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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06
WHO WILL ANSWER.
Tiffin {O.) Piow and Hammer.


How strange it is that some people
are SO fearful of free coinage of silver.
"All the silver of the world will be
dumped into the United States" SO
they say If such thing were posi-
BILE what harm would it do2 The Ma
tional grange and the Ohio State
grange demanded $40 per capital OF
circulation.
Both the Ocala and the Omaha Ma
tional alliances demanded $50 per capi-
ia. The Ohio State Alliance at CALI
on was handicapped by the tools of
Wall Street and only the free coinage
of silver was demanded. We have men
who claim that free coinage of silver
will give us all the money we need.
Poor superficial critics, are they cap
able of having consecutive thoughts
upon any one subject? The entire
silver product of the United States is
placed at A 100000 ounces annually.
This will make SIS, ,34s, ,7sO, which will
add 81 Is per capita annually to our
circulation. Our population is in
creasing at faster rate than that SO
how long would it take to get even
$40 per capita in circulation?
Putting the entire world output Of
silver at double that Of the United
States, (and that is as high as any one
puts it) let it all be dumped into the
United States and coined into dollars,
would only add $3.50 per capita annu-
ally to our circulation.
Will some of these men who talk so
wisely and confidently, put their math-
ematical faculties at work and tell us
how far in the future it will be before
we will have the required amount of
circulation coming the entire worlds
product of silver?
Yes, we will let them add the entire
worlds output of gold annually to this
and then tell lis how long we viii have
to wait to get $40 per capita
Come, gentlemen, don't all speak at
once Our columns are open and our
readers will be anxiously waiting to
hear from some OF YOU.
One more question. If the entire
worlds output of both gold and silver
cannot bring our circulation up to the
proper quantity, what is to be used to
make up the deficiency? Who is to-
issue it and how are the people to get
it? Let us have some light on this
subject
The producers are making these de-
mands. Are these demands to be
needed or silently ignoreds Look out
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06
Told Of a Rothschild Parrot.
From the Philadelphia Telegraph.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Baron de Rethschild of Paris, SO
runs the tale, was desirous of sending
to his kinsman at Frankfort, whose
birthday was at hand. some acceptable
token of remembrance. / should fan
cy that member of that family would
be an exceedingly difficult person for
whom to choose a gift, and so the baron
found. After much cogitation and
many Investigations he decided upon a
parrot, whose faculty in learning any
phrase that he had been told few
times was particularly noted. One Of
the clerks of the Paris House was de-
puted to convey the precious fowl to
Frankfort.
Now the weather was cold, the young
man disliked travelling, and above all
the parrot, with the usual perversity
of his race, screamed and screeched all
night, SO that none OF the occupants of
the sleeping car in which he and his
guardian were installed could get any
rest. "Shut up, you confounded Jew T"
exclaimed his protector in a passion
more than once, moved to anti-Semitic
feelings by the disagreeable journey
and the parrots bad behavior.
At last the bird and its disgusted
protector arrived safe in Frankfort,
and the parrot was formally presented
to its new owners, who at once COM
menced trying to coax it to talk. Polly
listened to NJ. de Rothschild s discourse
for few minutes, and then in reply
enunciated with startling distinetness
the latest phrase he had learned,
"Shut up, you confounded Jew p
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06


The decision of the court in New Or
leans granting a mandamus to compel
the promulgation Of the act proposing
the lottery amendments to the consti-
tuition of Louisianaais an action which,
however right from a legal point Of
view, is to be regretted, because of the
evil that will result. In a popular cleo
tion in Louisiana to determine wheth-
er the constitution of the State shall
be amended in accordance with the
wishes of the lottery company, that
company will spend hundreds of thou
sands OF dollars to corrupt voters and
cary the election. 1t is to be hoped
that the people OF Louisiana will be
able to defeat the lottery organization.
The whole country is interested in this
ontest.-Nashyille Banner.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06
IT SHALL NOT BE.
New Delta. Nav %.

Right on the threshold of the lot
terry campaign we serve notice upor
the lottery and its henehmen that th,
monetary" argument is not going t.
be used in this contest. The favorit,
/ campaign document of the lottery
| the one printed at the National Bu
reau OF Engraving and Printing ane
bearing the signature Of the treasurer
| OF the United States is not going to be
circulated in this campaign. Argu
ment, Progressive League sleafets,
paid-for speeches by their purchased
orators. editorials and false statements
OF fact by the hireling organs of the
roulette wheel they are welcome to use
The anti-lotteryites can meet and over
come all of them, for falsehood ever
fees before truth but bribery shall not
be resorted to. We do not propose in
this campaign to have the manhood,
the honesty and intelligence of Louisi-
ana pltted against the money won at
the lottery's skin game from the ig-
norant negroes and deluded white peo-
pie who are duped into the belief that
they have fair chance to win in the
fifty per cent scheme of the lottery
company. Fe
If the gang of corruptionists think
that they are going to be permitted to
turn themselves loose and repeat all
over the State, on a larger and more
extended scale, the infamous scene
enacted last year at Baton Rouge, they
are reckoning without their host. We
are no judges of either the people of
Louisiana or their temper if the lot
terry boodler walks unmolested through
the country, distributing right and
left, lottery cash to carry the proposed
amendment at the next election. The
people of this State have had enough
of that sort Of thing and they have now
reached the point where they believe
that forbearance has ceased to be
virtue. The strong ones throughout
the State propose to see that the weak
are not lead into temptation, and as
the best means to that end they pro
pose to keep the tempter away from
them-peaceably if they can, forcibly
if they must. The possession Of lot
tery doodle will be ground for strong
suspicion scattering it, for prompt
and vigorous action, and to the extent
necessary to remedy the evil.
The integrity and virtue and patriot
ism of Louisiana do not propose to be
sold into slavery, and therefore the
Judases of the lottery need be circum-
spect in their action, especially with
the story of their illustrious namesake
before them. To put it in plain En-
glish, the man caught attempting to
bribe voters in this matter will be run
out Of the parish-if he is lucky. This
fight is going to be one of man to man,
and money is not going to cut much
Of a figure in it. The people do not
propose to let the money Cor rather
portion OF it) which has been taken
from them be used as means to rob
them, not only of the little wealth
they have left, but of their integrity
as men, their liberties as citizens and
their reputation as inhabitants of a
sovereign State. We sound the note
of warning in time and wash our hands
If the consequences which, in our
Judgment. will be sure to follow.a dis
regard of the caution we now give.
Boodlers, beware.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06
Startling Facts. 3

The American people are rapidly be
coming a race Of nervous wrecks, and
the following suggests the best remedy
Alphonso Hempf1ing, of Butler, Pa,
sWears that when his son was speech
less from st. Vitus dance DR.. Miles
great Restorative Nervine cured him.
Mrs. ]. r. Miller, of Valparaiso, and j.
D. Taylor, of Logansport, Ind, each
gained 20 pounds from taking it. Mrs.
III. A. Gardner, of Vistula, 1ad., was
cured OF 40 to 30 conyulsions day,
and much headache, dizziness, back
ache and nervous postration by one
bottle. Trial bottles, and fine book OF
cures, free at II. E. Bailey's
who recommends and guar
antees this nnequa1ed remedy.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06
Public Sale.
ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER AUSTIN
AND WIFE, AMELIA BANKS.
No. $3.50 PKoBATE DocKET, DIsTRrcr CouRr,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

BY virtue of an order of the Honorable
18th Judicial District Court of the State of
Louisiana, in and for the parish Of ST. Lam
dry, there will be sold at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, by the under
signed administrator or by some duly quail
flied public auctioneer, at the last residence
of the deceased near Port Barre in said
parish, on
Tuesday, June 3Otll, 1891.
the following described property belonging
to the estate of Christopher Austin and
wife, Amelia Banks, to-wit:
One acre of land, more or less, situated
on the public road leading from Opelousas
to Port Barre, with all the buildings and
improvements thereon, bounded on the
west by said public road, east north and
south by land of d. r. saizan.
One creole horse, an old pillow, an old
harrow, three hoes, horse cart, a lot of
cotton in the seed.
Terms Cash
VALsIN DUPRE,
mayD st Administrator.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06
IOFFIcIAL.1
Proceedings of the Board of Police
of the Town of Opelousas.

June 1st, 1891
All the members present except F. E.
Bailey, with Robert chachere, president,
presiding. Minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and adopted as such. On
motion Of j. B. Sandoz, duly seconded and
carried, a committee of three was appoint
Sun Vapor Street Light Co. where to locate
our lamps, and to see that they are proper
~ distributed to the satisfaction of said
committee. Chair appointed on said COM
mittee J. B. Sandoz, George Pulford and ].
I. Stewart. On molten the board adjourn
ed subject to call
ROBERT GHAcHERE, President
W. r. COCHRAN, Clerk
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06
La Grippe Again. 2

During the epidemic of La Grippe
last season DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
proved to be the best remedy. Reports
from the many who used it confirm
this statement. They were not only
quickly relieved, but the disease left
no bad after results. We ask you to
give this remedy trial and we guar
antee that you will be satisfied with
results, or the purchase price will be
refunded It has no equal in La
Grippe, or any Throat, Chest Or Lung
Trouble. Trial bottles free at f. e.
Bailey's drug store. Large bottles,
Soc. and $I.00.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06

1t is rumored that trotting race,
superior to any that ever took place in
this parish, may come off at the Ope-
lousas race course sometime this sum-
mer, between Mr.. Stokes horse Cur
rency and DR.. DaIy's horse Bohon
They are both elegant horses, standard
bred and registered, and have been
handled by professional trainers. 1t
is said the race will be for 800 a side.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06
BATON RoUGE, La, May 25th, 1891.

Thos. Fl. Lewis, T. s. Fontenot-
Gentlemen In reply to your favor
of May %, inclose statement which
is correct and shows the condition of
the funds as specified. You viii notice
the condition of changes in the cash
balances beginning April 80, 1888, up
to and including April 80, 1891. I
cannot give you the condition of the
funds held by the Charitable Institu-
tions, as they have their own treas
urers and deposit their own funds. I
know that the Insane Asylum in 1888
was in distress with everything down
at heel as to available assets, condition
of property &c, Now everything there
would CRAFTY the most fastidious- all
debts paid and over $80, 600 in the
bank to their credit, with warrants for
last half of 1891 not yet drawn, which
warrants will be paid long before the
Institute will be in need Of funds.
What is true of this institution is no
doubt true of all of them, for warrants
drawn now in favor of these institu-
tions are no longer sold at ruinous
discount, but represent what they call
for. Yours truly,
w. H. Pipes.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06

Invitations are out announcing the
marriage, at the Catholic church in
Opelousas, on June 10th inst, of Mr..
]. w. Rhorer, formerly editor of the
Boyce Grant parish) Headlight, but
now q surveyor and land agent at
Welsh, La, and Miss Virginia Elms,
eldest daughter of Maj. Geo. 0. Elms,
of Opelousas.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06
Miles, NerYe and Liver Pills.

Act on a new principle-regulating
the liver, stomach and bowels through
the aerres. A new discovery. DIR.
Miles Pills speedily cure biliousness,
bad taste, torpid liver, piles, constipa-
tion. Uneqnaled for men, women,
Smallest, mildest, surest !,
80 doses, 25e. Samples Free, at n. T..
Bailev's drugstore.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06
gage notes VS.. VIM. Rasberry $40, State
$246, parish A.l0, total 1886, interest and

$246, parish $4.l0, total 1856, interest and
cost. ~
No. sos5. H. R Gogrene.-one Judgment
ys a. e Barrow S4O, State "a cents, parish
Az cents, total 64 cents, interest and cost.
No. S26s Adam Guillory-One note VS..
Gervais Fontenot 500, State 90 cents, par
ish $l, total $780, interest and cost.
No. 33O2. Catherine u Gulllory.-Four
mortgage notes VS.. f. Holloway and Joseph
r. Boulder 500, State $1s2, parish $40, to- o.
tai $3.b2, interest and cost
No. 1886 Louis O. .sGuillory.-Two mort
gage notes vs. George NJ. Moore 500, State
20 cents, parish 81, total $1.6O, interest and
cost.
No. 1858. Mrs. Sarah Ann Hague.-Judp-
mentv Frederick w Lutz $40, State 72
CENTS parish $1.20, total $1.92, interest and
cost.
No. 37l4. AIexandre D. Deyille-Tax IL
1883: Forty and 30l1eD acres, NWL of NEL
section TIP 5 s r w, valued at $l2O, same
tor tax OF 1889 $I20, same for tax of 1890
$l2O, total $500, State $216, parish $3GO. to-
tai $5.16, interest and cost.
NO. 3522. Heirs of Marie Simien.-Forty
acres, NWH of sEA section Is Tp6sR3
" y, si6o, State 96 cents, parish $1.GO, total
$2:56, interest and cost.
No. 1898. Mrs. Leocadie wife of Michel
Guiliory- Mortgage VS.. Jean f. Jean $50,
state ~ cents, parish 80 cents total 30 cents
and interest and cost.
No. 4sl5 ~ "A. LabiE-l66 40Il00 acres,
IL, IA OF sW4, NMI Of sWL and SWL of
ssE4, sIl4 secHon Is Ip5 > 4 w, valued at
terest and cost =
NO. 4oV6. Mrs. Ann wife OF George Cole
q. man.-IWo Two mortgage notes ys. Rebecca
Green ftO State 10 cents, parish 90 cents,
total So cents, interest and cost
No. 4997. Thomas u. McSpadden.-Six
notes vs. Y. a. Jenkins $40, State $4.32,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06
Official Journal Of the Town Of 0pelousas
Official journal of st. Landry Parish.

Harmony Union No. G04 meets at Big
Cane the first and third Saturdays Of each
month, ]. A. Boyd president, w. c.. Flesh
man secretary.
Opelousas Union No. 451 meets every
other Saturday at 4 p in., in Chaehere's
Hall J. J. Thompson, president; S. NJ. Pc
tiers, secretary.
Caledonia Union No. 6e3 meets the LIST
and Sd Saturdays of every month, at the
secretary's home. Rene Carriere president,
g. 7. St Cyr viee-president, A Valin secre-
tary, Mrs. A. Valin TREASURER, John Jen-
nings chaplain, Walter St cyr lecturer, Ar
mand Carriere assistant lecturer, Gllmer
Sonnier doorkeeper, Albert Rider assistant
doorkeeper, Albert Whatley sergeant-at-
arms.
Fairyiew Farmers Union No. GSO st.
Landry Parish, Louisiana, meets at Belle
vue church, first Saturday in each month.
NJ. r. Wilson president, +. p. Smith vice
president, H. C. Peckham secretary, Jules
Bontte treasurer, A. j. Morgan chaplain,
J. 8. Hazelwood lecturer, ]. Il. Daily door
keeper. ss
nDE,Y nIYcac IA IVTNE 1901
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06

The antis at Shreveport are looking
around for the lottery speakers. They
are non est iaaeeztus. The inquiry
there is, will the lottery send up speak
ers from New Orleans2 What are
they going to do about it here?
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06

Beverly Willingham, +. c. Carriere,
Emerand Lenclos, Yalery Willingham,
Simon Richard and Simon Robin, of
Bayou Teche, were arrested this week,
for holding an unlawful assembly, and
let to bail in the sum of $3.50 each.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06

Notice of Administration.-E of
4aetaide III. Leigh No. 5o01 Probate Doekef,
as, Lewis D. Prescott has petitioned the
court to be appointed administrator of the
estate of Adelaide NJ. Leigh deceased, there
fore notice is hereby given to all whom it
may concern to show cause Within ten days
why, the prayer of the said petitioner should
not be granted BY order of the court
C. NJ. THOMPSON,
june6 2t Clerk.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06

An election will be held at the Court
house in Opelousas, on Tuesday next,
June 9th, to decide whether the pro-
posed % mill school tax shall levied or
not. For particulars read the ordi-
nance published in this paper.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06

Some of our Young America, Char
ley White, Ross Randle, Carleton Og-
den, Louis Andrus and Johnnie Har-
manson, left this week for sojourn of
several days at Deficiency springs.
They took nothing with them to eat,
but expect to feast on fish and squir-
rels. As they are all good eaters, they
will probably not leave any fish, squir-
rels or other wild avarmints" in that
section for subsequent visitors who
should take care to go well supplied.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06
THE PUBLIC

is hereby notified not to trade for the
following described note, as / am in no
wise responsible for the same, as there was
no consideration given for it:
One promissory note dated November n,
1880, for one hundred dollars with 8A per
annum interest from date till paid, drawn
and signed by A. Going and made payable
to W. I. Jenkins or order, and paraphed
,.e rasietar for ,dentlficatlon by b 4. Gaid- .id
date. june6 2t A. GOING.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06

Messrs. j. M. White and G. d.
Stewart, the contractors, finished build
ing this week the long bridge across
the bayou Carron at Washington, and
it has been received by the police jury
committee.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06
THE SILVER QUESTION.
Great West, st. Paul. MINI.

OF all the outrages perpetrated
against a patient people, tie destruc.
tion of $500, 100000 of silver curreney
was the boIdest The destruction oi
the value Of the silver product when
only two nations in christendom pro.
dueed enough to export--the United
States and MeSico-Was aerime against
mine owners. But the destruction oj
the money was crime against ma
tions.
1t was perpetrated against us at mid
night in 1873, when only one man,
John Sherman, appeared to know what
the coinage bill really meant. It was
signed by the President fho declared
he was ignorant of the meaning. Tt
was purchased with the Ebribes Of the
European Bankers, Rotlfhilds, Bar
rings, Coutts, etc, as witness the fol-
lowing from the Bankers Magazines !:
''In 1872, silver being demonetized
in France, England and Holland, a
capital of 100000 was raised, and Err
nest Seyd, of London, ASCENT to this
country with this fund, a5agent of the
foreign bond holders and capitalists, to
effect the same object (delonetization
of silver which was accomplished
To-day the legislature3 of certain
Western States, where ee crop can
only be moved by borrow g $3.50, ,0OO,-
600 of those European ba] kers, refuse
to memorabilia Congress I'd Eeinstate the
national property and ulEency in its
full value and usefulness
And what is the exeuse
Excuse9
Why, this, and this onl That Eu-
rope will flood this eoun fy with sill
yer! Ye Gods, but whay ignorance
We pick up the late report of the
Treasurer and find that 36 million dol
lars are exported by thS=country an
nually-to supply foreign demand 4
And yet, these fools harnessed to the
car OF plutocracy, tell us that if we1put
$500, 100000 more of silver into use in
this country Europe will, cease to be
an importer, and becoma aexporter to
our shores Meantime, accommo-
late these assinine idiot the people
suffer with mortgages al Il only S6 al
head Of currency in the country.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06

The Weekly New Delta, one of the
best weeklies in the State, viii be fur
nished with this paper at the low price
of 1915 per year. Now is the time to
subscribe.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06
HaDDy H00siers. 2

VIM. Timmons, Postmaster of Ida
vile, Ind. writes Electric Bitters
has done more for me than all other
medicines combined, for that bad feel
ing arising from Kidney and Liver
trouble" John Leslie, farmer and
stockman. OF same place, says "Find
Electric Bitters to be the best Kidney
and Liver medicine, made me feel like
a new man" J. W. Gardner, hard
ware merchant, same town, says
Electric Bitters is just the. thing for a
man who is all run down and don't
care whether he lives or dies hefound
new strength, good appetite and felt
just like he had a new lease on life.
Only SOC. bottle, at +. E. Bailey's
drug store.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06

Anyone having letter copying press
for sale, will please notify this office.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06

Work on the artesian well has been
suspended until the arrival Of supply
of six-inch pipe.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06
The lottery papers have found some

The lottery papers have found some
thing new to gloat over. They say
that I. A. Clayton, anti-lotteryite and
Farmers Union lecturer, and Charles
Holloway, anti-lotteryite, members of
the board of health in New Orleans.
have been denounced by the grand
jury for some wrong-doing in regard to
the slaughter-house ordinance. Grant
ing that they are criminals, that does
not make the anti-lottery cause bad
nor the lottery cause good-for the
latter is rotten to the core, bad per Sc
The sun has its spots, and the Farm
ers' Union, like every other good or
ganization, has bad men in it it even
has lottery men in it. The Union and
the anti-Lottery League are not res
ponsible for their members criminal or
wrongful acts; if they are guilty let
them be punished. But no amount of
wrong-doing by its opponents can
make the lottery anything but just
what it is: disgrace to our so-called
civilization, and moral and political
curse to Louisiana.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06

The circuit court of appeals, Judges
Clegg and Perry, was in session here
this week.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06

The Federal court, Judge Boarman,
will be in session here next week.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06

Theophile Martel, Opelousas, has
new honey for sale.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06
SUBSCRIPTION, 81 A YEAR.
Free school fund


Free school fund ...ss 1T,747 IS
District levee fund. 1st district 4,G66 81
Ponchartrain district leyee fund $3.50 90
District leyee fund, ad district . 25,328 "a
Atchafalaya basin dist levee fund 14,G37 A
District leyee fund. 9th dist, La. 1T3 80
District leyee fuad. 5th La. dis
trict, Act 10 of 1856 473 90
Orleans district levee fund - 9,Ol3 OF
Red River, Atehafalaya and Bay
ou BGnf district leyee fund,
overdrawn 81 81
General engineer fund S3.4G0 80
Caddo sub-district fund .. 1884 G6
Tcnsas basin sub-leyee 81 ,9Ss 67
Natchitoches sub-levee 6,SG6 81
Judicial expense fund .... S65 Is
Fertilizer fund .....s. 1910 62
Oyster fund 500 "A
Paris green fund 80. -. :35
ss47 ,2l5 81
Deduct oyerdrawn ...3........... 77SI
Cash balance April soth, 1891 .ss47, ,2o7 5e
= 1880. ~. 6G6 104 So |
9 g g 1880 . 479S03 80 |
g g 1888. s.. 322532 81
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06

The A-tak-a-pa Family and Planta-
tion Remedies for sale by all Druggists.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-06-06

Nearly 100000 bales of cotton, OF
last years crop, have been marketed.