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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-03-09
his is All About Cats"

The house cat is a four-legged quad
ruped, the legs, as usual being at the cor
ners. 1t is what is sometimes called a
tame animal, though it feeds on mice and
birds of prey. It's colors are striped, tor
tus shell, black, also black and white, and
uthers. When it is happy it does not
bark, but breathes through its nose in
stead of its mouth, but l can't remember
the name they call the noise. It's little
word. but | can't think of it, and it is
wrong to copy. Cats also NOW, which
you have all herd, When you stroke this
tame quadruped by drawing your hand
along its back, it cocks up its tail like
ruler, so as you can't get no further
Never stroke the hairs acrost as it makes
all cats scrat like mad. Its tail is about
too foot long, and its legs about one each.
Never stroke cat under the belly, as it is
very unhelthy. Don't teese cats, for,
firstly it is wrong so to do, and, second,
cats have clawses which is longer than
people think. Cats have nine liveses, but
which is seldom required in this country
cause of Christianity. Men cats are allus
called Tom, and girl cats Puss or Tiss
but queer as you may think, all little cats
are called kittens, which is wrong name
which oughter be changed. This tame
quadruped can see in the dark, so rats
stand no chants, much less mice. Girls
fear rats, even mice. Last Tewsday L
drawed our cat on some wba,e tea paper,
and sold it to boy who hasse father Tor
twenty pins and som coff drots Cats are
very useful. can't remembeA one OF the
noises they make, though I've been Just
trying again. Cats eat meat and most
anything, speshully where you cant
afford. This is all about cats. "-L07ag-
mans Magazine.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-03-09
Death of Dr.. Bliss.
THE EMINENT SURGEON WHO ATTENDED
PRESIDENT GARFIELD sUCCUMBs
TO PARALYSIS,

THE EMINENT SURGEON WHO ATTENDED
PRESIDENT GARFIELD sUCCUMBs
TO PARALYSIS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Dr. D. w.
Bliss, the well known physician who
gained national reputation on account of
his connection with the case of President
Garfield, died here this morning of pa
ralysis followed by cerebral hemorrhage.
About ten days ago DR.. Bliss suffered a
slight stroke of paralysis, but his condi-
ton was not regarded as alarming until
yesterday, when he grew rapidly worse,
and at fifteen minutes after seven o'clock
this morning expired.
DR.. Bliss was born August 10, 1926, at
Auburn, N. Y. When young man he
moved to the Western Reserve of Ohio and
graduated at the Cleveland Medical Col
lege about 1850. In 1851 he moved to
lonia, Mich, and year later to Grand
Rapids, where he made quite reputation
as surgeon. During the war he served as
an army surgeon in charge of the Armory
Square Hospital in this city. His services
in President Gayfeld's case are matter of
recent history. After the death of Presi-
dent Garfield, DR.. Bliss resumed his prac-
tice here, and was actively engaged in it
up to few weeks of his death.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-03-09
State Immigration Association of Lou
isiana,
THE ANNUAL MEETING.

The ANNUAL MhEl1Nt.
The State immigration Association hel
its annual business meeting in Grunewal
Hall, New Orleans, on the 1st and I'd inst
The president made lengthy repor
giving full details of the business done b
the Association during the year.
After the report of the president an,
secretary, Professor Knapp of LAX
Charles, wss asked to give some informa
ton in regard to the work being done il
his section of the State. He said:
He wanted to express surprise at tn,
vast amount of work which has been done
during the past year on so very little
money. The people of the North are be
ginning to appreciate the great resources
of Louisiana and the warm hospitality Of
her citizens, and they are coming to make
their homes in this excellent and healthy
climate Lands which year ago had nc
market now have a market and are held at
price at least 1870 per cent greater than
last year. He said that fully 80 per cent
of the people who have come into this State
have settled in Calcasieu parish and they
are all doing well and enjoying the best of
health"
The following officers were elected
President, John Dymond vice presidents
First District to be filed by the executive
committee Second District, w. B.
Schmidt; Hon. Don Caffrey, Third Dis
trict; Col. w. II. Jack, Fourth District !;
Hon. W. Il. WHY, Fifth District; Hon. j.
M. Thompson, Sixth District; Col. H. H.
Baker, secretary, and Isidore Newman,
treasurer
Executive committe - John Dymond,
chairman Clement Story, George Moor,
man, Lucien Forsyth, Jr.. First District !;
E Scanned, r. NJ. Walmsley, Hon. Emile
Rost, Second District; Hon. Jos. A Breaux,
Prof. S. A. Knapp, Hon. H. G. Minor,
Third District A. l.. Atkins, JOS Henry,
N. H. Wise, Fourth District; Hon. w. g.
Wyly, II. N. Naaf, Col. Frank p. Stu bbs
Fifth District Duncan Stewart, c. j. Bar
ron, r. F. Patterson, Sixth District.
BY resolution the vice presidents of the
association were made ex-ottico members
of the executive committee. The secre-
tary was requested to have the reports of
the officers and committees printed and
distributed throughout the State.
Prof. Knapp addressed the meeting, ad-
vocating the necessity of advertising the
resources of the State, so as to invite i'm
migration.
Col. II. C. Minor offered a resolution
thanking the railroads in the State for
their assistance to the association, and
asked them to continue the work. Adopted
The meeting then adjourned.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-03-09
1900, 900 People Starving.
THE RESULT OF A GREAT SNOW sToR

THE RESULT OF GREAT SNOW STORM
DISASTROUS FIRES IN JAPAN.
The China steamer which arrived in
San Francisco on the 22nd of February,
brought news of a great snow storm in
Chez Foo. Over million and half of
people in the province are starving, and
riots occur daily. The missionaries have
been attacked by mobs of Chinese, led by
the gentry.
On February I'd, a great fire broke
out in Shidsnoki, Japan, extending down
fourteen streets and destroying 1000
houses, including temples, schools and
hospitals. On the following day, fire at
Yokosuka Quilted fifty houses and burned
to death three men. On the same day ten
houses were destroyed at Joshin and fif-
teen at Toxic.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-03-09
Country Roads.

To the Editor of the Picayune There
Is at present large number of emigrants
from all parts of the United States who
are lining to Louisiana to settle, and with
increasing crops and large shipments bet
ter facilities should be made to allow the
farmers to bring their crops to market.
The demand in New Orleans for better
streets is not one whit more important than
good roads in the country.
There is general demand throughout
the country, to improve the roads, and in
many States is absorbing much newspaper
comment.
would suggest that a convention be
held in New Orleans some time in April or
May, with every parish in the State of
Louisiana represented, where the road
question would be discussed and the best
engineers in the country consulted as to
the best and cheapest mode of making
good roads and maintaining them. The
discussions at this convention wonld EN-.
brace:
What is the condition of the roads in
your parish2
What are you doing to improve them?
What amount of work and money is
expended each year,
What material is most available9
What will we do to improve our roads3
With improved roads, thereby increas
ing facilities to market our crops. emigra-
ton would be assisted and thousands of
dollars saved, and as these conventions
are now being held in other States it
would be well to hold one in this State
and discuss this all important matter.
Respectfully, H.H.H.
Speaking editorially on the letter above,
the Picayune says
The condition in which the country roads
are Kept becomes one of the principal fac
tors In thu important questions of trans.
portatlon. Good roads in the interior of q
country are often taken as a test of the
prosperity and advancement of that conn.
Try. Certainly they have a great. bearing
upon the general and individual welfare
OF the people, and too much attention can
not be paid to them.
Ii must be admitted that good country
roads are not the rule in Louisiana, al
though there are localities that furnish
notable exceptions. If it is practicable to
improve our road system, it ought to be
done, and the idea of treating the subject
az length in State convention is worth |
consideration, because q convention will
bring out vast mass of discussion and in
formation that may result in Something
beneficial
such convention can be productive of
only good. There is no doubt that we
need better roads throughout the country.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-03-09
Public Lands Secured to Homesteaders

WASHINGTON, March 2-The bill with
drawing the public lands of the United
States from sale passed both houses of
congress yesterday. Hereafter public
lands can only be disposed of under the
provisions of the homestead and pre- emp
ton laws. The bill also provides that
persons who have abandoned their home
steads shall be permitted to enter another
one.
The homestead communication clause al~ =
remains in force, SO that the effect Ollie
bill is to prevent the sale of cfferg p Tnds
IN large bodies to speculators.5a{
MIR. Robertson, of Louisiana soorgely
instrumental in securing the -s-lge of
this bill through the house. ~
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-03-09
Peach and Pear Culture,

Thinking that useful knowledge should
De given as much publicity as possible.
Will give some that know from exper,
ence to be useful: In 1873 planted an
acre OF peaches Of all approved varieties
ana an acre OF Bartlett pears, all standards
knowing very little of the proper treat.
nent OF an orchard, | pursued the plan
given by 2. A. Berckman in his
catalogue, and from whom bought nv
trees: In 1878 my standard pears put on
1ull crop, trees from IL to Is feet tall
| bllght came in its worst form, and, though
fought hard for their lives by cutting
below the blight as fast as it spread. | lost
lUo out OF lOS Bartlett's 6 out of 8 St
Michael ArchangeI, and out of 8 Ma.
define. They came out from the root again
OUT all mad been grated or budded on
some strong growing, worthless stock and
mad to get rid of them. Right here
comes in the point | wish to make A
nelghbor had a few Bartletts dwarfed in
ounces, planted by Berck mans direction
with junction of psar and ounce full four
inches below the ground, and they had
rooted from the pear stock and were, con-
sequently, standards, as Mr. B. had said
they would. These trees also died to the
ground, but when they put up the shoots
were good Bartlett pears, and the trees are
now bearing all right, and are practically
blight proof The natural deduction is
mat we can have any variety of pears we
wish by planting dwarfs, as be did, for
experience has taught that blight rarely
ever kills until the tree comes into bear
ing, and by that time the dwarfs will have
become standards.
made 1t rule to go over my peach
orchard twice year for borers, and after
the hrst year found very few took piece
OF carpet to lay down on, cut circular
plug out or the earth around collar of the
tree with case knife, and then with nv
pocket-knfe traced, found and killed the
oorer. This hole, some foot or more in
diameter, filled with earth mixed with
leached ashes, and topped off with pure
ashes, leached around collar | had plenty
OF peaches every year and an OVERLOOKING
crop every other year until the storm of
sept. L. 1879 ruined my trees by breaking
so many large roots, that the trees died
from 1t. did not cut back half of each
years growth as Mr.. Berckman directs. or
would have Jared better. | am satisfied |
that 1t should be done when best results |
are desired or expected. The honey peach |
makes the best of all stocks to bud on. as
bud put on in March, the time I gen
orally 90 my budding, on good ground
ana cultivated well, will bear good many
peaches next season and paying crop the
second year.
AS to the cane, | can hear of none. ex.
'ept the belt from near Fort Adams, extend
ng south about ten miles; not all cane in the
)elt Is dead, as not all went to seed. Some
II these seeding csnebrakes are dead and
ome dying gradually where inclosed, and
y!ng pretty fast where closely stocked.
t Is no disc ase the seeding killed the old
ane root and branch, and the present
rakes are from seed, with too much top
or their root.-E j. McGehee, in ". d.
Tines Democrat.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-03-09
THEY ALL ELP. !

| l. All the worlds a stage
And all the men and women merely players'l
We are often amazed at the actions of men.
And we often are anxious to know
Why 1t is that their actions so foolish have been
| ana what it is makes them act so;
But we find on reflection, as all men have seen,
| That this is what makes the world CO.
There are times that It seems we cannot under
Why people such queer things will do
BY their actions, it seems they have eyes full of
sand,
They're so blind they get on very Slow
But this solves the great question: the problem so
grand
All this is what makes the world CO.
Our friend, who has ever and always been loved,
Turns as cold as statue of snow;
We've loved him. he's loved us, where e'er we
have roved,
And our friendship seemed all in glow;
But why should we wonder that he is thus moved
Since such things help make the world go.
The politician declares ere election has come,
That OF men you're the best in the shoH,
But arter election and he has not won,
HcH you are Inc man ne uOn know
When you see him then, just look upon him as
one
Who lends help to make the world go.
But should he succeed then he'll cnt and he'll
slash,
And to you he will never say Dough-"
But on the big men he'll make big NASH
And he'll brag on 'em and he'll ''blough:'
He will make ugly laws, thereby take in the cash.
And this is what makes the world cough"
The deacon prays loud in the church for the poor
And he speaks of the deeds that we do,
And what rejoicing Wen have on that shore,
In the land where We'll reap as we SOW;
But during collection he steps out the door,
And this is what makes the uorld 60
The editors income is hardly enough
To keep him alive, as we know
And be doesn't donate any literary slough
To help the poor man-oh no;
But the rich man, he'll give him a half column
80 "pough,'
error this is what makes the world go
30 it Is in this way that the world moves along,
And it doesn't at all go it slow,
And we should remember to it we belong,
And the ways of the world we should know;
Then let US all say, when some people go wrong.
That it is what makes the world go.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-03-09
TEMPERANCE

Iowa still continues to punish all thos
who attempt to sell liquors unlawfully.
Boys under seventeen years of ag
caught smoking cigarettes in Sacrament
are arrested.
If you would avoid the suspicious o
your neighbors, never carry your molasse
in a demijohn.
Judge Mey has sentenced one man tt
thirty days imprisonment and to pay fin.
of $500 for running "boot- leg" saloon.
The American Express Company has
been summoned to appear before the
court, to show why the company should
not be restrained from transporting liquors
to Independence, Iowa.
In Nebraska party of fifty ladies at
tackled saloon and caused whisky and
beer to flow freely in the cutters. While
the ladies were accomplishing their work
the loungers slunked home.
The w. c. T. U. has petition in circu
lation asking Mrs. Harrison to keep alco-
holic drinks from being offered to guests
1tIss,the National Mansion. We hope Mrs,
Harrison will follow Mrs. President Haves'
example.
Statistics show that the greatest per-
centage of divorce cases is due to drunk
enness, and the commissioner says that
the total being 13,s43, can not represent
the total number in which drunkenness or
intemperance is serious factor
Another prominent temperance worker
has been foully shot down by liquor men.
Mr.. q. &. Manett owned and edited
paper in Mount Horeb, Wis. In his
views he was strongly anti-saloon, and did
not hesitate to express his opposition to
saloons and the liquor traffic. His articles
angered the liquor men his Office was set
on hre scine time since, and threats were
made against him. Recently Mr.. Manett
went to his Office to attend to some work,
and did not return to his home until after
midnight. Soon after his return he heard
a rap at his back door and went to see who
was there. When he opened the door,
shot was fred which felled him to the
floor. He saw no one, as the unknown
assassin was hidden. A contemptibly
small reward has been offered by the State
and county for this brutal murderer. This |
shows what we can expect from the saloon,
and furthermore, that liquor robs men of
their manhood, that it makes sneaks and
towards of them. How long shall such |
leeds be tolerated?
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-03-09
For the Soldiers Home

The directors of the Confederate Sol
diers' Home at New Orleans have addressed
to the public the following address.
at It's last session the eeneral Assembly
OF the State Of Louisiana appropristed fo,
the Support of the Soldiers Home but
$1oOO per annum, instead of the larger
sum suggested by members of this board,
In the early part of 1883 the Ladies' Con-
federate Memorial Association of New Or.
leans, supported by the benevolent associa-
tons of the Armies of Tennessee and of
Northern Virginia, by means of an enter
tainment given in this city, raised about
$1,000 for the clothing fund of the Home.
and which proved most timely contribu
ton. Now our resources are still more
cramped. as we have been able to realize
but little on the warrants for 1888 and
must wait some time for those of 1889.
The board is therefore compelled to applv
to all friends of the soldiers of Louisiana
for assistance.
This board is composed of the president
three vice presidents and the recording
secretary of each of the benevolent assoc.
Citations OF the Armies of Northern Viz
gln1a and OF Tennessee, making ten in all.
none OF whom receive any salary or pecu.
mary reward of any kind. To these two
associations the Home chiefly owes it's ex.
istence and prosperity, and whenever they
have called upon the public to aid them in
their noble and patriotic efforts, they have
always met with liberal response.
To each police jury and to each indi-
vidual citizen of Louisiana we make this
appeal It is the glory of our State that
as her battalions were foremost in the
conflict, so has Louisiana been the first in
providing for her veterans. whether
MANNED In battle. crippled by disease or
disabled by old age We invite Won ali to
visit the Home in New Orleans that Won
may judge of its condition for yourselves.
ALI contributions and remittances should
be sent to John M. Coos, Treasurer, No. Q
Tehoupitoulas street, and will receive his
prompt acknowledgment.
The appeal is signed by A. J. Lewis,
president; John M. Coos, treasurer Mich.
Cnny, Secretary; w. T. Cluverius, j. B.
Vinet, Army of Tennessee, and Fred S.
Washington, Fred A. Ober, Chas. Smith,
L I. Lincoln, T. B. O'Brien, Army Of
Northern Virginia.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-03-09
IN DARKNESS


l will be still;
The terror drawing nigh
Shall startle from my lips no coward cry:
Nay, though the night my deadliest dread fulfill
| will be still
For oh know.
Though suffering hours delay,
Yet to ETERNITY they paA away,
Carrying something onward as they flow,
Outlasting Woe.
Yes, something won;
The harvest of our tears
Something unfadng pucked from falling years
Something to blossom on beyond the sun,
From sorrow won.
The agony,
So hopeless now of balm,
Shall sleep at last in light as pure and calm
AS that wherewith the stars looked down on thee.
Getbsemane.
Florence Earle Coates, In Ha,per's
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-03-09
Globe Sights.

Dignity is sometimes a cloak for stu
pidity.
Another member of the ring-the dool
bell.
It is not bravery to defy danger wher
there is no danger.
When men get into high words they
generally use low language.
A race across the Atlantic-The English.
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
Be not critical the critic enjoys nothing
in the world but his own opinions.
What's the matter with the bowling
mob? It's all riot Washington Critic
Lock your cigar box. Foreign cigars
and domestic servants flock together -Er.
One may screw up his courage and have
his attention riveted.-Detroit Free Press
The base ball batter has given way to
the buckwheat batter.-Pittsburg Chron-
tcze.
Murder will out, but it will not out as
often as the man the bill collectors are
after.
Don't judge man by his coat-unless
he wears red spotted blazer - Yonkers
Statesman.
"a good rule for boarding house keeper
is pay as you go and make your boarders
pay as they come.-Er.
Telephones are great convenience, and
yet people are all the time talking against
them Yonkers Statesman.
One-half of the world is inclined to
Kick because the other half desires to
do something. -Marion Record.
The street vendors business is not a
trade; It is calling" and he often
makes bowling success of it.-Puck.
!, A broom has no fear of particle of
aust but ne sweeps too late who waits
until the particle becomes mountain.
Whenever an honest newspaper criticises
dishonest man, the friends of the dis
honest man-for dishonest men have friends
refer to the criticisms as .sa low down
ding. -Atchisoa Globe.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-03-09
German Beet Sugar Industry.

The first beet sugar factory was started
in Lower Si]esia about the end of the last
century, but very little beet sugar was
made in Germany till within this century !;
now it produces about 100000 tons an
nually and the processes of manufacture
have been so improved that 40 per cent
less beet root is required to produce ton
of sugar than in 1886. There are now 401
sugar factories in Germany, and over $780,,
900 acres under beet crops. The total
value of sugar sold, most of which went to
Great Britain, was about $45, 900. 000-Er.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-03-09
Sugar Cane in Calcasieu.

We extract the following from a letter
to the Dallas County Qowa) Democrat,
written by Mr.. l. ]. Mills, who moved to
this parish about two years ago from
Abel, Iowa. In speaking of sugar cane he
says:
IL shall not attempt to describe the new
processes used on large plantations. Our
parish has not been considered as part of
the sugar country heretofore, for the rea-
son that stock raising has been SO profit
able and such easy work that natures
evergreen carpet of grass has been left un.
disturbed. But the Croeles have culti.
waited small patches for home use. and
manufactured it after the primitive fashion
OF making sorghum in Iowa.
We do not boil the cane Juice into sugar
in the pan. If it is taken off when in
good thick syrup the sugar will settle to
the bottom of the barrel, the syrup can
then be drawn off, the sugar allowed to
drain for q week or ten days, becomes
good quality of open kettle sugar.
There Is no crop that farmer can raise
In the parish that will make as much
money per acre as sugar cane. Four
thousand pounds of sugar per acre is not an
uncommon yield. This at five cents per
pound, is 5000 per acre.
Sugar cane does not go to seed like sor.
ghum, the stocks have buds or eyes at
every joint, and they are planted by lay
ing them in rows about six feet apart and
covered with plow.
1t requires about the same amount of
fertilizing and cultivation as corn. If the
stubble is protected from frost by throwing
couple Of burrows on it in the fall, two |
and even three crops can be grown from
one planting.
Northern farmers seeing the value of
the sugar crop, are making preparations to
raise it on a larger scale.