive fire at Natchitoches makes
the total reach the enormous sum of
$4,000. The total amount of insur.
ance was only S5l.9oO.-Shreveport
Standard.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07
AGENTS for the Democrat.
OPELOUsAS, SATURDAY, MAY Z, 1881.
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mr.. Edmund Maurin of New Orleans
il 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. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07

Ayers Pills contain no croton oil, cal
omel or mineral. They are compound
ed of pure vegetable extracts which
have positive virtues and always cure
where cures are possible.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07

We publish items from the Marks
vile papers, relating the killing OF
James H. Bell. The deceased was here
for sometime, and was prominent among
the sporting fraternity.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07
For So

The New Orleans Weekly Democrat
and the ST. LANDRY DEMOCRAT will be
sent one year, to any address.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07

The ST.. LANDRY DEMOCRAT can be
found on file at Hewitt e. Haulthaus'
Newspaper Advertising Agency, No Y
Exchange Alley, New Orleans, La.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07

We had call this week from Rabbi
L. Weis, of Morgan City. We here he
contemplates establishing synagogue
at Opelousas.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07

Amarried woman said to her husband
I" You have never taken nue. to thu,
cemetery" mo, 4ear,' he replied,
"that is pleasure have yet in antici.
acknowledgement Standard,r
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07

The towns of Washington and Grand
Coteau held elections for town officers,
last Monday.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07

Judge William Hall, formerly of this
parjsI,, is associate editor OF the Marks
Vile Review.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07
JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENT
HERIFF'S SALE.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH ST. LANDRY
No. 1858.
CHARLES L. & JAMES NJ. WILLIAMS, TEST.
Ex. EE AL VS.. DoNAT LEBLANC EFT AL.

By virtue of q writ of flcri facias issued
ont of the honorable the District Court in and
for the Parish ofst. Landry in the above entitled
suit, and to me directed will proceed to sell at
public sale to the highest bidder, at the
Courthouse of said parish, in the town OF Ope-
1881. at IL O'Clock A. M, the following described
property, to-wit:
tract of land having six arpents front on
left bank OF COurtableau by forty Deep bOun-
ded on one side by lands formerly belonging to
Joseph MelancOn now to Mrs. Glenn, and
other side by lands formerly belonging to estate
of Barre, now, to Cashmere Leblanc.
Terms-Cash.
G. G.. DUSON,
Sheriff of the Parish of ST. Landry.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07
DIE ID !:

PRICE-At Opelousas La, Wednesday even
ing; May 4th, 1881. Mrs. s. a. PRICE, nee Balnes
wife Of Daniel Price, aged 81 years.
z Pasca gOrila. Denl0crat-Stai Please cnny
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-05-07
HERIFF's SALE,
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
No. 1878.
LALANNE VS.. SAMUEL HOOK.

By virtue of a writ of fieri facias issued
out of tile honorable District Court in and for
the Parish of St Landry, i'll the above entitled
suit and to me directed, will proceed to sell at
public sale, to the highest bidder, at the Court,
house in the town of Opelousas, parish of ST.
Landry, on SATURDAY, the 21st day Of May,
1881, at IL o'clock 4. NJ, the following des-
Eight thousand 5000 cypress shingles.
Terms-Cash.
Sheriff of the Parish of ST. Landry.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-12-31
John McCuIIouoh's Little Admirer.

Said McCullough: 81 see and recog-
nize faces, and sometimes become so
much interested in one face that [ watch
it and act to it through the play. Let
me tell you an anecdote illustrating this
habit. Once while I was acting Virginius
i'll Chicago little girl, whom I knew so
well that she called me Uncle John, was
III one of the DrOscenium boxes. / love
her dearly, and watched her almost as
closely as she did me. You should have
seen how her face lit up when came on
the stage, and how she beamed on me in
the early part of the play, and how hap
Ply it made her TO hear me talking kindly
and lovingly to Virginia. 1t would have
done you good could you have seen her
clasp her hands with Joy when l rushed
upon the stage and clasped Virginia in
my arms just IN time to lead her myself
to the forum, until / turned toward her
IN facing Virginia for the last time. Sud-
denly L saw her shrink back In terror,
and she followed my look toward the
knife. [ saw her terror becoming worse
and worse, and then gave the fatal stab,
and the curtain fell. | saw her hide her
head in her mothers lap [ felt 50
alarmed for her that went to the box
door to reassure her. On opening it l
found her still hiding her head. Calling
her softly by name, whispered: Don't
be alarmed; it's only fun. I only killed
her in fun Ia moment she was run
ming toward me and calling out: ooh,
Uncle John was it only fun?' She
threw her arms around my neck and
kissed me again and again. -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-12-31
A Nocturnal RambIe and What Came



Some genlus-we suspect him to be-
long to the jovial order of humanity
has said: The day to drone and dream.
the night to learn and ramble." We do
not propose to dispute this worthys
view of the matter, but present herewith
the experience of Philadelphia Jour
nalist, Mr.. William H. Cunnington.
1712 North Twentieth Street, one of
whose Nocturnal rambles he thus refers
to, beginning his narration rather
peculiarly, however: 81 am not a rheu-
matte, and have been troubled very lit
tie with bodily pains. Last Tuesday
morning L experienced a very annoying
stiffness of the neck, which grew worse
as the day wore on. Toward evening it
became very severe, and [ could
scarcely turn my head in any di-
rection. Arriving home at tea time,
it was with difficulty that I could
eat my meal. My wife wanted to
rub my neck with st. Jacobs Oil, but
[ refused, saying | thought the Attic
ton would soon pass away. Tea over,
against the circumstances of my family,
] left home to ramble toward the new
Chestnut Street Opera House, about
WV anu az AIdll lIOLll I6SlutuC6.
/ started in the midst OF d heavy snow
storm, and remained at the theatre
until the close of the performance, al
though L could feel my neck getting
worse and becoming very painful.
Leaving the play the trouble came to
reach home. The storm continued; the
car in which L was became blocked in
nearly every square, cold current of
air swept through the car, and l did not
reach my home until toward 2 A. NJ, by
which time my neck had become abso-
lutely rigid. Then l consented to the
use of st. Jacobs Oil, which my wife
applied two or three times before
arose. [ continued its use that day and
by evening [ was free from pain, and
the next morning / amused myself by
twisting my neck in any direction that
suited me, and hot vestige of stiffness
remained. "-BostOn Herald.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-12-31
The Parson and the Sweep,

Now that people can travel at sixty
miles an hour for third-class fares in
comfortable, if not luxurious cars. not
only have third-class passengers enor-
mously increased, but the gross num-
Der of travellers has increased likewise.
The saying that chords, fools and Amer
leans only ride irst-class " is perhaps an
exaggeration, but there is no question
but that, with third-class c. rriages on
all fast trains, the necessity for second
class is done away with, and it has
come to be regarded as snobbish to
travel IN that manner. Gentlemen's SER
wants and persons of that class are the
principal patrons of second-class cars;
gentlemen invariably go first or third
class. Regarding the latter mode of
travelling, Punch, some time ago, gave
an amusing conversation between a
clergyman and a chimney sweeper.
which was supposed to take place in
third-class railway carriage. The par
son, entering into conversation with his
fellow-trave,e r, remarked upon the IN
crease in third-class passengers.
+" Yes" replied the chimney sweeper,
"persons whose rank in the social scale
is so plainly marked as yours and mine,
sir, can travel as they please"