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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28

The Town Site Company" | ought to
explain, for the benefit of some eastern
readers, is an association of men who make
up their minds that town should, would
or could grow up at certain point i'll a
wild region whittier civilization is tending,
or whittier rush is expected, contingent
upon certain event, like the discovery
of precious metals or the completion of a
railway. Under laws Of the United States
these men take up Il certain area upon
which to build their town, and proceed to
put it into as presentable shape as cir
cumstances will admit, by surveying
streets, indicating parks and reser
vations for public buildings-hospitals,
churches, city hall, libraries and
so on; by bringing water from the hills,
planting shade trees and perhaps building
big hotel. In many cases the railway is
a partner and helps by concentrating
operations at that point; indeed, the ext
gencies of railway construction and oper-
alton are generally the most potent factors
in deciding the locality.
The place plotted and the company"
ON the ground lively advertising begins.
The floating frontier crowd rushes to the
new spot and wild speculation in town
lots at once begins, prices being paid that
have no relation to the intrinsic value Of
the property acquired, which, as yet, is
worth next to nothing, but. like the wild
cat stocks of Wall street, simply repre-
sent the amount man Is willing to stake
on that particular card, or the rental lie
can afford for immediate use and oppor-
tunities.-Ernest Ingersoll in The Cos
,,ooyaIifos,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28
SELECTED THEIR HOMES.

The first thing that a home-seek-
er in Louisiana from the northwest,
does after his arrival, is presumably
to seek his future home, unless pro-
vision have been made for that be-
fore leaving his former place of res
idence. lie goes about prospect
ingn Ito use expressive American
ism) and finally, when satisfied as
to price, locality, social and hygi-
enic conditions, ETC., establishes
himself Oh the land lie has bought,
and sets MP the new fireside of him
self and family. THIS is what has
been done by the party who came
to Louisiana few weeks ago in
charge of agents Of the State I'm
migration Association. Land own
ers in Louisiana should remember
that these new corners are in the
main, hard working farmers, who
come to this State, not as specnla-
tors or investors, but as indus
trious men who hope by thrift and
perseverance to make q livelihood
to themselves and their families.
When land owners are approached
therefore, OH the subject of selling
land to these people, they should
meet their propositions in q spirit
of fairness and moderation, and not
deter them from buying, perhaps,
to the injury of the cause of immi-
grafton, by asking too high prices.
South Illustrated.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28
SunerstftiOns About His Will.

There is man in town who has rheu-
matte govt. He has also great riches and
a collection Of art and curios that have
been the joy and solace Of a life much
broken up by the twinges Of his great
toe. This collection he values beyond his
money, and is in great fear of it falling
into the hands of a relative who is his
nearest heir This he is determined at
oil hazards shall not occur; at the same
time. he will not make a will, although
his attacks of govt are frequent and dan
gerous
AS many men he Is superstitious about
making a will. He feels that If it was
once done there would be nothing left but
to wait for the undertaken. The result
is that when he is free from pain he feels
the collection to be safe, but when al at
tack comes on it is intensified by the
mans ludicrous fear lest he will die be
fore he has put it out of his brothers
reach.
His doctor and friends have argued
with him, but to no purpose. Every time
he is violently seized the servants run for
the doctor and lawyer at the same time
Tables are drawn UP, and pen, ink and
paper are in readiness as promptly as the
medicines. Again and again wills have
been drawn up, but no matter how low
he has been he has never yet signed one
The other day he had O violent seizure
There was the usual hurry and scurly
He was really felt to be dying, and as the
end was supposed to be near he was held
up in bed, quill in hand, and the family
held their breaths in suspense at the
spectacle. His breath was growing fainter
and fainter. His hand WAS carried to the
paper, but he did not sign. He seemed to
be calculating for just time enough to
scratch his name. and then, in the Ian
guage of the novelist, to let the pen drop
from his neryeless grasp and expire. The
alarm of the family finally gave way to
an unruly curiosity as to which would
win, the sick man or death. But tie old
man won He breathed better and at
length he spoke out with all air of deci
sion: Il guess | won't sign it today
They knew then he was safe for another
attack. New York Evening Sun.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28
Goethe.s Digestive Capacity.

According to the bills of fare preserved
in the city archives at jena, Goethe was
in the habit of dining exceedingly well.
He also liked company at dinner, for
during the period covered by the bills
when lie had not one guest with him, he
had three. He always had four courses,
and sometimes more, the dishes of his
choice being such as roast beef and roast
pork ON the same day; soups with dump
ling, and sirloin with anchovy sauce,
with roasted pigeons and roast mutton
to follow, the dinner rather of a glutton
than Of a poet. For week and more
he dined in this fashion, the bill only
coming to q little more than e3. It is
satisfactory to know that this really
great man could dine well, and was not
querulous and dyspeptic wreck, though
it is not SO pleasant to know that the
poet squabbled with the landlord over
the items, and even went to law with
him on the subject London Life.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28

Let us suppose now, for moment, we
are living in a German village. At 9
o'clock you will see the farmer take his
first meal, consisting of a weak coffee,
which is very often composed of coffee
and roasted wheat, and in which milk is
largely used. He will take to this coffee
some slices of brown bread (corn bread
with jam, or with butter. lard, etc. At
O'Clock another meal will be served,
for as people had already done some hard
work by that time they want another
meal. This second breakfast may con-
sist of slices of brown (rye) bread with
butter and ham, or butter and cheese, or
butter with eggs, or bread with bacon or
sausage only, to which rs q rule by the
male members of the falnily-very sell
dom by females-either small glass of
''schnaps'' (corn brandy or some very
weak beer is partaken of.
An average peasant family, number
ing five heads, would about consume per
year, two fat pigs, four or five geese,
perhaps few ducks, about half dozen
old hens and a dozen young ones, two
dozen young pigeons. Pork is in stock
all the year round, as well In form Of the
well known sausage" as in the shape
of bacon, ham, etc. 1t will be smoked
in order to keep. AS to the vegetables
used, / must say people know better to
appreciate their value than in England
or America. 1t is really astonishing to OBJ
serve the ignorance which prevails here,
especially among the poorer classes in
England, upon such matters. There are
thousands of people in England, who
never saw in their lives Haricot bean,
pea or turtle-living on nothing but mutt
ton chops, beefsteak, pic and cheese,
This is entirely different in Germany.
Cereals and pulses are largely used, and
there is a healthy variety in the bill Of
fare. 1t will not happen very often that
the same dish is served for dinner twice
a week. I remember having read once
i'll a medical book-I forget whether it
was by Professor Cork or Redam--that the
rural people in Thuryingia and Saxonia
had the best natural instinct for the choice
of their foods, and that the mixture OBJ
served by this people could be put down
as a standard for any other people by
any physician. -Pupke in Herald Of
Health.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28

ESTATE OE ELbEhI GAM DEC IT,
No 4515.
PROBATE DOCKET. DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
BY virtue of an order of the Honorable Dis
lrict Court in and for the parish of st. Landry,
there will be sold at public auction to the last
and highest bidder, by the undersigned adj
ministrator, or any duly qualified anc.
tioneer at the Court House in the town of
Opeousas, parish of st. Landry, on
Tuesday, December 31st, 1889,
at II o'clock, a. m, the following described
CAN'T, deceased, late of the parish of st. Lam
i. The Mount Hope Plantation, with all the
buildings and Improvements thereon lnGinulms
onnt,inintr three Thousand five
hundred and thirty acres and Go-loo OF an acre,
bounded north by Land formerly belonging 4 TO
Dr. Scranton, south by lands OF Mrs. Smith,
and bv lands formerly belonging to the estate
of F. 3. Carter east by lands of r. S. Bihm and
lands formerly belonging to the estate OF r. b.
Carter. This property was sold to Eaton u Bar
stow and rcacquircd by him at silerihs SAFE
Sept. 7th 1872. There will be sold toSether WIN
this plantation, and under the same ad]ualca,
tiou the following personal property on SAD
plantation, and which serves to cultivate the
same: tWenty-sevcn mules, SIX oxen, SIX wa
CONS, two OK carts, ana all the FARMING llhple-
ments. ., ,,
., certain plantation situated on bayou
Cnurtahealt, in the parish Of st. Landry, con-
tanning about thirteen hundred acres more OF
bounded north by bayou C0urtatieau. sonth Dy
swamp, east by II. l.. Garland and west by
lands of the estate of William Otftttt. the SUI
gar house and machinery are reserved from
sale This tract has an extended front or
cleared land on the bayou.
rThe tract of fifty acres sold to Samuel Me
Phcrson is reserved from the above tract)
3. -Four tracts of land lying on bayou Eroco-
ollie, measuring nine hundred and fortytwo
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28
st. gaudrv 9emotra
About Advertising.
OPELOUSAS :

The man who is in any kind OF
mess whatever who refuses to
Jertise is going to regret it soon
r. or later, but probably sooner.
Not only must the business man
advertise, but he must keep on adj
rertising if he expects to prosper.
single advertisement is not
ugh. You cannot eat enough
last year, and You cannot adj
fertise on that plan, either. Ad-
vertising pays, and pays well. The
surest way to add is-advertlse:
certain man was asked
NV he was going to manage his
iness during his vacation, his
y was: an just take my adj
lisement ont of the paper, and
there will not be any business to
4 manage" A well known authority
M advertising says "The man
no says he don't believe in adj
Etising,' is doing just what he
oreciates. He hang coats out
ae his door, or puts dry goods IN
j windows - that's. advertising.
b has painted cards lying on his
counter - that's advertising. He
sends drummers through the cOun-
try, Or puts his name on the wagon
that's advertising. If he has
lost COW, he puts notice in the
post office, or tells his sister-iu- law,
and that is advertising too. He has
his name in gilt letters over-well,
what is that but advertising. He
paints his shop green or red; or, if
he is q tailor, he wears the latest
style; if a doctor, he has II boy call
him out Of church in haste; if an
auctioneer, he bellows to attract the
attention of the passer-by: if a
heavy merchant, lie keeps pile OF
boxes on the sidewalk in front OF
his doors-and all for advertising.
A man can't do business success
fully without advertising, and the
question is whether to call to Ills
aid the engine that moves the
world-the printing press with its
thousands of messengers that are
working by night and by day-ol
go back to the days when newspa
pers, kilograms and railroads were
nnknown.-1eras SJfRgs.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28
The Invalid,s Hone.

Many seemingly incurable cases of blood poi
son, catarrh. scrOfula and rheumatism have
been cured by B. B. b. Botanic Blood Bam),
made by the Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Write to them for book filled with convincing
proof
Mr.. g. W. B. Raider, living seven miles from
Athens, Ga, writes: "For several years | suf-
fered with running ulcers, Which doctors treat
ed and pronounced incurable- A single bottle
of B. B. B. did me more good than ali the doc
tors. I kept on using it and every ulcer was
D. c. Kinard & Son, Towaliga, Ga, writes:
eve induced neighbor to try B. b. B. for ca
tarrh, which he thought ineurable as it had
resisted all treatment. 1t delighted him, and
continuing its use he was cured sound and
we'll"
r. NJ. Lawson, East Point, Ga. writes: "My
wife had scrofula 10 years. She kept growing
worse. She lost her hair and her skin broke
out fearfully. Debility, emacation and no ap-
petite followed. After physicians and numer-
GUS advertised medicines failed, tried b. B.
b., and her recovery was rapid and complete.
Oliver Secor. Baltimore, Md, writes: slif-
fered from weak back and rheumatism. b. b.
3. has proven to be the only medicine that
gave me relief" dec2l
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28
The New Discovery.

You have heard your friends and
neighbors talking about il. You may
yourself BIO one of the many who know
from personal experience just how good
Il thing it il. If yon have ever tried it,
you are one of its stauncll friends, be-
canse the wonderful thing il is. that
when once given a trial, Dir. Kings
New Discovery ever after holds a place
in the house. If Won ilaveneyer used ii
and should be afflicted with cough,
cold Or any Throat, Lung or Chest
trouble, secure a bottle at once and give
y fair trial. It is guaranteed every
time. OF money refunded. Trial Bot
Las Free All h II. Railey's Drugstore. 6
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28
Saturday, December SSth, 1859,

door of the Courthouse i'll the town of Ope-
lousas, at 10 O'Clock a. m. on
Saturday, December 3Ssh, 1889,
the following described property to-wit:
The undivided one half interest in and to the
following tract of land together with the nndi-
videti one-half interest i'll and to the buildings
and improvements thereon, and the one half
interest III and to the tights, ways. privileges
and appurtenances thereof, situated i'll the par
lsh of St. Landry, in this State, and designated
on q survey or sketch thereof by Hezeklah
HAYES. surveyor and filed with and made a
part of the papers in SUIT No. 12050 of the Sth Jul
diclal District Court iH'and for the parish OF st,
Landry aforesaid by the numbers one to six
teen inclusive, which contain together five hun
drcd and tifty-one 7l-l00 acres, and numbers
twenty-five to thirty-six inclusive, which con-
tam each thirty-three $500 acres, which said
thirty-One several parcels OF land composed all
but one hundred and sixty acres of the lower
corner OF that certain plantation or tract of
land lying in said parish of st. Landry on the
left bank of Bayou BGuf, descending, and
known and designated as the anchorage Plan
tation,' containing twelve hundred and thirty
five 65-1O0 acres, waich formally belonged to
Miss Shields, and was bounded above by lands
formally belonging to Lange GrabOs and below
by land now or formally belonged to E. FOgle-
man. having been acquired by said Miss Shields
from Thomas Cook and u. J.. Oliyer-all of
which property was purchased by Alfred Mou-
ton at Sheritfs sale made ON the Sd day OF July,
1876 under fl. IA issued III suit entitled John
l. Adams II Co. VS.. Dexter w Williams ct ais,
Sth Judicial District Court. parish of st. Ian
dry. ana ny Salu M0ttton transferred 10 present.
vendor, Henry NJ. Payne by act passed before
Theo Guyo, IA Notary Public of the Parish OF
Orleans, OH the Sth of March, 1879.
The undivided one-half interest i'll and to
certain tltrot or parcel of land situated inst.
Landry Parish, ON the Bayou BGuf designated
on plot of said land made by Hezekial Hayes,
surveyor, filed with and made part of the pa
pers in suit No 1z050, entitled ''Jolln I. Adams
& CO., VS.. Dexter W. Williams ct all Sth Dis
trict Court. ST. Landry, as Lots Nos. II, IS, 10,
and 20 containing i'll all one hundred and thirty
seven 60-l00 acres, with all buildings and I'M
provcments thereon, the said lot fronting On
said Bayou, bounded III the rear by-above
by lands formerly belonging to Alfred Mouton,
and below by lot No. FL on said plat, this being
the same property acquired by vendor tHenry
M. Payne) from W. Ii. Renaud.
Also the undivided Une-half of twenty-four
mules, the undivided one-half of five wagons,
one OK cart, three horse carts. and one water
cart, and the undivided one-half of all the agri-
cultural implements ON the above place and
the undivided onc-haf Of the crops on said
plantation.
Terms-Cash. 7. s. FONTENOT,
Nov. 236t Sheriff.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28
a Sound Legal Opinion.

e. Bainbridge, Munday Esq, County
Atty, Clay CO., Tex, says: Have used
Electric Bitters with most happy results.
Nv brother also was very low with Ma
larial Fever and Janndice, but was
cured by timely use of this medicine.
Am satisfied Electric Bitters saved his
life"
Mr.. ID. i. Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave,
Ky, adds d like testimony, saying: He
positively believes he would have died,
had it not been for Electric Bitters.
This great remedy will ward off. as
well as cure all Malarial Diseases, and
for all Kidney, Liver and Stomach Dis
orders stands unequaled. Price Soc. and
81. at +. +. Bailey's. 6
Piso's Remedy for Gafarrh is sold by +.
E Bailey Druggist Price 10 cents
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28
Estray Notice.

fESAkIsN up as estrays, one Black Cow and
IL ealf-fac-smiie OF brand can be seen at
DEMOCRAT office.
The owner is requested to call at my planta
ton, prove property, pay charges and take it
away. A. WARTELLE,
Piaisance La, Nov. 10.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28
Bucklen's Arnica Salye.

The best salve IN the world FOR Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fee
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
aired. Tt is guaranteed to give perfect
a5 cents per box. For sale by f. q. Bai-
Inv
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28

All the corncob pipes in the world are
manufactured at Washington, Mo-, where
ono man and machine make 300 per
hour
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28
Many Persons

Are broken down from overWork or household
cares Browns Iron BitterS
rebuilds the system, aids digestion, removes ex-
cess of bile, and cures malaria. Get the genuine.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28

BY virtue of an order of the Honorable Thir-
teenth judicial District Court of the State of
Louisiana, III and for the parish of st. Landry,
there will be sold ut public auction to the last
and highest bidder: by the undersigned admin
istrator, or any duly qualified autioneer, at the
principal Court House door, in the town of
Opelousas, i'll said parish, on
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28

Hy virtue of Il writ of seizure and sale issued
ont of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, i'll
and for the parish of ST. Landry, i'll the above
entitled and numbered suit and to me direct
ed. will proceed to sell at the principal front
door of the Courthouse i'll the town of Ope-
lousas at 10 O'Clock a. H.. on
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28
GHERHFF's SALE.
JACOB L. PAYNE IL Co,
VS..
A. c, TOWNSEND.

No. 145l0.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28
Saturday, january ll,h. 1850.

the following described property, to-wit:
certain tract of land situated in Prairie
Basse of Grand Coteau, in said parish, contain
ing about one hundred arpents, bounded North
by Bayou Bourbeanx, South and West by Fla
vius II. Hardy, aud East by Bayou VermilioE,
together with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon, being the same property ac-
CURED by Geo. Green and John Mnndell, in
indvision, from Flavins H. Hardy by Act be-
fore for John F: Smith, Notary Public, and being
vision between Geo. Green and the heirs and
legal representatives of JOHN Mundel and wife,
Louisa Sawyer, both deceased
Terms-Eash on the spot.
GEORGE GREEN,
Dec cot Administrator.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28

Piso's Remedy for Catafrh is sold by +.
d. Bailey Druggist. Price 30 cents.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-28
JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENT
ESTATE OF Ebert CAN'T, Decd.


EDTBsIKC SALE.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-25

Bert Bansch. an electric light trimmer
in Moline. received severe electric shock
yesterday at noon. he was making his
rounds trimming lamps. and While in the
act of trimming lamp on Fifth avenue
he received shock which lifted him
about thirty feet from the ground. land
ing him in ditch across the street. he
remained there for q while unconscious,
when 8 lady passing by heard him grosn-
ing. She stopped. and soon crowd had
collected. Bsusch opened his eyes in q
short time and found the ladies rubbing
him and trying to bring him back to
consciousness He revived. thanked the
ladies and went 20 his home. As soon
as he had eaten his dinner he started out
and finished his route. His hands were
burned somewhat and his back is hurt.
lie went To the wsterworks pkle as q
ghost and reported what had happened.
and said he would never touch any wire
again with both hands. The power wire
Was crossed by the trolly wire on Fiji.
;eenih street, and the trolly wire in turn
crossed the electric light wire at an other
point, and Bausch got the benefit of it,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-25
rhs snarran Y,rrus of Enrnrnds

Must he possessed in no ordinary degree
by those who bear the psngs Of rheums-
tism without complaint We have never
heard Of such an individual. But why
not. ere the life long msItyrdom begins,
extinguish the germ Of this strociou:
mslady with HOstetter's Stomach Bitters
the efficacy Of which as q preventive OF
the disease, as well as a means of reliev-
ing it, is well established and amply at
tested, during the last thirty-five years.
over professional signatures 1t expur-
gates from the blood those acid priDci-
piles which beget the pain and inflamma-
ton characteristic of this complaint,
which. it should be recollected, is always
liable to terminate life suddenly when il
~ be VITA n aEss The bit,ers also ex
remedies dyspepsia, kidney complaint
constipation and biliousness, quIets tb,
nerves, and invigorates the whole physi
cal organism.