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St. Landry democrat., 1886-09-04
Am End to Bone ScTaping.

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, H.,
says: Having received SO much benefit
from Electric Bitters, feel it my duty
to let suffering humanity know it. Have
had running sore on my leg for eight
years my doctors told me | would have
to have the bone scraped or leg ampu
tated. used, instead, three bottles of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes Buck
lens Arnica Salve, and my leg is now
sound and we'll"
Electric Bitters are sold fifty cents
bottle. and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at %
per bog by NJ. p. Young & Co. 5
St. Landry democrat., 1886-09-04
WOODEN as Sanitary Measure.

A new philosophy Of clothes is an
nounced to the world under the title of
DIR. Jaeger's Sanitary Wooden System,
which seems already, after a trial OF
only four years, to have taken strong
hold upon many OF the people Of Eng
land and Germany, where the manu-
facture of the wooden fabrics and gar
ments is conducted, subject to the
scrupulous inspection OF DR.. Jaeger
himself, and conformably to his discOv-
cries and theories respecting it as cure
and preventive of disease. His claims
in its behalf are broad and sweeping,
and apparently extravaganza. Never
theless, his doctrine is rapidly gaining
converts in both countries. The Lon
don Times speaks of it as having been
adopted by some of sour most eminent
sanitary refofmers, while in Germany
it has not only revolutioniZed the trade
of Stuttgart, where its founder prac-
tees, but the clothes are worn and
highly appreciated by such men as
Count Won Moltke, who may be expect
ed to apply the principles in question to
the German army" Everybody knows
that almost everybody is the victim of
some kind Of ailment or infirmity but
hardly anybody would have suspected,
till DR.. Jaeger revealed the results Of
his Investigations and discoveries, that
many OF the ills that flesh is heir to are
the effects of the material and form of
the ordinary clothing OF the present
day." But this is precisely what DR..
Jaeger claims to have proved, while he
processes to have found very general,
though by no means universal, rene
edy. 1t lies in the remuneration "of all
material Of vegetable fiber Qinen or cot
ton) on sik III clothing and bedding,n
aud the substitution "of clothing and
bedding of animal Wo0l Mrouqhoat, SO
constructed as to afford to the body the
0tarianuDt of protection IRON chill and
damp, with the mlniaaDs OF impeachment
to the escape OF the exhalations from
the skin" He SITS his theory chiefly
on the well known properties Of wool,
which make it poor conductor of heat,
while it is highly perineabIe and trans
mlssive to the exhalatioDs of the skin.
The L0ndon Lancet calls this the "rally-
ing point" of his system, and the Soni-
tasy Record London, Feb. Is, 1854,
says: The underclOthing has been
extensively worn since its introduction,
and has received general approval on
its intrinsic merits" ANY one curious
to see these novel articles of clothing.
from II collar 10 an overcOat, from
shoe to necktie, and from chemise to
shawl, will soon have an opportunity
afforded them at 1927 & 829 Broadway,
where a large exhibition and salesroom
is soon TO be opened by the "Dr. Jaeger
Sanitary Wooden System Company
St. Landry democrat., 1886-09-04
g. KOagsh Walker,
PUBLIC,
Office OF l.. [. Tansey, Atty at Law.

OPELOUSAS, LA.
VNAXES settled for non-residents,
Ill Collections of all kinds made.
Will attend to the buying and selling of lands
Prompts attention given to all business placed
in my hands. Correspondence solicited.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-09-04
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION.

II WILL he at the places designated below, to
IL correct and revise registration books for
each place. also to register all voters who have
not heretofore registered from o'clock, a. M,
to O'Clock p m.
Opelousas, 5th, 9th, 18th, sth, 9th, 10th and 18th
of August.
Lower B. Beuf, at Begg's, Friday, 18th August.
Upper B. Boeuf. at Stages and Latienr, SatuI
day, l4th Aug.
Big Cane, at Godchallx, Monday, 10th Aug.
Petite Prairie, at Godeau's, Tuesday, nth Aug.
Atchafalaya at Elba,s Wednesday, 18th Aug.
WaNia, at schoohouse, Thursday, 10Th Aug
Barry's Landing. at Eaizan's, Friday, Goth Aug.
Leonvile at Schooliouse, Saturday. 2lst Aug.
Bellevue, at Sehoolhouse, Monday, Odd Aug.
Grand Coteau, at Dunbar's, Tuesday, oath Aug.
Coulee Croche, at ID. 2. Richard, Wednesday,
25th Aug.
Church Point, at McBride's, Thursday,
26th Aug.
Plaq Brsllee, at Foreman's, Friday, 27th Aug.
Rayne, at Town Hall, Saturday 18th Aug
Mermentau, at Maignauds, Monday, 30th Aug.
Pointe-auN-Loups, at s. Carts, Tuesday,
Faquetaique, at z. Huber's Wednesday, LIST
Sept.
Prud'homme, at T. C. Chachere, Thursday, I'd
Sept.
Lower Monmouth, at z. Vidrine's, Friday, Sd
Sept.
Monmouth, at saucler's, Saturday. 4th Sept.
Upper Monmouth, at Landreneaux, Monday
9th Sept.
Beaver Creek, at sehoolhouse, Tuesday 18th
Sept.
Bayou Chicot, at s. Haas. Wednesday, sth Sept.
Bayou Chicot, at Dossmans, Thursday, 9Th
Sept.
Flat Town, at Tate's, Friday, 10th Sept
Old Grand Prairie, at Stages Saturday 18th
Sept.
Plaisance, at Jos. Vidrine's. Monday. 18th Sept.
Chatalgnier, at d. Z. Laf1eur's. Tuesda' 14t
Sept.
Mallet, at Sulice's, Wednesday, 18th, Sept
Then at Perrodin's Hall, in Opelousas till Mon
day, Oct. 4th, inclusive.
AID. LAsTRAPEs,
Opelousas, La, July 2sth, 1886 st Registrar
St. Landry democrat., 1886-09-04
OrdeF or Court.

The order of Court dated November 9th 1885,
liking the terms OF Court i'll and for the 18th
Judicial District. Parish OF St Landry, for tho
year 1886. is hereby so modified and changed.
that the jury term ordered to begin on Wednes-
day September LIST and to end Saturday October
10th 1886. will not begin until Wednesday Sept.
22d. following
The jury commissioners will therefore draw
venire of Jurors for three weeks service for
trial alike of criminal and civil cases. and the
Sheriff will summon said venire in accordance
with existing laws, to attend on Wednesday
22d. Sept. 1856, and from week to week there
after for three weeks, unless sooner discharged
The Clerk of Court will post one copy of this
order Ill the Clerks Office. another on the front
door OF the Court House, and hand one copy,
properly certified, to the St. Landry Democrat.
and another to the Opelousas Courier, to he
published for the full space of thirty days pre-
vious to the 22nd. September 1886.
Given in Chambers OF Opelousas, La, this Isl
day of July 1886. a
G. ". HUDSPETH,
Judge 18th judicial DISTRICT
true Copy c. MAYO, Dept Clerk
St. Landry democrat., 1886-09-04

Sam Jones in one of his sermons
took occasion to use the following
language: "The Germans are irving
to tax Q this country, and the question
for yol7 people to settle is shall we turn
this co untry over to the devil, the
Dutch and the Dun Cow? I hope the
day will come when we preachers will
take hol, d of these things and thunder
them fir ON the pulpit like hell fire. ?
This eau seless and unjust fling at a
worthy cl; sss of our foreign born citi-
zens has b.. I'D the effect to stir up their
resentment; all over the country. No
people are more industrious, enter
prising and law abiding, and no people
add more to the general prosperity to
any commun ity in which they reside.
and hence til e assertion attributed to
Mr.. Jones is a unwarranted as it was
ridiculous.-Ca .pitolian-Advocate.
The English belong to the Teutenic
race; the Ang. les. Saxons and Jutes,
who peopled En- gland. were Germans.
There can be n o race objections to
Germans in this country. Besides,
where they settl as agriculturists.
they make the co. tntry blossom as
the rose"
St. Landry democrat., 1886-09-04

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.
ESTATE OF PIERRE AUCOIN, Sr.
No. 4734
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT.
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

Whereas, Henry Aucoin of st. Landry
parish has applied by his petition to
be appointed administrator of the estate
of Pierre Aucon ST., deceased late of
the Parish OF st. Landry.
Therefore any person intending to a., make
same in writing i'll my office, in the town OF
Opelousas, within ten days from the present
notice. JAMES o. CHACHERE.
aug 282t Clerk.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-09-04

j. N. Judice, parish treasurer of Yer
million, has mysteriously disappeared,
and it is generally reported, has alb
seconded to escape the consequences of
Disappointing public funds. Cir
cumstances warrant this belief, and
pending Investigation by the proper au-
thorities it is assumed that whatever
deficit there may be will not exceed
$4000.-Iberville South.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-09-04

The eastern part of the United States
was shocked by an earthquake last
Tuesday night, with more or less dam
age IN Georgia and South Carolina !;
bnt in Charleston the entire business
section of the city was wrecked, and
eight millions dollars property de-
stipyed, and from thirty to one hum
dred lives lost, and many wounded.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-09-04

Hon. Thos. j. Ma ming Of Rapides
has been appointed Ivy the President,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary, to Mex leo, in place Of
Hon. Henry r. jackson esigned.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-09-04

A new paper, the West. Monroe
Union, has just been startssd at West
Monroe, Ouachita parish, with E. G..
Drew & Moses Fort. proprie tors. and
j. r. Heron editor.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-09-04
PATENTS OBTAINED OPT MED; and all all

PATENTS efRdr bnsiness a IN t AL
u. s. Patent Office attended to for MODERATE
FEES. Our office is opposite the U. S. Patent
Office and we can obtain patents i'll 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
vention with claims, yonr name and address.
will be published in the United States Patent
Office Gazette, IL paper of immense circulation,
And the only one that publishes this free.
We refer here, to the Postmaster, the Supt
of Money Order Div. and to officials of the q.
S. Patent Office. For circular. advice, terms.
and references to actual clients in your own
State or county, write to
G. A. SNOW X Co..
Opposite Patent Office, Washington, d. c.
nov 24-tf
St. Landry democrat., 1886-09-04

A disastrous FIRE occurred at bayou
Sara on Thursday night last week.
St. Landry democrat., 1886-09-04
A Bad Law.

The law requiring everybody to buy
their paper for election tickets from the
Secretary of State, was never intended
to serve any good purpose. In fact, it
is not possible for it to be of any good.
All the printing offices in the State, in
being forced to patronize this State add
ministration monopoly, are put to con-
siderable inconvenience, and lose
money besides; and as the paper is fit
for no other purpose, all ordered over
the exact quantity that may be neces-
sary, is dead loss, as the paper is fit
for no other work 1t is not even fit
for election tickets. 1t is furnished in
sizes just for one ticket, and therefore
but one ticket can be printed at time.
When the printer furnishes the paper,
several tickets are printed at one i'm
preston, and afterwards cut apart.
But the foregoing are not the worst
features of the law. Ex-Secretary
Strong's alleged defalcation for several
thousand dallars, is merely incidental;
but if he fail to settle up, it will be just
that much robbed from the taxpayers.
But we solemnly believe that the law
was intended to facilitate ballot box
stuffing. When all the tickets have to
be on exactly the same kind of paper,
the same size, and without any dis
tinguishiDg marks, it is very easy to
stuff ballot box, without taking from
it any particular ticket that could be
identified by the voter.
The late Legislature could find no
time to repeal such a noxious and Oh
noxiOus law.
The New Orleans City Item publishes
letter from correspondent who is
summering at Cloudland, n. G. The
headlines are: GA matter of soiled
linen," suggestions for Louisiana
GROWERS to ponder on" 1t condemns
absent Louisianians who "growl" to
the outside world of the internal evils
that afflict the State. The correspon-
dent asks: "Will not all the press of
Louisiana strive to inculcate this senti-
ment of State pride, so that those of
our people who go from home will at
least not do unnecessary harm? Those
who have money enough to go from
home and travel about the world, are
Independent enough to do as they
please; but how can it be expected |
that the thousands of others. who stay
at home can have Estate pride" in d
bad State government These care
nothing for the outside world and its
opinions, nor for its capital; when
foreign capital is brought into the
State, it is often used to Cypress the peo-
pie of the State. The growing goes on,
and it will continue to go on, SO long as
bad government goes on. The Item
has been one of the greatest GROWERS
about bad government in New Orleans
and it continues to growl. The press
has cause to grow1.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-12

SIS month irrespective of his present physi-
cal or peeuniary condition. That is to say
every soldier though he may be in the best
of health and may have never suffered either
by reasons of wounds or disease contracted
in the army, and though he may possess an
abundance of this worlds goods is to receive
from the government monthly gift of eight
dollars. 1t is difficult to calculate how great
burden this bill if it should become a
law would impose upon the country, but
there is doubt that it would be enormous. 1t
will be recollected that the friends of this
scheme undertook to get an endorsement of
it from the National Encampment at its
meeting here last summer but failed by a de-
cisiye majority. They have not abandoned
it, however, as its introduction into the
Skowhegan meeting shows.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-12
ABOUT SILVER.
Recent Letter by Gen. Sherman.

believe the compulsory coinage of the
standard silver dollar should be Immediately
stopped, bnt think it should be done in such
like gold, ought to be continued as a part of
the currency of the country. To meet the
difficulties Of the present situation, and to
prevent the depreciation of silver as far as
practicable, l think the government should
extent, say, of one-half of the domestic pro-
duct, suspend the coinage of the silver dol
lar, and await further negotiation with for
eign powers for an International ratio. If
this should fail it will be time enough then
to determine whether the United States
should not alone ascertain the regular mar
ket value of the two metals, and coin both
into money on that basis.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-12

The first clear utterance regarding the Irish
policy OF the Gladstone government comes
from MI Morley, the Secretary for Ireland
Mr.. Morley says coercion has proved fail
ure, and now Cancellation is to be tried
Whether Cancellation enough to meet the
views of Mr.. Parnell and to assure his sup
port, will be granted by Mr.. Gladstone re-
mains to be seen.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-12

A committee of the New York legislature
is trying to find out what Jacob Sharp, the
protector of the Broadway railroad, did with
over million of dollars put into his hands
to get the thing through the New York
board of aldermen, lay the rails, &c. Sharp,
however, has remarkably bad memory and
finds it impossible to remember lat least he
says he Idoes) where the money went. He
recollects drawing checks of $4,000, $75,
900 and $4,000, but in whose favor they
were drawn he cannot remember for the life
of him. He says he kept his accounts in his
head, and he persists in still keeping them
there 1t is hoped that some means will be
found to refresh his recollection.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-12

If the New York Worlds Washington cor
respondent knows anything about the mat
ter, and he seems to have proven quite con-
clusively that he does, three members of the
Cabinet will not remain there much longer
In company with Mr.. Garland.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-12
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY IL.

We do not read anonymous letters and commun-
cations. The name and address of the writer are
n all cases indispensable, notnecessarny for pub
LEGATION but as a guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-12
MOB LAW NO LAW.
RoSton Transcript,

Whatever we may think of the, Chinese
ruler with whom we are at peace, and ! are
living here under treaty protection. 90 long
as they obey the laws of the ylclnage and
protection Of the latter, and are fully entitled
to it. If the laws are unconstitutional, the
mob are not the persons to pass on that
question. Mob law is no law, and mob in
depreciation of law is not to be tolerated.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-12
CURRENT COMMENT.
THE PRESIDENTS POLICY,
Philadelnhia Press

The Presidents policy seems to be about
like this: Theoretically, no Republican of
fee holder to be removed except for cause
practically, no Democratic officeholder to be
removed even for cause.
STRONG PROOF AGAINST HIMSELF.
Columbus Dispatch.
The point is well taken that in refusing to
furnish the reasons why certain Republican
office holders were removed the President
has none other than political reasons to give;
II he bad, the Senate would have received
them long AGO.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-12
M. c. M. ASSOCIATION.

A Adjourned Meeting of the Maine Charita-
"a bic Mechanic Association will be held in the
Library Room, Mechanic Building, on THURS
DAY EVENING, Feb. 18th, at 7.3O o'clock. to
consider the question OF making important
changes in the building. A full attendance is de-
sired Per order,
feb11dtd r. B. SWIFT. Secretary
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-12

The Secretary Of the Treasury has receiv-
ed letter from Mr.. Burt, naval officer at
New York, calling attention to the probably
large reduction of the aggregate amount of
receipts from customs which will be effected
by the recent decision of the United States
Supreme Court, in regard to the dutiable
condition of imported goods, and expressing
the belief that compared with the status
when the recent treasury estimates of reye-
nues for the next fiscal year from customs
were made that the receipts will be reduced
many millions, unless in the meantime there
is remedial legislation. Mr.. Burt says it
will, in any event, have great effect upon
the receipts for the last moiety of the cur
rent fiscal year, while on the contrary there
will be large disbursements to satisfy claims
for refund in accordance with the court de-
cision. An estimate will be made at the
Treasury Department of the probable effect
of this decision on the custom revenues.
Harper's Weekly in this weeks issue con-
dennis the attitude of Attorney General Gar
land in the telephone suit pictorially and Mr..
George Williams Curtis editorially uses this
strong language: st is impossible that Mr..
NoAA@iu Cdu CoHGlHue 10 uOlu Lie Ii all GlSc-
trlcl interest and remain Attorney General
without national discredit. If the suit which
is authorized by the Secretary of the Interior.
should be brought, and the result should be
the annulment of the Bell patent, and the
consequent profit to the Attorney General of
million of dollars, what would be his posi-
ton, and what effect upon the good name of
the country and the character of the admin
istration? Or, if the suit should fail, what
would still be the Attorney Generals posi-
ton, since the proposed suit, as showing
that the law officers of the government held
that there were good grounds for contesting
the Bell patent, necessarily favored the Pan
Electric speculation? The affair is in every
way painful. 1t is not of party significance,
of national Importance"
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-12

Gen. Dow and the other Prohibitionists
who met at the Young Mems Christian
Association Hall last night thought more
law was necessary, and that the way to get
more law was to form a third party. The
only possible effect of third party will be
to deliver the State into the hands of the
Democrats, whose organs speaking for them,
with very few exceptions, have repeatedly
avowed hostility to what law we already
have
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-12
Haydn Association.

FEHHE annual meeting for the choice of officers
a and such other business as may come before
it, will be held at Union Hail. Friday evening,
Feb 18th, at ~ O'Clock. f. II. GLOVES,
1eb2dtd Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-12

Unfortunately the trouble at the Bates
Mill seems to be as far from settlement as
ever Agent Pratt's ultimatum is that the
employees shall go to work without the rein
statement of Dalton. This the employees re-
fuse to assent to- 1t is a shame that 1900
men and women needing work should be
kept out because of controversy about one,
and some way ought to be found to prevent
such calamity. But the solution must in
volye concession on both sides, and this at
present neither side seems to be in the right
temper to make.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-12

With the exception of the mouth Of the
Kennebec there is no more dangerous local.
ty on the coast of Maine than the approaches
to Penobscot bay. The many lodges between
Georges Island and White Head, combined
with the strength of the tides in that yiclnl-
ty, make the western approach, the course OF
the Bangor and Boston, boats particularly
dangerous. The fact that this company mas
never before had disaster is only testmo-
ny to the skill of its pilots. Captain Rodg-
ers, the experienced pilot in charge of the
Cambridge when she struck. tells very
straightforward story, but offers no explana-
tlon OF the fact that the steamer was a mile
INSIDE her proper course If he was sailing
on TIME ana by compass as appears to have
oeen the case, the theory that the iron
slowed on the main deck beneath the COM
pass, caused variationIin the instrument is
plausible. In that case no particular blame
can be attached to the pilot. But if the iron
was stored in the aft part of the ship where
it could not affect the compass, as the latest
reports indicate, then this theory is untena
bic, and we must look elsewhere for the ex-
PLANTATION. The conduct of the officers of
the ship and the passengers after the acct
dent occurred merits high commentator.
We understand, though it has appeared in
none of the published reports of the proceed
ings as far as we have observed, that the
Grand Army at their meeting in Skowhegan,
endorsed what is known as the service PEN
sion bill. This bill which had its origin in
Massachusetts proposes to give to every sol
der who served in any capacity in the army
for thirty days during the war of the rebellion
and was honorably discharged pension of
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-12

Mr.. Mosrison, it appears, has been prepar-
ing tariff bill all alone by himself, and NJ.
Hewitt has.been preparing another all alone
by himself. After Mr.. Morrison presents
his, MIR. Hewitt proposes to offer his as a
substitute. None of the Republicans on the
ways and means committee have been taken
into the confidence of eitehr of these gentle
men, and they know nothing about the con-
tents of either bill. Before either Of them
becomes law, however, it must run the
gauntlet Of Republican criticism and Repub-
lican votes. That is fortunate
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-12

1t looks as if the Gladstone ministry had
before itnot only the task of pacifying the peo-
pie of Ireland but agood many peoplein Eng
land as well. The cause that led to the recent
disturbances in London demand remedy, and
the government will be expected te find one.
There are tensof thousands of unemployed
werkmen in London alone who are on the
verge of starvation, who must in some way
be relieved. How it is to be done is a
problem which will severely tax the resources
of Mr. Gladstone and his colleagues. The
foundation of the trouble is probably too
many people to the square mile.