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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-06-02
Mine and Thine.

$50 you has done left de Jones's "
remarked Matilda SNOWFALL to Eliza
Pinkston, both eolored, as they met on
Anstin avenue.
aYou bet leffed 'em. Dey kotched
me wild a dollar found on de mantle-
piece, and TUX it away from me, SO I
jes' quit 'em.D . ).
on is fool niggah. I wouldn't
have left till I done got my dollar back.
White folks am so presumin', now a.
ys."-Texas Siftings.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-06-02
THIS YE.aR'S
fl Q N E Y
: AHrn
Honey Vinegar
FOR SALE.
HONEY, 75 Gents Per Gallon
HOney-Vinegar, 25 Cts per gall.
Apply to JOHN BLENDERMAN,
NAV 26-tf At this Office.
NOTICE.

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS, La,
April Is. 1888. )
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
that said proof will be made before the Judge or
Clerk of Court at Opelousas, La, on the 1lth
day of June, 1888. viz: VIM. McFarlan. OF -.
Landry parish. La, homestead number 4947,
for the lot number five, section thirty-eight,
township nine.ssont range two west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultlvatIoh
of said land viz: Hilaire Venable, Jules 20
nat, Melon Doucet, and p. Miller, all OF Do
~ G. B. DARRALLy
may s-5t Register.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-06-02

A very large majority OF the voters Of
Louisiana are as sincerely attached to
Democratic principles as ever, and will
cheerfully fall into line in support of
the straight Democratic ticket, provid--
ed they have voice in its selection and
it is composed of men recognized as
Democrats, who measure up to the
.Jeffersonian standard of honesty and
capability. Unfortunately Democrats
in times past have felt constrained, in
order to maintain Democratic suprem-
acy, to vote for men who answered
none of the requirements indicated.
They have now arrived at the conclu-
sion that they will take the matter OF
nominations into their own hands
Bossier Banner.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-06-02

We notice that some persons are init
mating that they are satisfied that Gov.
Nichols will not accept the nomination
for Governor. We do not know what
authority these persons have for so
stating. If Governor Nichols will not
accept he certainly will say SO, We
believe that Nichols will accept. We
do not think that he desires the Office,
but if he is the choice Of the people and
81 nominated, we are satisfied he will ac-
cept. Because he is not seeking the
place, is no reason why he should not be
nominated 1t is about time the place
was seeking the man.-Claiborne Guar
dian.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-06-02

The political leaders and "bosses'
of the Democratic party in this city are
in quandary. 1t those persons charged
with election frauds and stuffing ballot
boxes are convicted, it will relegate
their leaders to private life. 1t they are
not, the people will conclude that the
party as now organized and canducted
can no longer be trusted and there will
he reorganization upon plan that
will eliminate the present prominent
element and the substitution OF new
and better leaders.-N. O. States.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-06-02

The Democrats seem to have the call
in almost the largest cities OF this coun-
try. st. Paul Is the last to fall into the
Democratic column. With the excep-
ZION of Brooklyn and st. Louis. which
are accidentally afflicted with Republic
canMayors, there is hardly an important
city in the whole country not in the
hands OF a Democratic administration.
States.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-06-02
.assessO9.'s Notice.

All taxpayers owning property in the parish
of St. Laadry are hereby notified that the as
sessment lists of property situated therein have
been completed, and the estimated value of
same made according to law and that said
lists will be exposed i'll my office in the Court
house i'll the town of Opeluusas, for inspection
and correction for a term of twenty (20) days
beginning on Monday June 18th, 1883.
OCTAVE FONTENOT,
May Goth, 1885, Assessor
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-06-02

Act SO is still forcing itself upon pub
lie attention. In Iascality it secured
SO points out of possible hundred.
[City Item.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-06-02
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION,
ESTATE OF LOUIS A. KNOX.
No. 1925
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

Whereas. Clinton B. Andrus of the Parish
of st. Landry, has applied by his petition to
he appointed administrator OF the Estate OF
Louis A. Knox, deceased, late of the par
ish of St. Landry.
Therefore. any person intending to make o.
position TO said appointment, will file the same
in writing in my Office in the town of Opelou--
sas, within ten days from the present notice
JAMES o. CHAC HERE,
my26 Clerk.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-10-18
A st. Louis MelOdrama.

A story comes from st. Louis having
all the elements of thrilling melo
drama. A young boarding school miss
wanting her watch repaired went to q
small establishment near by. There
were two men present. one of whom,
apparently the worse for liquor, was
resting his head upon the showcase.
She handed her watch to the other mar
standing by. giving directions as tc
what should be done with it. He, ap.
parently on purpose, let it fall, break.
ing the crystal; but on his promising tc
make it good she left it with him anC
departed. ng#5
Subsequently she returned and asked
for her watch. The proprietor, who
proved to be the man whose head was
resting on the showcase, denied hav-
ing it. The man to whom she handed
it had disappeared, and had not re-
turned. The proprietor gave her an.
other watch, which she was to keep I'M
til she recovered her own. Dissatisfied
with the arrangement, the police were
called in. The proprietor of the store
insisted that the watch was not in his
possession, but had been taken away
by the man to whom the young
lady handed it. Pressed to ex-
plain, he admitted that the missing man
was a friend of bis. but that he had
proved false and treacherous. When
the young. woman came to his store
and found him leaning on the show
case he was nearly insensible. In COM
pany with his friend he had been drink
ing good deal and subsequently he
smoked cigar with him. the cigar
was drugged. He became stupetied,
and while in this state his friend had
not only taken the young lady's watch,
out had robbed the money-drawer of its
change, the safe of two hundred dol
lars, aud his pockets of their contents.
The proprietor awoke next morning
from his bed in a room adjoining his
shop, and found himself stripped of
much of his property, with his friend
missing. He has not seen him since.
He made. he said. the best reparation in
his power by giving the young lady
watch as valuable intrinsically as
hers, although as it was memento of
her dead mother, it possessed value
which nothing could replace. eist.i"
If his explanation IS true it is as TO
mantle as play or a story; if untrue.
it does equal Justice to an imagination
which could invent it SO feadily.-De-
srOit Free Press sr
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-10-18
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Forty degrees is the best tempera-
Mre for the potato cellar.-Chicaao
Journal - So IS a.
The first prize for currants, offered
oy the Massachusetts Horticultural So
,iety, was taken by a farmer who trains
ais bushes to single stalk from each
:oot. Some of them are three inches in
diameter.
Pear trees come into bearing after
planting sooner than apple trees, and
annual crops are more certain with the
l~lal treatment that both crops get.
Generally, too. pears bring the best
orices.-Detroit Post.
Keeping colts and horses fat with
out work makes them soft and tender,
which is all very nice if we want to eat
hem. as the French do. but the French
system of raising their draught Nor
man horses to work and earn their liv.
ng from cclthood up makes a tough,
hardy horse, with good constitution. -
Western Ag1iculturist.
A very nice white cake, which is to
DC baked in a loaf. and should have to
make it perfect chocolate frosting, is
made OF one cup OF sugar, half cup
Of butter. one cup of sweet milk. one
half teaspoonful of soda, one cup OF
corn-starch, one cup of flour, one tea
spoonful of cream of tarter, and the
whites of three eggs. If this seems
thin after mixing, add tritic more
-four. 1t is almost impossible to give
precise directions about flour, as some
brands of flour thicken more than 9th
ers.-N. y Post.
Store away a few bushels of dry
road dust for the hens to dust in next
winter. Give them enough of it and
have it entirely dry, so they can ''make
the dust fly all through the hen-house
and cover the roosts and fill the cracks,
and the lice must move out. This doe,
not sound quite so nice as soapsuds,
carbolic acid, kerosene, perfect cleanli-
ness, ETC., but it is more practical and
more likely to be done on farm where
washing hen-roosts is not the main bus
mess. Dust is also good to sprinkle on
young stock, but should be carded and
brushed out of the hair after the YER
min have left.-MirrOr and Farmer.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-10-18
Children's Imported Dresses.

The princesse dress made up to repre-.
sent a separate waist and skirt with hip
drapery is the design most popular
here. and most often seen among the
importations for girls from four to
twelve years of age; for misses in their
teens different models are required,
and for little girls of two to four years
there are various simple and full dress
es that have guimpes or yokes, or else
are in loose sacque shape. For the
princesse dresses of large girls all the
rich materials used for ladies' dresses
are employed, and the cOlOrs are the
same dark shades of golden brown,
pigeon gray, ruby, plum-color, dark
green and deep sapphire blue. Bro
caded velvet in small figures is COM
bined with satin, and the plain velvets
have ottoman repped silks or satin
Surah and much lace, and the new
clasps and buttons and chenille trim.
m ;ngs are precisely like those worn by
women; the MOlicre vest of satin Surah
is feature of many of these little dress
es; and there are Louis Quinze coats.
and cravats and pulled hip drapery in
the prevailing panier fashion. The lin
ing of the pr.ncesse dresses is of siIesia,
and is the only part of the dress that is
continuous. The rich velvet is put on to
simulate coat, and is fastened in front
under the soft vest of gathered satin
Surah. This coat extends low over the
hips, where it meets boX-plaiting or
kilt-plaiting that does duty as skirt,
and the seam that joins these is concealed
by pulled drapery of satin Surah that
ends behind in large sash bow. An
other princesse lining will have the
pigeon gray velvet which covers it from
the shoulders down cut to represent a
pointed waist falling on vcrtugadin
puff of plain velvet laid in box plaits at
the top, and gathered below to droop
on the skirt of plain ottoman silk. The
sleeves of these new dresses are bout
FAINT at top and plain coat shape. below,
or else they are slightly full their whole
length, and are gathered under the arm
few inches above the wrists. Garnet
and ruby are the red shades most used
in rich fabrics for small girls dresses,
and are prettily combined with pink
satin or contraSted with green. A bow
of velvet ribbon on the left shoulder is
on many of these dresses. A single
large pearl or metal clasp is put in the
sash bow on the back, and there is q
smaller clasp at the throat, and anothe:
at the waist line to fasten over the soft
vest. The vest is made of straight SUI
rih, about half width being sewed on
each front, just below the collar, and
on the dress goods; it is gaugel in two
or three rows, and is then gagged again
at the waist line; below this it may
hang in plain hemmed ends, or may be
bordered with lace, or it may be turned
underneath to form a puff. The stand
ing collar with square corners, or else
the trrned-over Byron collar, complete
the neck. When velvet is used for
children of three or four years it i:
made in short broad coat style, re-
sembling walking coats, with two broad
box plaits in the back, and double
breasted fronts, trimmed with white
lace Or else with embroidery.-Harper'':
BHzOr = "a 80 ..
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-10-18
A Tiny Sheep.

The very smallest of all the kinds Of
sheep is the tiny Breton sheep. 1t is
too small to be very profitable to raise;
for. of course. it can not have much
wool. and rs for eating. why, u hungry
man could almost eat whole one ut
meal. 1t is so small when full-grown
that it can hide behind n goOd-sized
bucket 1t takes its name from the
particular part of France where it is
most raised.
But if not profitable sheep. it is a
dear little creature for a pet. for it is
very gentle and loving, and, because it
is so small, is not such nuisance about
the house Us was the celebrated lamb
which belonged to little girl named
Mary. Il would need to be a very
large little girl-a giant girl, indeed =
who could take an ordinary sheep in
her lap and cuddle it there; Dat any lit
tie girl could find room in her lap for a
Breton sheep quite as easily rs for one
of those very ugly little dogs called by
the ugly name of pug.
One of this little creatures peculiari-
ties is its extreme sympathy with the
feelings of its human friends. when it
has been brought up as a pet in the
house, and has learned to distinguish
between happiness and unhappiness. If
any person whom it likes great deal
is very much pleased about anything,
and shows it by laughing. the little sheep
will frisk about with every sign of JOY;
but if, on the contrary. the person sheds
tears, the sympathetic friend will ev,nce
its sorrow in an equally unmistakable
way. A kind word and loving caress
will also fill it with happiness. while
cross word or harsh gesture will cause
it evident distress. John Il. Corycll, in
81. Nicholas
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-10-18
Timber and Houses i'm Skye.

Throughout the isles timber is rare
and precious article, most frequently
the gift of ocean. The man who Sc
cures good log of driftwood has OBJ
tanned q prize worth having. 1t may
have been a brave old tree, tempest
torn from its home in some distant for
est, carried to the sea by rushing tor
rents, and perchance. tossed by the
waves and waited to and fro by many
current, ere it drifted to its rest ON these
far isles. Or it may be the mast or
spars, or perchance the cargo of some
wrecked vessel--whatever its story it is
treasure-trove, and most deeply valued.
Though incr,isted with barnacles or
riddled by pholades it can all be turned
TO good account; the smallest piece will
part of door; while large timbers be-
come rafters -preciOus herlOoms, for a
young couple can not wed till they have
accumulated enough rafters to support
their thatch, and should they have oc-
casion to "flit," the only part of their
bOthy that commands any pecuniary
compensation is the roof, not the wood
work only, but also the heavy that.h
saturated with thick greasy peat-reek
Gin other words with thick coating OF
SCOTT. This, when broken up, forms a
valuable manure for the unfertile crOfts.
Poor indeed, are many of these ISL
and homes. generally consisting only of
two rooms: an outer byre for the cattle
and an inner room for the family; and
until recent wears all such bOthies had
fire place in the middle of the floor,
round which the whole family might
gather and equally share its comfort.
But now most houses have the fireplace
at one end of the house. and though the
smoke generally cOntrives to wonder at
will among the rafters forming a blue
haze singing to the unaccustOmed
eyes, and at hast resolving itself into the
rich browns so dear to the artistic
mind), it does sometimes find wide,
open chimney prepared for its escape.
But more frequently a hole in the thatch
is the only means of egress, a hole per-
haps crowned with an old herring-bar-
rel in lieu of chimney-can; this, how.
ever. is an elegant. superiority, to which
few aspire. All, however, must take
the precaution Of tying on their roofs
with network of ropes, and weight
them with large stones, in order to re.
sist the wild gusts of wind, which would
carry off any ordinary cottage roof.
AS a general rule these bothies are
too wretched to be even picturesque,
yet here and there recall one, which,
happily rendered on canvas, might
yield to the artist more gold than the
inmates of the hut could hope to earn
in all their lives.-Temple Bar.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-10-18

longer than my Ind; I'D tn little
flowers. and small round fruit with 8
littleleaf oDthe top iikea,cap.'F
.But, manma,," said Harry, "yor
haven't told Jus where 6e country is
where all th6se strange 1ings are"
LIS among the Cordllera on the
coast of Caracas" answered mamma.
..But don't know any better now"
said Harry. II never heard of that
place before"
Il know it," said mamma, smiling;
"but you can take papa's big atlas to-
morrow and find it. .
"Oh. please tell Us now, begged
Robbie.
But mamma only shook her head and
smiled again.
That's just like you mamma" said
Harry. You always leave something
for us to find out for ourselves. and ]
like it. Rob and l will have good
time tomorrow hunting up that place
Very well,'' said mamma. "Now
scamper to bed, little men. Mrs.
Carbee, in Christian Union.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-10-18
Preserving Salt Meat.

Much of the cOrned beef and salt pork
put up by farmers becomes tainted or
completely, spoiled during the summer
and fall. The injury is not caused by
using too small an amount of salt. As
a rule, much more salt is employ ed
than is necessary to preserve the meat.
Sometimes it contains impurities that
cause the meat to contract bad flavor.
Pure salt should be employed for pre-
serving meat and dairy products. 1t
costs but little more than that which is
impure, and it is more satisfactory in all
respects. Meat packed in a barrel and
covered with brine becomes tainted or
spoiled in consequence of small pOr-
lions of it or some of the fat or blood it
contains coming to the top of the
brine. The air comes in contact with
it there and decomposition takes place.
The products of decomposition OF ami
NAL substances always have an I'M
pleasant taste and smell and these, ia
the case of meat in barrel, are commu-
nicated to the brine and from thence to
the meat. Meat packed in brine should
be cut in pieces with avery sharp knife.
This will leave the edges smooth. After
it has been for few days in brine, the
latter should be poured off and boiled.
The boiling will cause all the impuri-
ties to rise to the surface, while the
blood will be ooagulated. These sub
stances should then be skinned off,
and when the brine is cold it can be re-
turned to the barrel IF the brine does
not continue pure, the operation OF
10 ling should be repeated. Special
pains should be taken to keep the meat
under the brine at all times. A per-
forated top or false cover, or frame
work, should rest on the meat and be
down. by means of a clean
stone. If these precautions are en-
ployed the liability of spelling will be
5ery light.-Ns0 England Farmer.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-10-18
The Weight OF Great Men.

A curious letter is just brought to
light by the Bangor (Me.) Wing and
Courier, in which is recorded the
weight of certain revolutionary officers,
who were together at West Point hum
dred years ago. The letter was written
by Joseph May to General David Cobb,
OF Revolutionary fame, and is as fol.
lows: j.
BOSTON. August II, 1890
Hon. David Cobb, Gouidsborough:
My. Dear General: Your letter of 18th
March, written when confined to your house
by indispositiOn. made me. for moment. Zee
unhappy-'twas painful-but have too much
respect for you To indulge weak tears, when
see you passing the allotted limit of human
life: and tho you find some labor and sOr.
row.; and tho the 6Ocks and the herds AFFORD
less pleasure than formery'-yet you rejoice
at the vernal sun-yOu are cheered by the
voice of friendship, and when not exercised
ployment and enjoyment which the stranger
intermediates not with. We are marching to
better country. my dear General. where,
after well-spent life, we may hope again to
associate with the wise and good whom We
have known here-where and how 1t is to be
l am not anxious to know: certain of this u
dom AMI infinite goodness can provide.
Our fl end Hayes has late-y visited US. Ho
spoke o. you repeatedly as of man whom he
loved and respected Looking together over
book we found curious paper, OF which !,
give you copy:
Weighed at the scales at Wesrpoint. 10 Au
gust. 1873:
General Washngton-0oa pounds.
: General Lincoln-224 pounds.
General knox-2S0 pounds. tst
General Huntington-1a2p pounds.
General GreatOn-166 pounds.
Colonel Swift--2l8 pounds.
Colonel NJ. JacksOn-252 pounds.
Colonel H. JacksOn-zN pounds
Lieutenant Colonel HunfingtOn--2Ss pouuds
Lieutenant-ColOnel Cobb-1S6 pounds.
aforementioned Humphries- pounds
send you couple OF pamphlets which may
amuse you.
Yours, arectionately, dear General.
], NAY.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-10-18
"THE DANISH BOYS WHISTLE"

''Oh, whistle an I'll come to you"
Nearly every engineer on the New York
or wife in New Britain Conn. Every train
would whistle a salute to some fair dame. and
the din grew so fearfulIy car-snlittinp that
the authorities have had il STONED -Ddiu
It's noon when ssThirty-f,ye" is due
An she comes on time ike q fla of light,
An Won hear her whistle ..Toe-tee-too!"
Lony fore the pilot swings in sight.
Fill Maddons driyin her in to-day
4 n he's calm his sweethea far away
You might re her bJushin': she knows it, Bill.
..Tu-die! rcot-ee! Tu-die! Tu."
Six-8ye a m there's n local comes
Makes IN at Bristol runnin east:
An the way her whistle sings an huns
Is a Twin caution to man an beast
Lift Lou Woodbury. down by the Falls:
Summer or winter always the same
She he ars her lover calm her name
Louie! Louie. Lou-iee!"
At six-fifty-eigbt you can hear .Twenty-one"
: Go thunderin' west and of al the screams
That ever sta tied the rising sum-
Jehu Davis scnds into your dreams:
For lust down here where the creek lets in,
His Wife Jerusha can hear him call
Loud as throat of br ,ss can baw.-
'Jeee-rooo shee, Jc-hoo.'
But at on e-fifty ope old "Sixty-four'-
Boston Express runs east clear through
browns her rattle and rumble and roar
An AWAY on the furtherest edge of the town
Sweet Sue Winthrop eyes Of brown
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-10-18
Our Young Readers.
THE CAT. AND THE ROBIN.

Miss Pussy sat on the lowest bOugh
OF a waving hickory tree, g.
Whispering softly: In have you now,
You gay little robin, you'll see!
The old hen watches her chicks thirteen,
And has such fearful way
OF flying at one, that haven't seen
A bit of fresh meat to-day"
But Master Robin twitters away,
AS she stealthily creeps along,
Joining in as the thrush and jay t-
Chirrup morning song.
CHANGING SidewiSe once and again
Out of his saucy eye.
As if to say: You will cat n me. then?
Well, madam, suppose you try"
II have four legs" said Pussy Cat,
And you. sir, have only two:
lhave sharp claws. depend on that,
And they'll get the better of you:
I'm stronger. too. than dozen birds
Look now"'-and she quickly springs:
But the robin laughed as ne SCARED away
"Ha! ha! but you have no wings"
Youths Companion.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-10-18

The number of country girls anx-
ious to learn dress-making from a
sharper. who gathers in sixteen dollars
q head and then decamps,, is almost
equal 10 the number of girls who light
fires with kerosene. Indianapolis Jour
nal. G sH~ls lsztU T-sg