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St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-08

We are in receipt of communica-
ton from West Melville, entitled
/" Our Country's General Debility" but
the writer failed to give his name, AS
soon as he furnishes US with his name
we will publish it.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-08
NOTICE OF FINAL TABLEAI.
ESTATE OF SARAH BROWN.

No. 1854
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
Whereas, James Nicholson OF the Parish OF
st. Landry, administrator of the estate OF
Sarah Brown, has filed final tableau OF SAID
estate, accompanied by his petition praying
for the homologation of same.
And whereas, the prayer of said petition has
been granted ~ order of court bearing date
April 29th, 1886. -
Now, therefore notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to said
tableau in writing in my office in the town of
Opelousas, within the time required by law
why the said tableau should not be homologa-
ted and confirmed.
~ ''NN'' JAMES o. CHACHERE,
may 1-at Clerk.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-08

Rev. A. P. Scofeld is absent attend
ing the Southern Baptist Conference,
at Montgomery, Alabama. There will
not be any services at the Baptist
Church, to- morrow, in consequence.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-08

At the annual election Of officers of
0pelousas Steam Fire Co., No. 1, held
at Perrodin's Hall, last Tuesday night,
the following were elected to serve for
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-08

At the election for a Sd. Lieutenant
of the Opelousas Guards, held at the
armory last Saturday night, Mr.. A. j.
Bloch was elected.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-08
Saturday, May 9, 1856.

The holy sacrement was administered
to over one hundred first commandments
at the Catholic Church ON Thursday
last.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-08
NOTICE OF ADMKNlST RATION.
ESTATE OF ALEXANDER AUSTIN.
No. 4713
PROBATE DOCKET. DISTRICT COURT.
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

Whereas, Julia Batiste of St. Landry
parish has applied by her petition to
he appointed administratrix of the estate
of Alexandre Austin, deceased late OF
the Parish of St. Landry.
Therefore. any person intending to make
opposition to said appointment, will file the
same in writing in my Office, in the town OF
Opelousas, within ten days from the present
notice JAMES .. CHACHERE.
mavsot Clerk.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-08
st. gaudrg 9e'1atrat

CLUBBING RATES. We have made
arran gements by which we are enabled
to offer the St. Landry Democrat IN
connection with either Of the following
named papers, one year, for the price
mentioned:
Home and Farm, Louisville, Ky. $40
Southern Cultivator, Atlanta, Ga. 800
Weekly Times-Democrat N. y. 800
Weekly States, New Orleans, $50
Demorest's Monthly, (Fashion) 3.25
Weekly Picayune ..-...----------. 800
N. O. Christian Advocate ---.-.-- $50
We will receive subscriptions for any
paper published in the United States at
publishers rates
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OPELOUSAS
SATURDAY. NTav q 1888.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-08
NOTICE OF ADMnNEsTRAT1O
ESTATE OF JULIEN BATTICE.
No. 471i
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

Whereas, Octave Fontenot Of the parish Of
St. Landry, has applied by his petition to be
appointed administrator OF the estate OF
Julien Battice, late of the parish of st. Landry.
Now therefore notice is hereby given to all
parties interested to make opposition to SAID
appointments, in writing, in my office in the
town of Opelousas in ten days from the pres
emit notice. JAMES 0. CHACHERE,
MAYS set Clerk
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-08
IOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATOR
ESTATE OF JOSEPH vALREY.
No Ais
PROBATE DOCKET,
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Whereas, Pauline Paul, of the Parish of St.
Landry. has applied by her petition to be-ap-
pointed administrative OF the Estate of Joseph
Valrey deceased, late of the Parish OF St
Landry.
Therefore. any person intending to make op-
position to said appointment, will file same in
writing in my office within ten days from the
present notice.
JAMES o. CHACHERE.
may SGT ClefK
St. Landry democrat., 1886-05-08
cHEREFF,a SALE.
LOUIS GRUNEWALD VS.. Mrs. MARIE E.
ROSE, WIFE.
No. ]3S7a.

No. ];S78
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

An American living in Kobe, Japan,
has engaged thirty very skillful Japa-
nese ivory-carvers to introduce the art
into this country. g-ra 'Tr#
The locomotive headlight, which
is so universally employed on railway
engines in this country, is said to be
losing favor among experienced rail
way men. They regard it as of little
or no utility, while its powerful illu-
mination tends to render indistinct the
colors of signal lights on the track
ahead.-N. Y EGani,aer ......
"A youthful theological student, so
minute in stature that he ordinarily
can not make himself seen when
behind the pulpit desk, recently
preached near Exeter, n. H. An aged
woman sat in the front pew, and was
greatly concerned to see boy in place
of the expected minister. So she
slipped on tip-toe to the pulpit stairs
and beckoned to him, whispering
loudly: Come down, my boy; VOC
mustn't sit there; that's the place fer
the minister" -Sprjngfeld (MaSs.)
Republican.
Mrs. Elizabeth Chambers, of Mis-
souri,, made her will in 1862, and be-
queathed her slaves to her children
equally, with the exception of one to
whom she gave her freedom. She
lived a number of years afterward, but
steadily refused to recognize the results
of the war and her will was admitted
to probate at St. Louis this week, just
as it was originally written. But the
slaves which she desired to divide
among her children long since walked
off on their own accounts. Louis
Post.
Henry L. Ebbecke, of Upper Naza-
reth township, Northampton County,
Pa, is the OWNER of three horses, the
like of which are seldom found. One
of the animals is thirty-eight years old,
another twenty-eight and the youngest
twenty-six, their combined ages making
a total of ninety-two years. They are
tie only horses Mr.. Ebbecke owns and
all three are in constant use on that
gentleman farm. Even the Oldest is
still able to do solid days work, and
all promise to be good for some years
service still.-Pbiiadelphia Press.
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you Understandable l was on the eve of
taking my departure through the side OF
the most exciting canvass for years, when
he cautioned me to be very still. Then he
took the prize-cup off the end of the ma
chine, and | could look right into the muz-
zle of the breech-loading apparatus, and
see dissecting rooms, and yards,
world without end. Just as every particu.
lar hair on my head had assumed the posi-
ton of a soldier the artist said that would
do-and thought it would.
Then he retired to closet and com
muned with himself awhile, and probably
prayed; for if ever a man needed to pray,
it was that artist. OF all the bald-headed
squint-eyed, pug-nosed, snaggle-toothed
Top eared long-necked wapper-i awed
hump-shouldered, hollow-breasted, knock
kneed, spindle-shanked, boX-ankled, web
footed, pigeon-toed, gallows-bird that ever
inhabited this experimentation world, that
picture represented the worst.
Doesn't it look natural?" said he.
perhaps it does. Who is it?"
"Yourselfn'
didn't exactly kill him; but / pounded
him with a club until hurt his feelings. =
d. r. White, in GoodaHs Sun.
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NOBLE SENTIMENTS.
Or. Oliver Wendell Holmes on the Nov
.ment for the Preservation of Birds.

DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes on the Move
ment for the Preservation of Birds.
assure you of my hearty sympathy
with the members of the Audubon So
ciety in their efforts to prevent the
waste of these beautiful, happy, inno-
cent and useful lives, on which we de-
pend for large share of our natural
enjoyment. | am myself more than
tolerant of the somewhat intrusive in
timacy of the English sparrow. No
other birds outside of the barnyard let
me come so near them-not even the
pigeons. If may change the lines of
Cowper a little:
They are so well acquainted with man,
Their tamencss is charming to me.
But still more am | indebted to the
gulls and ducks, who during large
part of the year are daily visitors to
the estuary of the Charles, on which
look from my library windows. wish
they could be protected by law, and il
law can not or will not do it, that pub
lie opinion, under the lead of your So
ciety, would come between them and
their murderers. Not less, certainly,
do ] feel the shame of the wanton de-
struction of our singing birds to feed
the demands of a barbaric vanity, II
it would save them from destruction,
would say goodbye to the woodoock
and sigh long farewell to the canVsS'
back.--FOreSi aud Stream.
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rest, he folds his tent like the Bedouin,
and as silently lights out for greener fields
and pastures not much used heretofore.
| went into one OF these tents, one day,
and told the long-haired artist that he
might perform an operation on me, il he
would agree to do it painlessly. He said
he would give entire satisfaction, and
showed me some pictures he had bought
at auction as samples of his ability.
"All right, my friend" said 1, 'iust
squirt your dye-stuff."
"Will you have a photograph or tin
type?'
1t was then l learned that his hobby
was the tin-type; but | told him that while
the tin-type contained many features OF
excellence, and gave greater scope for the
use of his backing brush, vet, was not
proud, and would be satisfied with plain
photograph.
my photographs are splendid, said he,
land are mounted on the best cards in the
market"
81 should like to have mine mounted on
horse"
"That is impossible, sir"
ooh, well, just mount them on cards,
then; but mount 'em on flush-a straight
flush"
He then placed me in a chair, and, going
behind me, he commenced to aggravate
my bump of combativeness with an iron
instrument, constructed for that purpose,
and was about to retaliate when he sud
denly pranced around to his ten-pounder
camera, and told me to look at GER
tain place which he pointed out to
me. | looked, but didn't see any
thing worth mentioning, and told
him SO, but he told me to keep my eyes
in that direction, while he loaded up his
old fusee. | asked him ii ne thought it
would be necessary for me to take chloro-
form, but he said it would all be over in a
minute, and | would never know that any
thing had happened until saw the result.
l was somewhat afraid that the result
would be the most painful part of the pro-
gramme, but | possessed my soul in pa
thence. He soon completed the loading
process and then he pointed his engine OF
torture directly toward meme personally,
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Medical Advice.

Colonel Witherspoon, to whom we have
frequently referred as the meanest man
some months past. The principal cause
OF his ieebleness is his unwilingness to feed
himself with sufficient copiousness.
A few days ago, while he was taking the
air, he met DR.. Perkins Soonover. Wither-
spoon thought this was II good chance to
get some medical advice without paying
or it,
"How do you do this morning, Colonel"
asked DIR. Soonover.
"Poorly, doctor, poorly. For some time
past have been suffering from weakness.
as you see, | can hardly walk. What shall
take, DOCTOR"
Take hack, replied the doctor, gruff-
ly, as he strobe off..-Tex Siftings.
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FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
A LITTLE FAIRY.

- If were only fary-well!
'Twould take me ever so long to tell
OF all the beautiful things I'd do
For every body loved or knew:
For I'd have a wonderful wand of gold,
Like fairies carried in days of old.
81 Mother should have house as grand
As any you see in all the and
A cap of lace and a velvet gown,
And carriage to ride about the town;
She never should do thing all day
But hold her hands like lady gay:
And all this tiresOme. tresome work,
Which every day am glad to shrk,
Would just be done-wouldD't that be fine:
The minute | waved that wand of mine!
~' That's what I'd like 10 do but oh,
. I'm only bit of a girl, you know.
Working away at homely things.
And not fairy with shining wings.
! haven I a wand; and if had,
Perhaps the fairies would think il sad,
If they had a chance to look and 500
What fearfully lazy girl / be. "a
90 But have two nmble hands, that know
How 10 knit and TO mend and sew,
How TO cook and to dust and sweep
Come, and I'll let you take peep.
So I'll hurry and do my very best,
While mother sits by the fire at rest,
And she will think. il she does not say,
one little fairy's alive to-day
And for every thing that girl should do,
Can wave, not one little wand, but two"
Sidney DdUc, IN Youths Companion.
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a STAND OFF.
Why an Interesting Bet Had to BE Cam
ceIed.

Why an Interesting Bet Had to BE Cam
celed.
The proprietor of small store, who did
not advertise to any great extent in the
newspapers, had his canned-goods empor-
ium plastered inside and out with the cab
alistic symbols, S. P. Q. r. He dealt in
almost every thing from tly-paper to qui-
nine. One day a long-geared melancholy
man dismounted from a long -geared mel
ancholy mule. and came into the store.
His eyes Immediately sought one OF the
mysterious signs.
"Pardner," said the melancholy man,
ito decide bet wish you'd tell ,ue what
that air S. p. Q. r. stapds for"
THAT, my friend, said the proprietor,
glibly, Stands for Small Profits and Quick
Returns. That's my motto. That's the
way sell goods, way down below bed rock.
What did you think it was?"
"Well, " said the man. with long sigh Of
relief, 'we've both lost. Bet a yearling
steer it stood for Small Potatoes and
Quack Remedies, and Bill Gibbons bet it
was Sick Rats Quickly Restored. So it's a
stand off, pard an I'm much obliged to
yer. I'll just go hum and report to Bill. ~
Texas Siitings.
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NEVER GIVE UP.
Mark out Your Course and Pursue 1t with
Diligence.

Diligence.
William j. was the son of very
poor man. He was born near saw
mills and ship-yards. His home was
humble, but piety and industry were
seen there. William made up his mind
that he would have an education. His
motto was: mo such word as fail. "
He did not have the chances that you
have in these good days. No, indeed,
to get an education meant to him hard
work. hard qCorb! When working in
the ship-yard he often had book open
before him, and thus every golden mo-
ment was improved. What do you
think he used at night, in the winter.
for his lamp? Can you guess? A pine
knot! And in summer his lamp was
the light of the moon. Once he rode
thirty miles to attend spelling match.
When sixteen he opened Il little
school, and the next thing was to
study Latin and Greek. The boy had
set his heart on college, and it almost
looks as though a boy can accomplish
any thing with such a motto as poor
Williams. He borrowed some Latin
and Greek books and set hard to work.
Soon his dear parents died. and so the
care of 4 brother and sister fell upon
him. On entering college he found
that he had worked too hard-for his
eyes so failed that he had to leave off
study and wear green shade, but still
he would not give up. He got his
roommate to read TO him. He not
only pushed through college himself,
but helped his brother through also.
Amid all these difficulties he graduated
with high honors, became professor
in the same college, and was ever
found in the path of duty and recti-
tude. Remember William, my little
ones, and resolve on some plan of life.
and pursue it with all your heart and
soul.-PdnSg.
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4 HOLY CITY.
Strange Sights omthe Banks of the Ganges
at Benares.

The most remarkable part of the
spectacle presented by the river face of
Benares is its population, resident and
immigrant. Throughout the length
of this northern shore, where the
flights of steps and the slopes of the
temples come down to the Gauges,
is seen all day long an immense crowd
of devotees, of all ages, ranks and raj
ments, and of both sexes, bathing in
the sacred river or praying by its edge,
or washing their robes of pilgrimage,
or bringing their dead to be burned.
Imagine what an artistic effect results
trasl such fringe of life and Of color
hatween the steep multi-colored back
ground of the steps and temples and
the shining waters of the stream.
Throngs of brown-skinned men and
women, of boys and girls, stand waist
deep along the bathing stations,
whispering their supplications and
pouring the holy liquid over neck and
breast and loosened black hair. Groups
of bright-clad women, led by their
Brahman gurus, come joyously down
the stairs from far-off towns and
jungles, to lay their scarlet, saffron,
green and rose-cQlor saris aside with
the ghat-keepers, and wash their inno-
cent sins away in Gunga. Big umbrellas
are everywhere erected in the sand or
mud, inscribed with Ram, Ram, and
under them, shaded from the sun, fam
lily parties sit and chatter, or pray in
silent accord, arrived, after immense
marches, to be laved in and saved by
Gunga. Sick people lie, wistful and
wan, on charpoys, brought to her bene-
ticent side, that they may hear the
ripple of the 'Great Mother" and feel
the healing wind blow from her waves;
while, at the foot of the burning Chats,
where the people who sell the death
wood are raking for white bones in
the heaps of hot ashes, and piling up
fuel and cow-dung for their next batch
of funeral pyres, lie three still figures
covered with white and red cloths, from
which protrude only the fixed, cold feet,
washed by the outer edge of the tide.
These are the dead of to-day, happy
thrice happy-to have passed to the
gate of Swarga, close to Gunga's good
waves. Their friends sit near, well
satisfied even amid their natural re-
grets; and very soon, three blue curls
of smoke waited among the temple
roofs from three cracking fires u bon
the platform of the Chat will tell where
those votaries have finished their pill
grimage for once and all. Wonderful
is the fervor of belief among these
gentle, metaphysical Hindoo people. -
George augustus Sala, IN London TeLe-
| 0roDb
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Ill.


II want me a coundenance OF der cases, 1"
said German attorney to Justice Prindi-
vile the other morning.
"What is that you want?" asked the
genial and mild-mannered Judge.
II want me a coundenance of der cases,
you hate on dot dockets."
"What is the matter with calling in a
photographer and getting the facial ex-
preston OF it?" said the Judge.
81 want me noting like dot. want dot
complimented cases ahead file or tree
days"
"Oh" exclaimed the Judge, II see, you
want continuance"
yah, dot vas der reason. "-National
Heeky
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BY the new process of toughening
timber it is claimed that the effect pro-
duced upon wildwood is such that a
cold chisel is required in order to split
it. This result is accomplished by II
special method of steaming the timber
and submitting it to end pressure, tech
nically 'upsetting it," BY this means
the cells and iibers are compressed into
one compact mass; and it is the opin-
ion of those who have experimental
with the process that wood can be
compressed to the extent of some sew
enty-iive per cent, and that some of
the timber now considered unfit for
use in such work rs carriage building,
for instance, can be made valuable by
this means as a substitute for ash, hick-
DRY, etc.--BoSton Globe.
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Mamma said a Philadelphia girl 81
believe George is about to propose. He
took me under the gaslight last night and
examined both of my hands, but I'm sure
he only did it to Judge what size engage
ment ring would fit my finger"
Pooh! nonsense" was the reply. Gle
told me yesterday afternoon that a wart
had unexpectedly appeared upon one OF his
fingers and wondered where he caught it
from When he examined your hands he
was looking to see if you had any."-PhiE-
adelphia Herald.
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no one could bring shade of reproach
against my honesty or my truthfulness.
Zone day | was given parcel to car
ry to the bank.
"'Be careful, they said. 1T contains
seven hundred dollars
i had secure inside pocket and
had little fear of any loss. As | took
my way towards the bank | saw an eX-
cited crowd gathered about one of the
principal newspaper Offices 1t was
during the darkest days of the war and
| soon learned that some stirring news
was being received.
"Of course | had no business to stop.
The news would have been as well re-
ported without any supervision of mine.
But looked at my watch and saw that
| had nearly an hour to spare, so
threw myself into the crowd and joined
my voice with the enthusiastic cheers
which rose higher and wilder as each
particular of one of Grants earliest
victories was given out Time and
prudence were lost sight of, until the
last item was learned.
"Then | rushed to the bank to be
faced by the forbidding looking card:
Bank Closed.
Il had not been specially told to de-
post that day, but of course 1t was I'M
derstood that | should. 1t would have
pcoii 1iio Slt ..iili5 Ioi l'iE " Gu /.
Pach anu halc II Plactu IN inc inc saie' .i put
VI 40 i;t1 " ia ~ N.Y." Sns'J
unfaithful act to conceal the first, al
ways n dangerous thing to do. The
to confess # ot once
Il carried home the money and hid
If in rho safost nlacn I tnnyv Of Won
may he snrc if was a hcavv WEIGHT on
NV mind and aS nirht setilod down Il
crre,y hooy;or and Loa,.;or rnsoIyod
not to sIeon but law awake listening
and star,in% in sIarm nj every sonnd
CAT Ienrih I was enrc ! hoard mvsto-
rious noises but sometime seemed IN
hold mo down So that could not
move Tho sounds incroosedN surely
| neonln wore in tho house could
| bear tLon, n,o,.;nr boo,. ,bor, IN tho
room in which 7 had hidden the
money EnolIv Will, doSnnya+e Of
fort I sprano mn TO find mvscH in the
orasn Of = troman Nv room was full
} ~ snAonot;nlt snnl,o tha honsa on
Ln - Wv io''se " 10 vi
M ny ' n'l'' i''iioti nv ~ No. SIP
Sn " o - had n "1' baan fagn ;n
9 t;r,n Il 4 "'''' A0' De'' '0''i'0 '0'U III
'ii ..And ,ho ,onouo,, .,,od ro,i,. -
oroat " ex [iU eU 'Ae0 '''N' !"
Si1 ~ e.c ~. ilieli.. - 80,
al iouSnI as1ln nI Ivy Iescu1 1I WIN !.
az d;od ~ ei p,t "a ~oulu o III ~
= 1919, ule,i III y. l'u. .n' s1ou. i'ii ;.
IItssou nv o0H s1 lI:.'ii' anu J''''
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Her Revenge Was Terrible.

Here is rather q sad accident in the
paper, my dear" said Squildig.
What is it?'' asked his wife.
"a Bohemian girl at Chicago committed
suicide to spite her lover, who had offended
her"
1.-THE foolish girl wouldn't have taken
out my spite in that way"
What would you have done?"
I'D have married him."
And Squildig went down town wondering
how he had offended his wife before they
we're marred.-Chicago Graphic News.
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HURT HIS FEELINGS.


The nomadic gentleman who manipulates
the camera obscura in the rural districts is
always the leading light in the lonely ham
let where he spreads his tent. He is a Curl
osity to the verdant country folks, 'an'
smarter'n both O. Jones' boys put to-
gether" He brings to them information
about the great world outside, and
catches the shadow ere the substance
fades" a blessing seldom enjoyed by the
granger element of some of our Southern
States. After he has completed his har-
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Puck.

First Bohemian-I say, Joe, wish you
would let me have back those five pounds
you borrowed OF me last week.
Second Ditto-Oh, my dear fellow-so
sorry-but it's impossible. I'm impecuni-
Gus to such an extent that I
First Ditto (happy thought)--Couid you
lend me five pounds?
Second Ditto (off his ard)-My dear
fellow with The greatest pleasure in life
Forks out the same. Punch.