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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09

DR.. Brooks was born IN Maysville, KY. June
8, 1926. His parents were both Virginians, and
before entering the ministry his father was for
number of years a practcing attorney in
Maysville. At the age of seventeen DR.. Brooks
entered Bethany College, then under the charge
OF Alexander Campbell.
He graduated with honors In 1856 and later
received the degree of master of arts from his
alma mater. He is at present a member of the
board OF curators Of the institution. For two
years following his graduation he served
with marked success as principal of the Flem-
ingsburg College in Kentucky. He resigned
that position and took up the work of
minister of the Gospel. Since that time he
has been prominently and successfully engaged
in pastoral duties in the Christian denomination
and, during his entire ministry. has received
over 5000 persons into the church. He ac-
cepted calls a. Flemingsburg. Eminence and
Winchester, Ky. At the last named place he
remained five years, and regards that as his
most successful pastorate. From Winchester
he went to ST Louis and assumed the duties of
pastor Of the First Christian Church, corner
Seventeenth and Olive streets. He afterward
took the charge of Lick Creek and Santa Fe,
in Audrain County, Mo-, and then went to
Mexico, bringing much ability and earnest
ness to his work there. He remained in
Mexico for eight years He also con-
Quoted successful pastorates at Bolton
and Warrensburg. From Warrensburg he came
to Kansas City, about two years ago. and is at
present pastor of the Independence avenue
chapel, corner of Brooklyn and Independence
avenues.
He has for many years been a prominent
member of the Ancient Order of United Work
men. He served for five years general mas
ter workman of the order in this State, and
while at Warrensburg was elected supreme
master workman of the United States and
Canada.
While doing service for the church he has
ever been prominent in the temperance cause
and for many years has been the leader of the
Prohibition movement in Missouri In the pull
pit he never lost an opportunity OF expressing
in his peculiarly forcible manner his views upon
the Prohibition question
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09

THE parties in charge of the Memo
rial day exercises at New York slighted
General Sherman and Mayor Hewitt
by not inviting them to the ceremonies.
The slight was declared to be uninten-
tional, but as it gave rise to consider
able talk, General Sherman wrote a
letter on the subject which closed with
the following: "And now ask my COM
rades of the Grand Army which made
these civic ceremonials possible, as one
of themselves, not claiming any privil-
eges by reason Of exalted rank and
honors far above my deserts. if it is not
better that we should devote Decora-
ton day to the cemeteries which con-
tain our honored dead and the dedica-
tion of permanent monuments in their
homer for the teaching of patriotism to
future generations, instead of swelling
street parades and pageants for the
glorification Of the belligerent non-com-
batants who make use OF us for their
own purposes. !"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THE Governor OF Massachusetts ha!
signed the bill passed by the Legislature
providing for State naval reserve, which
it is expected will result in the organiza
tion of a trained force of volunteer seamer
and gunners Of at least ten thousand men
THE Gar of Russia has abandoned the
idea of visiting Central Asia this year.
IHE President and Mrs. Cleveland re
turned to Washington on the night of the
Both.
The National Prohibition convention me-
at Indianapolis, Ind, on the Both. Ex
Governor st. John, of Kansas, was chosen
permanent chairman.
JOHN BRIGHT, the noted English leader
is practically out Of danger.
THE Louisiana Legislature has elected
Judge E. D. White, United States Senator
for the term beginning March 4, 1891.
THE negotiations between Turkey and
America in regard to the tariff have not
been resumed. Mr.. Strauss, the American
Minister at Constantinople, has been in
structed to accept every thing done by the
more interested powers and endeavor only
to obtain modification in the import duties
on articles Of special interest to America.
THE Turkish Government has refused to
permit certain Armenians to emigrate to
America, claiming that they are contract
laborers and their emigration would be a
violation Of the American law in reference
to contract labor.
The Washington Star publishes denial
from Senator Sherman of the story that he
had urged Mr.. Blaine to make an emphatic
declaration, or to write his friends letters
on the subject of his declination of the
nomination for the Presidency.
FRANK P. Fleming, OF Jacksonville, has
been nominated by the Florida Democratic
State convention for Governor. He is a
leading lawyer.
On the twenty third ballot P. G. Fowle,
of Wake County, received the nomination
for Governor of North Carolina by the
Democratic convention. s. B. Alexander,
of Charlotte, was nominated for Lleuten-
antGovernor. The delegation was unit
for Cleveland.
GENERAL SHERIDAN took another danger
GUS relapse on the night of the 31st.
THE Prohibition National convention at
Indianapolis, Ind, On the 31st, nominated
General Clinton B. Fiske, Of New Jersey.
for the Presidency, and John A. Brooks, OF
Kansas City, for the Weep Presidency. The
platform adopted contained woman suf-
frage plank. Very liberal campaign sub
scriptions were announced and the conven-
ton adjourned sine die amid great enthusi-
asm.
EMPEROR FREDERICK left Charlottenburg
for Potsdam on the 1st He was reported
no worse for the trip.
FRESH rumors affecting Jay Gould's
health were prevalent on the 1st. His
Western trip was suddenly cut short and
his sp ,cial train hurried to New York.
HENRY w. BURGE, one of the famous
commanders of the army of the Shenan
loan during the rebellion, died at the Ged-
ney House, Broadway, New York, recently
from paralysis.
THE House on the 1st passed the Senate
bill res oring the rank Of General, the
Speaker signed it and the President ap-
proved it, Immediately nominating Lieu
enant~ General Sheridan to the Office. The
nomination was at once confirmed by the
Senate.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09
HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS,
Directions That Should Be Studied and
Adopted By Every One.

Directions That Should Be Studied and
Adopted by Every One.
The following directions for becom-
ing agreeable should be studied and
adopted by every one, and especially
merchants and their clerks:
Very rarely, if ever, young persons
acquire the ability to converse with
ease and fluency, This implies. first
of all, good ideas clearly and sensibly
expressed. An empty mind never
makes a good talker; remember "you
can not draw water out of an empty
we'll. Next in Importance comes
self-possession. "Self-possession is
nine points in the law''-of good
breeding.
A good voice is as essential to SELF
possession as good ideas are essential
to fluent language. The voice from
infancy should be carefully trained
and developed; full. clear flexible
voice is one of the surest indications
Of good breeding; it falls like music
on the ear and while it pleases the
listener it adds to the confidence of it's
possessor. be he ever so timid. One
may be witty without being popular.
voluble without being agreeable, a
great talker and yet a great bore. 1t
is wise then, to note carefully the fol-
lowing suggestions:
Be sincere; he ewho habitually sneers
at every thing will not only render
himself disagreeable to others. but will
soon cease to find pleasure in life.
J Be frank; a frank. open counte-
nance, and clear, CHEEKY laugh are
worth more, even socially than ped.
antry in stiff crayat'
Be amiable; you may hide vindic-
tive nature under a polite exterior
for a short time, as a cat masks its
sharp claws in velvet fur, but the least
provocation brings out one as quickly
as the other; ill-natured persons are
always disliked.
Be sensible; society never lacks for
fools. If you want elbow room go
up higher
Be cheerful; if you have no great
trouble on your mind you have no
right to render other people miserable
by your long face and dolloroustonea
If you do you will be avoided.
But above all be cordial; true cordi.
ality unites all the qualities we have,
enumerated. -Luray Brsezes.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09
PITH AND POINT.

1t is with knowledge as with
money-some do large business on
small capital. Philadelphia North
A7nerscan
If young man feels that his life
is blank, he should try to fill it out
and have it sworn to. -Erchange.
-Don't waste time looking back al
your own mistakes. You can have a
good deal more fun looking around al
other peoples. Journal Of EducG-
tion.
Secrets are but poor property; il
you circulate them, you loose them;
and if you keep them, you loose the
interest of your investment. Good
Housekeeping.
There is nothing so contradictory
as human nature. just when we are
beginning to hate man for his man.
ners, we discover him to be possessed
of some noble trait which compels US
to admire, if not to love, him. Dry
Goods Chron,cle.
notwithstanding the depravity OF
human nature, there are some things
that men can not be hired to do. Take
the tramp and the wood pile for ex-
ample. Merchant Traveller.
The source of vanity is from with
out-of pride, from within. Vanity is
vane that turns, willow that bends
with every breeze-pride is the oak
that defes the storm. One is cloud
the other rock. One is weakness, the
other strength. -LaqersoM
Every individual should bear in
mind that he is sent into the world to
act part in it, and though one may
have more splendid and another
more obscure part assigned to him.
yet the actor of each is equally re.
sponsible. Church Union.
1t is the little things. done with
out effort, at least without disturbing
our plans of life, that often produce
the happiest results. Beautiful flow.
ers grow from seeds dropped out OF
hands that are full of other cares
United Presbyterian
"A modern Lord Chesterfield in
Philadelphia was lately giving his son
some advice about getting on in So
ciety. In answer to the question,
"What is the best subject to talk to
lady about at ball?" he replied:
Talk to her about her beauty"
But said he, suppose she has no
beauty?' 'Ah, then," replied the ex-
perienced paterfa milias. "talk to her
about the ugliness of the other women
present if you want to get on"
"A noted doctor says of cigarettes:
If q BOY begins to smoke great deal
early in life you may be sure he will
never become an intellectual Saul. as
the effects on his body by affinity reach
his mind; he will lose energy and
steadiness of purpose, and will become
vacillating. weak man, untitled for
the struggle of life. Cigarette smok-
ing is like whisky drinking; the appe-
tite for it increases just in proportion
as the body becomes unable to bear it.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

PosroFFIcEs have been established at
Belltown, Ala, Frankville, Ala, Forest,
Ala, Hayman, Ala, Tickridge, Ala,
Coats, Ark, Ivanton. Ark, Maydell. Miss,
Shrock, Miss, Lynn Greek, Miss, johnson
Mines, Tex, Lavon. Tex, Lodwick, Tex,
and Lidoux, La.
A LITTLE girl named Maria Henry, aged
four years, was run over and killed at San
Antonio, Tex, on the 1st by mail wagon.
The child was caught in the spokes of the
wheels and horribly mapgled, her neck
being broken aud her chestbone cracked,
causing the lungs and heart to protrude.
MAYOR ROCHE, of Chicago, will veto the
ordinance prohibiting the location of any
more saloons within 200 feet of churches or
schools in that city. This is the ordnance
passed by the solid saloon vote instead of
the law asked by church and temperance
people, requiring all saloons to be distant
at least 200 feet from schools or churches.
PASSENGER trian No. of the Chesapeake
g. Ohio railroad was wrecked on the night
Of the 1st at point between Hall and
Gateman stations, Tenn. AS far as known
the only persons injured were Engineer
Higgins body badly scalded and face cut,
and Fireman Thomas foot cut off.
GEORGE BROWN, living near Houston,
Mo-, killed Charles Pierce, his son-in-law,
on the 1st. Pierce had ruined Browns
daughter and had been forced to marry
her. He threatened to leave her. and that
caused the murder. Brown shot him from
behind, the bullet entering the back of his
head, causing instant death.
A TREMENDOUS sensation occurred in
Judge Jamison's court, at Chicago, on the
1st. While the docket was being called,
Mrs. Meckie Rawson was impatiently
waiting for the divorce case of her
husband, Campbell Rawson, to be called.
Col. H. C. Whitney, her husbands at
torney, was sitting at side table writing
when the court was suddenly startled to
hear pistol shot. and Col. Whitney at
once disappeared under the table. The
shot was followed by four more in rapid
and Mrs. Dawson was seen pur-
suing Whitney with a 3S-calibre pistol.
Mrs Rawson succeeded in emptying the
revolver at Whitney before she could be
STILLMAN F. KELLY, president of the
National Sugar Manufacturing Company,
has made public the plan by which that
concern is to manufacture sorghum sugar
on a larger scale than ever heretofore.
The concern has a capital Of $1,000 200, is
under the laws of Kansas,
and claims to hold patent tSwenson's)
By which 1t can extract three times the
amount OF sugar tnat has heretofore been
possible, and the extract will be of an inn
proved quality. The works are at Topeka
and Fort Scott.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09

SOME startling facts relative to the
-defunct Maritime Bank leaked out
In court at St. Johns, N. B., recent
". The evidence justified the sus-
picion that Mcclellan. the manager.
kept two sets of certain books to hide
the true state of the banks affairs
from the directors One of the liquid
ator's clerks swore that the deficiency
of the bank after deducting the value
OF the assets was over 81. 800, 900. The
liquidators had realized nothing from
Stewart or from Guy Bevan & Co., who
owed the bank 5000, 600. Mcclellan,
who was largely responsible for the
crash. was said to be operating in real
estate i'm Omaha
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09

The Chief Of Engineers reports that
the construction of the proposed break
water in Santa Monica Bay. Cal, is
believed to be entirely feasible. but its
cost will be necessarily great, probably
not less that s6,Oo0,0OO, and that the
work could not be advantageously
undertaken with an appropriation of
less than $780, 900 to permit proper
beginning.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09

A DELEGATION from Kentucky, in
-cluding Senator Beck, Governor Knott
and Representatives Caruth and Nc
.Creary, called at the White House re-
Gently and invited the President in
case he visited Cincinnati ON the Fourth
of July next to extend his trip to Louis
Vile. The President said that he
would accept the invitation if he were
in that neighborhood.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09

Mr. DAWES has introduced the bill
in the Senate for the relief of the
freedmen in the Chickasaw Nation
drafted by the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs. 1t provides for the removal
of the freedmen from the Chickasaw
Nation, /. T., to lands west of the
ninety-sixth meridian in that Territory
ceded to the United States by the Sem
mole Indians.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09
MIsCELLANEOUs.

The boilers of the raft steamer Inver-
ness exploded on the 30th on the Missis-
sippi, north Of Hannibal, Mo. Twenty-one
men were blown into the water, five OF
whom were drowned.
TIE Methodist General Conference, which
was in session at New York for several
weeks, adjourned sine die ON the 31st.
THE small steamboat Fulton exploded at
Pass aux FOutre, below New Orleans, re-
Gently. Edward Perkins, the pilot, and
Captain W. b. Biddle were killed. Landry
and W atson, colored deckhands, were badly
and possibly fatally scalded.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09
REV. JOHN a. BROOKS.
sketch of the Life of the Prohibition Nom-
inee For the Vice-Presidency.

KANSAS CITY. Mo, June 2.-Rev John A.
Brooks, the Prohibition nominee for Vice-Presi-
dent, is expected to arrive home in this city ttis
morning from Cincinnati, where he went after
the adjournment of the indianapolis conven-
ton
Although clergyman by profession, Or.
Brooks has taken an active interest in political
affairs from his boyhood Always Of studous
nature he early began to take special delight
in the perusal Of political history. Moreover.
on his mothers side he was closely related to
the Cooks and Andersons prominent Virginia
politicians, and his father also felt deep inter-
est in politics, although he became in later life
prominent divine in the Christian Church.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09

CARL ScHURz has planned to spend
the summer in Germany, at the Villa
Forsteck, with his two daughters,
where he intends to revise his memoirs.
During his residence in Europe he will
gather material in different European
archives for comprehensive history of
our late civil war;
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09

Mrs. RUTH MCENERY STUART. the
latest writer of negro dialect stories,
lives in New Orleans. She is young
woman, tall, dark-haired and fine look
ing. She has only recently taken up
literary work.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09
HOPES For Geueral sherIdan.

WASHINGTON, June AT 1880 o'clock
the following bulletin was issued: There
has been no appreciable change in General
Sherman's condition since last evenings
bulletin was issued. He has coughed but
little. He has slept most Of the time, and
when awake has been clear in his mind and
cheerful" There are some hopes Of his
recovery
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09

THREE seats in the New York En-
change were sold recently. The prices
obtained were 1870, 5000 and 1855. A
few years ago membership in the Ex-
change was worth $4,000.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09

HENRY GEORGE has been expelled
from the Twenty-third Assembly Dis
trict Association of the Central Labor
party at New York. The charge
against him was affiliating with the
Democratic party.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09

Mrs. KATE TYRoN, who belongs to
the working newspaper fraternity of
Maine, is preparing to take the lecture
platform. and her elocutionary and in
tellectual attainments are spoken of in
high terms by the Maine press.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09

Mr.. GLADSTONE has accepted the
dedication of the English edition of
Prof. Villari's "Life of Savonarola. ="
This work is now being translated into
English by Madame Villari.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09

ABOUT five thousand superfuous en-
ployes Of the Pennsylvania railroad
will be discharged shortly in order to
cut down expenses.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09

SINCE the publication of his book
General Boulanger has come to the
conclusion that he would rather be
President than write.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09

HARVEY NEwCoMB, otherwise known
as Bobby Newcomb,' the variety
actor, died of pneumonia recently at
Tacoma, w. T., aged forty-two.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-06-09
CURRENT COMMENT,

A BILL has been reported to the Sem
ate to reimburse the depositors of the
Freedmen's Savings and Trust Com
pany.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-07

Une petite enfant de quatre ans
nominee Ida Niberg, file de OLA
Niberg, employ6 du chemin de fe1
de Omaha a etc tu6e vendredi der
nier dams les circumstances suivan.
ties:
Vers y heures du soir ellie
jouait dams la cour de la maison dc
ses parents 6l5, deuxieme rue n.
lorsque deux chevaux emport6s
trafnant une ]ourde voiture Sc pre-
%cipiterent dams la cour, renvt rse
rent Ia petite file ct passerent par.
dessus. Les personnes de la mai
son, en- entendant le bruit Sc p1eci
piterent ct trouverent la petite file
sans connaissance. Ellie mourait
quelques minutes apr6s.
Les chevaux appartiennent q un
nomm6 Charles Swanson.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-07

Vendredi dernier le magasin de
M. r. II. Rufus, boucher No. 727,
zoe Avenue Nord a recu la visite
dun voleur qui y entra en- PEASANT
par la cave LIE coffre fort fut ou-
vert ct les 80 dollars gull conte-
matt furent enlev6s. CONNIE on
await employee la combinaison pour
ouvrir le coffre-fort,les soupcons sc
porterent imm6diatement Jul un
ieune homme qui await attentive
ment surveill6 NJ. Ruff lorsque CO.
lui-c1 Touvrait ct le fermait. Same
di l'inepecteur Fairbairn arretait un
leune hommer 6pondant au signale
ment dome ct retrouvait en- ga pos
session une montre en- or ct une
6pingle enlevees 6galement q N
Ruff. Ce ]eune vaurlen qui s'appel'
le James Blchel venait de quitte1
la maison de correction Oh il await
pass6 six ans.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-07
Commits Canadien,

GTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY
~ Of Hennepin.-Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Calixte
Chanzy, Deceased:
On reading and filing the petition #
Eleonere Chanzy representing that
!, Cal. KITE Chanzy has lately died interstate,
a resident aud lnhapitant Ct the County
of Hennepin and State of Minnesota
leaving goods, ,hattels and estate within
this County, and praying that admins.
tration OF his e.tate be to petitioner
granted:
1t is Ordered, That said petition be
heard at a special term of this Court, to
be held at the Court House in The City of
Minneapolis, in said County, on Monday.
the 25th day of June 1888, al 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon; and that notice of such
hearing be given to all persons lnteres-
ted, by publishing this order at least once
in each week for three successive w. eks
prior to said day of hearing, in the "Echo
de lOuest" a newspaper printed and
published in said County.
Dated at Minneapolis, this Goth day OF
May 1888.
By the Court:
F. Won SCHLEGELL,
G.. E. MAT1LE, Judge of Probate,
Atty for Petitioner,
Cullom Block, Minneapolis, Mimi.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-07

Jeud1 dernier, 81 Mai, a Gu lieu
egalement a PEglise de Notre-
Dame de Louldes, la premiere
communion DIES enfants de cette
paroisse.
La, CONNIE a Ste Clotilde, cette
solennit6 donna lieu q d'imposantes
ceremonies bien faites pour graver
profond6ment dams l'esprit DIES en-
fants le souvenir de cette journ6e
unique dams leur existence, que
Napoleon Ter appelait lie plus beau
jour de So vie.
LIE soir a Gu lieu la cl6ture de
IExerclce du mois de Marie.
LIE Rev. Pere Dagnault n'avait
rien n6glig6 pour bonner q ce salut
solennel tout l'6clat possible, aussl
pEg]ise 6tait. ellie comble.
LIE Rev. Pere Nougaret y fit un
admirable sermon adapt6 a la Cir
constance.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-07

La touchante c6r6monie de Ia
premiere communion des enfants
a Gu lieu dimanche dernier q 8 hrs
du matin a rEglise Ste Clotilde.
Des cantiques de Circumstance
ont 6te chant6s avec beaucoup de
talent par NELLIE E. Blais.
L'orgue 6tait tenu par Nine
Cardin.
A la grand 'messe lie Revd P4re
Nougaret fit IN admirable pan6gy-
rique de Ste Clotilde, patronne
de la paroisse, don't rEglise c6l6>
brait la fete CO jour-la.
A quatre heures a Gu lieu la
Renovation DIES veux du Bapteme.
LIE soir q huit heures il y a Gu
dams PEglise une procession com
pos6e des Enfants de Marie, des
Meres chr6tiennes, de la Llgue du
Sacr6-Coeur de Notre-D Dame de
Lourdes, de la Ligne du Sacr6-
Occur de Ste Clotilde, ces deux So
ci6t6s accompanies de leurs dra-
peaux.
, LIE st Sacrement 6tait porte par
lie Rev. Pere Dagnault, escorte par
les e2fants de la premiere com
munion.
A la c6remonie du soir Ia musi-
que ct les chants religieux ont 6t6
en- rapport avec la s~olennit6 de la
c6r6monie.