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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-05
BRINE INSTEAD OF BLOOD

A committee of the Massachusetts
general court, hearing testimony recent
" as to the alleged injurious effects OF
a certain kind of Illuminating gas upOI
the human system, was told that a doc,
torehad cured patients of hlood-poisOnins
by bleeding them, filling the arteries
and veins with salt water, so that The
action of the heart would continue
oxygenating and purifying the blooC
that had been taken out and then put,
ting the cleansed blood back into the
system,
Speaking of this method of treatment
DIR. Brugman, of Bellevue hospital, said
that the account read as though the pa
tents blood had been drawn off, theil
skins filled mp with brine, the blood
washed as a housewife would wash a
pound of rice for cooking, and then
pumped back again. Such an operation
the doctor said, would be somewhat re-
markable. But it was not uncommon
where the quantity of blood in the sys-
tenn had become reduced, to inject into
the veins a saline volume to the fluid
so that the heart would have something
to pump on. The treatment is then
such as will nORriSh the system and
make new blood. Meanwhile the saline
SUlutIOD is uiSdppOtSiAhS Ny bocol ptAOA
and passes out of the system through
the kidneys.
The quantity of saline solution inject
ed, he said, depends upon the condition
of the patient. 1t is customary to in
ject enough to give the veins and arter-
les their ordinary fullneSs, so that the
action of the heart will be as nearly ma
turai as possible.
Sometimes pint of the fluid is inject
ed; sometimes twice that quantity.
The saline solution is heated to the
temperature of the blood. 1t can be
obtained quicker than the blood of a
healthy animal in cases that require
immediate treatment. If the blood had
been drawn off by bleeding it would be
better to inject the healthy solution
merely for the purpose of adding blood
of another creature than to attempt to
cleanse the blood taken from the
patient though with the necessary ap-
pliances at hand at the time Of bleeding
for preventing the clotting of the blood
and for purifying it, the putting back
into the patients system would not be
a difficult matter.
Dr.. Oppenheimer added that, in the
case of a woman who had lost more
than half her blood in an operation for
the removal of a tumOr, he had injected
sufficient saline solution. to make the
volume of fluid in the veins aud arteries
equal to Whatit was before loss of blood.
The woman with more brine than blood
circulating through lIer heart, lived "a
hours. An autopsy showed that she
died of an abscess which was necessari-
ly fatal. It was impossible, therefore,
to say how long she might have lived
after the injection.
DIR. Oppenheimer said that frogs can
get along without blood very well for
a while, if they are only provided with
the saline liquid for the heart to pump
on. If a frogs blood is drawn off and
its place filled with this liquid, the crea-
ture needs only nutritious food to ena-
BILE it to make new blood which will
take the place of the salt solution as the
latter disappears. In time the frog will
be robust.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-05
Net due narisll
OPELoUsAa, La, Feb. 18th, 1884.


The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment present A. PeTodin, d. Meehe, T. A.
Hicks, s. Haas, L. Young, 7. G. Chachere and
B. E. Clark
Mr.. Pe1rOdin in the chair.
On motion Messrs. Christiane and Lucius
Smith are authorized, as per petition, to change
the road which passes through their lands, so
as to run on their west line, in accordance with
section road ordinance
The Police Jury proceeded to make the fol-
lowing appropriations, viz
For the purchase of a suitable lot of
ground for the erection of market
house and engine house in the town of
OpelOusas payable out of the criminal
CORPORATION tax of 1884, collected from
said town, Five Hundred Dollars ...--.-. $500 90
to be expended under the supervision of
the town council, provided, the authOri-
ties of the town of OpelOusas, through
their proper officers cede back to the
parish the lot of ground on which the
market house now stands, being q part
of the courthouse square.
For lumber to repair the fence around
the courthouse square, to be paid over to
fhe town council of Opel0usas, they pay
ing for the labor Fifty Dollars .......--- so 90
out of corporation criminal funds
For the purpose of purchasing PEN
mock Patent Road Machine, One hundred
and Seventy Five Dollars ars.--;:---..-..-.. ITS 90
payable out of funds not otherwise APP
prOpriated unU er the supervision OF the
clerk of the police jury.
The following appropriations for inter-
nal improvements
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-05
.NOTKGE.
LAND OFFICE, at New Orleans,

54AND OFFICE, at New Orleans, La,
March 5th. 1884. !
Notice is hereby given that the following
to make final proof in support of his claim and
CHAT said proof will be made before the Judge or
Clerk of Court at Opelousas, La, on Saturday
April 18th, 1884, viz: Vitus Wiferts
Homestead Entry No. COLT for the northeast
quarter of section ten, township seven, south
range one west Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz: j. w. Myers, Andreas:
Wilfert, Emile Peferkorn, c. RUPERT, all OF
St. Landry parish, La. C. B. DARRALL,
mch a-5t Register.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-05
Aaron Burr's Letters.
Washington Exchange.

| Matthew l.. Davis, who died in the
spring Of 1850, was probably the most
| influential of Washington eorrespon-
dents. He was New Yorker and a
printer by trade. Becoming editorially
connected with a paper, he had entered
political life in 1900, almost Immediately
after the adoption of the Federal Con-
stitution. He joined the opposition or
Democratic party, which came into
power by the election of Jefferson as
President and Burr as Vice-President.
Matthew L. Davis was the intimate
and most confidential friend of Aaron
Burr for nearly half a century. When
Burr died he left all his papers to Mr..
Davis, who became his biOgraphers He
also published the private memoirs of
Aaron Burr in two volumes. In the
preparation of this last publication |
will here remark that Mr.. Davis acted
in manner which does honor to his
memory. The extraordinary fascina-
ton of Burr when the fair sex We're
concerned is matter OF history. He
left behind him letters from ladies of
the highest rank In our Goldfish arls-
tocracy which told the story of their
fraility in black and white. The publi-
cation of these letters would have de-
GtlC pCACC GI1A 4OA4O0WC AAt&PpA-
ness of hundreds of families in this city
alone; at the same time, it would have
made the fortune of the publisher. so
great was the excitement OF these "tell-
taiesn that no sooner did the facts be-
come generally known that Burr was
dead and that his letters and papers
had gone into the possession of Mr..
Davis, than hundreds Of letters from all
parts of the city and country came
pouring IN upon him, asking about
certain letters" and begging, in the
most humiliating terms that he would
destroy them, and appealing to him as
man of honor at least not to publish
them.
This was highly honorable to Mr..
Davis, and hope his successor will fol-
low his example, as I feel satisfied that
even now that the publication of these
letters would cause the greatest misery
among some of our first families, whose
heads might have to change their names
on finding such terrible proofs against
their Legitimacy.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-05
NOTICE j!
LAND OFFICE, at New Orleans. La, [
1904

LAND OFFICE, at New Orleans, La,
March 18, 1884.
Notice is hereby given that the following+
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Judge
or Clerk of Court at Opelousas, La, on the 26tll
of April, 1884. viz: Antoine Guidry, Home
stead Entry No. 4801 for the east half of the
southwest quarter section one township eight
south range two east Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said, land, viz: Homer J. Daigle, Ernest
Daigle, Hypolite Guidry and v. ID. Breaux, all
OF st. Landry parish, La.
G. B. DARRALL,
inch 22-5t Register.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-05
NUMBER I3.
One Hnndred ana Fiftv dollars

| One Hundred and Fifty Dollars. .-..--. $50 90
| to build bridge over Bayou Mallet on
| road from Sam Thomas, and MeSsrs. r.
c. Sttig, Eugene Martel and Telesphore
| Amy were appointed committee to sell
/ the contract according to law.
| One Hundred and Fifty Dollars l50 W
! to repair the bridge over Bayou des
| Cannes at John Reed, and Messrs Ed
ward Dardeau, Lewis Bacon and Paul
| FruGe, were appointed committee TO
/ sell the cOatraCt according to law.
| Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars 250 90
| to build BordelOn bridge over Bayou DIES
| Cannes and Messrs. II. G. Guillory, Hen
| ry McCauley, Iyree Guiilory We're ap-
| pointeda committee to sell the contract
| according to law.
Thirty Dollars. ........................-. 80 oo
| to repair bridge over Vile Platte Gully
under the supervision of the road over
seer
! Fifty Dollars ... so 90
| to repair Debaillon's bridge under the
supervision OF the road Operseer.
for bfiEddes irE it,II on the new road from one
ZINE Bnudreaus bridge to the Opelonsas
and Bellevue road under the supervision
of tina road Overseer.
| Two Hundred Dollars ......-....---. 200 0U
to defray assessed damages TO Aphonse
Lastrapes, caused by the running OF Il
road on his south line
the parish OF Rapides relative to the building
of a bridge over Bayou Crocodile, Jointly with
this parish, was read, when on motion it was
laid over because the appropriations against
the Internal improvements fluids Tor 1884 are
exhausted.
Messrs. Haas, Chachere and Hicks being ap
pointed committee to examine the claims
filed against the parish, reported through
their chairman Mr.. Haas that they examined
and found correct the following claims
J n Robin & Bros. build'g Robin bridge $2T5 90
L. GaudchauX bldg bdge Rosa station 3T5 90
Mount Pleasant Mill lumber. ...---...- 81 10
B E Clark repairing Hays bridge 80 06
Edwin Morrow, lumber. ....--.....-..--- IA 90
T Z Bell repairs on public roads ....-. 10 SO
Sam Haas spades es..-.. 90
VIM Carpenter, pow broken ON road 10 90
Geo C Pulford, shelving in Ass'rs office. 90
Octave FontenOt table 90
j B A FOntenot. stationery. ........- 10 90
G. G DusOn, sheriff feeS....-.......... 35 80
Jos Bloch, sundries for prisoners. 23 80
G DusOn stationery, advertisinfi, &C., 149 80
f Mckinney, constable fees ..-... 25 40
DR. w NJ Thompson cOrOner's fees....... 80 90
Alcide Donate, Juror OH inquest 00
Henry AmlnOn 2 90
Duti!le Castillo .-... 0U
Jules Frilot ..... 90
On motion the Police Jury adjourned until
the I'd Monday in April being the 14th day OF
that month.
AUGUST PERRODTN.
Attest: Pres. Pro TEN.
r ]. LErEBvRE, Clerk.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-05
LOST I!

RNE three-year old dun tAmeriean) mare,
branded about thus JK lost in the neigh
borhood of Prud'hOmme City, about hye
months ago. A reward of Twenty Dollars VILLA
be paid to any one returning said mare 70
MARK TAAZARRO,
inch 2s-1m Vile Plate, Las
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-05
Notice of Election.

DY virtue of proclamation issued by his
hDExcellency, S. d. McEnery, Governor of the
STATE of Louisiana, bearing date February 18th,
a, ID. 1884, and in accordance with law, all the
qualified electors of the parish OF st. Landry
in said state, are hereby notified that an elee-
ton will be held on
Tuesday. 22d day OfApril, 1884,
for the purpose of electing:
A Governor,
A Lieutenant-Governor,
State Treasurer,
4 Secretary of State,
An Att0rney-General,
A State Auditor of Public Accounts,
A Superintendent of Public Education.
Two Senators to represent the 12th Senatorial
District. composed of the parish OF st. Landry
One District Judge and one District Attorney
for the 18th Judicial District, composed of the
paaish of st. Landry,
Four Representatives,
A Clerk of the District Court,
a Sheriff.
Coroner,
Two Justices of the Peace for the 1st and stlt
Wards, and one for each of the other Justices
Wards, in the parish of st. Landry.
Two EOnstabes for the 1St and Sth Wards
and one for each of the other Justices wards OF
Ihe parish of St Landry.
And also to take the the sense of the qualified
voters relative to the adoption or rejection of
certain proposed Amendments to the COnsti-
tuition of this State as now promulgated Off
cially in the Opelousas Courier.
The polls will be opened in each election
precinct, in said parish of st. Landry, from the
hour Of O'Clock in the forenoon until o'clock
in the afternoon, the day and date above me1i~
A D. 1884, for the purpose of receiving the
votes of the qualified electors of the Parish OF
st. Landry, under the supervision of the COM
missioners of election, appointed by the atl~
thority designated by law.
The election to be conducted and returns
made according to law.
HENRY LASTRAPES,
Returning officer
mch 22-1m of the Parifh of st. Landry.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-05

What fruit does a newly married
couple represent? a green pair.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-05

On motion the Police Jury adjourned until
the I'd Monday in April being the 14th day OF
that month";
AUGUST PERRODTN.
Attest Pres. Pro TEN.
4. P. j. LEFEBvRE, Clerk.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-30
The Romance of q Bank Note.
lFvom Democratic Monthlvl

[Fvom Demorest's Monthly.]
In the year 174O one of the directors
of the Bank of England, man of unim-
peachable honor, lost q bank note for
ESQ, 600, under peculiar circumstances.
1t seems he had bought an estate for
that sum of money, and for convenience
sake obtained note for that amount.
As he was about to put it under lock and
key, after he reached home, he was
called out of the room, whereupon, as
he thought, he placed it upon the man
tel.piece. Upon returning few min.
utes later, the note had disappeared. It
could not have been stolen, for no one
had entered the room, whereupon, he
concluded that it had been blown into
the fire AID had been consumed. He
laid the matter before the officers of the
bank, and they reissued note for the
same amount, he giving bonds to reim-
burse the bank if the note should ever
be presented for payment. Thirty years
after, when he had long been dead and
his estate distributed among his heirs,
the supposed non existent note turned
up at the bank counter for payment.
As the bank could not afford to dishonor
the obligation, the money was paid out,
and the heirs of the dead man were
asked to make good the loss; this they
refused to do. nor could the bank en-
ploy any legal machinery to force them
to do SC. The person who profted by
the matter was supposed to ba builder.
employed to pull down the dead mans
house and build anyther on its site. He
found the missing 100000 note in q
crevice in chimney, in which it some
how got lodged after being laid on the
mantel-piece. It must have been kept
many years, aud it's presentation to the
bank was so arranged that the builder
became rich man by a sudden stroke OF
blind fortune.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-30
Dandyfunk.

The sea cook prepares for the sailor
several dishes which are rarely met with
on shore, " Dandyfunk" is the name by
which one Of these compounds is
known. This is made of ship biscuit
and molasses. The biscuits are placed
in q bag and beaten with an iron belay-
ing-pin or hammer until they crumble.
The adamantine qualities of the biscuits
are such that much physical force must
be called into play in order to crumble
them. As this work is more than the
cook wishes to undertake., he usually
delegates it to one of the ships boys.
The fragments of the biscuits are mixed
with molasses, and the compound is
placed in q large pan and baked. It is
inmaterial to the cook how long it re-
mains in the oven. It is usually served
ont to the sailors at supper, and when
the hour for that meal arrives the dan
dyfunk comes out of the oven. It is
much more digestible when it has been
we'll burned than when underdone. In
the latter state it is somewhat trying to
the stomach. A very hungry sailor will
never refuse dandyfunk, although he
does not regard that dish as q luxury.
But there is something about Jacks
countenance when engaged in masticat.
ing dandyfunk, which would lead an OBJ
serving philosopher to fancy that if the
choice we're given him he would prefer
to eat something else.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-30

friends, to what would take you from
comfort and pleasure only to requite you
with want and humiliation, he said
brokenly.
II fear no want but the want of
love, she returned quickly, ono humil-
iation but that of being despised for
what" she added half roguishly, yet
with dignity, lis in special contingent
oies, only q lady's privilege.
lit is that of noble girl I rever-
ence," he answered gravely, "of one
whose happiness is 80 dear to me that I
must not bind her bright young life to
that of man who can give her nothing
nothing but vast and useless love,
my dearest"
He bent as if he would have kissed
the innocent upturned face, restrained
himself and turned away, and the next
moment pretty Fanny Grimshaw was
left in the school room alone.
And there she sat down in Johns big
leathern chair, before Johns familiar
desk, and bowed her lovely, distracted
head upon the books that the touch of
Johns dear hands had made sacred to
her.
The first sun of the glad New Yea,
came up in triumphal splendor of pur.
pie and gold, and still she sat there mo.
tionless as an image of marble.
Life was over for Fanny Grimshaw
If she could not be given the man she
loved.
Presently the door was pushed noisily
open, and little, wheezy, pompouf
gentleman hustled into the room.
What on earth are you doing here
child ?" her father inquired, with genu
inc anxiety in his small, raspipg voice
But she never moved nor uttered {
sound.
"What ails you, Fanny ?-do yor
want anything?" he asked, with increas
ing uneasines.
Then she lifted face so white ani
haggard With anguish, that he started
aghast.
~ want John, papa; only John" sht
answered, simply.
Goodness gracious!' the consequen.
tial little old gentleman calculated
care you really 80 fond of HIM, child
Well, never denied you anything yet,
he continued, with peculiar sort o.
fatherly satis faction, land I hac
rather crafty you now than have you
make an Opheia OF yourself. And be
side, the handsome tutor will not be sc
bad an acquisition for the Glimshaws
after all. He is fine, cultured, know
ing fellow, and he will now possess thu
half million or so of which he was de-
frauded by knavish brother, who wal
obliging enough to die last night" Il
was an unfeeling way of putting things
doubtless. But when an evil soul il
summoned from the life it has dishon
ored, any pretense of regret seems un
necessary and hypocritica].
And so Fanny felt. And when pres
emily John appeared she went to him il
smiling sympathy.
~ am SO glad for you," she said
brightly; although "-she supplement
ed in charming embarrassment" had
guessed you were richer than myself
should have forborne certain lady'l
privilege"
And SO the New Year brought the bless
ing and the shadow together-the knel
for the dead and chimes for the living
and the tender girl and the gentle mas
ter who loved her we're content.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-30
Hit the Wrong Man.

I have heard good story OF John
Woolf, the brother of the famous old
time orchestra leader here. John was
a great pratical joker. He was in the
orchestra of the old Bewery, under
Hamblin, and had a grudge against a
certain horn player. One night he laid
in wait for him in the dark passage to
the orchestra room, and as he, came in
at the back door dealt him q terrific blow
in the face with property ham and fed.
When Woolf sneaked into the orchestra
what was his amazement to find the
horn player there as sound as dollar.
He was amazed, for he knew he had got
a fair blow at his face. He concluded
that the fellows head was iron or wood.
Later on, his brother, who was leading
the orchestra, sent John up to the man
ayers room to find if there was q call
on the board. There the joker saw Tom
Hamblin with linen bandages all over
his face, and posted on the call board q
notice Offering reward of $25 for the
man who had assaulted the manager,
Woolf nearly died because he didn't
dare tell the story till h left the theater
at the end of the season.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-30
Dinle-NOvel Thieves,

Two young thieves were arrested in
q room in Boston where they had stored
q quantity of new cloth. There was no
clew at hand as to the ownership of the
goods, nor any conclusive evidence that
it was swag. It was entirely possible
that the detectives might not be able to
find out anything about it, and that the
rascals might be discharged through
lack of proofs against them. But they
saved all trouble by readily confessing
that they had stolen the cloth from q
factory at Stamford, Conn. They gave
the particulars of the robbery, which was
a daring one, and thus destroyed their
hope of escape. This seemed inexplica-
BILE, until one of the detectives gave an
explanation. "Thosep poor devils" said
he, ARE what we call dime-novel cracks
men. That is, they have been led into
crime by reading yellow covered stories
of criminal exploits. They're amateur
burglars. Inexperienced professional
will shut his mouth tight the instantahe
is caught, and nothing under heaven
will induce him to open it; but the anna
teur, who doesn't realize what term in
states prison means, and who IL, for the
moment carried away by the bright
prospect Of seeing his deed displayed in
the papers, can't resist the temptation to
tell the story. He is not only willing to
give away the facts, but he will embel-
fish them with fictitious deviltry. That
is Why so many criminals peach as soon
as they get nabbed."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-01-30
A Mysterious Lady.

Washington Cor New York Times.)
There have been great many clever
stories written about ladies being en-
ployed by corporations to lobby for
them. An imaginative correspondent
wrote picturesque description of a
wonderfully beautiful woman Jay Gould
brought here to work on senators. She
was described as tai, sylph-like in form,
a classic face, and a wealth Of brown
hair. She dressed in Worth's most ex.
quisite costumes, and whenever she
made her appearance in the ladies' gal
lery of the senate she was the cynosure
of all eyes. She daily held levees in the
marble room of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and pages danced attendance upon her,
and first one and then another senator
held seances with the mysterious lady.
It was all fiction-every bit of except
that tall blonde woman was about the
senate side of the capitol good deal
during that session of congress-. She
was not beautiful, and not even very at
tractive looking. I doubt whether Jay
Gould ever saw her. You can see her
almost any day on the streets of Wash
ineton, and 1 am sure no man of good
taste would turn around to look after
her as she passed him. She came here
from Pennsylvania after having sojourn-
ed trere for = time. Her birthplace
was little village on the eastern shore
of MARYLAND.