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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-05-30
How TO Have Bad schools.


The following rules we think apply
very correctly to some of the school
communities in this country, and the
people of such communities would do
we'll to consider them.
/. Elect the most Ignorant, bigOted,
close-fsted old fogies in the community
for trustees.
2. Employ the cheapest teachers you
can get, regardless of qualification, rep
utatiOn or experience.
3. Find all the faults you can with the
teacher, and tell everybody !; especially
let the pupil hear you.
4. When you hear bad report about
the teacher or school circulate it as fast
as yOn can.
5. Never visit the school or encourage
the teacher.
6. Take good notice of what seems to
go wrong, and tell everybody about it
except the teacher.
z. Never advise your children to be
obedient to the teacher, and when one
is punished rush to the schOol-r0Om be-
fore your passion is cooled, and give
the teaehers hearing i'll the matter in
the presence of the school.
s. Be Indifferent about sending your
children to school regularly.
8. Do not be concerned whether they
have the necessary books.
10. II some of the scholars make a
slow progress blame the teacher for it.
II. Occupy your old tumbled-d0wn
school house as long as you can, and do
not go to the expense to repair it.
12. Do not go to any expense to get
apparatus, improved furniture. etc.
Is. If the teacher or pupils should
complain of an uncomfortable or incon-
venient schoOl-room do not consider it
worthy of notice.
IA. If you furnish fuel at all get the
cheapest you can.
In general, conduct your school on
the cheapest possible plan, and let your
chief concern be to find fault and de-
wise ways of retrenchment.
If these rules are faithfully carried
out yoa are not likely to fail in having
bad school to see poor children grow
up vicious and ignorant, or look back
with bitter censure on their parents
for robbing them of their birthright !;
you will see the morals of your town
and district degenerate, decent, enter
prising people move out, taxes increase,
property diminish in value, and the
whole community on the high road to a
DEVILS paradise. 1t is sure receipt,
and many district in this country has
got the name, ''God-for-saken" by
cheapening and neglecting the schools.
Countryside.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-05-30
The BaptiSts ON Marriage and
Divorce.

At the convention of the Southern
Baptists at Augusta, Ga., May 8, the
following interesting proceedings were
had
Senator Jos. E. Brown appeared be-
fore the body at the afternoon session
and delivered an address on the resO.-
luton which he had introduced, to the
effect that in the opinion of the conven-
ton an act of fornicatiOn committed by
married person is the only cause for
absolute divorce, and that in the opin-
ion of the convention no minister OF the
gospel is authorized by the New Testa-
ment to join parties together when
either one has living wife or a living
husband from whom said party has been
divorced for any other than the cause
aforesaid. Senator Brown insisted that
the sacredness ST the marriage relation
was too little regarded. The doctrine
| of monogamy was laid down by Christ,
and no excuse for dissolving the mar
riage relation should be accepted. 1t
He is law in one case He must be in ths
other.
Noman could put away his wife, save
| for fOrnicatiOn, and man WhG mar
ried when divorced for other cause, was
no better than MormOn:in Utah.. The
| laws OF the United States punished the
latter offense. The law OF the State
| too often sanctioned the former. EOth
are bigamists, and each upon second
! marriage is living in state of adultery
He advised Baptist ministers to, refuse
to marry people who have been divorced
on inadmissible grounds, He called or
Baptist and,all Protestant churches tc
| follow the lead of the Catholic ehUrct
on the eaestion of divorce, and pre-
serve the sanctity of the marriage rela
ton.
Senator Brown gave seme startling
statistics in regard to divorce in New
England, and said that South Carolini
had wiped out alldivorce laws and New
England ideas brought to her by carpe
baggeFs from her statute books. Sena
tor Baown's resolution was Overwhelm
inglg adopted with applause.
i At the night session Of the CONVEX
on divorce. offered by Hon. Joseph T
: Brown, was reconsidered and the reso
Z luton tabled.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-05-30
salt for the Throat.

Ih those days when diseases of the
throat are so universally prevalent, and
in so msny cases fatal, we feel it our
duty to say word in behalf of a most
effectual, if not positive, cure for sore
throat. For many years past, indeed
we may say during the whole of life
of forty years, we have been subject to
a dry hacking cough, which is not only
distressing to ourselves but to our
friends and those with whom we are
brought in contact.
Last fall we were induced to try what
virtue there was in common salt. We
commenced by using it three times a
day-morning, noon and night. We
dissolved large table spoonful of pure
table salt in about half tumblerful of
water, with this we gaCgled our throat
thoroughly just before meal time. The
result has been that during the entire
winter we were not only free from
coughs and colds, but the dry hacking
cough had entirely disappeared. We
attribute these satisfactory results tC
the salt gargle, and most cordially re.
commend a trial of it to those who are
subject to disease of the throat. Many
persons who have not tried the salt gar.
gle are under the impression that It il
unpleasant, but after few days use M
person who loves nice, clean mOntt
and frst-rate sharpeneE of the appe
tite will abandon 1.-THE Household.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-05-30

Peter Whitford, farmer, and his son,
Frank, aged 10 years, were looking af~
ter stray cattle on horseback, within a
few miles Of the most southern point Of
the Great Salt Lake. Frank was ahead
of his father, gazing intently at the
cattle tracks, when he was observed to
suddenly throw his arms in the air, and
his horse plunged as if terror stricken.
Horse and rider sank down in yawn-
ing chasm. The father leaned over the
edge and hearing response to halloa
spiieed his lasso with bride and low
cred it. After great difficulty the son
was rescued. He reports that stream
throwing salt pray near 30 feet wide, il
constantly rushing through this under.
ground way, and it is believed the out.
let Of Great Salt Lake has been discoy
eTe0s
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-05-30

THE MILKMAN's DONKEY.-A CORES
ponent says: "Some forty years ago my
husband spent some months in Spain,
and what he witnessed and heard there
quite revOlutiOnized his opinion OF dom
KEYS. When habitually overloaded,
beaten and half starved they undoubt-
eelv become vicious, obstinate and stu
pid lust as human beings do under
similar treatment. But with the peas
antry of Spain, the jackass is petted
favOrite, almost an inmate of the house
hold. The women and children of the
family feed bin from their hands,. and
talk caressingly to him. He knows
them all, and loves them all. He will
follow his master and come and GO at
his bidding, like faithful dog. He
delights to have the baby placed on his
back, and to walk round with him gent
ly on the green sward.. His intellect
expands in the sunshine OF affection,
and he that is quoted as the stupidest OF
animals becomes sagacious They told
Mr.. Child OF peasant in the nelglboF-
hood, who had for many years carried
milk into the market OF Madrld to- sup
nIy a set of customers. Every morning,
he and his donkey, with paniers we'll
loaded. trndged their accustomed round
| One morning, when he was attacked by
sudden illness, and had no one. to send
with his milk, his wife advised him to
trust the faithful animal to go BY him
! self, since he always knew just where tc
stop. The paniers were accordingly
filled with canisters of milk, and the
priest of the village wrote a request tt
measure their own milk and send bach
tile empty vessels. The donkey wa
| instructed and set out with his load
1 The door-bells in Spain have rop'
| hanging outside the house to which il
aDnended a wooden handle or the hoo
OF some animal. The donkey stoppe'
before the house OF every customer
and after waiting what he deemed
sufficient time, he pulled the rope Wltl
| his mouth. When he had gone tn
/ entire round, he trOtted home with th
empty canisters. He continued to d
i this for several days" ."-Picayune.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-05-30
Grant win Save Them.

Gen. Grant and the. cOlored nurse
Harrison, had a hard time with the
doctors yesterday. DIR. Douglas was
awakened at an early hour by fly
crawling with heavy feet over the win
dow panes, and he continued restless
for some time. Gen. Grant sat by his
side and smoked cigar, while Harrison
gently famed DR.. Shrady with feath-
err. At 7:S0 a. NJ, Gen. Grant issued this
bulletin:
Doctor Shrady coughed twice this
morning. This We regard as bad
sign, and have placed him upon feath-
er bed, SO that If he sneezes the shock
will be broken. DR.. Douglas is cheer
full. He ate toOthpick for breakfast
and intimated to Harrison that he
would like to whistle Sweet Violets.'
He was at once drugged with NOR
phine."
Gen. Grant read the newspapers and
smoked several cigars. Harrison at
tended the physicians and issued this
bulletin upon bis own responsibility at
11:13 a. m.:
"Dr. Douglas is less tractable. A
window being open in the house across
the street he complained of the draught
and Gen. Grant went over and request
ed it to be closed. DR.. Shradv scratch
ed his head at 10:41 and exhibits signs OF
returning health.n
Several letters were received during
the day containing suggestions for the
treatment of the doctors, and some
leading medical authorities were heard
from. DR.. Tanner wrote from Texas
advising diet of pure air and announc-
ing that he would arrive in town TO take
hand in the case some time next fall
if his shoes hold out.
Both doctors woke up at noon and
astonished Gen. Grant by a request tO
be taken for drive. With the perver-
sity of sick man DR.. Douglas insisted
upon team of goats being hired fol
the occasion. He was reasoned out OF
this idea by Gen. Grant. At 2:11 p. M.
the doctors were tenderlv carried down
stairs by Harrison and Gen. Grant and
lifted into carriage which was in wait
ing. People turned to look at them as
| they drove slowly along the main
drive, and small boy irreverently
shouted:
''Look at de skeletons from de dime
museum"
After an hour or two they were con.
veyed back. They showed a decided
| improvement in their condition and the
| General remarked that he would pull
them through if it took all summer
Policeman O'Flannagan told a visitor
| who called at 4:17 p. M, that Douglas
had been given an "anecdote," and the
visitor said that it served him right.
| Things were quiet during the even
ing, and except the noise OF an ambu-
lance driving up to carry away an ex:
hausted reporter, nothing of interest
transpired. At midnight Gen. Grant
went to bed and Harrison hung this
bulletin out of the window with can
die behind it:
''The doctors are now convalescing
They are now arguing upon the ,subjec
of who Discovered Pimples 3 and DR.
Shrady stood up for half minute un'
aided.--N. Y. Journal.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-05-30

"The world moves in spasms,o said
my friend, the banker, first with a
great rush, then with a great rest. Du-
ring the rest thousands have to go
hungry. When hard times comes the
pressure settles on these big buildings
pointing over the city-"Iike the
disc of an hydraulic engine, and it
squeezes the people out like water out
of sponge, or rats out of cellar, and
the poverty stricken ones have to strive.
Why Because in flush times they did
not save. Short-sightedness, improvi-
dence, evil passions-that is what ails
the poor ones in the world. When
was a young man ] had to learn to live
on nothing, and then learned how t.
keep family on $50 month, and VIZ
have lived comfortably and contented'
u too"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-05-30

The Winfield Sentinel says: A lead
ing temperance advocate of our town,
happened to quite an embarrassing ac-
cident not long since. While sitting IN
. large crowd, he accidently let drop
out of his guard pocket, not written
temperance lecture, but small slzeG
flask, commonly known as tlckler.'
explanation Of coming for camphor, etc
was given,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-05-30
PATENTS esBg4 oBBTA5NEID, 55sEI. = and 9s Il 4!

.. s. Patent office attended to for MoDERATE
FEES. Our office is opposite the U. S. Patent
Office, and we can obtain patents in less, time
than those remote from Washington.
Send MODEL OR DRAWING. We advise as
to patentability free of charge; and we make
No Charge Unless We Obtain Patent.
When patent is granted a drawing OF your in"
Yention, with claiTas, yonr name and address,
will be published in the United States Patent
Office Gazette, paper of immense cireulatiOn~
And the only one shat publishes this free.
OF Money Order Div. and to officials Of the y.
S. Patent Office. For circular, advice, termsp
and references to- actual clients in your OWL
State or county, write to
g. "A. SNOW S1 Co..
Opposite Patent Office, Washington, D. G.
nov 24-tf
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-05-30
TO SETTLERS
ON
Railroad Lands.

will, for moderate compensation, under
take the prosecution Of their respective
claims to the lands they occupy, before tno
different land departments Of the Cove Govern
ment. u. L. LIZ"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-05-30
4 RE w 4 Rp
FIFTY $500 DOLLARS

rs OFFERED by the Central st. Landry Pro-
Ill teotive Live Stock Association, for evidence
that will lead to the apprehension and convic~
ton of any person or persons guilty Of stealing
cattle or horses belonging to any member or
said Association. A record of 3he brands OF
members Of the Association may be seen at
the house OF the Secretary, Jl0. NJ. Ware, in
Bellevue, or at the Clerks Office In Opel0usass
JNO. N. WARE. sec.s
JNo. Il. PELToN. Pres't
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-12-04

WOMEN LAWYERS. One of the acts
passed at the late special session of
the Oregon Legislature gave women
entry 10 the legal profession on the
same terms as men. To remove o
doubt that existed in the minds of
the Supreme Judges the bill was in
troduced. Its passage through both
Houses was effected within two
hours-the most rapid transit ever
experienced by bill in the Legisla-
ture OF that State. OF the 80 legis-
lators only IL voted no. 1t was
quite q victory for Mrs. Mary Leon
ard, formerly of Seattle, who made
every exertion to secure its passage.
succeeding fully as indicated. Wo-
men can now practice in all the
courts of California, Oregon and
Washington.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-12-04

IT does not appear that the Presi-
dents policy has disaffected his par
ty SO much as TO affect their voting
strength. 1t is more and more evil
dent that the election Of Cleveland
and the course of his administration
have released many voters North and
South from the fear of Democratic
incompetency or wickedness, upon
which Republican leaders have been
building support for So many years.
With these props knocked out the
Republicans have to face serious
future.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-12-04

1ur Vancouver ind'psnira was
petty loud against The anti Chiuese
aeitatur- al first, aud has discovered
that Il made mistake. as Tar ne tho
popular sentiment - concerned,
which Il acknowledges IN the editor
ial paragraph following pom
inquiry tho fac, IL developed that the
sympW,bios Of the people of this com
muniiy ara latgel, on the slds of the
inIicie men at Tacoma. who forc,d \
the Chinese oui ~ their city This
is q peacesble aud la~ ahli,na CON
munI,y. and vory nany u the people
teslirs thn, Tacoma has violated tho
term. ~ The treaty With Chna, nnl
The United S,s,aa statutes. hut there
are few who really want 90 aoe tho
Tacoma people punishcd !, ls sim.
ply The exhibition II the force oi
public opinion oa the Uh,no'e ques
tiuu. Al our people, without es
cepiion. would like 10 see ,he Chi
nese disappear from our m'd-l, and
could their places he supphei with
white labor at once the Chinese
would starvo ~ leave within few
mouths lsu, under tie pressure Of
the necessity Of the labor given. ours.
like many other communities. IL
obliged 10 pa, up With the evil 81 the
Chiuess presence. Tho opinions oi
the msio'l'y here ara opposed Ia
wis, ,L,a paper he. heretofore oS.
pressed on this subject. 'ul should
Taeoms have 10 stand ios trial IN
this bsllislck We very much fear the
Uoiisd States District Attorney
would here nnd cold comfort. II is
hard for men who liks 10 stand by
the law 10 s.s 4, nulliheJ by public
opinion Ia special localities. but
there seems 10 bs no remedy Tor sucl,
n state of affairs on this coast"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-12-04

JUDGING from their newspaper or
gans the Republicans are worse de
moralized by their recent defeats in
New York and Virginia than they
were by that in last years Presidsn'
tial contest. These fall Q ections
show that Blaine's failure was not an
accident due to temporary causes,
but the result of strong adverse
current of public sentiment. If the
Democrats do not blunder by quar-.
reling among themselves, or adopt
ing reactionary policy, they will
rule the country for twenty years.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-12-04

GoD OR MAMMoN ?-Rev. DIR. Hall
is one Of the wealthiest clergymen
in New York. His head deacon is
Robert Bonner Of the Ledger. DR..
Hall receives salary of $4,000 and
many presents. He is paid $40. 900
year as Chancellor of the Univer-
sity of the City of New York, and
receives $4,000 a year from the
Ledger, for one short article week.
Other literary work brings his an
nual income up to about 500. 900.
Seventeen years ago the doctor
preached in Dublin, Ireland, at o
salary of $4,000 year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-12-04

The Victoria Colonist says that
Judge Dawne, of Alaska, disap-
peared from Sitka, November I'd, and
was not seen afterwards, the super
stition being that he had fed the
country to escape prosecution. The
ALASKAN, printed at Sitka, November
7th and 14th, mentions Judge Dawre
pleasantly, and gives no intimation
OF his mysterious disappearance.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-12-04

COOP ADvIcE.-Keep clear of per.
sonalties in general conversation.
Talk of things, objects, thoughts.
The smaller minds occupy them
selves with personalities. Personal
tiles must sometimes be talked be.
cause we have to learn and find out
q mans characteristics Tor legitimate
objects; but it is to be with confden.
tial persons. Do not needlessly re-
port i'll of others. There are times
we are compelled to say, 81 do not
think Bouncer is q true and honest
man." But when there is no need
to express an opinion; let poor
Bouncer swagger away. Others will
take his measure no doubt, and save
you the trouble of analyzing him
and instructing them. And as far
as possible dwell on the good side of
human beings. There are family
boards wnere q constant process of
depreciating, assigning motives and
cutting up character goes forward.
They are not pleasant places. One
who is healthy does not wish to dine
at q dissecting table. But it is evil
enough in man, God knows I! But it
is not the mission of every young
man and woman to detail and report
it all. Keep the atmosphere as pure
as possible and fragrant with geutle-
ness and charity.-John Hall, d. d.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-12-04

AMONG the immigrants landed at
Castle Garden two weeks ago, was
Nicholas Murcurisnaoglewits from
Russia, dressed in sheepskins and
carrying two pounds OF huge copper
discs for money.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-12-04
An Absolute DedictiOn.

R,asonab'e men discussing q law
which is claimed to be susceptible Of
two or NOR interpretations ever en-
deavor to ascertain the Intention of
thu law making power, Legislature
or Congress-. 1t has been repeated
ly claimed, and as often denied, that,
the act granting certain lands to the
Northern Pacific railroad company
for the construction of a railroad
from the unsalted sea to Puget
Sound, irrevocably devoted the lands
described to the construction of the
proposed railroad. Recently the
New York Sun examined the records
for the purpose of definitely deter
mining what Congress actually in
tended when it passed the Northern
Pacific act twenty.one years ago. 1t
found that the bill to charter the
Northern Pacific company, as re-
ported to the House, containing the
provision "that if the said company
shall make any breach of the provi-
sions or conditions hereof, and allow
the same to continue for upward OF
six months, then, in such case, the
lands hereby granted shall revert
to the United States aud the grant
hereby made shall be null aud void"
Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa, urged the
retention of this penalty; but under
the leadership of Tbaddeus Ste
phens, the Congressional chief of bis
party, the penalty was stricken out,
and the bill as passed provided for
. breach of its provisions, that if
the said company make any breach
of the conditions hereof and allow
the same to continue for upward of
one year, then, in such case, at any
time hereafter, the United States, by
its Congress, may do any and all
acts and Things which may be
needful and necessary to insure a
speedy completion of the said road. "
Thaddeus Stevens insisted that the
road was indispensable TO the in
teerity of the Union and the devel-
opment of the vast wilderness it was
to traverse: and that it's construc-
ton should not be permitted to de-
pend on corporate or personal
ability and endurance, but should
be made certain. first, by an abso-
Lutte and irrevocable dedication to
the work of sufficient quantity OF
the public land; secondly, by reserv-
ing to the Federal Government the
right, in the event of the company'S 3
failure, to take possession of the un-
flushed road and speedily complete
it. Mr.. Stevens and q majority of
the House and almost the entire
Senate refused to permit one word
of forfeiture to be put into the
Northern Pacific Railroad charter.