St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-08-15
News Items,

This IS the month to make hay, and
every farmer should make enough for
his own use.
A central sugar factory is about to he
established a few miles west of Able
vile.
Japan has now 1000 newspapers,
where twenty-five years ago not q
single Journal existed.
Eton, or the collection of schools
which constitutes what is popularity
known as Elton, has 1000 scholars.
There are over 1 100 women telegraph
clear ks in London, only one of which
has been discharged in the last four
years.
The city council of New Orleans has
authorized the Illinois Central railroad
company to build a 100000 union de-
pot in that city.
A farmer plainly shows he does not
care to improve his practices or better
his condition when he claims he has no
time to read.
The formation of third party in
any state is political suicide. There are
not half enough offices for two parties
right now.-N. O. Picayune.
The Welsh Crescent says that the
bank building will be a dandy, three
stories high, with masonic hall and
opera house on second and third floors.
1t is reported that certain western
farmers have tried collars on oxen, in
stead of yOkes, and that the result of
the test is favorable to the use of col
lars.
The work of repairing the peniten-
tiary buildings in making rapid pro-
gresS, and in about three weeks it, will
show no effects of the damage by the
recent cyclone.
The Colored Farmers Alliance, of
determination to keep out of politics
aud have nothing to do with the lottery
question.
The telephone between Paris and
London having been so successful, it is
proposed to connect Brussels and Lon
don. For that purpose cable will be
laid between OsteDd and Dover.
Work will soon be begun on the adj
dition to the Alexandria Compress. 1t
is intended to double the warehouse
capacity. The lumber is now being
hauled Oh the ground for the purpose.
Attakapas Vindicator Killing alliga-
tors on upper Bayou Vermillion, is get
ting to be a profitable business. Mr..
Benton informs us that he killed 115 in
two nights, and that the proceeds from
the skins of these reptiles this season
would amount to more than all his
crop.
There has been another drop in the
price of aluminium, which now becomes
nearly or quite as cheap as copper, con-
sidering the difference in weight be-
tween the two metals. This an inn
portant step toward the supremacy of
that remarkable metal, which at no
very distant day is likely to work a
revolution in many industries.
The Clinton Waterman asks !;
" Should an anti receive the nomina-
ton (for governor) will the pros bolt 2"
Certainly not. 1t fact. the majority of
pros would perhaps prefer to vote for a
anti-lottery candidate, be-
cause such action on their part would
tend to reunite the democratic factions
in this State.-Bat0n Rouge Advocate.
The grading on the Houston, Central
Arkansas and Northern having been
the work of track-laying
from Columbia to Alexandria will be
commenced on the completion of the
bridge at the former place, which is ex
pected in about six weeks. Grading on
the Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf is
also completed to within short dis
lance of Alexandria.
Baton Rouge Advocate: The anti-lot-
terry league of Lincoln parish passed a
soliciting the colored voters
to unite with us in our leagues and also
TO form leagues among themselves"
The New Delta prints the resolutions
without comment, but bowls all the
same when it imagines somebody else
may control the negro vote to offset the
Lincoln parish programme.
Welsh Crescent: The only plausible
excuse that the Farmers Union can
have for acting as body on the lottery
question is that the amendment would
create monopoly, but every sensible
nan knows that competition is not de-
,irable in the lottery business and that
his is not the kind Of a monopoly
against which their efforts are pledged,
viz. those which affect the natural laws
If trade.
Alexandria times: Those anti papers
Who accepted hood le from men on their
tide of the question-or hireliDgs,"
n short-cannot understand how
,ress can be so far influenced by an un-
elfsh interest in the veal of the COM
as to advocate the licensing
# lottery for the munifcent sum of
J million and a quarter dollars a year
without being paid for such advocacy.
heir conception.
The telegraph informs US that Emper-
or William is abou to submit measures
or the suppression of public drunken
ess. This step, taken in connection
With the fact that he lately established
lottery, shows that be has very just
ppreciation of the comparative injury
one to the people by the two evils. A
ood many Louisianians wonld see the
natter in the same light if they would
it down quietly and give an honest
bought to Its solution.
Trinity Herald: The revenue amend
,ent may or may not be carried at the
ext election-it will be for the people
t the State to say-but of ono thing
Ie are certain, and that is that the
of the commonwealth stands
in need of the funds that
ill accrue from their adoption, and
Mess they are adopted all the public
lstitutiOns and public works of the
tate must fall into decay and perish,
r the people be taxed to the verge of
overly to sustain and maintain them.
etween the two, it is not hard to tell
hich the people will accept.
n: @. States President Polk of the {
ati0nal ALLAN e has sent Q telegram
} M. 7. ]. Gnice, ex-State lecturer of !
10 Farmers Union of Louisiana, stat
'g that the combine entered into be- {
the ,a AntLotterytes and the
ind individual members of the Alli- c
nee to support any party measure or /
atfOrm, consequently it ia plain that