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The Mineral argus., 1883-10-18
SPORTING ITEMS.

Teemer. the young oarsmau, has been
lowering his record
Uiqham has accepted keen's ehal-
lenge for IA twenty mile bicycle race
The profts Of the base ball game IN
Roston this season will be between
$4,000 and $4,000.
The total number Of dogs drown IN
Now York since the establishment OF
the dog pound in 1877, rs 49,ooo'
IL Cases fast pacing mare, Gurgle,
IS said to have paced u nan hhlie III
private, and beaten the best record
Edward Mclaughlin Of Philadelphia,
j. said TO have made a run OF 90 nj
the straight three-ball billiard game.
II seems that there is one man who
has beaten Lieut.. Partello's nile score,
and he is skinner of Minneapolis.
Courtney, has deposited $3.50 with
the New York Clipper and accept Wal
lace Ross challenge for a boat race
Neal Stoddard, who recently chal-
t. lenged sullivan, and Owen McManua
, are booked for a f%Our-round glove coh-
. test this week.
= shortly after his race for the cham
MON stakes at Monmouth. Parole
10 bnrsted his quarter. and has been tenn
porarily retired.
= Applebv & johnson, are said to have
= lost $4,000. Sept. p, by the defeat o.
= lack of Hearts by Barney Aaron, "a
y Sheepshead Bay.
: nm Goode. the English middle weigh
Al hover arrived at Boston ON Iuesda.
u last Goode is very anxious for "a GO
n Min Mitchell and other middle-weight,
~ : II. Mclaughlin, who held tn
Grspco-Roman wrestling champlonshl
SC If America until defeated 10y Prof. Nn
'u Miller. has been appointed master
ne the Michigan Central depot IN Detrol
w. B~lew-Jones won the 1O0-yards an
nj ateur swimming championship oi I'm
land. at London, sept II, covering tl
ed final heat in 1 m. IL :, the best am.
nd teur time on record for that distance,
'ly There is every probability that "a ra,
for a large amount will be arrange
between jaw Eve See and Clug@tQn
he Negotiations are pending for the mate
which will be trottod at Cleveland, Il
fall,
the f b. Harper, owner of Longiell'
and Ten Brock, says: 'Longfellow
now sixteen years old and Ten Broe
lch twelve. [ always keep "a watch on
new tbem both night and day. lhaye be
offered $4,000 for Longfellow, bu.
wouldn't sell him for 500 900, 2
rus would | sell Ten Brock for the "a.
an money. will keep them rs long
OF tbev live. or until l die. l am
'uld married. but l have some poor
emit down in Woodford county, who wo.
like to have EN-
The Mineral argus., 1883-10-18

DIR. Rawn is rushing his building %
completion as fast rs material can DC
secured. He expects to be III MS h'"
quarters inside Of a month.
Dunton Bros. 4 Maning's mines ~
Cone Butte district, Baron ana sal,
yator" are showing up rich III poin u
the precious metals. At present they
have five men employed on Their prop
erty. They have been offered a manu-
some sum for ore on the dump, but ior
various reasons have declined to sell at
present. The most lattering resul''
NAV be expected, not only nom th'
ahove mines but all that are benz
worked in this district.
DIR. Rawn has now in stock a larg
assortment of new indehble color
Known as the Diamond Dyes" troi
,hese dyes writing and copying INK GA
Inc made at will, and for coloring clotl
ing. ribbons. silk, &c, are une4celle'
Price per package, % cents
The Mineral argus., 1883-10-18
WE WOULD LIKE TO KHOw

Who struck-a new lead.
Who shot Joe Herring's deer
What is being done about our school
If "~sawed-of" twill ever be hig.
When the butter famine will end
What makes Andersonyille a temper
ance town.
What makes Cy. sigh fol- another
show.
What Stewart wanted with Baileys
keys.
What kept the boys MP so late last
Sunday night.
Who wouldn't "stay" with the ace
in the hole
How the comedy star" killed n O.
those little pigs.
When Gene is going TO forsake Slngl
blessedness for double cussedness.
When Postmaster Beck will have tn.
new postage stamp-or any other KIND
What per cent Of water to the ga.
lon in the kcrsenc for sale by on
merchants.
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The Deal Old Mother,

Honor the dear old mother. Time
has scattered the snowy flakes on her
brow. plowed deep burrows on her
checks. but is she not sweet and beau.
nful now? The lips are thin and
shrunken, but those are the hips which
have kissed many a hot tear from the
childish cheeks. and they are the
sweetest lips in the world The eye Is
dim. vet ii CLOVIS with the soft radiance
of holy love which a never iade'
All. YES. she is a dear old mother
Tbe sands of life are nearly run out,
but. feeble as she is, she will so further
and reach down lower for you than
any other upou earth. You cannot
walk into a midnight where she oannoI
see q YOU cannot enter a prison
whose bars Will keep her out yo'
cannot mount a scafold too high to
her 10 reach that she may kiss an(
bless YOU in evidence of her deathles
love. When the world shall despiS'
and forsake YOU. when 1t leaveth yol
by the wayside to die unnouced, IN
dear old mother will gather YOU IN ne
feeble arms. and carry you home, an
tell YOU of all your virtues untl 20
almost forget that your soul Is dlshgure
by vices. Love her tenderly, an
cheer her declining years with mol
devotion,
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Maiden and Benton Mail Route.

As will be seen by the following rom
Benton Record the movement on
foot to establish a mail route between
Maiden and Pine Coulee, to connect
with the Benton and Billings stage road
has met with a hearty responce by the
neople of Benton and vicinity:
The much talked Of mail route from
Maiden To Pine Coulee, To cohlect Nllli
the Benton and Billings stage foau
| seems To be in a fair way lo pe c9tl,
I6sbed A representative Of lhE hbIohp
was Informed a few days ago thai tlere
wcre aver 1000 signers on the petll!"il
aIready and that it was but a question
LIZ a months time for the service To pe
rjareJ The residents Of Maiden are
ontornrisiup and have lots of go ahead
,hout Them. and when anything occur
M fleets the interests of their ihrlN
mo Town they act Immediately D ar
generally successful IN their eH"IuS
NE inheritance of this route to Behtoi
i considerable. The present man SCI
vice is not only roundabout, q
IND unnecessary delays occur. Ma
Ieavinp Benton Monday morn'g reacht
Maiden saturday night, seven days
transit. The distance Will not eNCIo
one hundred and seventy-iive mile
, Mail from New York City reaches lhel
i'm five days rather a disoouI"s,,
comparison. All the feeders 10 u
Beuion and Billings stage line ven
materially effect the interests OF DE
r ,on's business men, the Maiden llne
particular, as it runs through a W,
settled. thriving country and gives u
Fl settlers direct communication WI
Benton.
The Mineral argus., 1883-10-18

The gold and silver products IN the
United States for 1882, exceeded those
of 1881 by 81, 100000, and the pres
ent year promises an ncrease on the
last.
The cattle Of Montana are much
superior to those further south for they
have better blood, better climate and
better pastures. Many OF the herds
driven here. and especially those OF an
early day had a strong infusion OF
Durham blood and a new cross would
not make so great an Improvement
Still it would pay even here
The Washington C-apitaisaysl Henry
Willard Is not spoiled by his success.
He is the same simple, modest manly
gentleman he was twenty years ago.
He is thorough in everything, m has
friendships as in his business under
takings. His chief delight IS to play
upon a good old u~oloncello in the
handsome drawing-room of his Fifth
venue fat, while his wife accompanies
him on the finest pianos in New York
a concert grand, with solid brass legs
decorated by Stamford White.
1t is quite probable that the Par
branch ofthe Northern Pacific rallroa
will be extended to Cooke City
Clarke's Fork mines-within two year
Travel and business to and from III
Park proper viii necessarily oeas
almost entirely during the winter, an
with its terminus near Gardiner, II
road cannot expect to do much bus
ness outside Of local tafhe during u
winter months. It expected that q
proposed extension viii make the IN
pav an the year.
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NOTICE OF FINAL ENTRY.
Land Once at Helena, Montana, }
Catcher j. 1sNb. +

Land Once at Helena, Montana,
October I, lsoa-
No.so. a. hereby given that the following named
ole has 6led notice OF his intention % makt
mai proof in support Of his claim, IN anu ior
Neasber county, Montanai that aald proof Nii DC
made before John Io0mbs, Notary fnhhc' az lev
isfon. Montana, on November a0th, leoa Nz Jonh
Forerv, who made prescription ~ no. vl@' loI
m 81 Z a Of section II, = = SM a section -
~ M 81 of no L. lie names the following VII.
- Id prove his CONTINUOUS residence upon ana
cuitiyai6n Of said land, viz; stephen r Sultoi'
Jsbp piercs. Peter II. Conin aud John sullivan
r.. Atkinson, Register.
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NOTICE OF FINAL ENTRY.
Land ofRce AZ Helena, Montana,
October ]. lSsA }

Land Once az Helena MouLth1
October !, lsoA
a h.rsbv aiven that the following named
- - sIed notice Of his intention to make
ana ,rsof In support Of his claim in and for
Neagher county, Montana that saia piooi Il -
-e,rs Tohn Toomhs, Notary Public, az Lev
iston. Montana, November lbth, lees va StsPnth
ia suitor. Who made p~re-emption y no. el-9- 10
the NlSNEk and N5aNW seelleh y U ~ =
,regs hfs continuous residence upon and eliifa-
ion III I'D viz; John fogaryi John Fieroe
Peter H. Conid and John Sullivan an o'r4-'ha
Meagher county, Montana e,~ -
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
New York Times.

AStW 4OLh 1llhSo.l
It is good news that the French
chemist, M. Pasteur, proposes to IN
vestigate the nature and origin OF chol-
era. He is an authority regarding
many morbific bacteria, and none or
than that into chicken cholera. That,
he has discovered, can be prevented by
incubation, upon the analogy OF vaccl-
nation. Should he make a similar DIS
covery regarding human cholera, the
disease may be stamped out, as small
poX has been. In no other way can the
disease be attacked.
Cholera is born of a neglect OF the
decencies of life which cannot be de-
scribed here, but any attempt at COM
pulsory reform is prevented by ilndn
prejudices. A mutiny followed the
issue Of cartridges smeared in bullock's
grease in 1857. A similar disaster
might result from compulsory hygiene
now. Pasteur's is, OF course, not the
first attempt to solve the mystery OF
cholera. One of the most audaclous
came to q sudden and unprofitable end.
Obermier, an assistant OF Vircllow, ac-
tually injected cholera blood into his
arm. Within six hours he died, while
examining his own blood with micro
SCOtjG. SUDcI dCCUuuIS Va thO PifSa'"..
ages which give perennial origin to this
scourge of the world present a picture
of misery and squalor which is almost
beyond relief.
Day and night throughout the, year
troops of devotees press along the hlgif-
way. Fiye-sixtiis are women; !; ninety
five per cent. are on foot. The SICK
and feeble die on the way. Ii is polnt
of religion to have no change OF cloth
ing, and all arrive in pitiable condl-
tion. At Juggernaut some 10000 live
on temple food, which is wholesome
enough when fresh. But is holy, and
must be as entirely consumed as the
water at mass. In that climate it soon
undergoes putrefactive changes, but the
deadly, ioathsome mass is swallowed.
They sleep in streets, which when It
rains are sinking canals. The dead
are laid in the corpse fields, from which
birds and dogs are not excluded.
Then follows the return trip, some
times over thousand miles. Only the
stron gest survive it. On the banks of
one stream traveller counted forty un-
buried bodies. 1t is thought that one
in five or eight die. Altogether some
$4,000 die yearly. Perhaps there is moth
ing SO pitiable in the world, as certainly
there is nothing else like it. Under such
peculiar conditions the germ of cholera
is propagated, but when once started
on its westward way there is no ascer-
tanned limit of time, temperature or dis
tance to it's fatal travels. Ii Pasteur
discovers prophylactic his name will
never die.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
Free Passes.
FarnneryiIle Gazette,

The Morehouse Clarion comes to- the
defense of our Supreme Court, on the
charge brought against the judges by
the Vicksburg Herald. 1t says: "The
custom in this country is very general
to pay complimentary courtesles to men
in high positions. a
free ride over railroad places the rider
under no business obligations to the
road. 1t may cause him to speak some
kind word for the road or its managers,
and coming as it does, from q man OF
influence-and he is the kind OF man
who gets such rides-thc road may be
benefited by an increased business.
This is tile purpose, of course, of COM
plimentary tickets to the Supreme
Judges. We therefore
fail to see what harm there can be in
passing Courts around as 'deadheads.
on railroad coaches"
The Clarion mag be right, but eminent
sjurists like Roger B. Taney saw harm
in placing himself under obligations to
corporations, and therefore condemned
practice which we infer called forth
his condemnation OF it.
But does not the Clarion admit the
wrong 1t says men of influence obtain
free rides. It is this infiuence-persOnal,
professional and official--in all It's bear
ings which corporations seek, and none
other. And did not the corporations
believe that they could use the judges,
they would offer free rides" or grant
them arhen asked for: You tickle me
and I'll tickle you,' is human nature.
To the extent of tickling, corporations
are as keenly alive as any human being.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
Free transportation.
Claiborne Guardian.

The propriety of Judges accepting
free tickets from railroads is now being
discussed by the press of the State, and
we regard it as healthy indication for
the public sentiment OF our people, that
this practice is generally condemned.
Why Judges should receive free what
other people pay for is what the public
does not understand, unless the COM
pensation is to be made good in some
other way. The judiciary is by the laws
of almost every civilized country re-
moved as far as possible from those in
f1uences which might sway the Judgment
and improperly influence the opinions
which came from the bench, and no in
and wisdom OF this policy of the law
1t is one of the safeguards which the
policy Of the law and the sentiment Of
an enlightened age throws around the
last arbiteTs of the interests and for
tunes Of men. But the inventions and
devices of the day have found many
easy ways to avoid the odium of direct
bribe taking, and among these is the
custom of extending to officials and per-
sons of influence and authority privi-
leges and favors which are denied to
common people. The corporations that
extend these favors expect return in
some way. They are souless, and it is
not merely respect and love for the
powers that be which induces the extern
sion of favors to the officers and repre-
sentatives of the government. If some
return is not expected, why are the fa-
vors extended to persons of influence
and authority instead Of to persons of
tile opposite character
Recently the fact has been made pub
/ lie that the Supreme Judges of the State
lof Louisiana travel on passes. We
think this practice of our Judges should
and will be condemned by the public.
We do not suppose that any evil conse-
auences have so far resulted from our
Judges accepting free passes, but the
practice should be condemned and at
once abandoned. Our. Judges should
insist on defraying their own travelling
expenses. The public will entertain a
much greater respect for the court when
it's mem bers refuse to be placed in an
attitude which renders them liable to
the suspicion Of being in any event bias
ed in their opinions. OF all officials
Judges should be above and far remov-
ed from any kind of suspicion. We
Ihope onr Supreme Judges will hence
forth insist on defraying their own
travelling expenses. M
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
CHERRIES SALE.
No. 1852.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH oFsT. LANDRY,

BY virtue of writ of fieri faeias.
issued on O twelve months bond III
the above entitled suit, and to me-
directed, will proceed to sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, at the
Courthouse of said parish, in the town Of 0pe..
September, 1883, at II o'clock A. NJ. the follow
ing described property, to-wit:..
a certain tract of land situated in the parish
of st. Landry, in this State, the east side of
Bayou Marie Croquant or Teche, bounded
above by lands belonging to Muda. and. below
by lands of Terrell, having front of eighteen
arpents on said bayou, by forty arpents more
orless In depth and containing aboe1 seven
hundred and eighteen superficial arpents to-
getler with all the buildings and improve
meHts thereon, as per platof said land filed i'll
the papers of the above sssit.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash.
Sheriff of the Parish of st. Landry.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11

PROMOTING MARRIAGE.-A proposed
French law provides that every head OF
a family who has more than four chill
lren shall be entitled to a reduction OF
Is per cent for each child in excess OF
five. This law is very good SO far as it
goes, but what this country needs is a
law giving married men a bounty OF
$500 every time the fashions change
Philadelphia News.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11

We do hereby certify tsat we supervise the
arrangements for all the monthly and semi-an
nual drawings of the Louisiana State Lottery
Company, and in person manage and control
the drawings themselves, and that the same
are conducted with honesty, fairness and in
good faith toward all parties. We authorize
the Company to use this Certificate. with fac
SMILES of our signatures attached, in its adver-
tisements. G. Z. T.BEAUREGARD,
J. A. EARLY.
Application for rates to clubs
should be made only to the Office OF
the Company in New Orleans.
For further information, write clear
ly, giving full address.
Address Registered Letters and make
Money Orders payable to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK, 4
New ORLEANS, LA.
Ordinary letters by Mail or Express to
M. A. DAUPHlN,
ts New Orleans, La.
Or to C. M. THOMPSON, Opelousas. La,
JOHN o. TRAINOR, Wasmn gtons La
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
E,a the shade.

The fat man,
With a big fan.
Lolls around on d rattan diyan,
Every spot
Awfuliy hot y;
Doesn't care whether he dies or not.
The small boy,
Full of JOY,
Finds much fun without alley;
In the stream
White limbs CLEAN
To him life seems no more than a dream.
Boy sees man;
On divan;
Wishes he could have a fan
And lie at ease on cool rattan
Man sees boy
Splash with joy;
Wishes he could his time employ
Bobblng around i'll the stream SO coy.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
iul os-6t Sheriff. St. Landry parish.
CHE MINF,S SALE.
SAMUEL HAAS VS.. SARAH ANN FORE
MAN, ADMINISTRATORS.
No. 1880.

BY virtue of a writ OF tiefi facias issued ont of
the Honorable the 13th Judicial District Court
in and for the parish of st. Landry, in the
directed, will proceed to sell at public auction
TO the last and highest biddera at the courthouse
in the town Of Opelousas, on SATURDAY, tie
the thu following described property, towit -
All the right, title and interest OF Sarah Ann
Foreman in and unto the estate OF Robert.
Newell, deceased. 8is8
Seized in the above suit.
Terlns-Cash.
G. C. DUSON,
july 2a- Sheriff, st. Landry parislls
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11

SAYS DR.. jackson Marriage is no
child's play" Very true, Doctor; but
without child's play, married life is a
mighty lonesome one at the best.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11

NO. 12357.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF SD. ,LANIaE.Y-
BY virtue of a writ of plus alias tieri facias is
sued out of the honorable District Court in and
for the parish of st. Landry. in the above enti-
tied suits and to me directed, will proceed to
sell at public sale 10 the highest bidder, at the
Courthouse i'll the town of Opelousas, parish of
ST. Landry, on SATURDAY, the 1st, day of
September, 1885, ct IL O'clock r.. AZ, the follow
ing described property, to-wit
,lst The undivided half Of tract Of land on
the east side of Bayou Bguf, bounded east by
the public road leading 'frora Washington to-
Holmesville anta ON all other sides by BAYOU
Bauf, which tract is known as the Bentsfield.
containing aboat three hundred and thirty-tive
acres with all the buildings and improvements
thereon. &,
Cd A tract of land situated on the West side
of Bayou Beeuf containing about seven hun
dred acres, bounded above by lands sold by !.
which formerly belonged TO Peter Collins now
to Mrs Jim Grirey ct ais, with all the buildings
and improvements thereoA..
Seized in the above suit.
''' ~ m C. q DJTSON
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
LIST OF PRIZES /.
CERTIFICATES.

1907 Prizes, amounting to-. 50
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
GWEKIFF's SALE.
SUSAN WEBB. WIFE. VS.. A. E.. KELLER,
WIDOW GALLIGAR.
T. IT. PAYNE InteryenOr. 49,

| No. 1887.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF 81. .LANEa1.Y.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
Dirty Pilgrims,

WHO SOW THE SEED FOR A CROP or
CHOLERA.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-17
Rumors of a French Defeat.

PARIS Nov. lett is re ported, on the Bourse,
that Admiral Courbet has been defeated In Ton
quin. The France processes to have similar
news. The Liberte positively contradicts the re-
port. 1t is generally believed however, that the
French forces have begun their advance, A
man was arrested on the Bourse for spreading
the news.
The last dispatch received by the government
from Admiral Courbet, dated Nov. g, announced
the arrival of transports Averyron and Scham-
rock. He expected the transports BienhOa and
TOnquin the 10th, and stated that he would at
tack Sontay between the 10th ami Goth.
1t is stated that troops are being concentrated
at Canton in order to keep back the Black Flags
The Temps says if the Tonquin credits already
asked should prove to be insufficient, the Cham-
bers will be prepared to vote more.
II is declared here that the sensational reports
OF breach of friendly relations between France
and China. and the reinforcement of the French
squadron at Tonquin, is without foundation. 1t
is also asserted that Admiral COurbet, in COM
mand of the French forces at TOnqun, advised
the French government to declare war and order
the Admiral to act in accordance with the re-
qurements of the situation. The committee of
of credits for the expenses of the Tonquin cam
psign is favorably inclined. but desires that the
government give complete exposition of the
subject.
Amemher of the Chamber Of Deputies states
that Admiral COurbet's position in Ton
quin is critical, and Admiral PeyOu,
Minister OF Marine. proposes to de-
fend him by blockading Canton. But
this would involve sending a formal notification