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St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
monthly, published at some central point,

monthly, published at some central point,
and q page of it made up of fair notes and
devoted to matters of that interests from
each of the States and their fairs. This
could be gotten up each month by the
secretaries of the associations, would De
fresh. readable and reliable, from the
hands of these men, who. of all others,
devote their entire time to these matters,
and would be interesting to sill lnqulrers
Of fair news of the South. This paper
would not only be circulated by each asso
citation and read In half dozen OF our
own States, but would be taken hold OF
bv the railroads and pushed and distributed
everywhere that we want to reach.
AS to the expense of the publication,
that would be met in great measure by
its advertising space. for be it understood
that q list of advertisers could be gotten
who would fill every part of its space,
once the character and extent of its circu-
lation was known. Besides this, fairs, u
succeed, must be large advertisers them
selves that advertising costs dead money,
/. O., money not supposed to return or be
offset by space sold in the same medium
used by themselves.
And finally, among other matters OF in
tsrest to fair associations and horse men OF
the South, would be to have their own
running and trotting associations estab
lished here at home. They can adopt any
general rules desired, but have and owr
and control this part of their interest anc
business at home, saving the fees anc
other expenses to be spent here and no
| North. !,
With view of considering these and al
other interests to Southern fairs that may
come up. the Louisiana State Fair Assocla
ton cordially invites your association tt
send q delegation fully empowered to &C
to meet a convention of delegates from th
State fairs OF the South at Baton Rouge
La, on Tuesday, the 10th day of Feoru
airy, 1891. Very respectfully,
THE LA. STATE FAIR ASSOCIATION,
PERI. S. WEBSTER, Secretary
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
Pills Wont Cure Dyspepsia.

Dyspepsia are ever hopeless. They
seek relief from their distress OF stomach
and of liver, and find it not. Indigestion,
hesftburn, vertigo, extreme lassitude, loss
of energy, peevishness, etc I, is the bane OF
their existence and mars the complacent
feelings OF others around the family fire
side. Why won't dyspeptics come and be
cured. 1t can be done. There is one sure
way Of strengthening digestive organs and
removing every symptom OF general
debility caused thereby But this cannot
be done by the taking of pills and other
cathartic mixtures Such treatment while
seeming to give temper larry relief at first,
in the end aggravates the disease and
increases the suffering, for it is like whip
ping tired horse, it irrita.es and urges,
but the strength to move at last gives out
entirely. Thousands Of former dyspeptics
are now happy in health and strength OF
stomach brought about by the use OF the
finest of STRENGTHENING and healing tonic
| alternatives known as DR.. John Bulls
Sarsaparilla, the condensed virtue OF many
excellent herbs. 1t is the biggest and the
best Sarsaparilla sold.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
A Mischievous Boys Act.

There is a governess in an uptown
family who has not found favor in the
eyes of her young pupils. One of these is
an eght-year old boy, with considerable
mischief and NJ end of daring in his COM
position, and this youDgster, who handles
his paint brush very neatly, was recently
called upon by the governess to paint her
name in small white letters inside her
hal dsome new silk umbrella. So Master
John set his brushes and boxes out and
SQUARED himself to his task. "But how
shall mark it, Miss Jones?" he asked.
shall paint Miss Jones or Miss Ellen
Jones or Miss +. Jones' or what 2"
"Oh," drawls Miss Jones carelessly from
her novel, Il don't care-simple Ellen
Jones would be best, fancy"
Ard with this idea put into the head OF
the mis- ;lievous boy, what could be ex-
p4cd except j. list what did happen? Fol
when the umbrella duly marked, was
handed t. Miss Jones she opened 1t tt
read in letters white and clear and un'
mistakabe the words "Simple Elle1
Jones Ell.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
a. LITTLE Town OF BETHLEHEM.

O. little town of Bethlehem!
How still we see thee lie;
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars 60 by;
Yet In thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting light;
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight.
How silently, how silently,
The wondrous gift is given
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings of his heaven.
No ear may hear his coming,
But in this world of sin,
Where meek souls will receive him SILL
The dear Christ enters In.
For Christ is born Of Mary,
And gathered all above
While mortals sleep, the angels Keep
Their watch of wondering love.
O, holy child of Bethlehem!
Descend to US we pray;
Cast out our sin and enter in,
Be born in us to-day.
O. morning stars together
Proclaim the holy birth
And praises sing to God the King
And peace to men on eartn.
We hear the Christmas angels.
Oh, come to US, abide with u.s.
Our Lord Emmanuel!
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
a Smelling School Episode.

Old Asa Beeson has served in the Ca
psclty of Justice of the peace, up on
Possum Ridge, for thirty years, and has
gained reputation among his nelghoors
Tor being an exceedingly learned man. de
is looked MP to as q scholar, and as an au-
thority in matters of education he stands
pre-eminent and alone.
The other night they held an old-fash-
toned spelling school at the Ridge school,
house, and, Of course, the squire was on
hand to participate in the exercises. Inc
teacher offered cheap prize to the best
ssspeller," and the squire went in to win
1t. He had succeeded in downing" about
half of his competitors and was growing
sanguine of success. when the teacher
suddenly changed his tactics and began to
give out" words of three letters. Right
there the squire struck snsg. In words
of two letters he could hold his own, but
when it went beyond that he was out OF
his depth. =.
The word passed to the squire was cone
and he promptly. spelled it the nearest
way-w.u-n.
"You are wrong, SQUIRE" said the
teacher.
"What's that p the squire cried.
81 say you mlsspelled the word"
stYou say did7"
Certainly"
The squire eyed the teacher very hard
for q moment, then slowly said:
oval, by gum. I'd like ter know how
YER 90 bout fggerin' that out. shore"
Easiest kind. One is the way the
word is spelled"
.It is, Oh q with little contempt.
"Yss, sir, it is. :, -, -,
s'Then what does w-u-n SPELL Ia ike
to know 7"
1T doesn't spell anything. There ISM
such word"
"Ah, Their amt :"
''Certainly not"
"How do yer know thar amt. young 1ei
lerf'
SIT is not in the dictionary"
'Humph, that's NO sign o. nothln'. ;.
Flow theirs good many things that amt Il
that book. I say w-u-n spells 'one, an
don't keer dem what yer blamed Oh
book says bout IL"
ssBut, Mr.. Beeson, we must be governe'
by the dictionary. It's our authority.
"Who says We must r
"Whys custom"
ssCustoms a blamed humbug, then
I've served as justice O. the peace 'lonl
'nough ter know something's, ! low. an
say w-u-n is the legal spellin' o. tia
word. I've writ it that 'er way fer gwin
onter q thousan' times, reckon, an hahn
nobody said ylt it want legal. Yer ma
take me for dinged fool, but yer git o.
ON the wrong leg when yer do, shore
I've got leetle edication, yer bet.
'.Bat We all so by the dictionary
- - s.aa&
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03

The Alexandria Town Talk claims the
blue ribbon as follows: Zone day last
week Mr.. Jos. Fitzpatrick, of Lunenberg
plantation, near Lloyd, this parish, cut
three acres of of cane that yielded 192 tons,
or sixty four tons to the acre. This yleid
takes the blue ribbon. Mr.. Fitzpatrick, 30
we learn, says that all OF his cane has
yielded fifty tons to the acre, and IRON IRON
every ten tons of cane he has made iooo
pounds of sugar. At this rate the three rec
acres mentioned above yielded 19,OoO
pounds of sugar"
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
The Christmas Sheaf.

There is a pretty and curious custom in
Norway. A pole is fastened up over the
door of the barns at the farm houses, and
on the top is tied little sheaf of wheat
A traveller was for long time puzzled to
understand what it could mean. One day
he fell in with kind old Norwegian gen
tleman He asked him the meaning of
those mysterious wheat sheaves, and was
told that they were put there that the
birds might have merry Christmas.
What pretty and kindly custom; tia
poor little Norwegian birds with their nine
months of winter, ard deep snow and long
frost, their short days and long nights
they, too were to have little brightness
at Christmas time.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
LAKE CITY
Nurseries !
C. VINCENT, Prop. NJ. VINCENT, Mang'r
LAX T CHARLES, LA.

C. VINCENT, Prop. NJ. VINCENT, Mang'r
We have a fine stock of all varieties Of
Nursery stock which we will offer at
much reduced prices over former years.
We will make a special discount tor
orders sent by mail where cash is sent
before shipment of stock
Our stock is large and firBt-class in
every respect, and our prices DEFY com
petition We have
PEAR, PEACH,
PLUM, PRUNE,
APRICOT, NECTERINE,
PERSIMMON, FIG,
OUNCE, APPLE,
GRAPES, ORANGE.
Also good assortment of Berries Of al
sorts adapted to this climate.
We have fine selection Of
ORNAMENTALS, ROSES,
SPlkEAS, ALTHEAS.
MAGNOLIAS, in variety,
ARBOR WIFE,
CAPE JESSAMIN +.
Write for prices and be convinced thaJ
we can furnish you good goods at low
figures.
Nj. VINCENT, MaAager-
aug 6nI0
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
DRUNKENEss-LIQUOR HABIT-In

DIR. Haines' Golden Specific.
1t can be given in cup of tea or coffee
without the knowledge of the person
taking it, effecting speedy and perma-
nent cure, whether the patient is q
moderate drinker or an alcoholic wreck:
Thousands of drunkards have been cured
who have taken the Golden Specific in
their coffee without their knowledge, and
to-day believe they quit drinking of their
own free will. No harmful effect results
from its administration. Cures guaran-
teed. Send for circular and full par
ticulars, Address in confidence, GOLDEN
SPECIFIC Co., 1876 Race Street, Cincinnati,
Ohio
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
To Dispel Colds,

Headaches and Fevers, to cleanse the
system effectually, yet gently, when Co.'S
tive or bilious, OF when the blood is i'm
pure or sluggish, to permanently cure
habitual consti pation, to awaken the I'D
news and liver to healthy activity, with
out irritating or weakening them, use
Syrup of Figs.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03

Epstein-"ve are going to hat our tin
Wedding, my wife and me, next Monday
night. We would be glat If you und your
wife would come ofer und spent der efenlng
vid us." Oppenheimer-''Your tin we'd
ding7 Wy, vas you married ten years p
Epstein-"No, We vas only married fife
years" Oppenheimer-"My poy, dot vas
q wooden Wedding in fife years, not tin
Wedding" Epstein--"Yes, | know, but
ma and Leah would RAIDER hat our tin we'd
ding first, for tin vas briefly high on ACCOUNT
dot mckinley bill"
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03

Dvspepsia troubled me for number Of
years and was nervous and weak. A
friend got me to use DR.. Bulls sarsaparilia,
and everything / now eat agrees with
me. My stomach now gives me no pain
and enjoy my food.-H. 4. RGndotpn,
Des Meines
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03
For a Quarter.

For twenty i've cents you can get bot
tie of the best cough remedy in the world,
and larger bottle for the price than any
other in the market. 1t is DR.. Whites
Pulmonaria. Trial bottles free at your
druppist 8
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03

You make no mistake if you occasionally
give your children DR.. Bulls Worm Des-
troyers. 1t is a nice candy and while II
never does harm it som etimes does world
of good
St. Landry democrat., 1891-01-03

Better be small and shine than to be
great and cast shadow.
, 1891-07-30

San Francisco, July 29.-DanHy
Needham of ST. Paul and Billy Mahan of
San Francisco met in a fight to a finish
for a 81, SEQ purse at the Occidental club
tonight. This was their second meeting,
Needham having before defeated Mahan
in forty-three rounds at Seattle, last fall.
Mahan weighed l36 pounds and Needhan
1873. Needham caught a corker on the
nose in the first, but stopped a rush in
the second with his right that nearly
foored Mahan. Mahau punished Need
ham with both hands in the succeeding
rounds. Needham landed two hard
rights in the ninth, bringing blood
from Mahan. He continued to
lead aad the first good exchange
came in the 18th. Mahan was then
bleeding at the ear and was exasperated
at Needham's coolness. The nineteenth
was a hot round. In the twentieth Need
ham met him with his left and right,
swelling the left eye and bringing blood
from the mouth. Mahan was apparently
groggy when the round closed. while
Needham was as fresh as at the begin
ming. Needham refrained from pushing
matters. Mahan iresheped, but his left
hand iOlts did less damage than Need
hams occasional counters, which seldom
failed to raise a lump or draw blood.
Mahan several times dropped, apparently
to avoid punishment, and at the close
OF the tw~enty-ninth he came to the center
of the ring and said he had a terrible pain
under the heart and it was impossible for
him to stand punishment longer, and he
would give up the fight. He was cheered
by many of the spectators on leaving for
the gameness he had shown. His face
bore traces of considerable punishment,
while Needham, save for a swelling on
his left cheek and a slight pufiness OF the
rib flesh, was apparently unmarked.
, 1891-07-30

New York, July 29.-Collector Err
hardt has given out, in reply to various
questions put to him touching his %resigna-
ton OF the dictatorship, the following
statement: II have resigned because the
collector has been reduced to a position
where he is no longera an independent officer
with authority commensurate with his re-
sponsibility. | have given bonds for
5000, 900. | haYe received for the gov
eminent during the twenty months last
past 1922, 697, 1876, and am at all times
personally responsible for enormous values
In money and merchandise. NV duties
are necessarily performed through about
1000 employees. L am not willing to con-
tinue to be responsible for their conduct
unless | can have proper authority over
them. The recent policy of the treasury
department has been to control the de-
tails of the customs administration at the
port of New York from Washington at
the dictation of a private Individual hav-
ing no official responsibility. The collector
is practically deprived of power, while he
is left subject to ali the responsibility.
The office is no longer independent and |
am, therefore, we have separated"
CAPE MAY, July 29.-The president
has accepted the resignation of Joel d.
Erhardt as collector of the port of New
York. and has designated J. Sloat Fassett
of Elmira, N. Y, as his successor.
, 1891-07-30

CORTLAND, N. Y. July 29.--George
Frieze, a farm hand, died this morning
from injuries received in an unequal fight
with an infuriatcd bull. Frieze worked
on Geo. Petrie's farm, two miles south of
here. In the herd OF cattle on the place
was a bull which had made several at
tempts to attack Frieze. Whenever the
laborer went into the lot where the bull
was he always carried a three-pronged
pltchtork for safety's sake. On Sunday
morning Frieze entered the pasture to do
the milking. He had Just sat down Oh
his milking stool when he heard the bel
lowing of the bull and saw the animal
charge down on him. He quickly spraug
to his feet, and knowing he could not
reach a place of safety in time, seized his
%pitchfork. The bull rushed on with his
nose almost touching the ground and his
tail erect, Just as he attacked Frieze the
latter spraDg to one side and jabbed the
pitchfork into the side OF the ~maddened
beast.
Believing with pain and rage he turned
and once more charged on the farm hand.
Again the prongs of the fork were driven
into his side. Frepzied, fecked with
foam and bleeding from his wounds, he
again turned and made a rush for Frieze.
The move was so sudden that the laburer
could not dodge the beast. The pItchfork
struck the animal square in the forehead.
The force of the charge knocked Frieze
to the ground. The bull trampled on
him, but he kept his hold on the fork.
The bull saw hat his victim was down
and rushed at him, and as the fork again
struck in bis nose he turned it aside.
Catching Frieze on his horns he tossed
him in the air. The hull met him as he
came down and again tossed him, catching
him on his horns as he fell.
Henry Brockman. who was some dis
lance off, heard the cries of the man and
the believing of the bull. He fastened
to the pasture and arrived 10 time to SEE
the bull paving at the form Of the laborer
who was unconscious. As Brockman ap
preached the bull picked Frieze mp on his
horns and hurled him ten feet over {
three-rail fence into an adjoining lot. Hi
body was a mass of cuts and bruises anG
he was dlsemboweled. Medical aid wa!
summoned, but couldNdo do good.
, 1891-07-30
The Application Denied.

OMAHA, July 29.-Justice Brewer to.
day denied the application for a super
sedeas in the Rock Island Union Pacific
bridge case and made a decree requiring
specific performance of the contract and
commanding all officers and employees Of
the companies concerned to refrain from
in any manner interfering with the
prompt eniorcemcn; OF the terms of the
contract The request of the Rock
Island that the rules of the Union Pacific
be allowed to govern in the movement of
trains until other rules and schedules
could DE prepared was denied. The effect
of the denial probably emily delays Rock
Island and Milwaukee trains from cross
ing the bridge until next Saturday, as BY
that time new schedules can be prepared
by the operating departments of the
roads interested, and in case of disagree
ment the contract provides that it shall be
settled by arbitration. When the decree
was signed the court instructed the clerk
not to enter it upon the records until the
Union Pacific bad settled its notice of APP
peal and bill'of exceptions as it had given
notice OF SO doing.
, 1891-07-30
WILL FIGHT NO MORE.
The Union Pacihe's Applica-
ton for a Supersedeas
In the Omaha Bridge Case De-
MED by Brewer.
Gould to be Sued for $4,000
Per Day Damages.
Special Dispatch to The Leader.

OMAHA, July 29.-Justice Brewer de-
MED the application fof a supersedeas in
the Rock Island-Union Pacific case this
morning and the application of the Rock
Island to allow its trains to run under the
present rules of the Union Pacific. He
will also enter it IN the decree. which will
probably command immediate compliance
with the terms of the contract.
Judge Thurston, for the Union Pacific,
called the attention of the court to the
terms of the contract. which provided
that trains should be operated as agreed
upon by all the parties, and in case OF any
difficulty in the arrangement OF the sched-
ule and rules, the matter was to be sub
mitted to arbitration. The decree, as
asked by the Rock Island, provided that,
until new rules and regulations could be
prepared, trains should be operated under
the Union Pacific rules. To this the
Union Pacific objected on the ground
stated in a certain Shakespeareau produc-
ton, that it was Not written in the
bond" Tie contract did not provide
that trains should be operated until rules
had been prepared for such operation.
Another point urged by the Union Pa
ciGc, Judge Thurston stated, was that
they had a right TO a supersedeas, condi-
tional on giving a bond in the sun fixed
by the court. Although not certain that
they would take advantage of their right
to a supe=sedeas. vet be would ask the
court to fix the amount Of the bond which
would be ~requin'd in case a supersedeas
was granted.
Justice Brewer then said he had been
thinking very seriously of the matter and
he had come to the conclusion that the
power OF a court OF equity would be virtu-
ally set at naugbt by the granting of a ST.
persedeas, when the effect of a super
cedeas would he TO annul the decision Of
the court. He stated, further. that he
would ave granted a supersedeas it the
decision had cntalled any additional bur.
den upon the Union Pacific in the way OF
constructing new tracks or acquiring new
property. but he should decline to grant
the application for q supersedeas in view
of the fact that the decision did not entail
any additional burdens upon the Unior
Pacific.
Preparations are being made by the
Rock Island and Milwaukee people to SUE
Gould for $4,000 per day for ever
twenty four hours they have been KEEP
from crossing that %coupany's bridge. To
day both lines advertise that their through
trains will cross the bridge after July 81,
and in railroad circles it is believed Gould
will fight no more.
, 1891-07-30

LONDON, July 29.-The resumption of
the Welsh tin plate works is only partial
and by firms fortunate enough to secure
orders. Work will only continue while
the orders last by week to week contracts
with the men. No appreciable reduction
of the stocks in America is noticed.
Prices are still unremuueratVe. During
July the shipments from Swansea have
been under 1000 tons weekly, as against
10000 to $4,000 tons in the same month
in 1890. The stocks now in hand amount
to 400. $40 boxes. against 500, 900 boxes
in the corresponding week IN 1890. 1t Is
estimated that three months must elapse
before trade becomes brisk again. but
general confidence Is felt among manu-
tacturers that trade will regulate itself
within six months. The threatened
American competition causes no serious
alarm to most manufacturers, though
some of the less %sangulne think the Amer
leans will eventually succeed in establish
ing trade. They will be able to adopt
labor. saving appliances. attempts to in
troduce which here have already incurred
the resentment of the men and will in
evltaDly lea0 10 a severe sirug-
gle. The Daniel Edwards com
pany arc unable to resume,
their men declining to work the new iux
system. The company are therefore tax
ing steps to sell the fux patents to an
American. Other firms are also idle,
their men refusing to work at reduced
wages. The attitude of the workmen is
largely the outcome of inquiries OF Ameri.
can agents for labor. If the masters here
do not concede the demands OF the men,
the latter know thew can secure employ,
msnt in America. The relationship be
tween capital and labor is becoming
strained aud it is feared the employers
will, be forced to consider the advisability
OF transferring their business to America.
The manufacturers offered to reopen the
works on lower wages merely to give the
men employment and without hope Of
profit. The secretary of the Tin Plate
Masters Association. in an interview to.
dal, confirmed these views. but added
that there was nothing to lear from purely
American competition.
, 1891-07-30
The Report Approyen.

WASHINGTON, July 29.NrThe navy de.
partment has approved the report of the
board of examiners for fordmen or master
mechanics at the Marc Island navy yard
and has filed all positions. by the appoint,
ment OF the candidates the board recon
mended. With reference to certain trades
involving SPECIAL training in building the
hulls of modern steel war vessels, the
board respectfully states that in its opin.
ion none OF the candidates presenting
themselves possesses the special knowl,
edge desirable. Eighty-hve candidates in
all were examined.
, 1891-07-30
No More Competition.

CHICAGO. July ga dispatch from
Omaha saws it has been announced there
that the New York Biscuit company has
sold and leased its factories at Omaha.
Denver. Cedar Rapids and Des Moines to
the National Cracker company. which is
composed of stockholders of the American
Biscuit company. The local managers
have also been ordered to advance prices
to the old standard. 1t is further stated
that In the future the American company
will control the trade west of Chicago and
the New York company east of there.
thus avoiding competition.