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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-11-14
ANTILOTTERY CONVENTION.

OPELoUsAS, LA, NOV. oru, 1881.
Minutes of the anti-lottery convention
held here at the court house this day.
The convention was called to order by
T. III. Lewis, when on motion Geo. .. Elms
was elected temporary chairman and H.
O. Read and E. B. Dubuisson temporary
secretaries.
On motion, resolved, that the credentials
OF the members present be handed in to
the secretaries.
A recess was then taken till 2:30 p. M,
to await the arrival of the down train, on
which several delegations were expected
to arrive.
Reconvened at 3 o'clock, and the train
not having arrived the convention took
recess for one hour.
Session resumed at o'clock.
On motion Of 7. S. Fontenot, the chair
was authorized to appoint committee OF
five on credentials
The chair appointed E. B. Dubuisson,
chairman, Don Louis Fontenot, Jules Que
bedeau, Dr.. r. A. Meyer and A. 6. Devil
liers.
On motion of T. 8. Fontenot, the chair
was authorized to appoint committee OF
five on resolutions.
The chair appointed DIR. E. s. Barry
chairman, W.. Frazee, Judge +. l. La
fleur, ]. A. Drummond and Eugene La
vergne.
On motion the chair was authorized to
appoint committee of three on perma-
nant organization, and T. II. Lewis, I. J.
Warden and John Houdreau were ap-
pointed
A reces of ten minutes was then taken
to give the various committees time to
prepare their reports. The convention
was called to order promptly at the end OF
ten minutes, and the committee on Gre
slentials, through their chairman, made
the following report, which was unani
mously adopted:
Opelousas, Nov 3rd, 1891
Your committee on credentials beg leave
to make the following report of delegates
duly elected and accredited to your honor
able body.
Opelousas, ten delegates, Robert Cha
chere. Geo. o. Elms, w. s. Frazee, Thos
n IHXlS. 81, l.. .. pOllbCllOes A1' AZ ASN~
son. R. NJ. Littell, w. r. Cochran, Sol
Loeb, J. M. White.
Faquetaique First League, delegates
Ell. McGee, Theodule Guillory, Ducou
DIRE L. Guillory, H. o. Reed, Theophil'
Guillory, Arnold Guillory, Henry Young
Jr
Faquetaique Second League, seven dele
sates, Ursin Miller, Jr, Durel Millel
Homer Frugee, Acduel Fontenot, Do'
Louis Fontenot, Ulysse Manuel, orterr
Frngee.
Belaires Cove League, seven deiegates
E.T. Lafeur, Joseph Bordelon, Louis q
Young, proxy Il. I. Lafleur, Jean Baptist
Jeannisse pr. Jos. Bordelon, William Dia
pr. e. 7. Lafleur, Jos. Lafieur, Arnold Ven
lon.
Washington League, three delegates, D.
G. A. NJ. Cooke, J. A. Drummond, J. I
Henry. III
Plaquemine Ridge LdAgue, seven deli
gates John Boudreau, Eugene Lavergn'
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Sheriff's Sale.
MILLER, LYONS & co. IN LIQ., EX REL.
THOS. b. MILLER, VS.. THOs.
G. ANDERSON.
No. 1851 in THE 18th JUDICIAL DIsTBIcr
CoURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY, La.

GoURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY, LA.
BY virtue Of writ of fieri facias issued
ont OF the Honorable 18th Judicial District
Court Of the State of Louisiana, in and for
the parish Of ST Landry, in the above enti-
tied and numbered suit, and to me direct
ed have seized and will proceed to sell,
at the front door of the Court House in the
town of Opelonsas, on
Saturday, November 28tf, 1891,
at II o'clock A. m, the following described
property, to-wit
a certain tract Of land lying on the right
bank Of the Bayou CoIrtablean, in the
parish Of st. Landry, measuring twenty ar
pents front on said bayou by forty arpents
in depth, being section (39l thirty-nine in
township (G) six south of range (6) six east,
confirmed to the legal representatives Of
Nemesie Bossier, being the land acquired
by Rawls from Mrs. Charles Close, as per
act Of sale before Yves Davy, Recorder, on
the 18th day of September, 1859
Seized in the above entitled suit.
Terms-Cash to sufficient amount to
pay the costs of suit balance on credit
Of twelve months, purchaser furnishing
bond and security according to law.
T. s.. F0NTENOT, Sheriff
now ct OF the Parish of st. Landry.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-11-14

Taken up by me near Calleham bridge,
Bellevue, three-year old red steer that
has been breaking into my Enclosures and
staying on my place for two years. lndis-
tinct brand like tWoJ' enclosed inn square
on left hip. The owner can have property
BY paying for this notice. WS. OBlER.
Oct. II.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-11-14

&
TAX
Henry Adams, 4 ward, mare $50 is
Andrew Adkins, 5 ward, wagon $40, 2
horses $50 =. 80
John Alfred, ward, horse $40: 10
Alex Anderson, ward, mare $10.., O5
Emile Anderson, 4 ward, stock $40. 10
Louis Andrus, ward, stock $50. Is
Leroy Andrus, ward, stock $40. 10
I III Andrews, 4 ward, stock $40, yehi-
cles Sis. ~. 80
Henry Antoine, ward, stock $40 0....... 20
Julien Antoine, 4 ward, stock $50. .....I 25
Amas Arthur, 4 ward, stock $50. ....I... IS
Ed Babbs, wd, stock $40, vehicles $40 40
Henry Babbs, ward, stock $3.50. .... so
A G Baker, ward, vehicles $40 10
Jack Bethany, ward, stock $40 .....3... 05
Lige Berry, ward, stock $50 81. is
Gilbert Bohn, 4w, stock $S5, vehicles SIS 80
Pleas Bowers, 4W, stock $50, vehicles $40 90
Dupre Braley, 5w, stock $50, vehicles $50 40
Armand Brand, ward, stock $40 Z. 10
Charles Brown, 5 ward, stock $50 :. 40
Willie Brown, ward, stock SO 05
Victor Carbona at Hayes, 4w, stock $40 05
RosemOn Carriere, "A ward, stock $50 10
Moses Castle, 4W, stock SIS, vehicles SIS As
Joseph Cheney, ward, stock $40. ...... 10
John Collins, ward, stock so &. go. 10
VIM Collins, 4 ward, stock $50 Is
Henry Curtis, 4W, stock $50, vehicles so 30
Liner Debus, stock $i0, vehicles $40 50. Is
Charles Dixon, ward, stock $40. 20
Jas Dixon, 4W, stock $50, vehicles $50 So
Joseph Draget, 4 ward, stock $$60 30
Sylvester Dunn, ward, stock $50. -. is
Charles Dunn, ward, stock $50 il
Octave Edwards, ward, stock $50. 80 is
Samuel Edwards, ward, stock $40. 1O
Dave Alexander, ward stock SO. 1G
Dan Ellis, 5 ward, stock $50 -. 81. .s. q
d ] Emmons, ward, stock $40. &c
Ben Ennis, ward, stock $50. 2s
Reuben Farmer, 5 ward, stock $50 Ii
Allen Fields, 4W, stock 500, vehicles $50 &C
Alexander Foster, ward, $50 u
JBC Fontenot, 4w, stock $50, vehicles $40 q
Philip Fontenot, ward, stock $50, We
hicles $40 .:... s. !. &c
Mel Ford, ward, stock $50 II
Henry Garner, ward, stock $50 I. /;
Bateman Gillespie, ward, stock $10.. o.
Willis c Gordon, ward, stock $40 4 5;
+ II Gouge, 4w, stock $265, vehicles $25. 9!
Romeo Gradenigo, stock $50. u
Walter Gray, stock $50. Il
Basil Guillory, stock $50 .......s.s. ...... 2;
Octave Guillory, stock $780, vehicles $40 q
Tom Hardy, ward, stock SEQ ...8..... q
Thomas Hardy, ward, stock $40 $3.50. q
James Harris, 4 ward, stock $50 ...... 2
| - Hart, 4w, merchandise $500. 2 81
Saunders Hayes, ward, stock SO -. o.
| Willie Hayes, 5 ward, stock $50 ....... 2
Louis Handy, 4 ward, stock $40. q
Thomas Higginbotham, ward, stock
$50, vehicles $40 4. .s.8... a
Jos Howard, 4w, stock $25, vehicles $25 2
Peter Hunt, ward, stock SD i
/ Joseph Johnson, ward, stock $50 .s...
| Oyerton Johnson, ward, stock $50. ~. A
! David Jones, 4w, stock $40, vehicles SO i
George Jones, ward, stock 500 3
Prosper Joseph, 4 ward, stock so 2
] A Joskins, ward, stock $40
lVrnah ~. .kxxx ~ y
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-11-14

The Weekly New Delta, one OF the
best weeklies in the State, viii be fur
nished with this paper at the low price
of 81, IS per year. Now is the time to
subscribe.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-11-14
MULES FOR SALE

About two miles west OF Opelousas FRI
ces cheap. Come quickly, before they are
ali pone. mr. 1y. G. i. Bu RR,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-11-14
Official Journal Of the Town Of Opelousas
Official journal Of st. Landry Parish.
Resolutions Adopted by the Parish
Farmers Union, January 8, 1891.

Resolved, that this convention strongly
endorses the ST. LANDRY CLARION and re-
commend it to the public as reliable, un-
subsidized, honest local newspaper, deyot-
ed to the interests of the people and hostile
to all monopolies;
Resolved further, that this convention
recommend and advise all the subordlnate
Unions in this parish, to officially aid ana
support the CLARION, and use their ini1u-
ence to increase its circulation and patron
age.
Resolved further, that it be selected as
the Official Organ of our Order in this par
ish.
Whereas, the La. State Lottery is trying
at the present time to subvert the wishes
of the people of this State, by mandamns,
and papers sent out by the Progressive
League, and also by a subsidized press
owned by men acting for or in the interest
of said lottery; therefore, be it -,
Resolved, that the Farmers Union OF the
parish of ST Landry, at Turkey Creek as
sembled, do most solemnly reiterate their
opposition to this hydra-headed monster,
and affirm most positively that we VIII not
support any papers in or out OF this state
in favor of the Louisiana or anysather lot
terry, and that we will oppose with all our
manhood and energy the election OF any
man to Office in this State, or parish, VINO
is in favor of lotteries.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-11-14
Mares for Sale.

On THOMPSON Plantation near Grand
coteau, Large Texas mares. Prices cheap.
sept12 If J. BAkKf
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-11-14

Only 80 for the Clarion, one year.
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AT 8 o. M, the Union reassembled with
president A. L. Fontenot in the chair.
The house proceeded to elect the con-
ference committee, which resulted in the
following brothers being elected, to-wit:
A. L. Fontenot, Philip Stagg, G. W. Ward,
George Pulford, DR.. B. Guilbeau, Pat Dom
ahay and NJ. L. Swords
The executive committee, through Bro.
J.J. Thompson made its report.
On motion the report was accepted.
On motion of Bro. NJ. L. Swords, be it
resolved, that whereas, a call has been is
sued by Guice, Clayton and Others, for a
convention to be held at Alexandra on
the End day of October, ostensibly for the
purpose of forming State ticket, and
whereas, the said Guice, Clayton and 9TH
ers were delegates to the Lafayette conven-
ton when the agreement between the
| Anti Lottery League and the Farmers
Union was ratified, and are consequently
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-23
To Keep the House Cool.

Much of the heat of our houses is sup
piled by the kitchen range, which Bridget
keeps red hot even in the dog days. Pre-
vent this by using gas stove or oil stove
as far as possible Then shut up tight all
rooms not in use. Not only should the
shutters and windows be closed, but the
blinds must be lowered to exclude every
ray of light, and the doors locked to pre-
vent the running in and out of the chill
dren, who thus admit waves of heated air.
Perhaps it would be neither wise nor prac-
ticable to Theoretically seal all the rooms
of house, but one room, at least, can be
so treated-the parlor, and also the dining
room between meals; the room selected
should be closed early in the morning
fore the sun strikes the windows; then it
should not be opened until late in the after
noon.
Every house should have an accessible
trap door in it's roof, and when this is left
open a current of heated air must rise
through it and make a general draught
over all the house. Awnings should be
light in color, and should be at all windows
and doors except those to the north. They
are great helps in keeping out glare, but
they should be chosen of a kind which is
readily raised and lowered. After sun
down, a plentiful watering of your street
and pavement, and of all the garden you
possess, will cool the air wonderfully
Ladies' Home Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-23
Lovers at a Baseball Game.

1t may have been the rain that hoodooed
the Oaklands, or perhaps it was that
touching little scene from Romeo and
Juliet" enacted in one of the boxes. Along
about the middle of the game soma one in
the grand stand discovered the shipper
ing, sad eyed lovers in the act of plighting
their troth in the box.
They had evidently wandered in from
the Alfalfa girded regions round about
Milpitas to take in the Decoration Day ex-
ercises. Then somebody steered them out
to the ball park, where they placed them
selves on exhibition in their great two
hearts that beat-as- act.
La plain sight of 1000 people and the
players they sat lovingly clasped in each
others arms, thinking thoughts too utterly
utter for words. First he would raptur-
ously kiss the maiden and then gaze down
into the sweet, soulful depths of her lovelit
eyes, and she would bury her face in his
ceIuloid collar and sigh like bathtub eX-
haust.
''Does her love her little tootsey?" he
would exclaim with all the fervency of
which a strong man is capable.
"Well, l should gurgle, Petite" and the
listening winds waited the answer to the
eight thousand expectant ears in the grand
stand
They took no interest whatever in the
game as they sat in silent bliss, utterly OBJ
livious to the shouts of ''Shut the door"
and Break away" Both audience and
players forgot the game for three innings
while watching the unconscious young
couple in the box.
Once, while the uproar was at it's height,
Romeo tore himself away from Juliet's
side long enough to go out on the balcony
and ascertain, if possible, the cause of the
excitement. He glanced down toward the
score board, thinking, perhaps, that some
important news had just arrived from San
Jose. He then returned to the impatient
maiden, who had not been kissed for nearly
two seconds, and made it as pleasant for
her as he could.
Not until the game was over did the
young folks learn that their sacred seance
in the box had been exposed to the vulgar
gaze of a cold, unfeeling world. AS they
were leaving the park some one exclaimed,
'There they are" and the crowd gave them
a vigorous round of applause. The girl
wound veil around her crimson cheeks,
and Romeo instinctively felt in his girdIe
for a dagger with which to stab himself 10
death-San Francisco Chronicle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-23
Possesses Marked business Ability.

A youth in West Ninety-first street dis
plays an aptitude for business rather re-
markable for one of his years. He visits
stationery stores and solicitS tina privilege
of taking home all the second hand paper
covered novels the shopkeeper may have,
for the purpose of covering them with ma
nilla paper. Then he canvasses the neigh
boring stores along Columbus and Am
sterdam avenues and secures advertise
ments from butchers, bankers, grocers,
bellhangers and so on at fifty cents each.
These he places inside the covers, writing
them with pen in bold hand and max
ing them conspicuous by novel arrange
ment of the lines and the oddity of the
lettering. He charges the stationer moth
ing for the binding, and places the title of
each book on it's front cover in attractive
style.
He is doing thriving business, making
money enough to purchase his own cloth
ing, pays for his modest amusement, and
has a bicycle besides. The lad lives with his
parents and attends school regularly. The
business instinct is so largely developed in
him that he can canvass for ads" with
all the assurance of one old at the bust
ness The storekeepers readily see that
the announcement of their wares on the
covers of these books repays them, as the
books are, after covering, loaned oH the
circulation library plan by the stationers,
and are in constant demand by the ladies
of the neig hborhood.-Ne York Recorder.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-23
The Mexican Swell on Horseback

The Mexican swell rides on a saddle
worth fortune. 1t is loaded with silver
trimmings, and hanging over it is an eX-
pensive serape, or Spanish blanket, which
adds to the magnifcence of the whole. His
queer shaped stirrups are redolent of the
old mines. His bride is in like manner
adorned with metal in the shape of half a
dozen big silver plates, and to his bit is at
tached pair of knotted red cord reins,
which he holds high up and loose
He is dressed in a black velvet Jacket
fringed and embroidered with silver, and
a huge and expensive hat perched on his
head is tilted over one ear. His legs are
incased in dark tight fitting breeches, with
silver trimming down the side seams, but
cut so as in summer weather to unbutton
from the knee down and flap aside. His
and fitted to buckle round his high cut
bladed and beautifully curved sword, with
hilt worthy prince of the blood.
The seat of this exquisite is the perfect
pattern of clothes pin. Leaning against
the cantle, he stretches his legs forward
and outward, with heels depressed in a
fashion which reminds one of Sydney
Smiths saying that he did not object to a
clergyman riding, if only he rode very bad
ly and turned out his toes. 1t is the very
converse of riding close to your horse In
what it originates it is hard to guess, I'M
less bravadO. The cowboy, with an equally
short seat and long stirrups, keeps his legs
where they belong, and if his leg is out of
perpendicular, it will be so TO the rear
Colonel T. A. Dodge in Harper's.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-23
A Good Word for the College Bows,

An American college contains from 500
to l,5O0 boys, rich, poor, ambitious or
thorghtless, as the case may be. Among
them there is sure to be a mischief making
element. The escapades of these are tele-
graphed over the country and commented
on by sternly indignant press. Had the
lndlscretions been committed by boys out
of college they would never have attracted
even passing attention. From these widely
circulated stories, always exaggerated and
affecting at most but handful of students,
the idea has sprung that to send boy to
college is to cast him into moral fiery
furnace, where he will be assailed by every
form of temptation. This is as far from
the truth as it can well be.
There are few temptations in college lifs
which are not encountered in the everyday
world. On the other hand, there is stand
ard of college morals which must be lived
up to by any student who cares to preserve
his social standing among his fellows.
This is not, in some ways, high standard,
but it is higher than any to be found in
common use outside college walls. To live
by it is to acquire the habits of thought
and the manners of a gentleman. The
only wonder is that college disturbances
are so rare.-Albany Journal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-23
Nationality in Art.

The men most prominent in American
art today are, in the majority, of Partisan
training, so much so that the most familiar
reproach directed against their work is
that it lacks national character. That this
criticism, if applied to period of transit
ton, has basis of truth is undeniabIe, for
nothing is more natural than that the first
steps in any career should be directed by
the influences which have presided over
preparatory studies. But if we take ten
years to be the shortest period in which a
young painter on his return from Europe
can gain foothold here, it will be found
at the end of that time that subjected to
the various influences of the intellectual
and material life of his native country, he
has taken on more of our national charac-
teristics than he is given credit for.
Modern art is essentially cosmopolitan,
and as nations obey the iron rule of the
general average, so in art the national char
acteristics become fused and blended until
they are questions of detail more than of
fundamental construction. Paris fin de
steele has a keen eye for detail, however,
and we may depend upon it that, measured
by its standards, the exhibition by our
painters may be found wanting in many
things rather than in the personality which
results from race and temperament modi-
fed by conditions of environment-Scrib
ner'S
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-23
viii have to travel sixty-six miles by high

will have to travel sixty miles by high
way as against forty-four by rail
If he does it, in the face of the fact that
the highway between Worcester and Bos-
ton is in no way prepared for such light
ming trip, Monsieur" viii have furnished
the world the biggest sensation possible
short Of an actual flying machine. Mr.
Beranger may be an enthusiast, but he has
made applications for patents in five coun-
tries, and his patent in this country is al
ready assured. The new cycle will GER
tainly make the fur fly in bike circles if
it goes, for it will be sold for seventy dol
lars, and its weight will be about fifteen
pounds less than the ordinary Warwick
safety"
The inventor claims that to propel his
machine requires from seven to ten times
less power than is required on the ordinary
bicycle. Indeed, the difficulty he seems to
fear most is a vast excess OF power, which
will make the machine unmanageable to
the ordinary person through its terrific
speed. If the one wheel cycle, according
to the inventors designs, is practicable, its
availability for people who nowadays ride
bicycles merely for pleasure may be ques-
toned, unless it can be easily controlled
and kept at slow rate of speed.
According to Mr.. Beranger. thirty pushes
minute on the pedals equals about forty
miles an hour. If machines of this sort
are to go cGvorting about the country at
even that rate, new problems in highway
regulation are to be solved. On the other
hand, if these machines can be propelled
on prepared roads at a much greater speed
than is alta ined by locomotives, the COM
mercial opportunities for them may be i'm
mense. But meanwhile Mr. Beranger has
to demonstrate to the world the success of
his vention.-Springfield Republican.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-07-23
This Pensioner Had Queer Career.

Frank NJ. Pennington, a well known
citizen here, has just been granted a pen
sion of eight dollars a month. This was
one of the most complicated and interest
ing claims which has ever been filed in the
pension bureau. He is native of Florida.
In April, 1861, he enlisted in a Confederate
regiment for ninety days. Just before his
term expired he was conscripted for three
years. At the battle of Kenesaw Mountain
he was captured.
While prisoner in Illinois he enlisted
in the United States navy, on board the old
Ironsides, where his gallantry in action at
the final assault on Fort Fisher is officially
mentioned. He was afterward transferred
to another vessel and in consequence of
leaving it without proper papers he was
placed Oh record as a deserter The SEN
tence of desertion has been corrected and
aH honorable discharge procured, with ar
rears Of pay and now pensiOn.-Burgetts
town (Pa.) Enterprise.