The Opelousas courier., 1889-08-31
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General Notes.

which will be considerably larger than
those now in use.
The States assessment is estimated
as having increased this year about
$40, 900, 900 which will give net in
crease of State revenue for all purposes
of about 100000.
Facts show that those portions of our
State which have recently been so
greatly developed by an influx of new
people sage those which have the best
educational facilities, the most school
houses, and moro money to carry on the
schools. Every day shows a stronger
feeling of interest in this question all
over the State.
Lafayette Advertiser: The Rapides
Central Sugar Refinery is now an as
sured success. We believe if our La
fayette planters would go into conven-
ton and discuss the matter, they would
readily come to the conclusion we have
been urging for some time-that on a
large majority of our farms cane culture
wouid bring returns at least so per cent
ahead of cotton.
Vermilion Star: Mr. A. Nj. Brous-
sard, brought to this office bunch of
bananas fully matured and PERFECTLY
ripe. The tree on which thSy grew has
seven lunches, all of which Will mature
i'm a short time. This completely ex-
plodes the old idea that bananas will
not ripen here. With the proper atten-
ton given the tree IN winter, bananas
can be grown successfully here.
Colfax Chronicle The editor of the
Winn Parish Democrat gives the fol-
lowing plan for catching moles, which
is quite novel, but simple and inexpen-
sive, and said to he effective: Take a
beef horn and place it in the run ofSahe
moles, with the mouth facing their ap
proach. They crawl into the horn and
will never go backwards. AS many as
three are said to have been caught at
one haul, all in the same horn. Two
horns with their months facing in diff
ferent directions, so as to catch the moles
coming and going, would soon clean
them mp.
New York Tribune: In the worst of
our hot, humid, sticky, suffocating wea-
ther, let rs be thankful that it is no
" OlSt, Hdnhiui, 1OA IhsUuhSCf IAC"l
our weather is not tlilsss@sSt endured in
Southern Fr.3sid,~ Where for the first ten
days of Snly the thermometer never
regfstered 4ess than l44 in the sun at
noon. and on moro tAan one occasion
rose to the Ssnost iNtolerable pitch of
I3O in the shade. Day after day the
record was the same. Never shower
nor even passing cloud. The air alb
solutely still, without even morning
or evening breeze. The nights differ
ing from days only in being dark in
stead of light; just as sultry, just as
oppressive. Surely Gen. Humidity's
most vicious onslaught has not given
us such suffering as that
The assessor is making out map of
the parish by townships, for his own use
and information. When you come to
town see if your lands are properly loca-
tod thereon. Winn Parish Democrat.
When he gets it done he had better
file it in his Office as public document,
for the use and information " of all the
people. The law requires him, as we'll
as the assessors of all the other parishes,
to make complete maps or plats OF all
the townships, and book already
marked and ruled for this purpose is
furnished to each assessor at the expense
of the State. 1t is matter of public
notoriety, however, that large number
of the assessors neglect or refuse to per-
form their duty in this respect. A little
vigilance, coupled with the austerity of
the law, on tho part OF our police jury
would have wholesome effect right
here. .-Colfax Chronicle.
Lake Charles Echo While attending
the fair at Welsh the thought occurred,
what a grand school! One fair is worth
twelve months of public schools. 20
to Il fair and see what every otLer man
of your parish knows and does in SINH
lar pursuits to your own. Let the ag-
ricnlturist see the little conveniences
and improvement his neighbor uses. In
d few short hours learn how much has
been done, how much can be done.
Avail yourselves of the information,
and at another fair 60 to show what
Your own humble thought and inven-
tion has added to the new things so
lately learned, andfsee what others
lasss6 done Fairs improve agriculture,
Emnltipl~crops, improve stock and all
the comforts and conveniences OF life.
Fairs acqnaint the different people with
what is good among each class, and
what is bad. They harmonic clashing
customs and soften asperities, They
gradually obliterate the moTeUbjeetion.
able habits and customs and render the
people homogeneous, patriotic and
home loving. They make them intel,
Eligent, we'll informed, prosperous,
happy and one.
Lake Charles Commercial A mum
| Der of the State papers are agitating
another remodeling of the judiciary and
| demanding the elimination of the Cir.
| emit Court of Appeals. The genera
| idea, SO far as expression has been OBJ
/ tanned, seems to be to vest the crimina
and civil departments of the Dlstrlc
Courts with increased jurisdiction anf
| larger area. All agree that the presen
/ system is cumbersome, expensive ant
1 inefficient. The Baton Rouge Adyo
cate, in tabnlated statement OF th
salaries of judges and district attor
9neys, finds an aggregate of 1892, 800. 9
which the salaries of the twelve ap
! pellate judges swallow Sac, 600. Tn
Advocate says, regarding these lat
ter courts
Their duty has been performed am
their mission onded. The record the.
are at present making shows that the
are now worse than worthless. No
only do they cost extravagantly, bu
4 they are establishing q iurisprudenc