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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22
MRS. DODD'S PORTIERE.

81 mean to have a portiere, sure's
YOU live," announced Mrs. Dodd.
''Lor, what's that?' asked Lucinda.
"One of Mrs. Parloa's new recipes? 1
hope it's something good
"A poriere! child alive! Don't you
know what that is? They's curtains,
hung up to the doors. and they sweep
on the tloor-and they're worked with
crewels, and yarns and things! Lawyer
Brownies folks, over to bingham, have
real satin brocade ones in the best par
lor good enough for a gown. But Mrs.
Kitchener, the house-keeper, she took
ME into her room, and there they was
nothing but coffee-bagging, if you'll be-
ieve it, with bits Of colored cotton fan
mel sewed on 'em; and the bagg1ng amt
over fifteen cents yard"
Il don't see the good of hanging cur
tains up to the doors; nobody can see
through 'em.''
"Lor, child, the door is took of, and
the portiere hangs in its place, and looks
mighty grand, and makes you feel as
though you was living in a palace"
II don't believe It'll deceive mae,'
shifted Lucinda.
.Do get the dictionary down, Lucindy,
and look out portiere. l want to know
how to spell it, and all about it, and
when Mrs. Jerry comes in she can't trip
me. How cut up she'll be! You know
when brother Ben LETT me his best wool
en- carpet she wanted to know if WASH t
afraid of moths getting into the house."
Lucinda took down the consumptive-
looking dictionary and pondered over it.
II don't believe that's the right
word" she said presently; "there aim
no such word here
your Aunt Jerry Dodd-always making
folks miserable. Don't you suppose
Mrs. Kitchener knows, and she living
this twenty year up ter Lawyer
Browne's?''
Il daresay she's poking fun at YOU"
"Poking fun at me! Do you think
your mother is person calkilated tohev
fun poked at her, Lucindy Dodd?"
1.-THE Duncans have got an una
bridged," said Lucinda, waving the
question; "rll run over and hunt it
up
"But don't let on what you're look
mo aILGT. Wdlt tuC HClS ADOAo w SOlAO
in and ask what I've got a-hanging up
there, and want to tell EN-, "a portiere,
to be sure;' and / want to see 'em a
turning it over in their minds, dying OF
curiosity to know what portiere is, but
hating to give in that they never heard
of the thing before''
But Mrs. Kitchener, who had been
commissioned to buy the cotfee-bag-
ging in bingham. happened over with
It the next day.
..Do YOU know" said Mrs. Dodd,
privately, ..we've hunted through the
dictionary, and Lucindy's looked in the
unabridged, and we can't find portaere,
high or low?'
3Of course you couldn't answered
Mrs. Kitchener. why, it's French
wordr'
"A French wordn' repeated Mrs.
Dodd; "a real French word! You don't
say so! Why folks'll come from Old
bury, and heartfelt. and all about to
see it, just as if it was whole menagg-
erie. Mrs. Ierry'n be just tit to die.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22
Midday Revelations Of the New Comet.

The observations made on Wells
comet at the Dudley Observatory during
its meridian passage are exceedingly
vail ible. The character of the nucleus
Of great comets has long been matter
of controversy. Last summer Prof
Draper concluded, from observations on
the great comet of 1881, that the nucleus
was either 4 solid or n liquid. Long ago
Prof Pierce, of Harvard, concluded
from his observations that the nucleus
density. The observations made at AL
bany tend to support the theory of Prof.
Pierce.
Wells comet at MONDAY on the 18th
showed a well-deiined disc like a planet
or asteroitl. The best theory of the con-
stitution of the tails of comets is that
they are OF electric origin, being the re-
suits OF eXcitation as the nucleus APP
proaches the sun. The nucleus is UNI
doubtedly Opaque, being in reality an
unfortunate world compelled by an ac-
cident of birth to wander in the celes-
tial spaces in a manner that forbids the
development of animal life on its sur
face. The near approach OF many COM
cts, among them Wells, to the sun,
undoubtedly causes rapid disintegra-
ton. One has been known to split in
pieces. Prof Stone, of Cincinnati,
thought he saw the nucleus of the great
comet of last summer divide, and then
come together again.
Prof. Boss finds from his midday OBJ
seryations with the transit instrument
that the orbit is very nearly a parabola,
and there is little prospect that the COM
ct will ever return to the sun. A dis
patch to Prof. Boss from Lord Craw-
ford at DunEcht. Scotland, helps some-
what to explain the failure OF the comet
to fulfill expectations as to brightness.
Spectroscopic examinations by DR..
Lohse revealed sharp bright line, CO.
incident with the sodium in the solar
spectrum, also strong indications of 9TH
er bright lines. This, with the actual
observation of disc sixteen hours after
perihclion passage. when the vapors
We're hot and transparent, indicates a
solid body. AS soon as the comet be-
can to leave the sun the vapors began
to condense so the disc was not again
visible Prof Boss thinks the presence
of sodium accounts for the failure to
throw of u tail of great length. Other
comets have shown the spectrum of
hydro-carbon, but this one is of differ
ent composition. -Rochester IN. "
Dg2nOcrGU.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22
How to Construct Dry, Clean Walk.

To make good walk two things must
be kept in mind First, good under
drainage, and second, a hard smooth
surface. To secure these remove all of
the soil where it is desired to construct
the path, at least twelve inches deep;
into this place stones weighing from one
to ten pounds each; the large stone
should be placed at the bottom and the
smaller ones at the top; and should be
about nine inches in depth; cover the
stCsne first with two inches OF coal ashes;
On this put two inches of fine gravel,
sitting out all of the stones as large rs a
small walnut. The center of the walk
should always be at least two inches
higher than the edges. Make the gray
ell hard by pounding it down with an in
strument made of some hard heavy
wood, which can be constructed in a
few moments, by taking a round log of
wood, say six inches in diameter at the
large end, and three and one-half feet
long; bore an inch hole about foot
from the small end, into which drive a
round tough stick, for handle to lift
which will last q lifetime, if kept
III q ufF place. LII CONSTRUCTING
the walk care should be taken
to cover the ashes with gravel, deep
enough, so that they will not come to
the surface when the gravel is founded
down, as the coal ashes are entirely UNI
fit for surface coy ering, being inclined
to be sticky in wet weather, and at all
times liable to stick to the bottom of the
shoes, and thus carried into the house,
to the great injury of the carpets. New
err be led by any ones recommendation.
to cover the surface of walks with coal
ashes, unless it is desired to in ure the
floors and carpets OF the house and inn
pose upon the good nature of the house,
wife. Walks thus made will always be
dry and hard, even in the spring when
the frost is leaving the ground, and they
require but little labor to keep them in
good order, except to keep the grass
from encroaching upon the sides.
1t should be the desire of every farm
err to SO construct the walks between the
farm-buildings, SO as to- prevent, as far
as possible, the soiling of the floors and
carpets of the dwellings. A little effort
in this direction will save the wife much
hard labor and prevent many hard
thoughts and perhaps hard words
Massachusetts, PlOnqh7ldn.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22

"A shower of frogs is said to have
fallen in Nevada. lately, between Spring
City and Paradise. At any rate, wheth-
er they fell from the skies or came out
OF the ground, there were millions of
them.-C Chicago Times.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-22

James Russell Lowell is an author,
intolerant of autograph hunters. He
drops the stamps inclosed by collectors
into his stamp-box and losses their let~
ters into his Waste-paper basket.
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Cheap Gas.

Somebody has sent us concerning the
manufacture Of gas circular which asserts
that good gas can be furnished to con-
sumers at from twenty-five to fifty cents
per one thousand cubic feet. The circular
says that gas Is sold from two to eight
times as high as It ought TO be sold, and
calls upon the "city fathers" 20 awake
up!" We quote:
"Wherc present gas companies will not
exaayinc or prefer not TO manufacture and
supply the public with gas as explained. at
a reasonable profit, such old works should
he condemned as public nuisance or i'm.
position, the works, pipes, &C., appraised
a. value and used by a new company or
ehe local corporation, and the public Ce
supplied with good, pure gas for light ana
heat at from TWENTY-FIVE TO FIFTY CENTS
PER THOUSAND FEET, more or less. Inc
public lights WOULD NOT COST YHRrE DOL
LARS EACH per annum for gas which costs
only from FIVE TO FIFTEEN CENTS PER
THOUSAND FEET, made from coal-dust and
water principally"
We only trust that all this may be true.
Everybody in Richmond will use gas II II
can be had for twenty-five, fifty, or even
one hundred cents, for one thousand cubic
feet
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Troy. November 1G.-The reception OF
Miss Mary McCabe, OF New York, as a
novice Mt Presentation Convent, west
Troy. was witnessed by large number OF
persons yesterday afternoon. Inc Kev.
Father Quinn, OF New York preachea an an
eloquent sermon, in which he spoke OF IN tnc
rewards due the life OF good nun. me
candidate for the sacred order was AT hrst
arraved in an elegant white satin dress,
which she exchanged after the first part OF
the ceremoney for the coarse serge OF the
sisterhood. A startling incident occurred
during the services. The white veil OF the
lady caught fire and was consumed In
stantlv. but she fortunately escaped unin-
iured. a robe being quickly thrown about
her by one of the attending priests, and
the flames smOthered.
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Unfair Contests.

The Charleston NerS and the Washing
ton Post take grounds against unseating,
except for good cause, any Republican
claiming to be elected TO the next House Of
Representatives. There Is no danger Of
any such action. When in power the Dem
ocrats in Congress are always much more
careful not to commit wrongs OF that sort
than are the Republicans when these are in
power. But the Post, whilst declaring
that the Democratic House will perpetrate
no such act Of folly, denounces General
MAuoNE's methods in the most vigorous
English, and winds up as follows:
of Wise and the other Re&diusters have
been lawfully elected they need have nc
fear OF the result. But II they owe their
majorities to corrupt and unlawful means,
they will be eliminated from the House"
eliminated " is good in this connection
The Readjusters claimed that they had only
eliminated certain part Of Virginia,
debt,
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Virginia News.

A movement is on foot in Danyilc to
erect large music hall.
Surry county refused to vote the sub
scription to the Atlantic and Danyille rail-
road.
Chapman Y. Snead has been commits
stoned postmaster ut Etna Mills, King VIII
liam county.
An unknown German, apparently about
thirty years Of age, was run over and killed
by railroad train at Alexandria Oh Thurs
day.
A call has been issued for Il convention
of all the furnace and iron-Ore proprietors
of Southwest Virginia to meet at Roanoke
on the odd instant.
The United states Government has pur-
chased several acres OF land near WythC-
ville on which will be, says the Enterprise,
can increased hatchery for the propaga-
ton of trout, salmon, bass" &c.
A cool gang of robbers are at work in
Alexandria. During the last few nights
they have robbed several residences, and in
two instances made good supperS before
they left the premises.
During a Malone demonstration at IIar-
risonburg a few nights ago "liberalism -
was demonstrated by stoning the house Of
respectable c0lored man who could not
ally himself with coalition.
Mr.. james milford Townsend, Jr., OF
New York, and Miss Hattie II. Campbell,
daughter OF Professor j. l.. Campbell, Of
Washington and Lee University, were
married on "wednesday morning at the
home Of the bride, in Lexington,
The Alleghany Tribune says: a revival
or protracted meeting is in progress at the
Methodist church here, and is eicitins
considerable interest. There is also pro.
4 tracted meeting now going on al the col
ored Baptist church here, which is proving
quite success.
The Roanoke Leader says: We learn that
the demand for the iron ore from johnson
plantation, on the New River railroad, is SC
great that il necessitates the employment o.
the construction engines on that line 10y
night TO bring the ores to New River bridge
where the train for the Norfolk and West
ern is made up for transportation to tn,
steelworks in Pennsylvania.
The Charlottesville Chronicle SAYS: Mr.
j. Thompson Brown, former student o.
the University Of Virginia, was united il
, marriage last week TO Miss Cassie Tucker
of Richmond. Mr.. Brown and his brid,
reached Charlottesville on "wednesday las
on a visit TO their friends, who were re-
ceiyed that evening at the residence OF
Colonel c. ;. Venable.
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Mr.. Blame.

Mr.. BLAINE Is reported to have said that
he desired u to be distinctly understood
that he Il not 4 candidate for President OF
the United States, and doesn't iistendso be
oue-tisat Is, in 1854. or course he does
not mean that he will never aspire to the
presidency, for the man who once gets the
presidential bee in hts bonnet Is pevcr az.
forwards free from It's buzzing. What he
really means is that "whcn the wind Is
uors-norwest he can tell hawk from a
hcrnshaw." In other words, he docs not
wish 10 be considered as desiring to run
race which he would have no chance OF
winning. lie would rather be entered In
some other year than 1884.
Bon ISGERs0LL has always been warm
friend and supporter Of Mr.. BLAINE. lie
II was who was selected 10 make the noml'
mating speech for Mr.. BLAINE In the Re
publican National Convention OF 1876. In
that speech MGERsoL compared BLAINE
10 HENRY OF Navarro, and made that re-
ference to "the white plume which is so
often repeated in speaking OF the Maine
statesman. Well, INGERsoLL has said since
the elections Of last week that the Republl-
cans will probably have to run General
SHERMAN for President. This fact is a con-
firmation Of Mr.. BLAINE's declaration that
he Is not candidate for that office.
Why should 1t be thought a strange
thing that Mr.. BLAINE should decline to
allow his name to be used as an aspirant to
the presidency The Hali-Breeds and the
Stalwarts have become so greatly embit-
tered the one class against the other that
there would seem to be no possible chance
for thorough harmony TO be restored to
the Republican party before 1884. Where
is there n more sagacious man than Mr..
BIAINEY Who can forecast the future bet
torf Well, this sagaclous man snuffs de-
feat in the air and will none OF it. lie
would prefer TO avail himself OF more
favorable opportunity. He is not one OF
the men whose ambition Is satisfied by
mere nomination. He is a practical man
and believes in practical politics. lie is
not willing to follow Mr.. CLAY's example,
and take the field when the prospect OF a
successful race il wanting.
We argue, therefore. that as MIR. BLAINE
has made up his mind that the Democrats
will choose the next President OF the
United States, the men who proposed to 20
for ARTHUR because ARTHUR was for them
will have TO chew the cud of bitter disap-
pointment. They will have no sympathi-
GERS in either party. The Democrats re-
gard them as traitors to their party, and the
Republicans will nave nothing to give
Them
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We publish this morning from Mr.. MAS
sEY an address TO the people OF Virginia.
which they will read with pleasure. In it
he assures them that he will contest Cap
tain JOnN S. WIsE's right to q seat in the
next Congress, and calls upon them to aid
him in procuring evidence to sustain his
own claim TO the seat. This contest will
lie retributive justice in double sense;
for, first, it is the father Of reimbursement
who will make It; and, secondly, it will be
made TO show up the frauds perpetratedby
n party whose leader gained all the sympa-
thy ne has had from the northern people
by declaring for ga free ballot and fair
count"
There can be no difficulty in procuring
abundant evidences Of fraud and OF voting
upon tax-receipts issued on eiection-day
and by illegally-appointed collectors. We
have heard that 4Si such votes were cast in
this city alone. Richmond is one-twenty-
fifth part OF the State. Multiply Asa by %
and the product is 1900. But here in
Richmond the Democrats guarded the
ballot-boX very closely, ana their Judges OF
election received those votes only because
compelled by Mr.. NJ. f. PLEAsANTs and
Judge HUGHES TO do so. BE sure. then,
that IN the counties, where the Judges OF
election were mostly Coalitionists, there
were many more than five thousand such
votes cast.
Mr.. MASSEY made a grand run under the
circumstances. There were few thousand
Funder Democrats who would not vote
for him; but the Readiuster Democrats
came up to their work nobly. These mus
have credit not only for the immense diff
ference between CANERoN'S and JonN :
WIsE's majorities, but also for the DANIEL
votes which MASSEY lost by the failure o
straightout Democrats to vote for him.
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Frauds in Henry County.

IMartinSTlUc lcttcr III LynCHbtuE NthS.I
/ hear from reliable authority that seye-
raj hundred taX-receipts signed in blank
were sent to the county, and distributed
amongst such of the colored voters as had
not paid the capitation-taX. In many OF
these receipts the name was written with
pencil and then rubbed ont, and the same
ticket used again for a different man. In
two cases, at Irisburg, taX-receipts were
sent for persons who were dead, and had
been for some time. All Of the insOlyent
tickets that were returned by the treasurer
and his deputies are still in the office, while
some two hundred or more of the delin-
quents voted at the late election, and voted
for Wise and Sims. At this place list Of
all persons who voted on these receipts
was kept. III the same game was played
in all the negro counties rs was in this
county, when these votes are stricken from
the count, ~ they should be, Massey would
have a large majority Of the legal votes
cast on the eth of November. Ii is to be
hoped that steps will be at once taken TO
prove the frauds committed in the late
election, and that all the candidates who
have been counted out will contest in the
next House of Representatives.
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Saved /.

The Washington Republican OF yester-
day contains telegram stating that the
Republicans had carried Chattanooga at a
town election, and winding up with the
declaration that the Republicans OF Chatta-
nooga wre not at all uneasy as to the re-
suits Of the next national election. That's
worse than the growing over the so-called
MALONE triumph in Virginia!
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WORKED THE OTHER MAYA Washing
ton special to the Cincinnati Commercial
presents an entirely new view of the effect
Of JAY HuBBELL's assessments upon the
Government clerks in Washington. One
OF these unfortunates says that in Penn
sylyania thirteen OF his male relatives voted
the Democratic ticket because he had been
compelled to swell the campaign fund and
thus forced to deprive his aged mother and
his sisters OF one months contribution to
their support. Some steps ought to be
paken to put stop to such wrongs. Gov
eminent clerks are entitled to all their
pay; or, IL they get more than they ought
10, their salaries should be cut down.
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Mr.. MAssEY.-The Virginia ReadiuSte,

MR.. MAssEY.-The Virginia ReadiuSte,
says:
The Democrats Of Virginia did wisely
when they endorsed Mr.. Massey as their
candidate for congressman at large. Some
thing had to be done to heal the breach
caused byt the quarrel over the State-debt
question. The recognition OF the fidelity
OF the Readjusters to Democratic princi-
pies by the cordial support of their great
leader, the Hon. John +. Massey, was the
very best thing they could do TO accom-.
piish the purpose in hand. There is no
other man in the Democratic party who
could haveaccomplished in the can yass What
Sir. Massey has accomplished. His candi.
dacy and his labors and that of his friends
nave brought 10000 votes to the Demo-
cratic standards and have unified and con.
solidated the Democratic forces for future
contests in Virginia.
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Before all the election contests are de
cided the country Is likely TO learn what
uses were made OF portion of the funds
disbursed by the department OF corruption.
Washington Post.
That's Just what the people want to
Know. There were MALONE "strikersn
who travelled over Virginia during the re-
Cent campaign claiming to be Government
officers. Let all persons who saw such OF.
hcers Ut their secret work rise and tell on
Them. They must "go." The taxpayers
cannot allow their money to be given |
away, not for public services, but 10 boil
sNs up the falling Republican party.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-18

For the benefit OF those who have not
already seen the LTNoLEUM floor cloth, we
would say that it is made under patent
process OF ground cork combined with sol
idifed oil, pressed on to canvas by means
Of powerful rollers, forming an exceeding
" durable surface, on which is imprinted
handsome patterns in varied styles. 1t Is
suitable for private dwellings, public build
ings, stores, ETC., and sold by all carpet
dealers. The only genuine article has the
word "LINOLECM printed on the back OF
every square ward.
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Our old acquaintance Of lang syne, a.
w. CAMPBELL, about to take trip to
Europe and desiring TO rest from his work.
has turned over the editorial pen OF the
Wheeling htelhgenCer to Mr.. HART, late
of Philadelphia. Our good wishes go with
ARCHIE. lie became a Republican when
it was unpopular to he one, and has never
failed to stand by his party. But we for
rive him,
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The Washington Post warmly COM
mends General GRANT for his magnani-
nous act of eonfessing the injustice he and
the country have done Fuz-JoHN PORTER
during the last twenty years. We use the
word magnanimous in its original
sense. 1t isn't every MIN that can rise to
euch hpiOht
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TAx-REcEIPTs IN CuMBERLANp.-We
learn from reliable source that at one pre-.
cinct In Cumberland county, on election.
day. III parties voted on tsx-receipts
charged to have been illegally issued. and
!ilal many OF them were said TO have been
issued on the day of election. We also
learn that the names OF all persons voting
on these receipts were taken down nj the
time.- Eaymriie Journal.
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MARRIAGES.

Married, nj the residence Of the brides sister,
22Os Nenablc street. Richmond Na.' Monday
evening November q. 1852. by Rev. j. r. Tyler,
pastor Of seventh street Christian church. Rev.
LAWRENCE Il. WHITE. of Caroline county. and
Miss MARY B. BATTAILE. Of this city. formerly
of WcStmOreland county, Va.
Married. on Wednesday, November ]. 1882. 1t
the residence of the brides father, in Diuwidd.e
county, Va. by the Rev. j. =. Tyler. Miss EVE
LNN =, daughter of Captain Sylvanus Johnson 10
JAMES II. WALSH of Richmond.
Petersburg Val and San Francisco (Ca.) papers
please copy.
Married. AT the residence Of the brides parents,
on Thursday. November Is. 1882. 10y Rev. j. Is.
Ilutson. SIR. JAMES 4. MELTON and Miss ELLA
4. REID. both Of this city.