St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-10
General Notes.

&C. o. D." has now received Il new ln--
terpretation. 1t means, get out
promptly"
Chris SchiiinS, of ST. Louis, las made
his record by eating gallon OF oysters
in one hour on bet OF - cents
King Henry had an arm thilty,s'X
inches long. That is why the Ehgllsh
and American yard is its present length,
little fact which many students have
learned and forgotten.
/. Tie railroad from Jatta to Jerusalem
/ is now in operation two trains run
daily each way. Leaving Jat1a You an
rive in the Holy City after three
hours and Il half ride Oh the cars.
G. {. Antoine, formerly Of ShleVe-
port, the c0lOred ex-lientenant govern
or OF Louisiana, was placed on trial last
week, before Judge Noise, at New Or
leans, for obtaining money under false
pIetenses. Antoine was found guilty,
court.
Morgan City Review: New Iberia Is
placing oyster shells Oh The streets OF
that progressive town, towing them
from Morgan City in barges. 1t may
be somewhat expensive, but III time tue
reward will be great. All of our main
streets are shcllcd with hem and are
| simply grand. We take the bakery ioI
tue streets
Tie largest specimen Of extinct AM.
NAL ever found in tho world was the
Skeleton of Dinosauran reptile dis
covered in the Bad Lands in 1882. The
weight Of The skull alone was 60i pounds
and of the whole skeleton 1900 pounds.
1t is now in the rooms of the Academy
: of Natural Science, Philadelphia.
A crop Of 800, 900, The latest estimate
of II. NJ. Ncill Ca recognized authority
the world oven, means high prices not
only this year, but for the next crop,
too. This means IL vast deal Of wealth
for the South, and incidentally for the
country at large. With financial and
industrial prosperity, and the peace that
must come from Il sympathetic Demo-
cratic government, the Southern people
will be happy, indeed.-S. .. States.
Geo. \. W. Whitehead OF Lafourche
was in town last week. The Geueral
is applying for the position OF Naval Of
tcer at the Port Of New Orleans and
has splendid hacking. We sincerely
hope that he will land all right. The
Banner is with him heart aud soul.--St.
Mary Banner.
| And rumor here has it that tue editor
of the Banner is to be his deputy. We
hope it's SO, for an editor is worthy any
| thing he Can get out OF politics. lie
earns it.~-bLorgan City Review.
| Morgan City Review 1t may moi be
generally known that the sale of toy
pistols for cartridges or caps is prolllb-
! tied. Section 1857, new code, provides
/ that {" it any person shall sell, or expose
! for sale, any toy pistol, Or cartridges Or
caps of any continuance by which such
, pistols are fired or made TO cause al cX-
plosion, he shall be guilty of a misde-
mcauor, by fine of not less than So,
nor more than S25, or Imprisonment in
the parish Jail not less than three nor
more than thirty days, OF both"
The World remarks that tic cry Of
wildcat money! is altogether false
and misleading. There is no more leas
on why State bank notes should he i'll
secure than why any either deut Gbllga
ton should DC so. As Il matter of fact,
even at the period OF Widest wildcat
ting" there were only a few States i'll
which tho currency lsslleo were dscrcd-
tied. Before the war Louisiana present
ed an example of sound currency under
wise laws, her bank notes being as good
IL gold the world Ovcr.-,N. Q. City Item.