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HISCELLANEOUS

AT the Socialist congress at Halle,
Germany, there are 500 delegates. but
one from America. The exercises are
public.
Snow fell at Fergus Falls. Mimi, on
the 18th.
A SPECIAL hospital has been erected
at barcelona, Spain. for the cholera sui.
fererS
BECAUSE he was badly beaten in a
fist fight John Hayes, a young man oil
Pea Ridge. Ark, drowned himself in
we'll.
The annual convention Of the laun.
drymen Of the United States began a,
Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 18th. The Chinese
were denounced.
THE town Of Ardmore. l. T.. has made
application to the United States Distric,
Court for authority to incorporate under
the Arkansas laws
THERE WAS . serious storm in the gull
OF St Lawrence and OF Cape Breton OF
the 18th. Much anxiety with reference
to shipping prevailed.
THE Quakers' international confer
ence has opened 1t birmingham. Eng
Many Americans are present
THE tunnel under the St Clair river
between St. Clair. Mich. and Sarnia
Ont, Is now ready for railroad tracks
CONGRESSMAN JOHN L. WILSON, whs
returned to Spokane Falls. Wash. from
Washington q few days ago. reports the
loss Of his pocketbook containing SO.
600 in securities $3.50 in greenbacks and
gold and other valuable papers
The British schooner San Diego Ia.
arrived at Victoria. Il C., with l.lO'
seal skins taken desp te the Unitet
States revenue cutters
BREADsrUFFs exports from tho Unitei
States during September past wers
valued 1T s., l94, $40. against %. 799, 80
during September. 1859.
The excitement over the discovery o,
pearls in CLAIMS in Wisconsin has spread
to Chiffon and now the people are doins
nothing but search for the jewels
THE only son Of Colonel Charles Fret
Croker, second vice-president Of tn,
Southern Pacific fell over the banister.
in his fathers house at San Francisco
and Was killed. The boy. who was bur
ton years OF age. would have inherited
the bulk Of his fathers large estate
estimated 1t SIS. ooo. 600
THE Ohio Legislature met in spccisl
session on the 18th, pursuant to the cal
Of the Governor. to consider tho allereS
gross abuses in the city government o
Cincinnati
FERDINAND HEssE and James Kelly,
small boys Of Eau Claire. Wis. wer>
drowned while playing on logs
BIZ the explosion Of . box OF gianr
powder 1t the Ivsnhoe tunnel west o.
Leadville. Col, on the 18th. two men
were killed and six probably fatally
injured.
ELEvEx persons committed suicide il
Paris on the iAth.
OscAR J.. DUxN CAMP No 2ol. Son,
OF Veterans IN organisation Of youns
negroes at Springfield III, has beer
suspended for violation Of the const tn
eoa- The oRenss Of the camp coasist
- In turning cat IN unifoem Ard unde,
arms 70 take part In the Cullom meet
isG:
Tn Leland House 1t 6yracusa n T.,
caught 0re early o. IL 1oeaine Of tn
letA- A shockiAg loss q liSs resulted
1he Aaoags was pat q high - s6eo.e -
TAo pcDpfiotoes voeo To veil know
1Aaana 0eoA, tntareetel d Other Ao1sll
= 6fGssoat etttR
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0a,,s,tis I've. f~e ~. 49,.

GassstIis. I've. fre ~. ~,
pr. A. r SaAtIH~sns.xA
Rochester, Pa fsss ~ have
used your Ansiista fsr Malaria Ter oy-rs
quartrr 81 - seatsvY and haze fcuei stta
hr In every ~re.teSt sii that ga sisiss ssf -
I, no, onls cur-s ~hilis aai frS-r et ~NerY
Kind, hut j, II the best fsssssesns ever Ensw
81 build up Tho ., stem wissn hsnsVa asSa
from any Gauss Rr-l-stfasis wears.
nassN
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the Steel MAIDEN.


a ssossshas lsssss~.ss ss rssssss as-
pa.yes Dsstas sAs AhAAss Age.
Nuremburg. 'ths cradle ot invcn-
ton" the birthplace OF the watch and
many other useful mechanical device~
vas not slonc the home Of that which
most Is useful and helpful To mankind
the most horrible instruments 81 torture
ever used by the inqulsitors OF sheM Mid
die ARcA chief among which might BE-
mentioned the 'stcei maiden" The
maiden Is nov KEEP, In one Of the upper
rooms OF the town hail and shown Ia
visitors - . c~uSiOsity. A. nrst sight
one 10 apt - take IL foe . gigantic statue
osA woman. clumsiiy h-wn out Of ~oot
Closer investigation discovers twodoors
n swinging % the right and the other
TO the left These open noisclcssly
and reveal the fact that the statue IL
hollow. the cavity being about tho ~x-
act size Of the average man insidc arr
straps by which the on.ndcr. Gas bound
SO tightly hat he couid not move lime
or muscle Roth of the doors arr lin~d
with long. sharp stc~! spikes strong
anu tufCA- Nueu Nv stNtsht btaisf
secured the door on the left vas slowly
but firmly shut the long spikes going
into his body. two being 10 arranged -
20 pisrce his cyea Then the door ON
the right Mas closed In a similar man
ncr. whcreupon he would receive en-
other complement Of spikes. the closing
Of tho door. ~ before. being done very
slowly that the torture of the person In
the embrace ot the maiden m ght BE-
rs prolonged ~ possible. Death did
not come until the last spike was driven
through . hole IN the door into the
heart ~ the victim. Taken from the
'~'maidcn's" embrace. he was ground Ia
m,nce meat and thrown into th. river
rs food for the fishes st Lou = Re-
public
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IL yru are tired tak ng tie is - sas fash
iescd gripping Is&is. try carter : l4uln i4ter
t1ils AMI take sSnse sotafost \ maa cas- Z
stand ever thing oEe psu ad,s~ rsy tHssss
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HELENA, Mont. Oct 1z.-Seven men
arc lying more or less injured at the
Catholic Hospital in this city from . bad
wreck on the Boulder branch Of the
Northern Pacific railroad. The east
bound freight passed as far ~ bridge 10
and when fairly on the same, the bridge
went down with the entire train. fall
ing . distance OF seventy feet
The in ured are: Engineer II. May.
hew, spine and internal injuries; Fire
man LundfOrd, arm broken and internal
injuries, 1t present unconscious; Con-
ductor Fenner. badly injured. could not
talk.
Among the passengers were: r Ru-
dolph. Of Helena, his ankle is broken.
spine injured and head badly bruised;
A. J. Witherow has his right limb
crushed and back injured.
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-10-24

OwIS0 a. exposure ] have bssn indisposrd
with acute rheumatism about six months
Nv skill failed Ia afford me rel sf snd ] wss
induced u try Bull Sarsaparilin. and
must confess that a. entirely curci me u
IL decidedly superior In all other rrvpars
tons Of Sarsapsrilla--B b Allen. ~ ID,
brandon, Ky.
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" WAS ths' woturu WIN saw th~ rrss
snake. bat since it.g ito rseB have s,ssss3ri
To that strt 20 him y Issisvr
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TnH summer slFl uss, ~aisspf--ss wsth -
~sasoh. bu, tls~ remembrance. f hsf 10
forcSsr.
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wss~ = maa ani woman hssr t~~a saA,s
on~ the haucytnnon 10 tho urss sIrat ia 80
jcAy ostns 10 discover NaA h - thai sss
Youkcss Htaic.nssa
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wurs medicine .. Rivea q ctihl fannts
iiAr +, fed d, 4. q sale ASH rsns~F "u'
such = rus~iy IA nT iiuls'- "osn Ia
Stroycr.
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TnosR who wish 20 practice )
should buy Car,rr's Little Liver Pills
Forty pills in . vial. only one pill . d0se,
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-10-24

NAeuvn1x. Tenn. Oct 1.-THE enA
q the u E Church South ~ Bev.
David c Kelley, n d. "a settled -
day - fsr y the Tesnesss Ccefefesas
= coaeesaed. DE- Kelley bsing So
psn1sa fsoo ~ ministry ferdx Dseses
He haA heea ncotaaseA Toe Conversely
- PtoAibisioaisA His soeeptascs -
II oootearY - IL book ~ discipline
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C~LxvELAxn. O., Oct i1.-An exps0sses
occurred in the Besse1er depaFtnent Of
the Otis steel works IN this eity. he
roof WAS torn from the Mn The batl4-
Ing ArsA and . coz q Des . q
loos Injured
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rus worth q . man "a sot iacF.ss.~i b.
adding IN IL the worth Of his naoary N 90
fnrayuns
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''rarsr'. uoshlns nks making sss~.i ,sn
prc-.sau, rrusaTk~i he sargisr. 80 ID
bob this lamp ef NJ q frua. th- b-s
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-10-24

"AxH the winters cold In Arksosssr'
I'm not sure; but thew always have Hot
Springs"
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-10-24

wAsaIxGrox. Oct 1.-THE Navy De-
paftment has awarded the coatrset foe
bu; coastline bsttIcship No . %
the Union iron works OF San Franctsoo
At q, S S3& Work viii Be begun st
once. The vessel which viii - ooo q
the Arst clasA will probably b named
the California
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-10-24

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Oct n.-For
some time past there has been IN out
break Of CHAMBERS in certain portions Of
Southwest Texas In the neighborhood
OF Cuero. Dewitt County. IL has been
especially severe. Efforts 70 stamp II
out have been unsuccessful, although
many horses and mules have been
slaughtered. The trouble seems
to be In the lack Of . State
statute directing that glanderous
animals Be- killed. The statute
merely requires that gisnderous ami
mails be isolated. There 10 NO compen.
sation TO the owner of "a animal Who
kills II to prevent the disease spreading.
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-10-24

DossI>s' Eiss-tric Soap does not chap ths
hands. being PERFECTLY Fs1s Many psorls
Afflicted with kait Rbeum have brsu cured
by its use. Preserves and wbitcss ciothss
Have your grocug order u md try u "er.
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-10-24

wHGS all the cars are run b electricity,
the term ''lightoinR cxprcss'' will b. nc
MIST cmcr. - Bostou Gasctte.
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-10-24

Yer . broth Of . boy" said Maggie.
And Pat replied. rs he siyiy put b.. arm
around her waist 'Od bc better broth
IL had q little mate."-B nghAm'on
~publica
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0aepDeass nsde betw~ea q phy sssssn saa
- bena Of family thai . a1ed ameast
aAuuh - raid fee eAh oar sse ~sastnas
aS1eess IL M family csassssed in god
6Aish nus sheasd ssckssss eater tss
hopaeaesd. sh~ rAyssrssas nssss- 81 ssas
v~a dis>snssna~t aash %. sgrv~nsns -
foaud~l ca casnmss senss. ss We dsa'
vacS Ap b. Haie wps.. Us wssste b. ksse
v~il There - srsss deal 81 ssseessss<y
sicapess rcsasiing fspm . wsas st Ssr"fsl
assssssc. IN esily r.ss.rvssssa's h~rI
o. blood par.. ksrp shs fssssso'ssl hsh~ts
o. The br>as rcSsiss. scsassr<s tA~s ssevss
- esssssre hf s.ssys having . tss'is -
pP. jchn Balls SarssrsSriis ia Tie ass~~
hotd aad nsin4 ~ In snsAcsrssson 81 an az
sork IL iisacss ar whra tAr ser arsssFmP
Spus esr~ raassf~~s. Ia~ps~s wi8 scs ;ra4hss
yoa II 30. via ie>i ssss gs-s s,vhe HE
a enr~;sret pssvea,sT. a' .ssss~ ssd 80
coy, - wesl - asa:s cure ~saTsoa Es&aaes.
a Ns~ Yosx sss-r cvn.sin. a. srsssAs
sausied "Whs Cats Arc rhta Jcssnass
says eHsa are shsca enesga sross-i sis pz>a
-ssrrtssssa H.rsi
TEXAS 10 unr~ Cs.Arra In sazs ss~rsion 20
- cssuntry than a. esher sisss>ss Pat ~
oveAse. and saui 10 La; f~~ ycAss va cap
ysnrs dsrsrrs rr~asass~s q . k-s, sss-as>
anA prv~rrfri issl f~znssts~s. sai - Ssa-
SANITY fsiiins ~ cure with k<ai sr~~ssnsn.
~proocu1cva IL lnSsrShsr Srs~Hzs has prvssa
csaArYh D Ne arcnss4s2ssSaAl sts~~s~. a1t
anrrrfore -~~,usrvs ccassAatlsaal tr~a.a~s.
Hare Csaayre Cer-. nsnsfSrsar>i By
Ch~uey q Co, rssr~As OaiN. 10 ~ caiT ccs-
ssisuilosxA, care 90 he mArh~1 u 10 .axss
Internally in du~cs frsm 10 ssrfs - IRA
srusrafal u cts asr~~t'y us~sa she hsrcs
and mucous ssrssc. OF ths ~ssstrsa rhry
oAef enc hansr~i jss.Ars foe Aay IA. !.
eniss "a <urN Srai s.r rscasArx za.s .r~sl
mnusasa ]. Cmfxsv2 Ca. ros~Aa u
Sold By nyaesss,s. 10
-
Thar 10 Q little ost 81 ay hn<. az 10
hansmAn .ali wh-n ~ sss sasen TIE az
parnlus Tor esNrattoa hy rAsrsftrs1 =lssaa
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.raAs 10 . little sst - say ha<. AZ 10
h~ansrnAn .ald wh-n - 49, sassn TIE az
par.sas fsr es~'astoa hy ehssrscau -Tssss
Shffinx~
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No GyAsm In Piso's Cur~ for Coasurptiou
Curcs where other reueiies fail. -
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triplets. OF which she confesses to be the
mother. The Governor blushingly re.
grets that the Legislature has over
looked 1t with other important mattera
The Nebraska Supreme Court has de-
ferred the execution Of Ed Neal. con.
victed Of the murder of Allan and Doro-
thy Jones' II Omaha until it . pass
on the appeal in January.
The meeting at Grant between the
county bankers and the Alliance VA
without result The Alliance men
wanted the bankers to renew their
notes for one year at ten per cent
CHANLEs ZEAToN, . young man, re
Gently suicided 1T Cedar Rapids because
Of disappolntment In love
FIFTEEN Of the State Alliances are
credited with . voting membership OF
9.450
The Heron brotherA train robberA
recently escaped from the ail 1T valen.
tine. They were supposed to have been
assisted BY outside parties
CHARLES F. SH1ETr1Ik night agent Of
the transfer depot At Council MuaA
died recently in Omaha under suspicious
circumstances It Vas thought he bad
been robbed and dragged and pasesd O
. street car. where he vss found
Tn medal black bird contest 81
franklin County between the Rivertoa
and Canpbell teams resulted In iayos
Of Rivertoa By . seors Of ~ "a -
WMIx lately explaining how hid
co1sis committed suicide Joseph Hans-
Dee. acigax0AkeR of Pfag1A. accident'
ally Shot himself fatally.
kA HAwKA Who lives sear Eaaioot4
hos nade - gallons Of 1ne Wis this
0asoa ct q villa grapes Al gesse6se-
ESoA
~HyIxID was ioaDa deaa = ID
Is Ito0aot ~ Other 0oRnt1G. 81
~ 90 - tAs saRay pisesse ssttteoa
- esanf1.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1890-11-08
RAILROAD LANDS.

Mr.. Editor-For the benefit of quite
a number of your readers in this par
ish, and that they may the better un-
derstand the matter / propose to give
a concise history of the claims of the
railroads to lands in this country.
On the Sd of June, 1856, Congress
passed An Act making a grant of
lands to the State of Louisiana, to aid
in the construction of railroads in said
State" Among the proposed railroads
to be aided was "The New Orleans, OPP
elousas and Great Western Railroad, !"
which was projected to run by the way
OF Morgan City then called Brashear,)
and Opelousas, to Burkeville in Texas.
This railroad was built as far only as
Morgan City, and as section OF said
Act provided ~ and if
said roads are not completed within
ten (l0) years the lands
shall revert to the United
States" All the lands involved in said
grant, between Morgan City and Tex
as, on the expiration of said (10) ten
years, June 8, 1867 became subject
to entry by actual settlers under the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1890-11-08

expense, which are altogether made
quate; ard
Whereas, Such a state of affairs is
a CALLING reflection on the intelligent
citizens of our town, indicating a most
humiliating degree of Indifference and
apathy to the great cause of popular
education, which is the only founda-
tion upon which man can erect the
structure of an enduring civilization !;
and
Whereas, We the undersigned citi-
zens feel keen, and realizing sense of
the importance of this subject;
Therefore, We humbly petition
your Honorable Body, to submit to
the taxpayers of the town of Opelou-
sas, for their ratification, or rejection,
an ordinance levying special tax of
q mills on the dollar, on all taxable
property within the corporate limits,
until the required sum (Which shall
be fixed by your Honorable Body
shall have been raised.
Very respectfully, etc.
The above petition speaks for itself.
1t already bears the signatures of many
of our leading citizens, and will be
submitted to the council for, action
before the close of the present month.
Owing to pressure of business during
the last few months, ] have been un-
able to push this matter through any
more rapidly.
A great many taxpayers have not
yet been asked to sign, but they will be
waited upon in due time. ! am pleas
cd to say that not one has yet refused
to sign.
In regard to the whereabouts of the
money already raised, ! will state that
it is deposited in safe hands, and is
drawing 8 per cent. interest.
And now, in conclusion, I would
beg of every citizen, and particularly
he ladies, and the press to cooperate
a2h us in this good and noble work.
Very respectfully,
CHAIRMAN Con-. OF TWENTY-FIVE.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1890-11-08

The North has gone Democratic.
The estimated Democratic majority in
the next House of Representatives is
considerably over one hundred, or 221
Democrats to l05 Republicans and 6
Independents. The Republican loss in
that body is about 120. The Farmers
Alliance carried Kansas. The Demo
Gratis carried 25 States and the Repub-
licans 10. Pennsylvania, Minnesota,
New Hampshire, Nebraska and Wis
consin have elected Democratic gov
ernors, and New York, New Hampshire
and Wisconsin have elected Democratic
legislatures. The great victory is at
tributed to- the Mckinley tariff bill,
Speaker Reeds harsh and unjust
rulings, and the threatened passage of
the force bill.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1890-11-08
Order of Court.

The different terms of Court in and for
the 18th Judicial District, are hereby order
ed and fixed as follows, to-wit:
FOR ST. LANDRY.
A criminal term beginning Monday, Feb
ruary I'd, 1891.
"A. a civil term beginning Monday, April 9th
A civil term beginning Monday, Septem-
Der aSth, 1891
A criminal term beginning Monday, No
vember sd, 1891.
FOR ACADIA.
A criminal term beginning Monday, jan
uary 9th, 1891.
A civil term beginning Monday, March
9th, 1891.
A civil term beginning Tuesday, Septem-
ber 1st, 1891.
A criminal tern, beginning Monday, No
yember I'd, 1891.
The clerk of this court is hereby directed
to forward without delay copy Of this or
der to the clerk of court in the parish of
Acadia, who viii post and publish the same
as usual, and the clerk of this court is fur
ther directed to post copy thereof in his
Office and at the courthouse door, and also
furnish a copy to the st Landry CLARION
for publication.
Given III open court, October 2sd. 1890.
oct25 E. I. LEWIS, Judge 18th Dist.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1890-11-08

Sentences We're passed in the District
Court here, on the 9th inst, as follows
Adolph Hilliard, prison-breaking, so
days in parish prison; George Wash
ington, larceny, 6 months in parish
Jail !; VIM. p. Roubles, embezzlement,
one year in the penitentiary; Gabe
Williams, assault with intent to COM
nit murder, two months in parish jail
and $50 fine and costs and in default
of payment of fine and costs 6 addition
al months imprisonment; George Da-
Wis, larceny, 6 months in the peniten-
tiary. Roubles has appealed to the
Supreme Court, from the overru1ing
of motion in arrest of Judgment. In
the Gilbert Anselm case for burglary,
a motion in arrest of judgment was
sustained and the District Attorney
appealed.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1890-11-08
NOTICE.
Land Office at New Orleans, La,

Land Office at New Orleans La,
October 4th, 1890
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler Eas filed notice of his inten-
ton to make tiral proof in support Of his
claim, and that said proof will BE made be-
fore the Judge. or Clerk Of District Court,
at Opelousas. La, on Saturday, November
18th, 1890, viz:
Israel Deshotels,
who made Homestead Entry No $40, for
the south east Ii section 36 T4SR1W La
meridian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation Of, said land, viz: Theophile
Guiliory, Philippe Paul Fontenot, all Of St.
Landry Parish, La.
GHAs. 6. PALFREY,
oct11 Register.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1890-11-08
MELVILLE, La, Oct. 3Oth,

Editor St. Landry CLARION il have
just returned from visit to New Or.
leans, where attended a meeting o1
the Stockholders of the Louisiana
Printing and Publishing Co., (New
Delta), and also held a conference with
the managers of the paper in regard to
the prospects of getting it out as a
morning paper. They informed me
that they were laboring under great
disadvantages in consequence of the
nonfulflment of the promises of aid
made to them at the convention held
at Baton Rouge in August last. At
that convention it was made the duty
of each delegation to solicit snbscrip-
tions to the capital stock of the paper
in order to enable it to come out as q
first class morning journal, and each
delegation pledged themselves and their
constituents to the payment Of a
stipulated amount for that purpose,
which amounted in the aggregate to
$59, 600. Now / am informed that out
of the $4,000 only about $4,000 has
been paid up. They inform me that
Melville is the only community in the
State that has paid up the full amount
pledged, while many communities
have not paid cent.
AS member of that convention
pledged one thousand dollars to the
capital stock of the paper from the
town of Melville, a village Of less than
three hundred inhabitants, and whose
entire taxable property does not exceed
$40, Geo. There is not man in the
place whose taxable property amounts
to $4,000 and very few that are worth
half that amount, while many Of the
parties that have subscribed for stock
in the Delta are men who have to resort
to daily labor to obtain their daily
bread and yet we are the only COM
that have paid up the amount
promised, and the amount pledged
1900 per capita, was four times greater
than that pledged by any other COM
in the State.
This should bring the blush of shame
to the cheek of every anti in the State.
You are not asked to donate dollar, but
only to invest in business enterprise
that has every prospect of yielding you
a handsome return for your invest
ment, besides helping the great and
noble cause. Every organized move
ment must have recognized leadership,
and the New Delta was adopted at the
Baton Rouge Convention, as the Off
cial organ of the Anti-Lottery frater-
nifty throughout the State, and should
receive the fullest support from every
anti in the State. Once it is set on it's
feet as first class morning journal it
will supersede the other two old cor
rupt lottery organs, and become the
leading newspaper in the South, and
its shareholders viii receive a handsome
dividend on their stock. Moreover
upon the success of the New Delta
very largely depends the success OF the
cause. Now i implore
you to urge upon your readers the inn
portance OF aiding the paper, and max
ing it the ''New York Herald" of the
South. Yours truly,
D. w. HELM.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1890-11-08

Editor ST. Landry CLARIoN-Dear
Sir: l notice in your issue of last
week communication from "a Con-
tributor to Public School Building
Fund.-" who desires to know what has
become of the committee of twenty
five,' and the funds already raised by
that committee, etc.
| am glad to see that some one is
taking an interest in this matter, and
! take great pleasure in enlightening
"a Contributor as far as am able to
do so.
The committee of twenty-five is not
dead, neither is it sleeping. We are
still tugging away, up stream, and
against pretty strong current too.
1t seems next to impossible to get our
people to take proper interest in this
ali-important matter.
Our committee long since came to
the conclusion that it was folly to at
tempt to raise sufficient fund by lit
tie picay,lne entertainments to erect
anything like decent structure, and
we further concluded that the easiest,
best, and surest way to raise the money
was by taxation.
In accordance with the sense of the
committee, I drew up, and began to
circulate the following petition the
latter part of June last
To the Mayor and Couneilmen of
the town of Opelousas.
Whereas. The town OF Opelousas is
absolutely without accommodations
for the public schools established there
in-the teachers of said schools being
required to furnish rooms at their own