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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-03
Cur Young Readers.
4 LITTLE SAINT.

When grass grows green in Spring-time
And trees are budding gay,
When the breath of bursting lilacs
Makes sweet the air of lay
When cowSlips fringe the brooksides,
And vio!ets gem the dels,
And trem: lie mid the MOSES
7 he wind lowers slender bells
When the fragrant lily rises
From it's shelterin- sheath of green,
In the cty'S narrow alleys
Saint Emily is seen.
4 nOLeS; little maiden.
She walks secure from harm;
A basket. tiowcr-laden,
Swing lightly Oh her arm.
And right s,tld LETT she scatters,
Alike TO bad and good,
1'ht. be .utes of the g lrdnn.
The treasures OF the wood.
When summer da, drag slowly
In lunguor, hca and pain,
To those who lie i'll hospital,
Never to rise again,
Dreaming, with 2rered longing,
of shady country MONIES,
-'-ere roses hang i'll clusters,
And honeysuciIle blooms,
From cot TO cot, SO softly,
Moves dear Saint Emily.
And here rose she prOtters,
And there bud lays she.
The close abode of sickness
She fills with fragrant bloom;
Her gentle pr, seuce passes
Like music through the room;
And many IL moaning sufferer
bushes his sad complaint,
And follows wi 10 his weary eyes
The movements OF this saint.
When autumn paints the woodlands
With scarlet and with gold,
When the tlue-gcntjan' lids unclOse
In frosty meadows cold,
From the little troop OF children
That crowd some orphan Home,
The Joyous shout arises,
saint Emily his come -
And round her close they gather,
An eager little band
While from the wgll-stored basket
She fills cach OutStretched hand
With purple hillside asters,
And wOndrOuS goldnn-rOd,
Ana all the lingering flowers that love
10 dress the autumn sod:
And palli CHECKS flush ROSY.
And he IVY eyes grow bright,
And little hearts, foriOrn and lone,
Stir with q deep delight.
And when the woods are naked,
And flowers no longer blow,
When the green hooks they love so well
Are buried in the snow,
Not quite unknown that presence
To children sick in bed,
Bearing bright wrcaths OF autumn leaves
And strings Of berries red.
A Heaven-sent mission, surely,
To cheer the sick and poor
With bounties t!;a1 the bounteouS God
Has strewn BESIDE our door
To gladden. little children,
TO comfort dying hours.
To bear to wretchtd hearts and homes
The gospel Of the flowers.
What marvel # glad blessings
Sur ound saint imily
What marvel If some loving eyes
In her an angel See.-
Yet MANY a thoughtful boy or girl
As sweet sainI might be.
-H-jle Alc1ke.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1881-09-03

-"Organ grinders are allowed in the
streets OF Chicago between the hours of
nine a. m. and nine p. m. only" A
man who demands more than twelve
hours of such music ought to get en-
ployment in boiler shop. -~Norristos0"
Herald.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-06-21
The Law of Finding.

The law Of finding is this: The find
er has clear title against all the world
but the owner. The proprietor of a rail-
road car or shop has no right to demand
the property which may be found upon
his premises. Such proprietors may
make regulations in regard to lost prop
erty which will bind their mployees,
but they cannot bind the public. The
law of finding was declared by the King
Bench one hundred years ago, in case
in which the facts were these: a per-
son found wallet containing n sum Of
money, on a shop floor. He handed the
wallet and contents to the shopkecpcr to
be returned to the owner. After three
years, during which time the owner did
not call for the property, the finder de-
manded the wallet and money from the
shopkeeper. The latter refused to give
them mp on the ground that they were
found on the premises. The finder then
sued the shopkeeper, and it was held as
above stated, that against all the world
but the owner the title of the finder is
perfect. And the finder has been held
to stand in the place Of the owner, so
that he was permitted to prevail in ac-
ton against person who found an arti-
Gle which the plaintiff had originally
found but subsequently lost. The police
have no special rights in regard to arti-
cles lost, unless those rights are conferr-
ed by statute. Receivers of articles
found are trustees for the finder. They
have no power, in the absence Of Il spe-
cial statute to keep the article against
the finder any more than the finder has
to retain the article against the owner.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-06-21
TUESDAY, JUNE 81, 1881.
Railroad News.

A contract has been signed In New
York for the construction Of the Cincin-
nnti a. Southeastern railroad, which runs
from Newport, opposite Cincinnati, along
the Ohio river to Maysville, and thence
in n southeastern direction, on what is
called the Pound Gap charter, through
West Liberty, Ky, to intersect the East
Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia and Nor
folk & Western Mt Bristol, Tenn. The
officers of the road are Charles G. Miller
President; Charles II. Mackey, Vice Pres
ident, both of Franklin, Pa, and officers
of the Standard Oil Company
1t now transpires that in the recent
purchase of the Kentucky Central rail.
road the controlling interest was secured
by parties connected with the Chesa-
Jeake q Ohio and the Elizabethton, Lex.
ington & Big Sandy, Of whose system il
will form part. The track of the Ken
tucky Central will be altered Immediate
ly to the standard gauge, and its Lex
ington terminus united with that of the
Elizabethton, Lexington & Big Sandy
in common depot. This is n very inn
portant movement on the part of the
Chesapeake and Ohio people. le.-Chdtta
tdnoogd Times.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-06-21
Bro. Gardner on the Revised
Testament.

I'take pleasure an satisfaction, said
the president as he held up parcel, sin
informin' you worthy citizen Of De-
troit, who does not car TO have his name
menshun'd, has presented dis revised
edishun oh de Bible to de Lime-Kiln
Club. We do not open our meetin's wild
prayer, nor do we close by singin' de
doXology, but neberneless am suah dis
gift will be highly appreciated by all
bar has been considerable talk in dis
club about dis revised edishun. Some
oh YOU llab got de ideah dat purgytory
has all been wiped out am heaben en-
Iarged twice ober, an have heard od-
ders assert dat it didn't forbid lyin,
stealin' and passin' off bad money. My
friends, you am badly mistaken. Hell
is list as hot as eber, an heaben hasn't
got any mo- room. In lookin' ober
some of de changes las night, selected
out few paragraphs which hab a gener-
al blarin', Fur instance, it am jist as
wicked to steal watermellyons as it was
las var or de var befo', an de sceerccr
de crap dc bigger dc wickedness.
"N0 change has bin made in regard to
loafin' aroun' de streets. De loaier am
considered jst as mean and low as cher
he was, an / want to add my belief dat
he will grow meaner in public estima-
iton all de time.
Ode ten commandments am all down
heah without change. Stealin' an
lyin' an coyetin' an runin' out atnights
am considered iist as bad as eber.
81 can't find any paragraph in which
men am excused from payin' deir hon
est debts an supportln' deir families.
81 can't fin whar II poo man or poo
mans wife, white or black, am 'spected
to sling on any particular style.
Dog fights, chick EN- liftin', politics,
leerds fur money, an hangin' around
fur drinks, an all sich low bi2iness am
considered mcaner dan eber. Fact is, |
can't fin any change whateber which
lets up on man from beln' plump mp
an down squar' an honest wild de world.
Dey hab changed dc word HELP to
IIadcs, but at de same time added to de
strength of de brimstm an de size Of dc
pit, an we want to keep right on in de
straight path if we would avoid it,
Doan' let any white man make you be-
lieye dat we's lost any Gospel by dis re-
vision. or dat Peter or Paul or Moses
hab undergone any change Of sporrit re-
gardin' de ways Of libin, respectfully
an dyin' honorably, Detroit Free
Press.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-06-21
The Nominations.
Danvillo News.

1t will be seen by reference to our tel
cgraphic dispatches, that the Read
iuster convention at Richmond has NOM
mated Col. VIM. Il. Cameron for Cover
nor, Hon. John f. Lewis for Lieutenant
Governor, and +. S. Blair, of Wythe,
for Attorney-General.
With all the grace at our command we
congratulate our Readiuster friends up
on the fortunate result of their delibera-
tions. Ii must be confessed that in the
above named gentlemen they have pre-
scntcd to the people of Virginia n very
clever ticket indeed, and to their oppo-
nents as formidable list of knights to
bear their banners aloft as could well
have been chosen for that purpose, they
also confcssing at the same time the In
herent weakness of their cause by max
ing the ticket hybrid affair and select
ing for the second important position n
good gentlemen from the Republican
ranks-shus aiming to conceal with de-
lisive bait the hooks with which they
expect to catch struggling fish from the
party which has always been most pro-
nounced in opposition to anything like
Readjuster reputation.
AOlOnci NHiltIOn VIII HlhhO ii'pIN
etandartl-bearer for the party. lie would
he able OH any side requiring u great
deal Of IIerculean help and champion
competent "to make the worst the better
side appear His keen blue eyes will be
made TO sparkle like fresh champagne
when he comes to meet up In the canvass
with "foeman worthy Of his steel. =
We could wish him n better cause for the
display Of his giant powers, and u better
fate than attended Sampson when he
pulled down the pillars Of the temple.
And for Massey (hls rival for the nom
ination), he did handsome thing when
he proposed to make the Colonel l's nom
ination unanimous, aud he thereby add
ed at least n cubt to his stature In the
public estimation. II affords us pleas
ure TO record n graceful act even In our
opponents, but he is n half Democrat,
anyway.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-06-21

he made one which he must have known
was incorrect Touching the charge
that he had violated Dpvis's orders and
refused to invade East Tennessee, he
said that he did receive such orders, and
at time when it was absolutely impos-
sible to execute them. He was in North
Carolina with an army of 10000 and his
orders required him to provide wagons,
horses, provisions, and other means Of
Transporting an army of 10000. III or
der to get these necessaries, most Of
them must have come from Atlanta and
beyond. Sherman was at Chattanooga
with his army and he would have pre-
vented the execution of this plan. john
ston informed his superiOrs that the on
ly way TO invade East Tennessee was
first is receive Shelman's attack in the
neighborhood of Atlanta, defeat him
and then undertake the invasion. He
moved his army toward Atlanta, pre-
pared for the battle and before an action
took place, was superiored by Hood,
and when Hood subsequently evacuated
Atlanta, Johnston said that in his opin-
ion that the end of the war was near at
| hand.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-06-21

In 1916 il was dccrced that the long
beard, cattan, girdle and cap of sable
which had been made obligatory, should
only be worn by those who took out Ii
cense costing fifty rubles. A few years
afte. it was enacted that the Jewish wo-
men should not cut their hair upon their
marriage and wear head covering, rs
had heretofore been their custom. In
1851 the yoke was little lightened by
the repeal of regulations which enacted
large sum as Il sort of safe conduct on
J leaving the empire. But still, until af-
ter the death of Nicholas amid the clos
ing scenes of the Crimean war, no Jew
could possess land in Russia, nor was
his evidence received in u court Of JUS
tice. The rabbins did not enjoy the i'm
munity from 1lagellation accorded to
other religious teachers. One child of
each Jewish family had to be brought up
as a Christian, and residence in the holy
cities of Kieff and Moscow was inter-
dicted to lsraelites.
But their liberties have grown with
the liberties of Russia, and the rule eX-
erciscd over them is now comparatively
| clement.
The Jewish population Of the Empire
| includes some five sevenths Of the whole
number settled in Europe. Their relig-
ion is tolerated; they are allowed to erect
synagogues; they have municipal priyl-
leges, and carry on much of the COM
merce of Russia. AT the same time no
jew can rise above subaltern rank in the
army. They do not enter society. No
boyar dimes with them or invites them
to his house. The Russian noble uses
them, but declines to mix with them.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-06-21
THE JEWS IN RUSSIA.
The Various Oppressive Laws
That Have been Made
Against Them.

As chapter Of the popular move
mont In Russia against the jews has
been only second In Importance to That
of Nlhlism. The Jews have been cN-
pollcd from Russia nj different times
aimee the eleventh century. Their only
protector was Alexander |, who became
Czar In 1901. On the accession OF Nicll-
olaa, In 1926, they were prohibited from
cnIryng on the smaller trades, but were
allowed TO be bill brokers, contractors,
etc., on paying very heavy lmpost for
the privilege. This and many other im-
presslye cnactmcnts seem never TO have
been cllectually carried out, since . rigo-
rous enforcement of them would have
largely dlsorganzod the social machine
ry of The country. Although treated as
aliens In other respects the Jews were
subjected by Nicholas to the conscrip-
llon. aud that too, without The ordinary
exemptions. In lact, " Jow escaped
the conscrptlon jewish child was take
en-, and after being brought up In the
orthodox faith IN some distant province
wna enrolled M substitute, Many Of
these Jews were among the host ihal
was enrolled bhck from the heights OF
lnkcrnHnn.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-06-21
East Tennessoe:as u Field tor In
vestmont.
Knoxville Chronicle.

A correspondent Of the Louisville Com
msrcidl says: 81 believe that five thou
sand men could find employment In East
Tennessee within ten days, at good, cash
wages" Further on he adds;
am honestly Of the opinion that q
man with ready capital can find bigger
things" In East Tennessee than IN any
gold or silver territory. Speaking OF
silver, | saw what was represented as Il
speclmcn of silver ore taken out OF q
field few miles from Huntsville, scott
county, II short time ago, which analyz'
ed 80 ounces to the ton. But | hear a
whisper among cute chaps that their is
some "salting" going on In lands herea,-
bouts for the benefit Of the greedy capi--
tallsts OF the North. ] am suspicious oil
both gold and silver ore IN East Tennes,,
see. hut of zinc, coal, iron, lumber ana
marble there can be no doubt"
The gentleman who wrote the aoove,
Ia an Intelligent observer and has nad
abundant opportunity to. judge OF the
truth Of what he has said. There mas
been time In the history Of the country
when East Tennessee presented NO IN.
vitlng field for the laboring man and
tho capitalists as now.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-06-21
Christ's Sentence of Death,
AN ALLEGED cory or THE MOST MEMoRA-
BILE JUDICIAL SENTENCE EVER
ppnNouNrEn

The following Is copy Of the most
memorable judicial sentence which has
ever been pronounced in the annals of
the world, namely, that Of death against
the Savior, With the remarks which the
Journal lie Dyou has collected, and the
knowledge of which must be interesting
In the highest degree to every Christian.
1t is word for word Ms follows;
Sentence pronounced by Pontious Pi-
late, intcndant OF the Lower Province OF
Galilce, that Jesus Of Nazareth shall suf-
fer death by the cross.
In the seventeenth year of the reign
of the Emperor Tibcrius, and on the
twenty-fourth day Of the month OF
March, in the most holy City of Jerusa-
lem, during the pontiilcatc of Annasan
Caiaphas.
Ponlius Pilatc, intendant of the Pro-
vince of Lower Gallilee, sitting to judg-
ment In the Presidential seat of the
PrutOrs, sentences Jesus Of Nazareth to
death ON cross between two robbers, as
the numerous and notorious testimonials
of the people prove.
/. Jesus Is n mslcador.
2. He has excited the people to scdi-
tion.
3. He Is an enemy to the law
4. He calls himself son Of God
8. He tails himself, falsely, the King
of Israel.
6. He went into the temple, followed
by multitude carrying palms in their
hands.
Orders from the first centurion, OUR
rills Cornelius, TO bring him to place OF
execution, forbids all persons, rich OF
poor, to prevent the execution OF Jesus
The witnesses who have signed the eN-
ecution of Jesus are
|. Daniel Robani, Pharisec.
2. John Zorababcl.
3. Raphael Robanl.
4. Cupet.
jesus 10 be taken ont Of Jerusalem
through the gates of TOurnes.
This sentence is engraved on n plate OF
brass, In the Hebrew language, and on
It's side are the following words; "A
similar plate has been sent TO each trlDe.
II was discovered in the year 1850, IN
the city of Aquilla, in the Kingdom OF
Naples, by search for Roman antlqui-
ties, aud remained there until II was
found by commission Of Arts In the
French army in Italy. Up to lhe time
of the campaign IN Southern Italy It was
reserved in the sacristy of the Carllllisl-
ans, near Naples. where II Has kept In u
box Of ebony. Since then the relic ms
been kept IN the Chapel of Cnscrt Ihe
Cauhuslans obtained, by their petltlohs,
That the plate might be kept by them,
which was an acknowledgement of the
sacrifices which they made lorthe French
army. The French translation was made
literally by members Of the commission
of Arts. Demon had u fdc simfic OF the
plate engraved, which was bought by
ord howard. on the sale of his cabinet,
for 2, 800 francs. There seem to bc no
historical doubts as to the authenticity
Of this. The reasons Of the sentence
correspond exactly with those Of the
Gospel.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-06-21
JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON.
His Reply to the Charges in
Jefferson Davis's Book

New YoRK, June 1.-THE Posts
Washington correspondent tolcgraphs rs
followa:' Joseph II. Johnston tells me,
to-day, In reference to the disparagiing
statclnents which Jefferson DAVIS mas
made OF him IN his recent book, that ne
has not seen tho book yet, but only such
extracts az some newspapers have pub
lIshcd, NJ well M the report Of Gen. Sher-
mans remarks. lie said he did not
think that when he come 10 read the
hook ho should feel Il necessary TO make
ANY public statement In contradiction OF
ANYTHING that Davis might say regard
inc him, lie did not believe that Davis
could or would say anything rejecting
ON his personal character. llc, howey-
ar, was quito willing 10 make such has
IN and informal denial Of Dayls's state
mcntn ns brief Interview would allow
In the first place, IN regard TO the charge
that ho ought, after the first victory, OF
Bull Run, TO have taken his army into
Wnahlngton, he said that came OF the
hue and cry raised nj the South u little
after tho battle. Davis knew very wei
that Il was impossible for him to have
done Il, bocalisc there was river 4 nile
wide, which II was necessary TO cross
before the city could be taken. This was
40 palpablc n thing that the Idea entered
neither his head nor Beauregard'e, aud
ifDayls thought Of II, he said nothing of
II IN the 90 hours he was nt Manassas. In
addition, the Confederate army was In
no shape to undertake the task. Tho
mass of the Confederate army supposed
the war had ended with that battle, aud
were dlaorganlzcd. In regard TO ppoth-
or charge, that he had yielded tae COM
mhnd 20 Bcaregard, Gen. Johnston chnr-
gcterked II m absolutely false aud added
that II Davis had made such n statement,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-06-21
Is a Totally Ecllpsed Moon IM-
visible
Cincinnati Commercial.

Ny attention has been called to a
statement in yesterdays Commercial by
Prof. Mcfarland, Of Columbus, in re-
gard TO the total eclipse of the moon on
Saturday night, to the effect that " IN
such an eclipse the moon IS dllcdyS Uisi6te. "
The Professor is nearly correct, but not
quite, for there are several accounts by
distinguished observers on record of to-
tai eclipses of the moon during which
the moon was absolutely inrisibte, al
though fixed stars as high as the firth
magnitude were plainly distinguishable.
This was true in regard to the eclipse OF
the 18th of June, 1920, ms seen by kep-
lef, think, at Linz; that of April 20,
1912, observed by IIelveius at Danz.
ing, and that of May IS, 1851, observed
by Wargentin, at Stockholm. A simi-
lar occurrence on the 10th Of June,
1916, is also mentioned by Beer ano
Maedlcr.
flour planet had no atmosphere the
moon could never be seen at all during n
total eclipse of the moon. The suns
rays are, however, retracted in passing
through our atmosphere, and generally
light up the surface Of the moon sulli-
ciently to render It more or less visible
The brightness of the moon will vary
with the amount of moisture in thai
portion of the atmosphere through
which the SUMS rays pass. Frequently
some portions of the moons surface arc
visible while others are Invisible, anc
sometimes, as during the eclipse o.
March 10, 1siS, the moon Is so perfectly
Illuminated that its appearance scarce
ly distinguishable from its ordinary
appearance except by its red color
Very respectfully yours,
ORMoND STONE
Cincinnati Observatory, June 8, 1881,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-06-21
AstoundIns immigration.

At Castle arden, N. Y, 1924 lmmi-
grants arrived Saturday, and d,lO7 on
Sunday. The arrivals from the lst to
the Goth of May, inclusive, during the
year 1880, were 52,007; during the pres
cnt year for the same period they foot
up 74,070. For the week ended May 2S
The arrivals were 20,l7S, which is the
heaviest week ever known, the highest
previous week being the third week in
May, 1873, when the number was ls,5OO.
The total number of arrivals during 1877
was o., ,sb5, and during 1873, 7s,S0l. The
total number of arrivals during the first
Ave months of 1880 was l33,250; there
have arrived during this year up to the
2sth inst, inclusive, 1D,sGl.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-06-21

Filing a horses rack with hay, as some
persons do, and permitting constant
supply to remain before the animal, Is
one of The most probable means Of pro-
dueing disease; and the most positive in
rendering animals unfit for fast work.
Large supplies of hay have the effect OF
making the stomach large and weak, the
belly in course of time becoming pen
dulous. Not only does the stomach in
crease in capacity, but the large intes-
tines also become enlarged.