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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-19
Opelousas, La, Aug, IS 1885 If

Referring to the above I beg leave
to state that l have charge OF most
Of the Coopwood lands and all OF
the Winston, Jones, and Winston
lands which include the ]. j. Smith,
locations [ am prepared and au-
thorized to sell or rent the same,
according to locality. Parties re-
siding on or using any part OF said
lands are requested to come for
ward and arrange with me for leave
or they will be dealt with as the law
directs. Any one using timber on
said lands will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law. Fine lands
for sale in large or small lots and
on best of terms. Write for circu-
lar.
w. w. DUSON,
Raynn n.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-19
NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE at New Orleans, La.

LAND OFFICE at New Orleans. La. /
December 5th. 1885.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his intention
10 make final proof in support Of his claim, and
shat said proof viii be made before the Judge
or Clerk Of Court at 0pelOusas, La, on January
10th, 1885, viz:
JOSEPH THOMPSON.
who made Homestead Entry No. $3.50 for the
north east fractional quarter or lot No. Sec.
20 township south range | east Louisiana
Meridian,
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
Of said land. viz
Ozemie T.. Fontenot, Andre Thompson, Ze-
liam b. Guil!ory. Treyille Guillory all Of SA
landry parish, La,
dec I295t Register.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-19
Notice !!

I have this day appointed W. W.
Duson, Of Rayne, La, my agent, to
take charge of all lands in st. Lam
dry, Lafayette and Vermillion
parishes, and he is hereby autho-
rized to prosecute parties deprecat-
ing on same, and will rent lands.
And I hereby revoke all powers
given to any other agent.
WINSTON JONES.
Opelousas, La, Aug, Is 1886 ii.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-19
COTTON Gin and Garsss .yzszE.

About September 18TH, my new cotton gin
and grist mill, on the Holland plantation for
merly PARROT place, win be in operation.
Everything, building and material, will be
new. Cotton will be ginned for the seed, or
fifty cents per hundred pounds of lint The
toll for grinding corn will be onesixth.
- r. B. BLANKS.
Aug. 22-tf
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-19
H...C...E.'..vaD. 10, F....q....M.

A REGULAR communication of this Lodge
"A will be held ON the Wednesday before the
full moon in each month, at o'clock T. M. All
transient brothers i'll good standing are invited
to attend.
By order of J. NJ. WHITE, w. III.
W. NJ. PRICE, Secretary. oct S1-3m
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-19
DRESSED FLOORING,
CEILING AND
WEATHERBOARDS.

Special orders solicited and Bills
sawed at our mill at Jeannerette, if
desired and lumber delivered at
points on railroad.
We propose to do our share Of
business and invite attention. Call
and examine our stock and prices !;
we want your business.
p. s.. CUMMINGS,
aug 29-3m Manager.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-19
Strsvyed or stolen.

From the town Of Opelonsas, on 28th, OF
sent, last bay creole gelding, about 133 hands
high chunky buA one white hind foot hranst.
ed MS on left hip. A reverb OF 5000 VIII h5
ddresx A. HILLIARD,
Afnaudville Lite
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-19
CHOICE KILN DRIED SHINGLES,
fDried by patent processl
tsBEST IN MARKET,n

at reasonable prices, also cheap
shingles at $3.50 per thousand.
Constantly on hand, in all
lengths and sizes, an assortment of
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-12-19
MS O.E.EC.
GOrGgv R....a...C. .R1o. 80

meets on the first Tuesday after the full moon
in each month. JAS. RAY, NJ. D., E. II. P.
W ii PRICE. Secretary.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-04-16
WASHINGTON.

c. D. Walker, first deputy commissioner Of
pensions, has resigned.
Andrew Jackson Gross, of Cloverport, KY,
has been appointed United States marshal for
that state.
Mr.. David McConville, of Ohio, took the
oath of office on the 9th and qualified as sixth
auditor of the treasury department.
A dispatch from New York stating that Gen.
Grant was delirious caused a postponement of
the reception at the white house on the even
ing of the 9TH.
A delegation of citizens from Dakota called
upon Cleveland in reference to the Winnebago
reservation. They maintained the perfect le-
gality of President Arthur's order opening
the reservation.
Commander Kane, of the "Galena," tele
graphed Secretary Whitney, under date Of
April 9th, as follows: There is nothing new
to report The Panama railroad company is
getting the road in order. The government
troops are anxious about their prisoners. The
railroad company and the "Galena' are feed
ing the troops. All are iii need. There is
great anxiety among foreigners at Panama
Judge Charles Chesley, solicitor Of interna
revenue, who resigned at the request of the
attorney-generalha has withdrawn his resignation
at the request of the president, VIII o informed
him that he would like him to remain II office
for at least 60 days longer, his services being
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-04-16
SPORTING EVENTS.

The New Orleans regatta is to begin May
25th, and continue four days.
There is some talk ofthe Argonauts Of To-
ronto sending over crew to take part in the
Henley regatta.
The number of professional players black
listed or expelled from the national league this
year is twenty-seven.
Petit, the American champion at racquets,
sailed last week for London, to play Lambert,
the English champion.
Billy Wilson, of st. Paul, is anxious to meet
Sack Burke. Wilson says Burke objects to his
color, but that he intends pounding at him
until he forces him into fight.
Ben Butler is anxious to enter the yacht
'.Amerca" for the coming international race.
II he is unable to do this he talks of chaleDg-
ing any yacht in the world to contest.
The Portland (Ore.) Rod and Gun club i'm
ported number of Chinese pheasants, and
asked the legislature to pass a law protecting
them. This was refused, and the club shipped
the birds to an island three miles of, in the
straits of SIM Juan de Fuca.
Paddy Ryan went to New York the other
ay accompanied by his hacker, to arrange
hard glove fight to finish with John l.. Sulli-
van. Richard X. Fox offers to make the match
or 50, 200 side, and to give Ryan s., 800 and
the diamond belt, valued at So, 500 in addition,
if he defeats the Boston man. Ryan processes
to accept the offer, and will fight In Butte
City.
The interstate cock-fght at Columbia, s. c.,
ended in victory for the Georgia birds.
Seventeen matches were fought, of which
Georgia won nine and North CAROLINA seven.
Wallace Ross has sent a challenge to Beach,
the Australian oarsman who recently defeated
Hanlan for the championship of the world, to
row a race on the Thames, at any time that
may be convenient to Beach.
A. F. Gardner, of San Antonio, Tex, chal-
lenges DR.. Carver, the expert to shoot A. j.
Penrose a match at 100 single pigeons, one
barrel to be used, thirty one yards rise, for
81, 600 or over, the match to take place in III
teen days. Penrose, who is a mere boy, Is con
fdent he can win. He is a cowboy and has
been working on Gardeners rancho, in Concho
county. Gardner, who is very wealthy, will
back him against the world for $4,000.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-04-16
STATE IN GENERAL.

O'Nein has voted $4,000 bonds for new
school building.
A census of Atkinson, just taken, shows .
population of 7G7.
The skating rink at Columbus was destroyed
by fire. Loss, $4,000.
According to the result of the late election
In Neigh the saloons must 60.
The Oakland creamery is preparing for An
extensive business the coming season.
The license board was elected in Blooming
ton and the saloons will not have to go.
The Fremont creamery turned out 1900
pounds of butter during the month of March.
A prairie fire south of Human painted the
sky red for some time, but did no particular
harm.
A minister Of Ewing is said to have fallen
into disrepute, having been detected in vile
practices
The time of the State Teachers association
has been fixed for the 18th, 9th and 2Sth of
March. 1886.
New buildings are to be added to Brownell
Hall, Omai q, before another school year is
entered upon.
A. G. Warner will represent the Nebraska
university In the oratorical contest at Hast
ings on the 18th
A servant girl in Columbus recently gave
birth to a child which she made Intellectual
efforts to destroy.
House breakers are again plying their woes
t,on at the capital city. The shotgun has
been taken down and carefully examined tor
future emergencies.
The Omaha municipal contest resulted
,n.,nlv IN favor of the citizens ticket, headed
byJ. z. Boyd for mayor.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-04-16

very desirable in closing up the operations OF
the revenue bureau for the present fiscal year.
The encouragement conceded heartily In the
equest.
A letter has been received at the postoffice
department from lady in Kansas, who states
she would like TO be appointed postmaster at
town In that state, and gives as one reason Tor
her appointment that she Is a prohibitionist,
and the presidents election was largely due TO
the temperance vote. She also says that she
is 80 years of age, does not wear short hair OF
bloomer costume, and is not leader in the
woman's rights movement, although she Is OF
the opinion that women ought TO have equal
rights with men.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-04-16
A New Bridge.

Surveys have been made at Sioux City with
view of bridging the Missouri at that point.
The work has been done at the instance of
eastern capitalists. The report that the Chi
,ago, st. Paul, MINI espolis and Omaha rail
road company were seeking to obtain mo-
uopolyof the bridge is officially sputed by
e. w. Winter, vice president and general man
ager of the Omaha line.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-04-16

Returns of the election In st. Louis show
that the democrats elected their ent re city
ticket except one candidate, six members OF
the council and eleven members of the house
of delegates.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-04-16


storatives, the dose might have terminated
fatally. The child is now out of danger.
News was brought to North Platte the other
day that the house of farmer named R. Bas-
himself and wife, aged 50 and 30 years, wer
entirely consumed by fire. 1t is thought the
couple were first murdered and then the house
fired.
Fl. Fl. Carpenter, convicted at last weeks
term of the district court for shooting, and
sentenced to one year In the penitentiary,
escaped from the guard Sunday evening. The
sheriff and deputies and constables are out
hunting for him. No trace has yet been found
of him.
William Niche, living seven miles north of
Aurora, attempted suicide by cutting his
throat. He was adjudged insane and sent to
the asylum. He had for some time imagined
himself possessed of devil and proposed to
get rid of the monster in the manner indicat-
ed by his act.
Orsa Root of Nemaha county, met with
quite loss the other day. One of his teams
hitched to a stalk-cutter became frightened
and in running one of the horses fell down,
the other dragging the cutter onto him, cut
ting off both hind legs. Such loss, just at
commencement Of spring work, is decidedly
discouraging.
The body of VIM. O'Grady, blacksmith
was found floating in the Nemaha river one
day last week by some men who had gone there
to fish. He was man who was in the habit
of getting drunk, and it is supposed that dur
ing one of these spells he was drowned in the
early part Of the past winter as nothing had
heen seen of him since December. 1t is likely
that the body had been frozen in the ice some
where and was released by the spring breakup.
The state teachers association, In session at
Lincoln, elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, w. w. W. Jones;
recording secretary, Miss Anna Gray; treas
urer, b. N. Blake; executive committee, A.
w. Vanderman, county superintendent of
Saunders county, chairman; Miss Honn, North
Platte; j. B. Sexton, Geneva; George L. Farm
ham, Peru; George E. Howard, Lincoln: j. B.
sprecher, Norfolk; n. E. Leach, West Point
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-24
LAssolNe A GALE.

An Amusement Ia Which the Victim Par
ticipated to the Best of It's Ability.
A yearling calf, who hung down his
head in the meekest manner, and whose
large eyes seemed to be chuck-full of
sorrow over some calf-calamity, was in
yard on Second Avenue the other day.
when along came two young Buffalo
Bills. They had lassos made of stolen
clothes-lines, and they had been prac-
ticing on every hitching post for half a
mile around. AS soon as they saw that
calf they realized that they had struck
. bonanza. Here was a living, breath
ing thing to practice on, and they lost
no time in going to work on that mag
mary buffalo. As the cali stood stock
still it was no great feat to throw the
nooses over his head. The trouble was
to get them off again. As the slip
knots frightened the calf backed off and
uttered the most doleful bawls, and
he seemed so utterly meek that the
boys climbed the fence to secure their
ropes. The calf backed off until he
had them twenty feet from the fence.
and then sudden change took place
all over him. Down went his head
and up went his tail. and the first bow
hadn't quit rolling over and over when
the second followed after. They got
up to go down again, and the calf had
both of them nicely cornered when a
pedestrian rushed in and turned the
scale.
How did it happene" he asked.
1--WE t-took him for a b-buffalor'
howled one.
"And I'll n-never hunt another ~
sobbed the second. '.I'm going right
home and trade off my bowie-knlfe for
rat-trap, aud if anybody'll buy nv
pistol I'll sell it for half dollar. Mis-
ter, do you think we've been moldully
iniured?''
The pedestrian thought that int ern 81
injuries might possibly ''set in it1 case
they were out much after dar,g, aud
they limped away with white fas go and
fearful eyes.-Detro1 Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-24
A SMART YOUTH.
How Young Man Managed to Establish
a Prosperous Business.

How q Young Man Managed to Establish
Prosperous Business.
Three months ago young man OF
twenty-five and his mother landed in
Detroit from an Eastern State with less
than twenty dollars in money. He had
been promised work, but reached here
to be disappointed. The household
goods were here, and the couple hadn't
enough money to go away on. 1t was,
therefore, decided to rent rooms and re-
main and search for work. The young
man made every effort, but was unsuc-
cessful. His money was nearly gone,
and house rent was coming due again,
when, one evening as he passed up
Grand River Avenue, he heard one lady
say to another, as they stood in front of
bakery:
Dear me! but wish / could get hold
OF some old-fashioned doughnuts such
as mother used to make.
I've said that every day for the last
ten years." replied the other.
The young man followed them home
and made note of street and number.
He then laid out all his money in lard
and flour and carried the goods home
and said to his mother:
THE people of Detroit want old
fashioned doughnuts. You shall make
them and will sell them from house
to house. will start out with the first
batch tomorrow morning."
The doughnuts-four dozen of them
were ready by seven o'clock, and in
half an hour he had sold them and was
back. Next day he sold twelve dozen,
and the next thirty. He had struck a
good thing and he had sense enough to
manage it. He started out to take
orders from house to house, and the
result was astonishing. Two girls had
to be hired to assist the mother, and he
had to hire two boys to help deliver.
He now fills orders for three hundred
dozen doughuuts daily. and the women
have divided up the time so that one is
constantly at work turning out the
goods. Flour is purchased by the bar
rel and lard by the hundred pounds
and the business finds new customers
every day.
There is lesson in this for the hun
dreds of young men who roam about a
city declaring that there is nothing to
do and no way open for them to make
living. They may not all turn dough
nut makers and peddlers. but there are
other fields to be worked, and, if well
worked, must give permanent occupa-
ton and fair profit, Detroit Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-24
EXPENSIVE Fun.

What It COST a Mistress to Burn Her
Servants Letters,
In the employ of one of the wealthiest
ladies of Rochester has been for some
time colored domestic. The girl was
young, and apparently possessed of a
large number of epistolary friends for
nearly every trip the letter carrier
brought her one or more letters. Re-
ceiving so much correspondence excited
the wrath and possibly q feeling OF
jealousy in her mistress, who was irri-
tated beyond endurance at every arrival
of the postman. Finally two letters
came for the domestic and reached the
hands of the lady. who: petulantly
threw them into the stove. The follow
ing day the postman handed another
letter to the girl herself, and told her
that she was receiving a great many
letters.
mot so many" she replied. 'sThis
is the first one / have received in q
week"
The letter-carrier asserted that he
brought two only the day before. The
girl went to her mistress and demanded
an explanation. The lady said: '.Yes,
l did get two letters for you, but /
threw them into the stove. You are
receiving altogether too many letters
lately"
And she told the story to her hus-
band at night as q good joke. The
latter looked grave when the girl
threatened to bring suit and the up
shot of the whole matter is that the
girl has been paid an even two thousand
to keep the case out of the courts.
The mistress now has new girl, but
the old one doesn't care. May be she
viii go to Europe. Rochester Democrat.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-24
NUMBER ~.
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The Macon telegraph claims that
Georgia chartered, built and conducted
the first female college in the world.
"A lady was once asked why she
came so early to church. Because"
said she, ait is part of my religion
never to disturb the religion of others
Learning is not education. Half
of all the fools in the world are ''edu-
Gated" Learning gives the means of
acquiring that which, correctly used,
enlightens the mind.-N. ?. Ifadepend.
ent.
AN original form of revenge in q
church quarrel was that adopted re-
Gently by disaffected member of a
Baptist church on Staten Island, who
procured an augur and bored hole in
the baptistry, thus rendering it
"broken cistern which would not hold
water. IN Y. Times.
The daughters of President Bascom
of Wisconsin University, of DR.. Cyrus
Hamlin, late President of Middlebury
College, Vermont, and of DIR. Lyman
Abbott, editor of the Christian Usion,
have all gone to the Hampton (Va.)
school to teach the colored people and
Indians.
The Jewish Mission which has been
faithfully carried ON for four years past
in New York City, has borne fruit in a
Hebrew Christian Church, over which
the Rev. Jacob Freshman has Just been
ordained pastor. The church ID
evangelical but undenominational. Its
new edifice, the first for such purposes
ever erected on this side of the Allan
tio was dedicated recently.-M T.
Tribune.
i'm preaching . charity sermon
Rev. Sydney Smith frequently repeated
the assertion that of all nations.
Englishmen were most distinguished
for generosity and the love Of their
species. The collection happened to be
inferior to his expectations and he said
that he had evidently made a great
mistake, for that his expression should
have been that they were distinguished
for the love of their specie.
AT the late Northfield Mass con-
vention, over which D. L. Moody pre-
sided, an appeal was issued in which a
great council of evangelical believers is
recommended to consider the wonder
workings of Gods providence and grace
in mission fields. and how fields now
unoccupied may be insured from furth-
er neglect, and to arrange and adjust
the work so as to prevent needless
waste and fiction among workmen."
in the eight principal Southern
States Virginia to Louisiana - the
Methodists and the Baptists together
have very nearly monopoly Of church
membership. In Alabama and Misss-
sippi the members of these two sects
constitute 95 per cent. of the total
church-membership; in Georgia, "a per
cent. in Florida, SO; in South Carolina
81; in Louisiana, go; in North Carolina,
86; in Virginia. s1.-C Christian UsioR
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-24
Concerning Wedding Presents.

al am getting tired of this, /" said an
Englewood citizen; 81 like to be cour-
teous to neighbors and don't mind help
ing young married couple to a lift,
but / guess I'll quit. Here is an invita-
ton to another wedding. OF course it
will be very swell. Hundreds of people
who barely know the couple will attend
and carry gifts just because it is to be a
fashionable event and they like to have
their names in the papers. Twice
within the last year | have gone to
jewelry or furnishing stores kept by ac-
quaintances of mine and there found
for sale articles which my wife or | had
given the proprietors at their weddings.
OF course they were the duplicates. and
no household needs twenty-three pickle
dishes or nineteen spoon-holders. but
guess won't go to any more weddings
outside of my own family. don't OBJ
iect to helping set young couple up in
their house, but draw the line in set
ting them up in business. ~ Chicago
Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-24
HEART AND HEAD.

YIoyed her in the early spring,
when buebirds mate and robins sing;
nv heart cried haste. oh, speak make haste
Nv head made answer. haste is waste!
Idropped the corn, l sowed the wheat,
THE summer came with blossoms sweet:
And all the time my heart cried haste,
And head made answer, haste is waste!
7 stacked the grain, sheared the sheep,
reasoned that my love would keep;
NV hearts loud cry of haste, oh, hasteI
Was sileneed still by haste makes wastei
The ground is covered DER with snow,
Another wed her weeks ago!-
Ny mocking heart cries haste, make haste
And mocking head, oh. haste makes waste
Jennie e. D0lCe, in Centlsry
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-24
A ooIored Mans Hint.

Colonel Witherspoon, Of Austin, is a
very close man. Not long since he lost
his pocket-book containing large sum
of money. It was found by poor, old,
but honest negro, who asked:
SIS dis heah de portmania yer lostP"
why, yes. I'm thousand times
obliged to you"
Thank you, boss. You is welcome.
And if ever yen lose your pocket book,
and should happen to find it I'll give
it back to you; and it shan't cost you q
cent unless you want to reward me for
my honesty. "-TeTGs Siftsegs.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-24

sir!" with a flashing but somewhat
fearful eye and sweeping courtesy.
"Well "a silence; then; ''Woman is
fearfully, and -"
"Unfathomable. dear Eugene, un-
fathomable!'' briskly; then coming
nearer, dropping her head on his
shoulder, and raising her eyes as girls
can. she whispered: 1T a0as wrong.
and am dreGdfttlty ashamed, but are
you sorryP''
"Never! never" But before these
ungrammatically impetuous young peo-
pie we will second time kindly draw
the curtain. - Chicago Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-12-24

How speedily the gospel can ele-
vate those who, though born in the
midst of paganism. have been in early
life separated from its infiueneesi Here
is a sentence written by girl of
eighteen, whose parents, at the time Of
her birth. had probably never heard Of
. Christian preacher II wish" she
says, ito be diligent in study. high IN
virtue, and deep in faith, bearing the
Christian charity and meekness as my
ornaments and striving ever to labor as
a faithful maid servant for his honor
and glory. - Missionary Herald.