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St. Landry democrat., 1886-12-18
For Sale or Rent.

TNyHE Pierre Michel Plantation, situated be
m tween Washington and Opelousas. one
of the finest plantations in ST. LANDRY. Call on
or address HAGERTY & HARDY,
&c l2-tf Washington, La.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-12-18
TAKEN UP.

sorrel bald face Creole horse, one hind and
one fore foot white, about 9 years old, branded
nearly thus SIS 4. Has been running in the
neighborhood for about years. The owner
can have him by proving property and paying
costs ALBERT TAYLOR,
Mallet, Nov. cost
St. Landry democrat., 1886-12-18

The Ouachita Telegraph thinks Gov
ernor McEnery will be ii candidate for
Governor again. We cannot think that
the administration influence in this
State will put Governor McEnery be-
fore the people again for this office and
thereby reinaugurate the bitter faction
al struggle that occurred in 1888. The
people have the same objections to
then, and it is hardly probable that
another such struggle can be gone
through without splitting the party.
The Governor we admit is an able man,
and we are willing to give him credit
for all the merit that he is entitled to,
but for the sake of party harmony
we do protest against his candidacy a
second time.-Ruston Caligraph.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-12-18

About two hundred bales of cotton
per day are coming into Opelousas.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-12-18

0nnn OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT Is
SUVV cents per hundred. Apply at
this Office to the "DEyn."
St. Landry democrat., 1886-12-18
LIST OF LETTERS.

List of letters remaining in the Post Office at
Opeousas Louisiana, Thursday, December 18th
1886 which if not taken ont by Monday, De
cember the 27th 1886 will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office Mt Washington. D. c.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-12-18
JUDICIAL. ADvERTEsENES
E1IRF.GC SALE.
ESTATE OF LIE FONTENoT.
No. 4544
PROBATE DOt kET, DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF IT. LANDRY.

ny virtue OF an order Of the Honorable Dis-
tllct Iourt in and for he parish %: st Landry,
there will be sold at public auction 20 the iAsf
and highest bidder by the undersigned natural
tutor or any duly qualtieh auetiuneer at
last residence Ot thu deceased. III Prairie
EaQue taique. Parish OF St. Landry. on
St. Landry democrat., 1886-12-18

NRErR FtO be made. Cut this ont
mMHEAEE kEand return TO US and We
Hm M = ~ will send you free, some
BBHW II thing of great value and
HENHNE Importance to you, that
b"OBw@Bwi will start you in business
which will hrip yn1, in
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-18
A Commission on Drinks.

. A tall man with a sad, dropping
mustache led several Young men into u
liquor shop on Baltimore street one Sat
urday night The party braced up in
front of the bar, and the tall man looked
knowingly at his companions, and then
bestowed sly wink at the party in the
white knit jacket.
"What are we going to have?" asked
the tall man.
All hands took whisky. The tall man
drank his with an air of satisfaction.
As the party was leaving the tall man
fingered.
'FThis is one whisky on the slate for
me-" he said to the barkeeper. "rll
drop in on Monday and get it.''
The barkeeper nodded assent and
marked up something on slate. After
all had gone out an habitue of the place
asked the barkeeper what the tall man
meant.
"Oh! him." he replied, she's a cap
per, stool-pigeon. He's in with the
house. He's well known about town,
and he makes business of steering his
friends in here. We pay him com
mission on drinks. The size of hisscom-
mission depends on what his friends
drink. For that reason he never goes
any lower than whisky. There's not
enough profit in beer to allow much
commission.
Ibid you notice his ears" the bar
keeper continued, show they sit out
from his headP This is because he is
always listening for an invitation to
take u drink. ."-Baltimore Herald.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-18
A Maine Father.

This is how an old gentleman proved
to his son that he was not so old as his
father. The father had bought a door
yard horse" good-looking enough, but
worthless as q roadster. He wanted TO
get rid of him, and so one day he put q
brad in the end of his whip and started
for his sons. As he drove into the sons
dooryard he stuck the brad into the
horse, knocked off his hat with his own
hand, came up to the door flying and ap-
parently out of breath. The SON stepped
to the door. Father, what have you
got thereP" he asked. 81 have got the
Devil, and 1 wish somebody had him;
he has about pulled my arms out of the
sockets. He is worth 81 900 to any man
if he can drive him. but / have got to be
too old to drive such horse as that"
After the old man had been rubbed with
liniment, and before he went off, his son
offered to swap nice S40O horse for the
puller and to give 800 boot. The old
gentleman traded, had some more lini-
ment rubbed on his shoulders, and drove
away. Three weeks later the father
visited his son again. The father said
to his son: ''How do you like your new
horse, George?' Father, how could
you lie to me as you didP'' did you
know you were not so old as your father,
George?" Il never want to be if have
got to lie as you did. Don't you. want
some more Nora0ay (Me.
AdUertiSer
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-18
Cape Breton Hospitality.

By noon-time We happened to meet
two boys picking up shells; they said
the shells were for burning to get lime
for mending the chimney-corner. They
invited us home to dinner, but we went
on. Then came a troop of men and
women from their hay field; none of
them spoke to US at first, but after we
had addressed them few words, the
father among them became more socia-
BILE, and he also asked US to dine. Still
another group gave us an invitation,
and at last We accepted it. Here was
our first evidence of Cape Breton hospi-
tality we had missed the previous even
ing; here people came seeking ON the
highway who might devour. The men
sat down first, and the women served
us with bannocks and sour milk, pota.
toes and boiled salt mackerel, bread and
butter. It was one Of the best meals OF
our trip; for nine times out of ten we
were given only the stape articles of diet
bread, butter, and bitter tea. The
people spoke Gaelic to one another, and
we got no hint of their talk; but the
quiet and kindly spirit of the family
sufficed to put us at ease! After din
ner we dragged YEARLY onward, still
toward Smoky, until at sundown we
gladly entered poor mans hut for the
night. 1t was full of inhabitants, OF
which can mention only the man and
wife with nine small children, three
dogs, a hen, and pet pig. 1t was
shadowy little place, with a cayernous
stone chimney, picturesque with pots
and kettles hanging from a crane. The
few dishes cleaned out of the dimness
of a corner cupboard, and the table and
chairs were Enthusiastically homemade
The woman had been in the hay field
all day, but she cheerfully cooked our
supper, and gave us the bed usually oc-
eupfed by the children. The poor are
always friendly with nature; the little
pig regarded himself as one of the fami-
ly; and whenever the woman went to
get some milk from the pan kept in the
bottom of the cupboard, there was a
race between her, the pig squealing, and
the hen with eager neck; the woman
generally reached the door first, and
then, with much scuffling, just managed
to fence the others out with her legs,
while they bobbed in and out under her
skirts. From this excitement the pig
would walk over to the hearth, and
such was the comfort he took in the
warmth of the fire that he would doze
before he had time to lie down, and
thus frequently fell asleep supported
while on four legs and his nose. i
noted his habits, because the pig is
sometimes member of the household
here in regard to bed and board. A
minister at wedding remained all
night. and was given a low cot bed in
the iving-room. In the night he was
startled at finding some one getting in
to his bed, and soon felt it to be the pig
nesting down against his back He
tried to drive it out, but the outraged
animal would not go. The noise of the
fight brought the householder, and he
explained that it was the habit of the
pig to come into bed with them on cold
nights, and assured the reverend gentle
man that it would do no harm.-C. III.
Farnham, IN Harper's Magazine for
March.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-18
They We're Delegates.

She was lean, scrawny woman, and
she took the seat the third back from
the stove. He was short and fat, and
sat opposite to her. As soon as the coach
door was closed the car began to heat
up, and presently he snapped his finger
at tho brakeman and said:
ventilatorsr'
Don't you do itr' exclaimed the wo-
man.
do you think want to melt?" de-
manded the man, as he wheeled to face
her.
"Do you think want to freeze?" she
demanded in turn.
MADAM" said the fat man, after
carefully surveying her. "if was a mass
of bones I'd carry a hot brick when
travelled"
20, you would! If was a mass OF
pork would carry a hunk of ice with
me-"
The brakeman went into the smoking
car to be clear of the storm, and the fat
man got up and opened the door. He
had scarcely returned to his seat when
the lean woman got up and closed it.
Madam
Sir
81 want that door openr'
'sAnd | want it shut"
Just then passenger came down the
aisle from the other end of the car and
shook hands with each in turn and
said:
'.Mrs. Cassowary, this is Mr.. White.
suppose you are both delegates TO the
convention"
-''Ah! Mrs. Cassowary, 1 beg your
pardon"
r"Ah! You can have the door open,
Mr.. White
by no means"
81 insist"
"But allow me to give way"
And they roasted MS until we had to &C
out on the platform to keep from run
| ming to grease.-Detroit Free Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-18
pILESI PILELiIPIIESiII

A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding,
Itching, aud liberated Piles, has been
discovered 10y DIR. William, ian Indian
remedy)cslled DIR. WILLIAMS INDIAN
OINTMENT. A single box has cured
the worst chronic cases of twenty-five
years. standing. No one need suffer
five minutes after applying this won
derful soothing medicine. Lotions and
instruments do more harm than good
Williams Ointment absorbs the tu-
mors, allays the intense itching, (par-
ticularly at night after getting warm
in bed,) acts as a poultice, gives in
stant and painless relief, and is pre-
pared only for Piles, itching of the
private parts, and for nothing else.
For sale by 81. Waterman, and mail
ed OH receipt of price. S1.O0.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-18
The Last Days Of slavery.

Recurring to the landing of the Wan
derer, the last American slave-ship, at
Jekyil's Island on our coast in 1854,
Judge Henry Tompkins says: q met
an old negro in Chatham county,
where I was holding court, who was
brought over on the Wanderer. He
said to me: Dee got US wild lasses. Dee
glib US lasses, We lick um up. Dee spill
um on plank-we Grail up Zee plank and
lick um lasses lack zee toll hog with
con- Which goes to show that even in
its primitive shape taffy is very taking"
Judge Tompkins, continuing the
casual conversation, said: at would be
interesting to know if any southern
slaves were spirited away over TO Cuba
at the close Of the war or thereaboui
and sold in Cuban markets. There was
some talk of it at the time. A few deter
mined men might have easily punched
a hundred negroes on the Florida coast
and shipped over in sailing vessels to
where each slave would have brought
good prices in gold.
81 know man." he went on to say,
.'who actually saw few years since the
slaves in the possession of Tiger-Tail,
the Seminole Chief. who lives in the
Florida swamps. 1t was Judge Faulk.
ner of New York. He and a party OF
friends were in an unexplored lake one
day, when they saw a long dugout,
holding four Indians and three negroes,
issue from an inlet and skirt along the
lake. The negroes were rowing, and
the Indians lying laNly on skins, which
they were carrying to market. They
accosted the chief, who told them frank.
ly they were his .niggers.' He was told
with particularly the story of emanci-
patton. He replied:
ugh! Injun niger no free! and,
motioning to his slaves, they bended tO
the oars. and the dugout glided into an
other inlet and was lost to view.
Tiger-Tail seems to be quite an origi.
nal old Seminole. A sewing-machine
agent drifted into his dominion one day
and set up machine in Tiger-Tail's
tent. The old chief, with great deliber-
alton, watched him put it through its
PAGES. He then arose, brushed the agent
one side, and seating himself, adjusted
his feet in the treadle He started the
| wheel and found that he could make il
go. He sewed up one piece Of cloth and
down another and then grayely and
critically examined his work. At last
he appeared TO be satisfied that it was
all right He then turned quietly te
his wives, who had watched the proceed,
ings with interest, and kicked them
one after the other, out of his tent. -
atlanta (GQO Constitution.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-18
A Horses Intelligence.


A Stroudsburg. Pa. correspondent
writes: A horse which has been in pos
session of the Peters family, in Bushkill,
Pa, for twenty years. and which was
famous for the almost human intelli-
gence he frequently displayed. died re-
Gently During the last few wears of
the horses life he had been permitted
to run at liberty, but was. frequently
hitched to haul the dead bodies of cattle
or horses that died ON the farm to a
place near the Delaware river, where
the carcasses were buried. The old horse
always stood near and watched the
burials with great interest and atten-
ton.
Some time ago this horse fell sick.
One day he was missed from his en-
closure where he was being cared for.
A search was made for him, and he was
finally found lying dead on the spot
where he had hauled the dead bodies OF
so many of his kind. As the place was
out of the way of the old horses usual
haunts, and as he had never been
known to 90 there except when driven
there with some dead animal, no one
who knew the horse believes that he did
not seek the spot feeling that he was
about to die, and to save the trouble of
hauling his dead body there to be
buried
Among the instances told of his intel
hgence are the following: Late one
night members of the family that owned
him were awakened by great noise on
piazza of the house There was the
loud neighing of horse and the heavy
stamping on the piazza floor. One of
the inmates of the house went to the
door. There was the old horse stamp
ing and kicking and neighing with all
his power. The discovery was made
that an clubhouse near the dwelling was
on fire. The old horse had given the
alarm, and a disastrous fire was pre-
vented.
One spring there was food in q
stream on the place. A blind horse be-
longing to neighbor got out of its
pasture, and, wandering down to the
swollen stream, in some way got into
the water 1t swan about in a circle
and was unable to reach either shore.
No one could render any aid to the poor
animal, and there seemed no escape for
it from drowning. The old Peters horse
came along while the blind horse was
struggling in the water, and after a
moments survey of the situation,
plunged in. He swan out to the blind
horse and headed ii OFF as it turned to
make its usual circle. thus keeping its
head pointed staight for shore as it
swan. BY heading the blind horse first
on one side and then ON the other he
guided it safely to shore.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-18
Herr Hans wager on. the weather.

Herr Hans wager on the Weather.
pretty cold weather we've been hay
ing, Nj. Yager."
'Ya We don'd only got vedder, but
dey got him away down soudh yit II
vas peen collier vhcre it vas warm as
where It vas cold"
"Yes. " onder what vas the cause
of so great 4 phencmena
"Vhere yoT sieh q graz highafalutin'
name cot for cold vedder like dot?"
II mean the ,geathcr was very re.
marka ble."
''Yes, dots so. lIost zferypodies got
remars Oh dot vedier."
Il mean to say cant understand
why il was colder at son places in the
south man a some place. in the north.
Can you exp'aine'
'.Yol thinks l was Il United Schtates
vedder machine oder Gentucky goose.
pone dot l dold dose tings before
knows dem meinselef yit?"
well, | thought perhaps you had an
idea OF it..
Il don'd got no idee fon it l got
blenty cold ion it; und dots genough. -
"Ah?"
"Ya, ah? Aber mein frendt l dolJ
you some dings: Dere vas peen doc
many crazy dings dose days in dol
country, uud it vas no wonder der we'd
der gone gray doc, und got cold when
it vas warm und warm when twas cold. y
-Kentucky state Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-18

MY good common sense tells me
there. is no such thing as a. devil" said
young Thinkeasy; II know there is no
such creature, thing, state or condi-
tion as the devil. and am to show my
conviction in my life. u And within
thirty minutes from that time he had in
earnest conversation with various peo-
pie expressed his convictions by declar-
ing: We'll, that ;, beats eats, the, ne What
the" HE lies like the," Il was mad as
the" and "She's vicious as s.ths-devil." "
There's nothing like bringing your
creed right Into your conversation. Ii
you believe in fellow keep his name
on your hps, s,-zREeeieua Eeg!e. .-X-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-18
The PIGS and the Weather.
OF pigs, have heard it said, very fire.
quently-
when swine carry sticks,
The clouds will phiy tricks
When they lie in the mud,
EO Faars ri q f10Od -

when swine carry sticks,
The clouds will plny tricks"
but that
''When they lie in the mud,
No fears Of flood"
The first of these couplets is of two
fold interest. have watched them for
years, to see what purport this carrying
of sticks and punches of grass might
have, and have only learned that it has
nothing whatever to do with the wealth
er, or at least with coming rain-storms
Tho drought of summer is SO far con-
venience as to throw light upon this
habit, as it did upon the uneasy cows.
Pigs carry sticks as frequently then as
during wet weather, or just preceding a
shower. furthermore, these gathered
twigs are not brought together as though
to make a nest, but are scattered about
in perfect aimless manner. For some
cause, the animal is uneasy, and takes
this curious method OF relieving itself.
The probabilities are that it is a sur
vival of some habit common to swine in
their feral condition, just as We see 4
dog turn about half dozen times before
lying down.
In an interesting paper on local
weather-lore, read by Mr.. Amos W.
Butler before the American Association
for the Advancement of Science, during
the Philadelphia meeting of 1884, the
author has another version of this say.
ing: when hogs gather up sticks and
carry them about, expectcold weather. '
This is wholly at variance with what
have observed, for my memoranda
record this habit almost wholly during
the hot weather, and this must ineces-
sarIly be the rule with New Jersey
swine, or the local weather. prophets
would not have coined the verse as
have given it,
As to the other couplet, it is about a:
, near meaningless as any saying car
well be. Some rustic fhymer, a century
ago may have added it as piece of fun
but it has stuck most persistently. A:
| it stands now, it has stood for quite one
hundred years.-Dr. c. C. Abbott. IN
| Popular Science Monthly for March.
I
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-18

Young artist think my picture is
going to be accepted by the academy"
Friend--''You don't say! Good. l am
glad to hear it, Young artist-"Jen-
kins told me to-day that while he was
before the hanging committee my work
was brought up for discussion. jenkins
said that the chairman, who has q great
deal to say about these things. ex-
claimed very pronouncedly: %, hang
that picture 1t looks encouraging.
doesn't -Tid-BitS.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-18
Special Notice!
OFFICE OF
Rockford Watch Co..

ROCKFORD, ILL, May 10Th, 1884.
Referring to the fact that we have
appointed WAIT BROTHERS, of
Ravenna, Sole Agents for the sale of
our Quick Train Railroad Watches in
Portage County, Ohio, we desire to say
that no parties other than WATT Bros.
or their employees, are authorised to
offer these Goods for sale in the terri
tory indicated and that no warranty
whatever attaches to our goods when
offered for sale by others than our duly
authorised agents. Our goods are sold
directly from the factory, and only
through competent and well known
deslers.
AS the movements leave our hands
carefully adjusted and regulated !or
immediate use, we hold ourselves di-
rectly responsible to the wearer o: the
watch for its satisfactory performance,
BUT ONLY WHEN SOLD BY OUR CHOSEN
AGENTS. We understand the extraor-
dinary guarantee of excellence made
by WAIT Bros, aud given ont by
them to the public, and are prepared
to make good the assertions of our
representatives in that particular.
Very Respectfully,
ROCKFORD WATCH co.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-18
4 Few More Points
10F0 Referring to the mn
Inn above letter, we mn
= w vs. will eimOlv saV l. w I

We have had The exclusive sale of the
Rockford Quick Train Railroad Watch
for the past three years. No OTHER
PARTY CAN BUY THEM FROM THE FAC
TORY. or HAS ANY RIGHT To SELL
THEM. 1t seems to us much like boys
play to yet angry and advertise prices
because they cannot buy the goods.
We trust the publication of prices will
continue through the whole list, as We
have no money to advertise goods not
in stock. Such desperate efforts will
not deceive any. The people know
that We have never cursed the place as
ready to he fenced in, because We were
going to leave it. They know that we
are not a travelling experimental irsti-
tuition, and they will continue To buy
their Watches, Silver Ware, etc, of
the Old Reliable Ravenna Jewellers,
Swift's Block.
WAIT BROTHERS.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-18
What Mr.. Gladstone thinks OF Evo.
luton.

luton.
And now one word on the subject OF
Evolution can not follow Mr.. Hux-
ley in his minute acquaintance with In
dian sages. and / am not aware that
Evolution has place in the greater
number of the schools of Greek philoso-
phv. Nor can | comprehend the rapid,
" with which persons of authority have
come to treat the Darwinian hypothesis
as having reached the final stage of de-
monstration. To The eve of 1ooker-on
their pace and method seem rather too
much like a steeplechase. But this may
very well be due to their want of appro-
pirate knowledge and habits of thought
For myself, in my loose and uninformed
way Of looking at Evolution, feel only
too much biased in its favor, by what
conceive TO be its relation to the great
argument of design.
Not that l share the horror with
which some men of science appear TO
contemplate multitude of what they
term sudden" acts of creation. All
things considered, singular express
sion; but one. suppose, meaning the
act which produces, in the region of ma
ture. something not related by an un-
broken succession of measured and
equable stages to what has gone before
it. But what has equality or brevity of
stage to do with the question how far
the act is creative? fail to see, or in
deed am somewhat disposed to deny,
that the short stage is less creative than
the long, the single than the manifold,
the equable than the jointed or gradu-
ated stage. Evolution, is to me, series
with development. And like series in
mathematics, whether arithmetical or
geometrical, it establishes in things an
unbroken progression: it places each
thing Gf only it stand the test of ability
to live) in a distinct relation to every
other thing, and makes each a witness
to all that have preceded it, a prophecy
| of all that are to follow it, 1t gives to
the argument of design, now called the
theological argument. at once a wider
expansion, and an augmented tenacity
| and soliditv of tissue-W. E.. Gladstone.
in Popular Science Monthly for March.
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