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St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07
what woman Suffrage May
Result i'm.

Because of the inevitable effect Of
political subsection in degrading the
nature, it is likely that for time wo-
men will vote for men in preference to
women. But the probability is that
the full working viii evolve an irte-
pressible conflict between man and wn-
man, and that female solidity, intense
ty and pertinacity will divide the males
enough to giS1eeWoman the Supremacy.
This isjust TO seS~uassR for her ages of
seclusiOn, and is ne5ss@sgY to educate
her in public affairs. PePpH1.ans in an
unguardeG security man may altssM,e a
breach in this female supremacy, BIZ
the conflict must be irrepressible, for III
Us not in the law of nature that two or
ders OF beings so different in constitu-
tion can be so mated together into one
that sex shall be unknown in politics.
as. r. r. In Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette.
When the "irrepressible conflict is
over, and the men are crowded to the
wall, stiley can go to Paraguay where
the women use them as ornaments
end doll babies,
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07
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St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07

DR.. Guernsey, in an article on faith
cure, in the Medical Times, cites case
in which will power appears to have
successfully supplied the place Of faith.
Among the parishioners of Rev. DR..
Taylor, of New Haven was an invalid
lady, who finally took to her bed, where
she continued to receive her pastors
visits. One bitter cold night she sent
for him to console her dying moments,
and declared herself ready to depart in
peace. IF it is His will" she said, that
[ shall go to hell, can still say, THY
will he done.n The physician who was
present became little impatient.
aWell,r said he, IF that is Gods will,
and both you and your family are re-
conciled to it, do not know that l
ought to object In moment the
woman was on her feet shouting: Il
won't die and won't go to hell y She
afterward enjoyed comfortable health
for many years.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07
Woman Suffrage i'm washing
tom Territory.

Woman suffrage is an .fait 0cconepi in
Washington Territory. The Seattle
correspondent of an exchange gives a
graphic description of the present state
OF affairs. The women have not only
succeeded in getting the right to vote,
but they are using it. They have prac
tically controlled the last city, county
and Congressional elections. Crowds
of petticoated strikers surrounded the
polls, and carriages containing deter
mined looking committee women pa
trOIled the streets hunting up the re-
luctant women voters who were en-
deavoring to evade their duty and con-
veyed them in triumph to the polls.n
And they won a victory, every candi-
date they Endorsed being elected. Now
it is said that no legislator will ever
commit political suicide by Introducing
bill to take away the franchise /; and
no nomination of either party will
hereafter be made without consulting
tile woman vote. Those who think
that women, if given the ballot, would
not take enough interest in politics to
use it, are advised to take a trip to
Washington Territory and undeceiye
themselVes.-To Mail.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07
what MEN need wives For.

1t is not to sweep the house, and
make the bed, and darn the socks, and
cook the meals, chiefly, that a man
wants wife. If this is all he wants,
hired servants can do it cheaper than
wife.
The above is the top part of an arti-
Gle going the rounds of the press the
sentimental part we have left out. Now
if fellow has not the "wherewithr to
hire servants, who is going to do this
house-work that the wife is not to do 7
Why, he must do it, of course none
but brute would expect his wife to do
it. She should do nothing but love and
console, etc.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07
odd Facts frOum Mexico.

When YOU hire a servant in Mexico it
is expected that his or her entire family
will reside with you. The husband of
your cook may be a shoemaker, or a
hackman, or a saloon keeper, but when
his DAVIS duty is done he goes to the
house where his wife is living, sleeps
there, and takes his meals at your TIA
BILE; and the same rule applies to chill
dren. You may hire q chambermaidd,
and board her husband and eleven chill
dren. There is no alternative no eva
sion of the customs of the country.
This system is not so expensive as It
seems, however, for whole family will
sleep in single room, and they don't
need much but corn bread and beans to
eat.
The poems. as all Mexican Indians are
called, make e1cellcct servants. They
are respectful, obedient, perfectly h0n-
est, neat and obey instructions implicit
". Like the Chinese, they learn by inn
itation, and seldom need more than one
lesson, doing the same thing over and
over in the same way until they are told
to stop.
The Mexican stage coach always has
two drivers-one to hold the feiDs and
the other to do the whipping. The lat
ter carries bag of stones to throw at
the leaders.
The postal system is very primitive.
After the arrival of every mail Il clerk
writes tbs names of those persons for
whom there are letters on big sheet,
which is posted up outside the delivery
window. 1t saves the postmaster from
answering questions.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07

How PROHIBITION HAS RUINED KAN
sAs.-It has closed every distillery,
nearly all of the thirty two breWeries
that thrived under the old license sys-
TEN, and is ranidly driving every saloon
from the States The State has gained
100000 in @op11Ss Qn and increased
a9pout S5O,000,000 taxable wealth.
she has 1000 school uses, and the re-
sources of her psHasanent school fund
Teal about $12soUO,O 600. The people OF
lsra9~sa are inEavor OF more bread and
lesqs 6 SSI.y6r more churches, school
house,, ana an Comfortable houses, and no
saloons The Worker.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07

A New Jersey woman has proposed in
the Boston WOman's Journal polite
modification of woman's demand for
acknowledgements, by limiting it for the
PRESENT. to a demand that only good
womensshall be made voters, the line
between good and bad to be drawn by
an official body. She argues that this
would not only disarm male opposition,
but that voting without regard to char
acter and intelliffence has gone too far
already, and that women themselves do
not think that all women should be
allowed to vote.-States.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07

A care ful estimate places the number
of unen8Dloyed Workingmen in Cincln-
natl at oSer %, 900, possibly 10000. The
wOrkhouscjs filled to oyertiowiDg. The
charities aid the charitable are oyer
taxed. -T,-ps
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07

On Tuesday night last week, in the
town of Plaquemine, some one entered
the residence of Mrs. Cole, widow of
Judge j. L. Cole, once Associate Justice
OF the Supreme Court, choked her to
death and robbed her of her diamonds
and jewelry.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07

six mouths ago the American Agriculturls1
entered upon q new career of prosperity
and to-day it is far superior To any similar pc
liodieal ever produced in this or any Other
contly. Richer in editorial strength richer
in enSrayings printed on finer paper, and
presenting in every issue 100 columns Of origi
nal reading matter from the ablest writers and
nearly 100 illustrations. DR.. George Thurbera
for nearly quarter OF century the edltof-lh,
Harris, Byron D. Halsted, Col. III. Z. Weld, and
Andrew S. Fuller, the other long time editors,
together with the other writers VINO nave
made the American Agricultuust what It Is To-
day are still at their posts.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07

Some people eat snails, and say they
are very good /; but a new use has been
found for them-they are mashed in
milk and boiled, and the mass is all pure
cream. A retired milkman says SO he
probably made the discovery and pracv
ticed it before he retired.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07

O'Donovan Rosa, editor Of the Unit-
ed Irishman newspaper, was shot in the
back, in New York, last Monday, by
Mrs. YseuIt Dudley, an English woman.
The ball lodged near the shoulder
sblade. He is recovering.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07
FOR RENT.

The residence known as the Parsonage
situated in Opelousas, at the south end of COur
street. For particulars, apply to -
.jan24-tf. w, JACksON.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07

IL the town of Lake Chales depends
upon "stockraising fruit growing and
varied agricultural resources" for a
boom, it will have to wait some time.
Without the lumber business there
would not be much commercial life in
Lake Charles. The City Item may not
know that Lake Charles is not Calca-
sieu parish because New Orleans fills
up the parish of Orleans, it must not be
inferred that Lake Charles takes in all
Of Calcasieu. Sugar Town in Calca-
sieu parish, is only sixty miles from
Lake Charles.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07
OPELoUsAs :
saturday, February =, rss5.

There is a good deal of book and
newspaper farming going on, but the
actual tillers of the soil keep on doing
as their daddies did before them.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07
FOR RENT !!

EHNHE Lalanne Property, ON the corner OF
IL Court and North streets, Opel0nsas, en-
bracing store house and rooms for residence.
Apply to D. LALAHNE,
dec20tf Washington, La,
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07
Barber Shop.

Bellevue Street, bet. Court and Main,
OPELoUsAs, LA.
A FIRST CLASS Barber Shop with all the
IA Improved appurtenances. toilet articles,
etc, viii be kept open and in operation during
the usual business hours. Mr.. d. is determined
not to be eXcelled, guaranteeing
Good Work or mo- Money.
july %
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07
.OPELOUSAS FEMALE INSTITUTE,
Opelousas, st. Landry Par. La.

THyEHES INSTITUTION will resume ttu-
ties Monday, September Sd, 1888, under fhe
immediate SUPERVISION of Mrs. NJ. M. Hayes
and Mrs NJ A. Davis, with competent assist
ants. The scolastic year consists of forty
weeks. .,
Preparatory Department, per months y 90 90
Music. with use of piano 8" . 90
Boarding, including washing, lights
and fuel. per month .-.---.---.-s 10 w
Embroidery, wax flowers, painting,
drawing each, extra. TO on
Incidental w
DISCIPLINE.
The government OF this school, Is strlct put
parental, no hard tasks or restrictions are lil-
nosed but every student mast comply with the
rules and must prepare up to tile measure OF
her ability, the lessons assigned.
Our course of study and mode OF instruction
are designed to train the mind to the habits OF
correct thinking and thorough investigation.
No student will be allowed to enter lnghef
classes without thorough preparation. Parents
and guardians may rest assured that the man.
ners health and morals of their children and
wards shall receive due attention.
No deduction for absence, unless IN case OF
protracted illness. The location OF this town Is
healthfnl and easy of access. The boarding
depar*'nemt is under the immediate charge ol
Mrs. Hayes. BoardeIs will provide themselves
with blankets and towels.
For particulars, address
MRS NJ. NJ HAYES,
| iuly IS Principal.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07
FOR S.aLE OR FeEJV'T.

A PIECE of property in Opelousas, near the
"A Morgan r. R., consisting OF several vacant
lots very eligible for building purposes, and OF
q lot Of ground with large dwelling house
near Dr. V. Boagnis. Sold or rented sepa-
rately. Terms Easy, II. L. GARLAND,
dec G-3m Agent,
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07
SALE OR RENT.

A PROPERTY built for a hotel and furnished,
dee 20-3n II, +, GARLAND,
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07


The present parish tax of West Fell
ciana amounts to only s mills, for the
parish and Q for school purposes, being
4 mills below the Constitutional limit,
and the police jury are canvassing the
prOpriety of a further reduction of
mills on the parish tax and 2 for public
education,- the financial condition Of
the parish being such as to justify this
action. In the last eight years West
Feliciana has paid debt of $32, 900 left
upon her people by Republican rulers.
A Democratic administration has in
this time paid the parish debt and now
run the parish on cash basis, with a
steady decrease in the rate of taxation ;
and the Sentinel closes review of the
financial status of the parish thus
Here in west Feliciana is demonstrated
the benefits of an honest administra-
ton of public affairs and the names OF
our parish Legislators should live in the
memory of our people as reformers and
friends of honest government."-Clin
Watchman.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07
A contemporary who has evidentl.

4 contemporary who has evidently
sheen there" says:
The first thing to be done in any pri-
vate or public charity movement is to
beat the newspapers to the extent of
making them advertise the scheme free.
After the show is over the beats will ask
the same papers to publish free a card
thanking the beats for their work in
the cause.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-02-07
Half a Century
WHAT ITIs TO-DAY.

Career of this recognized leading agricultnr
i.,r,n ,I IL of the world.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-23
Public Sympathy for Oriminals.


1t not unfrequently happens that
the purest emotions Of human passion
are directly responsible for the most
deplorable results. A striking and
not uncommon example Of this Is
CURLY presented by Gov. Ireland:
LET man commit helnous crime"
says he, land the world looks upon
him with horror until condemned at
the hands of the law, when he at once
becomes an object of public sympathy
and compassion of the most exagger-
ated type" The relations of the gov
ernor to the pententiary question
may possibly lead him to refiec-
tions cynical in their nature, and yet
IL cannot be denied that there ia vast
ly more ground than there should be
for the remark quoted. Indeed, it
may be questioned whether IL does
not stop short of the whole truth, TOR
while In severe cases public sentiment
pushes the criminal to just punish
ment, instances are much more COM
mon where public sympathy defeats
the ends OF positive justice in the
sentence Of the law AS well M in its
execution. 1t is extremely difficult to
look beyond the criminal to his
crimes, and II in himself or in the cir
cumstances there be the slightest de-
mand for sympathy 1t Is generally
melted out in homeopathic doses.
While the sentiment Is not one
to be discouraged 1t should be trained
to seek the proper channels, and not
waste itself upon hardened and un.
worthy objects. The punishment of
crime Is duty which society owes to
itself from every consideration looking
to its well-being, To the extent which
1t In disregarded must the social fabric
suffer. Leniency extended to one
offender may imperil hundreds who
are guiltless. There Ia, there can be,
no safety beyond full enforcement OF
the law, no matter how rigid 1t may
appear, and insidious infractlons
while they may seem entirely harm.
lees at first, are but the precursors tc
dangerous neglect and tolerance Of
crime.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-23

keeping, extending over a series OF
years and involving the handling of
hundreds of millions Of dollars, has
been commented on as extraordinary,
and no doubt II is. Few people, how
ever, thought Of the magnitude of the
task OF those who counted the money
In the treasury.
Some idea OF what is involved in q
treasury count may be gained by q
mere statement Of the vast sums Of
money handled. The specie handled
aggregated nearly $4,000, 900, about
nine million silver dollars and half
million minor silver coins, and 81, $780,
600 In gold. The silver ,coin weighed
about go tons, and the gold
coin four and half tons. The silver
was sufficient to have loaded train Of
fifteen freight cars of $4,000 pounds
each. Counting this immense mass Of
silver at the rate Of two dollars per
second, and working ten hours day,
would require the constant labor Of
one man for 1872 days, or almost half a
year, .omitting. Sundays.
But these sums are unimportant
compared with the tremendous amount
Of paper money and certificates. The
paper money and securities handled
embraced a reserve fund of near
ly $l64, 100000, made up Of $751;
10000 in United States notes,
Sl04, 100000 in gold certificates,
and about $29,0O0,000 in silver
certificates; also interest checks
and coupons aggregating 100000,
unissued clearinghouse certificates
amounting to S55 100000 and bonds
and COUPONS amounting to $345, 600 :
900, total of $572, 100000. Much of
this is in bills of large denominations,
and of course the amount, to be ham
died does mot correspond with the
sum represented in dollars, but the
counting of 1t is an overwhelming and
delicate task, and shows how big the
fiscal.part of Uncle Sans business has
grown,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-23
AURORA.
Seven-Day Adventlsts Still Hold Forth.
bpocial


AURORA, TEX. May 22.-The little
burg in Wise county is improving
some. Mr.. T. b. Mccormack ia build
ing new residence on the hill In the
north part Of town. The town coun-
Gil has met and our streets are to be
worked soon; in fact 1.-The work has al
ready commenced.
Our health is generally, good, al
though 1t ~ rumored that j. w. Cleve-
land is dead. Doctors #. b. Robert
and Roark, 3. e. Hayden, Bill McRea
and our town marshal, Ed Porter, held
an inquest over the grave, and erected
a monument with an epitaph of beer
bottle with polkweed in it
on the breast of the grave.
Some say this is false alarm. We
have seen thegrave, but as to whether
Cleveland is in there or not we are
not ready to testify.
The Seven-Day Adventists still hold
forth here. The people seem to be in
terested somewhat, but, owing to the
bad weather this week, there have not
been great many in attendance.
There Ia to be neck-tie party at the
house of Il. l.. Chenoweth, May %,
for the benefit OF the Union church
All the boys are invited to attend and
get necktie and then catch the lady
that wears the mate to it.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-23

The bullionaires in the live stock
convention at Dallas graclously al
lowed the South Texas drivers one
trail on which TO pass through the Pan
handle, the same being the old Griffin
and Dodge trail TO Camp Supply, and
thence Into the Panhandle north OF
the Canadian. Upon receipt Of this in
tellIgence the herd of 5000, which had
been guaranteed near Harold, were
at once started for the capitol lands
upon which they are TO be grazed.--
Laredo Times.
Stick to the text and trail! Tell 1t
all; IL was agreed that drovers should
stick to the trail and not "cut across"
cattle ranges. That's all.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-23
A Liar and a Newspaper.

Once upon time there wac News-
paper that advocated free grass as pro-
motive OF the settlement Of the country
and rs being great inducement to
poor home-seekers and as being the
same land policy that governed the
country In the past. There were
Bullionaires In those days who cav the
area of pasturage ground was being
daily restricted, and they concocted
lease-law scheme that would perpetuate
their business and enable them
to raise calves inside OF barbed. wire
fences instead OF babies on happy little
farms. And these Bullionaires, know.
ing full well the selflshness of human
nature, said they would create big
school fund for those counties already
settled II the people would let the UNI
settled counties be held az sacred
trust and tied up from settle
ment. And the Bulllonaires, know
Ing also that men envied their big
profits in cattle raising hired Liar to
say that the Newspaper wanted free
grass, not for settlers, but for the
Bullionaires, And the people were
deceived for time by the Liar and
said the Newspaper was wicked. But
It soon came about that the Bullion
aires themselves owned up to wanting
to lease land and tie 1t up from settle
ment. Then the people saw they
had done injustice TO the
Newspaper, and they repented aud
subscribed and were forgiven by the
Newspaper. But when the Liar saw
that the people were convinced
that the Newspaper did not
want free grass for Bullion
aires because the Bullionalres,
themselves, said they wanted lease
law, the Liar said ; "oh, people, see ;
have converted the Newspaper; Il
did want free grass for Bullion.
aires, but II saw the people wanted a
lease law and it Topped. did It with
my little hatchet,n And the Liar
was happy in his own conceit, and in
his ignorance did not know that he
was a common jest. ''All liars will
have their part in the lake that burns
with fire and brimstone.n
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-23
ABILENE.
A Remarkable Beard-The Clarke Hill
Suicide--A Sensation.
Special

ABILENE, TEX, May ga. M.
Keith, wool-grower of Tom Green
county, is in the city, with his clip for
sale, He was induced to unfurl his
beard to crafty the curiosity of his
friends. 1t is generally kept tied up
in a silk handkerchief and hidden
meath his shirt. 1t measured sixty
inches in length, though some of the
hairs are three or four inches longer.
DE has refused Barnum's offer to OK.
hibtt himself, and says that he is not
for sale or rent.
w. p. Dyke of Texarksna is here
with implements for manufacturing
soda water. He has struck lucrative
field.
Wool is being placed on the market
here from Colorado City. They say
this is the best point in Northwest
Texas for selling that staple.
Quite sensation is growing out OF
the recent Clarke Hill suicide. 1t Is
reported on the streets that the de-
ceased came here under an assumed
name from Hamilton county, Ohio.
These reports grow out of the examina.
ton OF his private papers, that go to
show that he was at one time elected
tax collector of that county and state
under the name of O. w. Helts, and
that q lady resides there who claims To
be his lawful wife. He was known
here as beinga bachelor, and sailed un-
der the name of Clarke Hill.
Wool Is being placed on sale here
from Colorado City and Howard coun.
W. The growers of these sections
claim that Abilene affords the best
market for the staple. Our main bust
ness street was nearly blockaded with
wagons from the country to-day.