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St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-18
MIR. Cleveland and the COlored
Men,

resident Cleveland, in an interview
MlSu one OF the colored members of the
ttthuopendent II party yesterday. discussed
Che relations of the DEMOCRATS To the
negro. Some of the Questions which
tne PRESIDENT asked were not withont
slgnlhcance. He inquired what the af.
IocG would be it white man should he
puI Ia position now held by a cOloref
man. ana a colOred man put in a nlace
low Illled by white man. The Presi-
ueht's thoughts seemed to be upon the
Two important positions in the District
now heId by colOred men the Register
OF Cue treasury by Mr.. Bruce, and Re-
GI G0f0er OF Deeds by Fred Douglass.
Inc PRESIDENT said that he hoped that
S cue position OF the colored man in the
0ouIn would be improved under his
AotntlnlsCratIon. He believed that A
polll!Cai @ dIvlsl0n among the cOlored
tllen u ~ III & tle North would be of advantage
always be along the color line. He said
that the time had come when he thon@ht 5si
It possible that all political distinctions
between the white and colored men
shouid be abandoned, and he honed |
Ehat his Administration would contrib |
ate 70 that end. There are four prOmi-
lehC RepuOlIcan colOred men in Office
NJ. Bruce, Register of the Treasury
VT. v douglass, Recorder of Deeds in
MS District; Mr.. Langston, Minister to
1!ayh.; and Mr.. Smythe, Minister to
liberia. There are two prominent
)emocratic colored men-Peter Clark.
t Cincinnati, and Mr. Matthews, of the
Abany On. " PbalGnc-well-knoWn
Q the President and Secretary Man
Ing, who seek important places. while
ne two Independent colored men, Mr.,
NTH, OF Bloomington, Ill, and Geo
:. Downing, Of Newport, r. T., are also
ooked for place. 1t is possible thab 7
10 tour Republican colored men now
once will be removed, and the
'ur last-named he appointed to their
ashlngton Dispatch to New
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-18
Some Rich Cincinnati Negroes.

Cincinnati has some very rich colored
men. There was a eolored furniture
dealer there, q few years ago, who could
get his check cashed for 100000 anv
day of the week. He was Kentucky
slave who begun bis fortune at 81 a day
In carting about furniture. He made a
patent bed, and the first bed Judge
Taft, our present minister to Russia.
slept in after he was married, he once
told me, was one of this mans patent
beds. Robert Gordon, the very wealthy
cOlored man who died in Cincinnati
lately, was also slave. He began as a
coal-carter. He saved his money, and
started little corner coal market. This
increased, and he soon had his carts GO
ing all over Cincinnati. One cold win
ter ne got up a corner on coal and made
a big thing out of it. He bought fine
residence on Walnut Hills, and at the
time OF his death he owned thirty good
houses. Some Of the finest people in
Cincinnati are living in them to-day.
This man Gordon was very black. One
day, just before the big rise in govern
ment bonds, he came into a Cincinnati
bank and asked the cashier, who did
not know him, if he had any bonds to
.ell. The cashier replied, "Yes.n Cor
Ion then asked him if he had many, as
le wanted to make big purchase. The
cashier replied Plenty "Well,n re-
ponded Mr.. Gordon, Il will take $780, |
100, = and with that, TO the mans sur
rise, he began to write out check. |
| he cashier looked at tie negro as if he
hought he was crazy, and, slipping into
ne presidents room, told him the story. |
he president of the bank looked out
nd said: "Oh, that ia Robert Gordon I I
live him the bonds. His check is good
or three times that amount.-W ashing-
on Cor. New York Mail and Express. !
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-18

FoR SALE Or RENT.
aa, P9PERIY t6a built for hotel and furnished.
80 1g-oA a. L. GARLAND
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-18

Won't be heard from-"Yes. nv
friends, yes - he thundered, as he way-
ed his arms around and grew red in the
face. "These railroads are the leeches
OF the land They are sucking the life
blood of industry If elected to the
Legislaturee, my first. and last, and
greatest effort shall be directed to put
ting the harness on this rampant racer
OF monopoly Y He was elected. He
started for the capital, and q crowd was
at the depot to cheer him off. Yes, my
friends, we will humble this monopoly i"
ne SAD from the rear platform and af-
5er taxing seat in the car he got his
railroad pass ready to show to the CON
Street News.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-18
FOR RENT.

The residence known as the Mparsanaoo 90 -
sltuaGed IN Opsfousas, at the south end Of 1sonry
street. For particulars, apply to = oo'h
Jah14-I. j. W. JACKSON.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-18
NOTICE.

LAND OFFICE at New Orleans. La..3
March 18th, 1886
Notice is hereby given that the followinr~
named settler has filed hotice of his Intention
to make final proof in support of his claim. ana
that sal0 proof will be made before the In1pe
or or Clerk OF Court at Opelousas, La, on the
LOUIS HENRY.
Homestead Entry No. 5441, for the WIS
and " n Ed Sec. 81, Tp 10 R2 W. southwesE
District of Louisiana. " 00s
!, He names the following witness to prove
ms conGnuons residence upon and cultivation
Andrew Henry, onibe Henry. Edvat
Ben1rs M and Jno. M. Smith, of St. Landry parish
G. B. DARRALL.
n8fcn zA-oS Register
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-18
NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE, at New orlean

LAND OFFICE, at New Orleans, La. ,
March 31st, 1884.
Notlce IS hereby given that the following
70 TON make final proof in support of his claim and
tllaT u SAID proof will be made before the TnCiae
Ur 1e+6 6l9ak 9 OF Court at Opeousas, La, on tie
ONAZE DUPUY.
1omestead Entry No. 5455, for the f E4of SEE
OF st. Landry ~ W. parish
b ne e. names the following witnesses to prsve
fs Of seid residence upon and cultivation
nia,1l1t Andrew NV Henry, Duplex Landry, joseph A.
DhpI'y io ana Louis Henry, all of St. Landry mar
anvil 4-K+ G. B. .DARRALL,
- ~ Register
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-18
NOTICE !!

LAND OFFICE, at New Orleans. La. )
March 4th, 1885. {
Notice is hereby given that the following
named ma settler has filed notice of his intentions
that said proof win be made before the T,,dro 1n
Or or Clerk of Court at Opelousas La. on t6e
25th day of April 1885, viz: -1s''' '-4 'AA0
ANDREW HENRY,
Homestead No $3.50 for the south west cror+o,.
OF section ST township 10 south range west. .A
], he names the following witnesses to nrove4
ms continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said, land, viz: 1'A0AA
Adrlen Leblanc, Joseph d. Tst, Joseph Miller
and duplex Landry all of st. Landry parish. La
G. B. DARRALL,
nhon '-oG Register.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-18

will, for moderate compensation, under.
TAX = take = the prosecution of their respective
disrant dis % tn, me lands they occupy before the
1ent' 2. Z. LEWIS,
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-18
NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE, at New Orleans, La.

LAND OFFICE, at New Orleans. La. ,
Notice ), ,oa,, March 21st, 1885.
named M settler has filed notice of his intemtinr
70 70 maze 1lnal proof In support of his claim. and
IL, onaE a. SAD proof will be made before the Judge
18th day of May, 1885, viz: 11'' on 'no
BERNARD HENRY.
Homestead Entry No 1902, for the nortb,,,o,4
ana'th arreiEollal quarter OF section 70 township
,,;s ne names the following Witnesses to prove
OF said land, viz: va s4Al0 lClS"tloh
g Grin Elliott, Landry Henry, Oscar Campbel1
ish anu benjamin Henry, all of st. Landry par
C. B. DARRALL,
- 4o-'o Register.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-18
NUMBER Is.
FOTECE.
LAND OFFICE, at New orlaan

LAND OFFICE, at New Orleans La.
No+ioo is 1,.o, March 3Oth, 1884
named settler has filed notice of his 1;2toWthg
tp4 70 MAKE Ri nal proof in support of his claim and
o oF Gan1 sag proof pr will be made before the judge
10Th Eferk da1s % OF Court at opelousas La, on the
EUGENE LAYER CINE,
who made Homestead Entry No sAae son 4r,os
st. Landry parish, La. IL D ~
hi ne names the following witnesses to prove
Of, said land, viz: -i' ''N0 ouiUlVStion
:, Alexander Doucet, Alexander Latiolais. Tn
~ sttS Doncet and Alexander Boudreaux, all of
april 4-5t pads;s,+
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-18

RNpQ Send to Chicago, Ill, for sample OF
Ol1A1kJAAHH4A = ASACAN BEE JOURNAL
Monthly, 81 a year. Weekly, S2s
St. Landry democrat., 1885-04-18

A man out in Miles City, M. r., hay-
ing Q balky mare, put dynamite
cartridge under her and blew her m,
The fend was promptly arrested on the
charge bf being q fly buster. r.-Ex.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
Keeping Plants Clean

The same conditions OF better
weather and increased sunshine that
help the pot plants TO put new vigor
Just now also favcr the increase of
insects upon them. The greatest
trouble from these comes 10 those
growers who fail 10 observe the
Stitch in time saves nine Let II
always be taken for granted that
insects viii certainly put in an ap-
pearanee on the plants. Then do
not wait until hundreds show up
before commencing the fight With
eyes open look over the plants often
and crush everyone that appears.
Should they for any reason gain an
advantage and before YOU know II
be present in large numbers. take
the plants 10 the sink or bath-tub
and wash them with warm soapy
water. afferward rinsing the plants
with clear water. This IL a good
course TO pursue once week vheth-
er any insects are present or not
Faithfully followed up, and no green
iy, spider or scale viii ever be seen.
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Mo.cow's Famous Cssadei.

had heard and read q great deal
about the kremlin, writes John l.
Stoddard, but ! had 10 distinct idea
OF what il was Ike until ! saw IL
i had no idea OF lis vast extent;
that within its walls were palaces,
churches, mouasteries and arsenais.
The walls surrounding ali these
structures are Of vast extent height
and thickness. At frequent inter
walls are watch towers Of fanciful
design. and the battlements are al
loopholed for tAs discharge of mis-
lsiies. Inside the Red square, so
called from the thousands Of Judi
cial murders there committed, and
in the center Of il Is a group Of stat
uary called "The Prince and Mou-
pk-" There are many entrances
10 the kremiin, but the prinei-
pal one - the Redeemer gate,
which IS considered holy place,
on account Of a certain famous stat
ue which finds lodging in one is
inches When passing through
this portal every one Is supposed 70
take of his hat The Convent of
Ascension l. 8 strange freak Of arch
iteetural fancy, but beautiful wItlal.
Near to this Is where the holy oil Is
manufactured, with which all Rus
sian children are baptised. Around
the arsenal are hrndreds of cannon
taken from the French. and there I
saw that immense piece Of ordnance
called the King OF Cannon. but
which, ike the King OF Bells, also
in the kremlin. Is 1T foT nothing
but show. The Ivan tower and the
cathedral, with lis numberless cost
ly thrones, are both monuments of
human skill Il is IN this cathedral
that the czsrs Of Russia crown them
selves, no other than their own
hands being considered fit for the
holy Office The place, which has
an unpretentious appearance out
side, being coated with stueco, Is of
great extent 1t contains the ST.
Georges hail and suites Of apart
menis for the guests OF royalty.
The throne Of the cLar was shown
me. and as / stood looking at II l
almost trembled as / thought Of the
undlsputed sway, of the limitless
power OF life and death over a hun
dred millions Of people which he
who had occupied il few days be-
fore held.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
The Liquor Traffic in Montreal.

The liquor men have taken fright
even in Montreal. They say that
If there was a Scott act contest
under present conditions the law
would certainly pass. We would
ike to believe them. If We did,
they would not be long waiting for
the consummation. But We shall
not need to begin tie war. The
liquor men themselves are tax
ing the necessary steps to educate
the city on TIE subject. The have
determined to let 10 alderman be
elected who does not distinctly IA
vor the liquor traffic. This viii
clearly be the Inauguration OF the
campaign. The liquor men may be
trusted TO be true 70 their cause. As
soon as any candidate gets the sup
port Of victualler We are TO under
stand that be Is an advocate Of the
traffic and an enemy OF humanity.
Montreal HTtaess.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
Scratches In Horses

This complaint often occurs IN an
imals whose blood Is impure, and
Is much more frequent in Fall and
Spring than at other seasons For
az internal remedy, to three-fourths
Of a pound Of sulphur add one
fourth Of a pound Of saltpetre and
mix thoroughly. Give q tablespoon
ful in the feed every night for 3
week then every other night for
another week Wash The leg affect
ed with scratches with carbolic soap
suds. or, If that Is not conveniently
obtained, use CASTLE soap and add
two tablespoOnfuls Of csrbolic acid
crystals 70 each gallon of water.
Rub dry with soft cloths afier bath
ing, so Is to avoid taking cold, which
would aggravate the difficulty. If
there IS much heat and swelling in
the leg, take one pint Of good cider
vinegar, half pint Of alcohol and
two ounces OF pulverized blue Wit
roll Put into bottle and let the
vitrol dissolve. Shake thoroughly,
then with q sponge wet with he
mixture spst lightly he affected
part. being careful to wet thorough
ly all the sores morning and night
This viii help reduce the infama-
ton and cause the sores 70 heal
Should the skin be dry and covered
with scruf after the sores have heal
ed, add 70 bottle containing SIX
ounces Of glycerine one ounce OF
carbolic acid in crystals, and when
thoroughly mixed by shaking apply
a light coating once q day, washing
il of every lev days with carbolic
soapsuds or CASTLE soapsuds with
carboIic acid added. Be careful
not to hare the animal stand where
a cold drzught Of air viii come IN
contact with his heels, also be par
ticularly careful to remove al void
ings as soon as dropped One-fourth
Of tablespoonful Of cayenne pepper
two or three times . week, given in
. bucket of water, or at night In
feed, viii have . beneficial effect. as
it serves to promote digestion.
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
The Trouble IN Europe.

The substance OF the Afghan
question reduces itself to this: There
is a debatAble land on the North
western frontier of Afghanistan.
England and Russia have agreed to
send joint committee 70 draw 8
frontier line through this debatable
country. The Afghsns, without
waiting for the commission, occu-
pied a part Of it The Russians re-
ciprocated by occupying another
part of IL This Is the real history
OF the Afghan difficulty" 1t is
very probable, however, that the
Russians viii be more stiff about
the frontier. now that they know
that England has to send nearly al
her army to quarrel with a Prophet
in Ethiopia But whose fault is
this? Great Britain should have
kept her breath TO cool her own por.
ridge in India, instead of allowing
herself 70 be involved in this Ethi-
opian muddle. She has herself TO
thank for Russia showing her teeth
in the vicinity of India, and for
Germany roaming about the earth
to snap up few unconsidered trifes
in Australasia, Polynesia and AZ
rica.
Napoleon laid If down as doc.
trine after his Egyptian experiences
that il is contrary to all rules OF war
TO fight against q desert Yet this
Is precisely what the English are
doing. We know of commanders
having made expeditions into des-
ert, being overwhelmed by enemies
ID the desert, and retreating out OF
q desert; but the notion Of establish
ing a camp IN an African desert dur
ing summer never before entered
the mind of man.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13

PoTTsvILLE, Msy a. Shortly
after s O'Clock this evening two men
were seen by a woman living in the
neighborhood to deposit something
undera double frame house on South
Second street, in the surburbs of this
city, and hastily depart In few
minutes q violent explosion occurred
blowing out the foundation cf the
house, tumbling down the plaster
and scattering the furniture about
The house is occupied by sixteen
Hungarian laborers, the wives Of
two Of them and several children.
Althoath terribly frightened, none
we're seriously injured. There is no
clue to the perpetrators OF the ont
rage, which was evidenflv inspired
By murderous purpose.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
Russian Stoves

The Russians eontrive their close
stoves on a comfortable principle.
Earthernware ard briekvork are
largely used. instead OF metal. as q
means OF making the heat less in
tense near the stove, and Of keeping
up 3 reservoir OF heat after the fire
Is extinguished. The stove Is built
in q massive style, and consists Of a
series OF chambers, Of which the
lowest serve as fireplace, and the up
per ones as aues; anG being COM
posed almost entirely of brick and
porcelain. the outer surface remains
al q moderate temperature for
very long period.
Within the better kind of the
great houses Of Russia, not q breath
OF cold il experienced The stove.
which beat the rooms are frequent
ly ornamented, being built in tower
Ike shapes, story over story, OF
pure white porcelain, in various
graceful architectural mouldings.
In houses Of less display, these
stoves are merely a projection IN the
wall, eolored and corniced IL the
same style as the apartment.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
Four Great Generals


The four greatest generals produc-
Cd By the great civil war on the Ma
ti0nal side, were Grant, Mcpherson,
Sherman and Sheridan One Of the
most pleasant memories OF Amer
can history i, and viii forever be,
the fact that between these four
great commanders there was never
the shadow OF jealousy or envy. 1t
Is the highes. honor that Grant ever
received from mems Judgment or
admiration that these three able cap
tains all willingly and always looked
up 70 him rs their superior. Nc
Pherson fel IN battle before the
splendor OF his abilities could attract
the worlds attention. but In his
death Grant, IS he declared, lost one
Of the greatest-perhaps the very
greatest-of his heutenants. Sheri-
dan, as in night of bis Irish blood,
had the iercest spirit in battle ;
Sherman the greatest invention ID
council, while MCPHERSON could
fight with the one and plan with the
other, but they al admitted, be-
cause they knew and felt, that the
SILENT gray-eyed man " was greater
than they.
Why" l asked General Sher-
man once, . did you and Sheridan
always acknowledge Grant TO be
your leader ?"
Because, he responded In his
quick, idiomatic manner, while |
could map out dozen plans Ter =
campaign, every one Of which Sher-
idan would swear ne could fight out
70 victory, neither he nor / could
tel which Of the plans was the best
one; but Grant, who simply sat Ind
listened and smoked while We had
been talking over the maps, would
81 the end of our talking tel Us
which was the best plan, and II
dozen or TWO words the reason OF
his decision, and then il would al
be so clear to Us that he was right
that Sheridan and ! would look st
each other and wonder why we
hadn't seen the advantage Of Il our
selves.
~Itell you, be continued, after a
moments pause, Grant Is not ap-
preciated yet. The critics Of Europe
are too ignorant Of American geogTa-
ply TO appreciate the conditions Of
MS campaigns. What Is il TO march
an army from Berlin 70 Paris? Look
at the shortness Of the distance.
Look at the multitude of roads
Look at the facilities OF trznsporta-
ton. Consider how many times the
same ground has been fought over
by successive commanders. Is not
every point of vantage known ?
What commander can blunder
where al the conditions lie open TO
his eye? But l have seen Grant
plan campaigns for half q million
troops along a front line OF $500
miles in length, and send them
marching to their objective points
through sections where the survey
or's chain WAS never drawn, and
where the comnissiariat necessities
alone would have broken down any
transportation system of Europe
and three months later | nave seen
those armies standing where be said
they should De, what he planned
and accomplished And I give If as
my military opinion that General
Grant is the greatest commander OF
modern times, and sith him only
three others can stand-Napoleon,
Wellington, and Moltke 7-Hoairs-
al Gazette.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13
A Sensible Man

Would use Kemps Dalsam for
the throat and lungs. Il is curing
more cases Of coughs, colds, asthma,
bronchitis, Group. and all throat and
lnng troubles, than any other medi-
cine. The proprietor has authorized
C. r. Boyd TO refund your money if.
after taking three-fourths OF a bottle.
relief Is not Obtained Price 30 cts-
and 81. Trial size free.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-13

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