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French Economy.

The ability of the French people to
utilize in domestic life what other races
waste is well known, and the result of
this vital thrift is seen in the financial
condition of the French nation at the
present day. They live well, but live
on little; they seek social pleasure, but
only in an economical way, and they
are the best farmers, the most ski1lfnl
artisans and the most successful manu-
facturers, as an entire nation, the world
has ever known. They have been but
a few years out Of q disastrous war, and
yet they are nearer out OF debt and have
more wealth than the same number of
people in any other section of the earth.
This will be clearly understood when it
lis stated that the wealth of that people
now aggregates $45, 500, 900, 900, while
that of the United Kingdom is only
$$45, 600, 000, 600, and that of the United
States only sos,ooo, COZ. 900. Age Of
Steel
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SHETLAND PONIES.

Our Little Park Pets Are Not the Real
Thing.
The conventional Shetland pony
the animal represented in picture books
namely, about forty to forty-four
inches high, very tight -iointed, and
| with an impossible growth of hair all
over him, is just about as bad type of
this famous race as can well be mag
ined. From his build he is generally
short-winded and thoroughly imprac-
ticable in his PAGES. A South Main
land specimen, on the other hand, long
and rakish in build-hard- grown, as
the saying is-and c1ean-limbed, will
far surpass his companion in staying
power. One Of this hardy breed-in
our opinion the ideal Shetland pony
has been known to travel from Sum-
burgh to Lerwick and back the same
day, with a tolerably heavy riding
weight, say ffty-six miles altogether Of
ferences apart, there are certain char
acteristics- unfailing tests in their way
with the experienced judge-which go
to the makeup" of a Shetland, as distin-
guished from an Iceland or Farce, pony
Re. g., a certain nnmistakable breadth
of build, set of pasterns, and. more
particularly, an apathetic air which no
other breed possesses. Your s.Sheltie'
is not quick animal, is inclined to be
sleepy rather than otherwise in his
PAGES, and is, as a rule, disposed to do
no more than he can help in the way of
exertion, though if put to it, he evinces
great power of endurance, and will go
through an immense amount of work
for his size. The Iceland variety is al
together inferior, short-ived. narrower
in build, and generally fallacious, but
with all this, he is quicker, livelier. and
lacks that air of pensive melancholy
which haunts every Shetland pony.
Our advice is to avoid the inferior ami
NAL, however highly recommended.
Their price is, roughly speaking, about
half that of the Shetlander, but the
money is ill-saved. The average life Of
an Icelander is about twelve or thirteen
years, while the other will live to
twenty-five or even more. - Popular
Science Monthly.
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b. BLOODfFIELD,
Commissioner q. S. Circuit Court for the
Western District of Louisiana.
Notice Of Election.

Whereas, q petition has been addressed
to me by citizens and legal voters of Town
ship Five South Range One East, st. Lam
dry, asking that the Fractional Section
No, 1G School Lands) of said Township
and Range, be sold according to law.
all the citizens and legal voters residing in
said Township, that an election shall be
held on Tuesday, the 18th day of August,
1891, before Auguste Lahaye, Justice of the
peace, in said Township, for the purpose of
taking the sense of the inhabitants of said
Township as to whether the said Sixteenth
not, in pursuance with the laws providing
therefor. The polls shall be open from eight
O'clock a. m. until four o'clock p. m.
J. ]. THOMPSON,
h July 11th, 1891. Parish Treasurer
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A ROOSTER HORSE TAMER.

How Poor Hindu Fakir Overcamc \
Vicious Stallion.
Hindus are very.skillf full in tanning wild
animals and snakes, and an incident
was related the other day by an Indian
traveller Of how an Indian fakir tanned
in a few minutes a refractory horse
that no one else could manage.
The horse in question was a full
blooded stallion, belonging to one of
the Rajahs who had bought him for
$4,000 rupees. The animals favorite
trick was to run backward when any
one mounted him, and no amount of
squirting or whipping could make
him' go in the direction that good
horse should go. Many famed horse
tanners were hired to cure the horse of
this disgraceful trick, but none
ceeded. The Rajah offered e200 to any
one who should break the horse Of his
bad habit.
An English officer who was ac-
quainted with the Rajah told him that
he knew common fakir who was of q
very inventive turn of mind, and adj
vised him to give the fellow a trial.
The falir was sent for, and appointed
day on which he said he would, posi-
lively cure the horse of all bad tricks.
The Rajah, with a number of officers
and retainers, went to witness the tam
ing. The tricky horse was handsomely
caparisoned, but the fakir made his ap-
pearance in his everyday dilapidated
clothes, that were dirty, as usual, for
he had no others. BY his side walked
a ragged boy carrying a bag with
something in it. The fakir said few
words to the boy and then leaped upon
the horses back with the agility of a
monkey. The horse immediately began
running backward. Everybody was
wondering what the fakir could do,
when suddenly the boy thrust his hand
into the bag and brought out wild,
vicious-looking rooster with spurs three
inches in length. Quick as flash the
boy fastened the fowl to the horses
tail and then the fun began. The
rooster put in some fine work with his
spurs and cackled and screeched as
loud as he could The horse was evil
IDENTITY surprised. First he stopped, and
then tried to catch the rooster, as q
kitten does its tail, by turning round
and round. The fakir held on like a
leech.
Finding this did not succeed, the
horse started on a run straight ahead,
just rs would dog with tin can at
tached to his cauda1 appendage. The
stallion had been conquered That one
lesson was suffcient, and he never
tried to run backward again.-N. Y.
imes. Sssi4.sss
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B. BLOOMFIELD.

Commissaire de la Cour de Circuit
des Etats-U -Unis, pour le District Sud-
Quest de la Louisiana
Commissaire de la Cour des reclama-
tions des Etats-Unis.
Notaire Public dams ct pour la Pa
roisse st. Landry.
Son attention toute particuliere sera
donnee aux entrees de terres ct aux
Preuyes Finales.
s'occnpera de collector prompte-
ment dams les Paroisses ST. Landry et
Acadie.
soccupe des pensions, des patentes,
etc.
Office avec l'Hon John n. Ogden,
Op6lousas. Lne.
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POOR TAKERS.

| Great Men Who Were Deficient I'm Conyex.
| sationa1 Power.
Many of our greatest men seem te
have been singularly deficient in the
power of conversation. Even those
| noted for their great wit, and for the
sparkling gems of thought thrown ont
to an admiring world on paper, have
been SO dull and stupid in conversation
that those who knew them personally
| could never understand their right to be
called clever; but wit on paper is very
different thing from wit on the tongues
end, ready to drop off at the owners
will, without time for preparation OF
remodeling, charming all listeners as
much by its spontaneity as by it's spar.
kle
We can scarcely believe when read
ing "Hudibras,' overfowing, as it does,
with wit and humor, that its author,
Butler, was the dullest and most stupid
companion Imaginable; but such was
the case. That Addison, whose ssclassic
intelligence" charms you, and after
whom you have endeavored to model
your own style, was shy and absent in
society. That La Fontaine is really the
author of those witty fables that you
have read and laughed oyer-La Fon-
taine who was almost totally deficient
in conversational powers, as though he
sold all his thoughts to his publishers.
Corneille, the great French Aramatist,
was SO completely lost and embarrassed
in society, that he wrote witty couplet
on himself to the effect that he was in
ttelligent only through the mouth of
another. One of our greatest novelists
was so tiresome in society, that a friend
said of him: II must go and read his
tales in recompense to myself for the
WEAKNESS of hearing him converse -
Fortunate is he who can so recompense
his friends. After roaming with Milton
through Paradise Lost" and Paradise
Regained, we are astonished to find
that he was unsocial and sarcastic.
That Dance was taciturn and satirical
we attribute to the fact that Beatrice
Tilted him, which had the usual and very
natural effect of souring his disposition;
hence, we regard his fault with leni-
tency.
We are told that Gray seldom talked
or smiled. Perhaps talking so little .ac-
counts for the deep thoughts embodied
in his sElegy in a Country Church
yard" and, as for his not smiling, we
forgive him for that mistake when we
remember that man may smile and
smile and be villain.
Melancthon, the contemporary of
Luther, was so shy and SO easily en-
barrassed that once when attempting to
preach to large house he could get no
further than the text, and kept repeat
ing that-"Feed my sheep" Luther,
who, fortunately was at his side, told
him to sit down and he would perform
his duty for him. He obeyed, and
right gladly too, no doubt.
We might mention many more great
men who have been wall flowers in the
parlor, but who shone as Upright, par
ticular stars" in the library, and the
latter being the more endurable, and
consequently the more to be envied
position, we reserve our pity for those
who have greater necessity for it
those of the present day who may not
hope to shine either in parlor or library.
IN. Y. Spirit.
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MINIATURE PAINTING.
Specimens Found on the Papyrus Rolls o
Ancient Egypt,

Specimens Found on the Papyrus Rolls of
Ancient Egypt.
The fashion of painting single por-
traits 'sin little" or miniature, undoubt-
edly took it's origin in the grand art Of
the illum inator-an art which was prac-
ticed by all nations, both eastern and
western, from the rubri cation Of CAPT
tails and headings, and occasionally true
miniatures found on the papyrus rolls of
ancient Egypt, as far back as the eight
eenth dynasty, down to the magnificent
missal in the Rouen library, completed
in the year A. D. 1852. Every col1ec-
ton affords abundant evidence of the
introduction of individual portraits
among the gorgeous surrounding Of the
general Illuminated work. The Flem-
ish illuminator, especially, carried the
drawing and coloring of the heads to a
degree of perfection which came very
near that attained by the greatest mas
ters who subsequently practiced the art
of miniature painting, as the term is
understood in these latter days. The
first Englishman who devoted himself
entirely to it, with distinguished success,
was Nicholas Hillard, 1547-1619. He be-
gan when Is years old. The most in
teresting specimens of his work are the
portraits of Elizabeth and the DUO d. Al
encon on the respective covers of a
prayer-book intended as present from
the Queen to the Duke. Toledo Blade.
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TrOttine Race At jewell Farm Track,

A trotting race for so side, and half
the gate receipts to the winner, will come
off at Dr. L. Days Jewell Farm Race Track
in Bellevue, on Saturday, August LIST, 1891,
between Mr.. Chacheres horse, St Elmo,
will be at o'clock p. M, and other races
will probably follow. Admission rs cents.
July Is st.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-08-01
PROCLAMATION.

Board of Police Town of Opelousas
July 8th, l891.-Whereas, at an
election held in the town of Opelou-
sas, on the 9th day Of June, 1891, for
the purpose Of ratifying or rejecting
an ordinance recently passed by the
board Of police of said town designated
as the special tax ordinance, providing
for the building of two public school
houses in the town of Opelousas, by
levying a special tax Of p mills on the
dollar, etc, which was duly published
according to law, that said election
having been held by DR.. V. K. Irion,
u. B. sandoz and w. R. Cochran as
commissioners resulted as follows, to
wit:
For special tax one hundred and
two, against special tax fifty-four.
Therefore !, Robert Chachere, presi-
dent, Of the board of police Of the town
Of OpeIousas, La, do, hereby proclaim
that the aforesaid ordinance having
been duly ratified by the legally quail
fed electors of said town has become a
law. ROBERT cHACHERE,
President Board of Police of the Town
Of Opelousas.
On motion the board adjourned sub
ject to call. ROBERT CHACHERE,
W. r. COCHRAN, President.
Clerk.
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COMFORTING GRANDMA.

Grandma sat In her old armchair,
Our baby on her knee;
Three-score-and-ten were grandma's yeara
Sweet Baby Bells were three.
The baby's tongue was chattering
AS fast as 1t could go,
OF things she meant to have and do
When older she should grow.
Ned says rs half-past Free" she cried,
And tossed her yellow curls,
And when Use ten I'll be as bid
AS all We dreat bid dirls!"
TheE arandma's eyes grew sad and dim:
Dear pet, when you are ten
I'll be SO old I scarce can walk
Oh! what will do thenf''
Ger baby face the shadow fell
OF wondering. troubled thought; -:
But soon she frightened; she had found
The comfort that she sought:
why dram'ma. don't 90 flnk," she cried,
With baby logic deep,
Vat when 90 can't walk any more
Oo'd better learn to creep"
Carrie Blake Morgan, in West Shore.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-08-01

13 WF.EKS

I5 w -EEj KS.
The Police GAZETTE will be mailed, Sc
curely wrapped, to any address in the
United States Is weeks on receipt Of ONE
DOLLAR. Liberal discount allowed to post
masters, agents and clubs. Sample copies
mailed free. Addres all orders to
RICHARD X. FOX,
Franklin Square, N. Y.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-08-01
stylish Jackets.

Sleeveless jackets with basques cut
up in tabs are applied to smart dresses
made high to the throat. One in tam
gerine yellow satin, brocaded, with
black velvet over a loose fronted blouse
of black lace, with long sleeves, is worn
with skirt OF yellow crepe. Another
coat, the basque of which reaches far
below the hips. is called the Monte
span It has no waist seam, the bodice
and the basque being cut in the same
piece, and it's elegance lies in the fit and
its waistcoat respondent with gold
needlework on white ground Chicago
Post.
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$ 1852
Respectfully submitted,
f. e. BAILEY Treas

On motion of E. J. Clements duly
seconded and carried, the above re.
ports were received as read, and sub
mitted to the finance committee for
examination. The commissioners ap-
pointed to hold the election on June
9th, 1891, providing for special tax
upon the property tax payers of the
town of Opelousas for the purpose of
erecting two school houses, report as
follows
State of Louisiana Parish of ST.
Landry. .-Opelousas, July 9th, 1891
We the undersigned commissioners,
qualified according to law, held an
election in the courthouse, town Of
Opelousas, on Tuesday, June 9Th, 1891,
for the purpose of adopting, or reject
ing an ordinance, published for thirty
days in the st. Landry CLARION, the
official organ of the town Of Opelousas,
providing for special tax Of q mills
on the dollar, upon the property tax
payers of the town Of Opelousas, for
the purpose of erecting two public
school houses. We opened and closed
the polls at the appointed time with
the following results For special tax
one hundred and two, against special
tax, ffty-four.
V. K. IRIoN,
J. B. SANDoZ, Commissioners
w. R. COCHRAN.
On motion Of E. J. Clements, the
above return was accepted.
The following bills were read and
approved.
III. Bodemuller tax notices and
election tickets .......... 5 $50
H. D. Larcade making dog
stamps. $50
Arthur Dejean commission on
collections ,....-...... 1858
j. T. Stewart lumber for bridg-
es, etc. 1906
John Perrault hauling lumber 3.O5
NJ. Vilaseca AZ bbls. shells @.Ss 3.52
st. Landry Democrat printing
street orders. ESQ
J. B. Sandoz horse hire 81 DAYS
a. 75s, $63, sharpening spades
$1.35 -. 64.35
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-08-01

Rowland Hill once finished charity
sermon by requesting all persons who
were in debt not to place any thing in
the plate.
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The Equitable Assurance Society
or THE
UNITED STATES.
/, 1891.

JANUARY /, 1891.
ASSETS -$119,243744 90
Liabilities, 49d .,........ 95,5O3,2g7 90
SURPLUS .........,-... .... $23,74o,447 90
INCOME ,.s.... $35 683 90
New Bushes written in 1880 sos, ,s2G ,107 90
Assurance in force -. $72O, O,G62, ,473 90
THE EQUITABLE SOCIETY holds
Larger Surplus, writes a Larger Annual
Business, and has q Larger Amount of AS
surance in Force than any other company
in the world.
It's latest form of Policy is Unrestricted
after one year, Incontestable after two
years, "Non-forfeitable" after three wears,
and payable Without Delay.
- HENRY b. HYDE, President
JAMES w. ALEXANDER, Vice-Pres't
DAVE ENEWHAUSER, Spec. Agent.
Office, 81 carondelet St, New Orleans, La.
may9 3m
b. BI4OoMFIELD,
Commissioner q. s. Circuit Court for the
Western District Of Louisiana.
Commissioner United States Court Of
Claims, throughout the United States
Notary Public in and for the Parish of
st. Landry.
Office, with Hon. John N Ogden
Particular attention given to Land Cases
and to Final Proofs.
Collections in the Parishes Of st. Landry
and Acadia promptly attended to.
Pensions secured Patents, Caveats, Trade
Marks, etc, procured without delay.
july11 If
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NOTICE.-The copartnership heretofore
existing under the firm name Of Clements
y Stagg, as general insurance agents, was
this day dissolved.
Opelousas, March LIST, 1891
J. b. CLEMENTS,
a. Il STAGE
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Assessors Notice.

The assessment lists are now on file in my
office, and all persons are requested to call
and examine the same for correction, as
the Police Jury will sit as Board OF Re-
viewers on Monday, August 10, 1891.
II. SUMTER TAYLOR,
iuly lift A sspssor Parish nf ct Tandrv
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-08-01

Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR DEJEAN Collector.
To the President and members of
Board Police Town of Opelousas, La.
Sirs.-I herewith tender my quarter
ly report ending June 80, 1891, as fol-
lows:
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-08-01

EOR SALE AT So PER ACRE.
II Large Tracts of Land TRAVERSED
BY THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAIL
ROAD, in the parish of St. Landry, between
Melville and Palmetto stations. These
lands have been recently surveyed and are
heavily timbered with valuable cypress
and ash timber. Apply to the undersigned
at Opelousas, La. THOS. II. LEWIS.
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Proceedings Of the Board Of Police.
OpELousAs, July 9Th, 1891.

OPELoUsAs, July 9TH, 1891.
Proceedings Of the Board of Police
OF the Town of Opelousas, at its regu-
lar meeting members present, Robert
Chachere president, presiding E. J..
Clements, E. Latreyte, J. B. Sandoz
and ]. I. Stewart, minutes of last
meeting were adopted as read.
The quarterly statements of town col
lector and treasurer were submitted as
follows:
OpELousAs, July 9th, 1891.
To the President and members of
the Board of Police of the Town Of
Opelousas, La.
Gentlemen hereby tender to you
my report for the quarter ending June
30.h, 1891, as follows:
Licenses, Taxes, ETC., collected from
10 AL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-15
MILK PRODUCERS BENEFITED.
AN ASSOCIATION IN NEw-JERsEY ORGANIZED To
SOMD PURPOSE.

AN ASSOCIATION IN NEwJERsEY ORGANIZED To
eoMn PURPOSE.
Camden. n. J.. Nov. IA (speclaD.-The New-Jersey
Dairymens Association taken active measures 10
protect It's members from niustces from when .ncf
have suffered for years. During the last TWO hiohs
the farmers along the lines OF the railroads running
into this city and the tributary branches nave heiu
many meetings These started with neghborhooo
meetings grew into county meetings and finally cuimi
mated in a State meeting held in this city, at which
William Bishop Of Monmouth County. was eected
president. state organization was formed by repre-
sentaves from each county organization ana arucies
Of incorporation fled Having become thoroughly Or
ganzed with fully 300 diaries, they decided TO employ
state agent to be located In this city. where he VIII
look after the interests Of the associations members
To this Office they elected President Bishop, ara ne
has gone on duty at the Federalst. terminus OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad system. Here he is paid a
salary by the association 20 protect the interests OF the
members, provided they give him the opportunity
Much trouble has always been experienced by the
farmers with dealers who returned milk. saying that 1t
was sour when received and by other dealers claiming
rebates on the cost for shortage In the measure The
farmers declare that the milk has been good and full
cans were shipped. The agent will have these matters
under his eve when milk is shipped to him. The
members of this organization ship direct to dealers
If they prefer it, but requested to ship through the
agent, who can then look after the milk. IL costs
nothing to ship through the agent who Will also look
after collections when the milk is sent through his
hands.
Another object desired to be attained by the dairy
is increase in price. During the summer the
farmers receive 3 cents quart for milk, which was
sold In Philadelphia for and in Camden for cents.
At the opening Of last fan the price went up To IL
cents but this year the EewJersey Association intend
to demand more, and in Of refusal IL was pre-
pared to stop the supply Of milk. This promise OF
milk famine however, was happily avcrted by the
dealers advancing the price TO 4 cents. This The
Da!rymen's Association adopted It's price for this
n1nnf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-15
INDIANS IN REVOLT AGAINST Az AGENT.

Pierre .. D., Now IA remnant OF BIG foots pana
OF Indians, under Red Cloud, numbering some Sky
families IS in open revolt against The authority OF the
agent at Cheyenne Agency. The particulars as learned
from Indian Allotting Agent Mexican are as follows
This band OF Indians has been living on the south size
Of the Cheyenne River on coded lands As no Ihdiai
"a, live off a reservation without taking land In sew
oratv and declaring his intention OF becoming ciu-
zen. Mexican went up 10 allot these indians land.
When he got there he found that they had few days
before sold of all their stock packed their effects and
left only trace of their former camp. He Informed
tho agent. who dispatched half dozen Indian police
after the band TO bring them back TO the Cheyenne
Agency, as they were under that agency.
They overlook the band near the edge Of the Pine
pides Agency and endeavored to persuade them to
,.,,rrp All but one Indian refused and stated that
they were going on to Pine Ridge Agency to i've there
~ The fntnre The Indian policemen returned 10 the
agsnt and when Mexican left he had dispatched big
Srce Of Indian police bring them back without fail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-15
list TWO WEEKS LONGER.

M. A,o,icsn Institute Fair in the food tide OF It's
s,coess keeps its prestige place OF resort "'.'0
live 10 old and young. The closing night Is nAcu ~,
Toyember 2s-just two weeks of. And IN we" oi
,his t.et the attendance ought TO be constant !" '
u,oantme. The record OF the year. as "'''., ''
srccess. goes pacing along satisfactorily I'M puIn
know what the fair IS aud IT IS aiInos. ',o In
nno" ,, Tho peope OF the big city 10 go to the IN
80. rir II has It's years of service as eredeil'
d., which. however, 1t hardly needs From 10 or,oon
g. ,he mornng until 10 at night the Eahi1riohf dnS
~ Third ave- between sixty anu ticket IS oniy
S. n "a tribe in consideration OF what may DC seep
ana studicl ct the falls