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The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-11
BRIGHT BREvITlES.

CHAPPIE-"I've had you in my mind
all day, old fellow" Cynicus-"1 felt
cramped, but couldn't imagine what
the cause was. "-Demorest's Magazine.
ssWHAT ails Jones?'' ''He says he is
suffering from dyspepsia" "Why, he
doesn't look like dyspeptic." 'He
isn't; but his employer is. "-Demorest's
Magazine.
A BIG DRoP.-'It is terrible!' said
Maud. "Papa forgot that we are living
in a tenth floor fiat, and not in our one
story cottage in New Jersey, and-he's
-thrown-Chappie H-H-Hicks-out
-of-the-window.' Little Peddling-
ton Geewitzer.
Nor A MASTER IN THE STUDY. Pro
fessor-"Are you acquainted with the
sign language?" New Yorl1er-"Well,
mol I'm familiar with No Smoking
and Keep Off the Grass, and a few
other signs, but can't say that know
the whole language. Truth.
MUDGE-sI'll take those pictures if
they are done" Photographer-''Ye
sir. You understand, of course, that
we do not deliver pictures until they
are paid for" ''What? Why, when
sat for them you told me 1 might pay
whenever | chose" Eyes, but that
was merely to make you look pleas
ant. Indianapolis Journal.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-11
FRESH FOREIGN FACTS.


THE population of Greece is increas-
ing faster than that of any other coun-
try in Europe at present.
A SWEDISH anarchist has started an
anarchistic Sunday-school at Nordlfop-
ing, a city Of about 10000 inhabitants,
in Sweden.
TIE coachmen of Berlin wear dis
.inctive hat when conveying physicians
and are granted the right of way by a
city ordinance.
A JUDGE in Glasgow has decided that
the amount of copper used. in timed
green peas was not dangerous, and that
the process need not be stopped.
THE population of St Petersburg is
steadily diminishing. 1t is less by eighty
five thousand than it was at the census
taken seven years ago. No other
European capital is thus decreasing.
In France a new magic mirror" has
lately been introduced. 1t consists es-
sentially of a glass plate coated with a
film of platinum so thin as to be trans
parent to light coming through from
behind, while being a true mirror or re-
fiector to light iInpinging it from the
front
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-11
BRUSH AND PALETTE.

SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS is said to have
painted but two caricatures in his life.
THE sale of the Borghese pictures has
been avoided by Prince Torlonia, who
takes the name of his father-in-law,
coming to the assistance of his brother,
Paolo Borghese.
THE portrait of young "Earl OF
Westmoreland" in the Metropolitan
museum is said by connoisseurs to be
one of the finest eXtant specimens of
the work of Sir Joshua Reynolds.
CARL GUTHERz keeps his studio in
Paris all the year around, because the
French artists are so enthusiastically
appreciative of the poetical character
of Gutherz's figure painting. Jules
Breton calls him the father of modern
religious painting"
RoJAs, until his twentieth year,was a
self-taught historical painter. His un-
developed genius attracted the atten-
ton of Guzman Blanco, then president
of Venezuela, who sent him to Paris to
study. The artistic success of Rojas
was felt as a reflected glory by the cit
liens of Caracas.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-11
MECHANICAL SCIENCE.

THE practice of -'cold saving" OF
steel and iron is being generally
adopted.
IMPROVED engine practice has caused
the adoption of mechanical device for
constant feeding of fuel to the fur
naces.
A NEW mode of. furnishing power to
motor engines by mixing steam with
hot gases is creating great deal of in
terest in English circles.
PEAT fuel has been found very sue
cessful in Russia. 1t is produced by a
patent process, and is cheaper than
coal, has less weight and bulk, and con-
tains scarcely any sulphur.
IRON has been rolled to the thinness
of 1880 of an inch. This excessive
tenuity will be understood when it is
considered that the thinnest tissue
paper measures 1-1200 of an inch.
SCIENCE comes to the front in the
manufacture of grindstones. The best
now made are composed of mixture OF
pulverized quartz, powdered flint,
powdered emery, and rubber. They
outwear by many years any natural
stone.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-11
REMINDERS OF DAYS GONE BY.

THE earliest coin for American use
was made about 1912 and bore as de-
sign the picture of hog.
THE first land Office erected in Kansas
is still standing at Kickapoo, between
Atchison and Leavenworth.
A DIRECTORY of the city of Portland,
Me-, for the year 1858 has been brought
to light, and in it appears this line:
.'Blaine, j. e., editor Advertiser, boards
U. S. hotel"
AMONG the exhibits at the Fryeburg
(Me.) fair recently were plow that
has been in use for 115 years, and a
picture framed in board cut from a
pine log 100 years ago.
AN interesting relic of the past at old
Pemaquid, Mass, is street 80 feet
wide paved with medium-sized fiat
stones, raised in the middle and having
good cutters and curbs of large stones,
besides fine sidewalk 11H feet wide.
The street was built in 1880, it is said.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-11
PEOPLE WE TALK ABOUT.

EX-SENATOR INGALLS, never takes a
cigar on the third round; he only takes
one, when he can use it Immediately.
Mrs. T. N. EGERY, of Bangor, is said
to be the richest woman in Maine. The
Bar Harbor Tourist rates her at four
million dollars.
CAssIUs M. CLAY sayshe always arises
hungry from the table, wherein he bears
a resemblance to his lean and hungry
namesalxe whom Caesar feared.
HENRY o. HAvEMEYER, the sugar man,
is said to be so much afraid of the inter-
viewing reporter that he feels like
creeping into his own safe and losing
the combination if one of the pencil
pushers happens to run the gauntlet of
the guards and the Office dog.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-11
TITLED EUROPEANS.

YOUNG PRINCE GEORGE, of Wales, is
said to be covered with tattooing OF
mermaids and dolphins.
THE perfume used by the prince of
Wales and Lord Dudley is lavender.
The latter uses sachets for his ties,
handkerchiefs and silk socks.
NJ. PAsTEUR has now, by the grace
of the emperor of Austria, become
Baron Won Pasteur, and been decorated
with the order of the Iron Crown.
THE duke of Portland has a necl<tie
for every hour of the day, and never
wears his gloves twice. His hosier's
bill is about twelve hundred dollars a
year The duke of Fife spends about
the same amount.
PARNELL was exceedingly snpersti-
tious. 1t is said that he would not re-
main in a room where three candles
were burning, and regarded green, the
national color of Ireland, as being very
unlucky. Purple was his favorite
color
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-11
IN ORIENTAL LANDS.

THE pipul tree of the Hindoos is held
in such veneration that it is consid-
cred crime to cut off one of the
branches.
THE motives to suicide in India are
said to be anger, disease and grief,
while in Europe they are alcoholism,
love, misery and fear.
WE owe the invention of visiting
cards to the Chinese. They were first
used during the Tongudynasty (61s-907).
The present Chinese visiting card is
large enough to fold twice, and is bright
red in color.
THE Chinese have superstition that
if they release bird or beast in cap
tivity they draw down a blessing upon
themselves. The other day one of them
bought three turtles at Portland, Orr,
and threw them into the ocean.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-11
ALL OVER THE FARM.

A MIXER who has a nervous, I'M
steady hand will soon ruin COW.
LAND well cultivated and kept clean
year after year has fewer weeds and is
easier to cultivate.
BUTTER makers are warned to soak
and not steam their tubs. When
steamed it is difficult to get the butter
out.
CLOVER makes excellent silage when
it is put up properly, but it requires
careful handling and heavy wcighting,
or it is liable to spoil.
WE have no doubt that many horses
are fed too much. 1t is worth while to
experiment to see if your horse will not
do as well or better on less food.
THE man who complains that his
cows are unruly can safely be set down
as poor farmer, and very often he is
cruel one, who deserves punishment.
AIost unruly cows are made SO by
hunger.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-11
FIGS AND THISTLES.
CHARACTER is capital

CHARACTER is capital
LoAFERs are never happy.
AN aimless life is fruitless life.
THERE is no rest in doing nothing.
WE are all willing to admit the de-
pravity of other folks.
A MAN is very small if you can put all
there is of him into coffin.
A GREAT many giants become very
small when you get close to them.
EVERY dollar some men get widens
the gulf between them and Heaven.
A HUNGRY poet forgets that he is
hungry while he is reading his own
poetry.
How EASY it is to find people who are
anxious to do gGod-at somebody else's
expense.
THE man who attends strictly to his
own business will always nave busi-
ness to attend to.
A GREAT man is always more sur
prised than anybody else, when he finds
out that he is great. Rams Horn.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-11
Feminine Coon Hunters.

A party of young women of Fulton,
Mo-, got up cosn hunting party few
days ago. The boys were vigorously
excluded. The party started out with
four dogs, two guns, two axes and big
basket of lunch. Early next morning
the whole neighborhood started out to
hunt the hunters, and found them deep
in the woods, all sitting in row on
log. crying dreadfully. They admitted
that they got hopelessly lost in the
woods within couple of hours after
the start.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-11
THE AMERICAS.

COAL costs S23 per ton in Venezuela,
but there few people need fires.
THE first printing press ever used in
America was run in Mexico, about 1850,
and the second at Lima, Peru, about
1856.
CHILL is unfortunate enough to num-
Der among her population more poets
per capita than any other nation in the
world.
VENEZUELA has fifty-six holidays
every year. On these days the people
close their stores and enjoy themselves
in chicken fights.
WILD turkeys are plentiful in the
southern Mexican states. As many as
half dozen varieties can be seen in a
short hunting trip.
The streets of Caracas, the capital of
Venezuela, are so narrow that the
street cars that were imported had to
be sawed in two in order to allow them
to turn the corners.
THE growth of the Argentine Repub-
lie in the past thirty years has been re-
markable. According to recent statis-
ties the population of the republic is
now 1000, 900, as against 1850, 900 in 1861.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-11
FOUND OF LATE.

A PARTY of explorers have recently
discovered an immense forest of India
rubber trees in the valley of the Grin
oco.
In the pockets of clothing discarded
by burglar in Indiana were found a
translation of Caesars Commentaries
and problem in algebra.
THERE is a new element, a mineral
discovered in the Boleo mines. 1t is
composed of cubic crystals of a fine
blue color and has been christened
''boleite."
CHEvALIER ScRoG while exploring a
cavern in the peak of Tenariffe found
a skull which must have belonged to a
man at least fifteen feet high. 1t con-
tanned sixty perfect teeth of monstrous
size
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-11

DeLamar people respectfully invited to call upon
when they up to Silver City, and examine immense
stock of Dry Goods Clothing Hats Boots and Shoes Gents
Furnishing Goods Beds and Bedding Furniture Watches and
Jewey Fancy Goods Pipes Cigars and Tobaccos and long
list of etceeas not included in the above We aim to keep
fine goods all the above lines be found in the State
and content with reasonable profits Especial attention
invited large stock of Fine Clothing We just in
receipt Of large invoice of very fine Shoes Call and
A FULL LINE OF GROCERIES JUST RECEIVED
Silver CITY, 1..bo ADAMS & ALLEN.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-11
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

ScALD rhubarb for few moments
before cooking and much less sugar
will be needed.
A CHIMNEY with ground glass edge at
the top is less likely to break, as the
ground glass edge allows more room for
expansion.
STRIPS of cotton cloth, an inch wide,
wet, and placed around pies, will keep
the juice in. Remove when first taken
from the oven.
To IRON NAPKINS. perfectly
dry before folding; iron only on one
side, to preserve the polish, and with the
sewage, to bring out the PATTERN
food housekeeping.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-11
They Sounded Alike.

Learning by ear without thinking OF
the meaning of the words learned,
sometimes brings startling results.
The Christian Union is responsible for
the story of the boy, who, when asked
by his teacher what the meaning OF
"topaz" was, answered: "a topaz is
where the mules walk when they're
drawing canal-boat"
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-11

We also have a fine Billiard Room in
Connection.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-05


Caledonia Union No. 863 meets the 1st
and Sd Saturdays of every month, at the
secretary's home Rene Carriere president,
G. T. st. Cyr vice-president, A. Vain secre-
tary, Mrs A. Vain TREASURER, John Jen-
nings chaplain, Walter st. Cyr lecturer, Ar
mand Carriere assistant lecturer GIlmer
Sonnier doorkeeper Albert Rider assistant
arms.
Consolidated Union No. 674.-ovide
Guidry president, w. G. Miller vice-presi-
dent, Adolphe Guidry secretary, Benjamin
Guidry lecturer, Adelma Guidry assistant
LECTURER, Iymal Domingeau treasurer, Fer
dinand Isringhausen chaplain Auguste
Rover doorkeeper Aleee Potter assistant
doorkeeper, Joseph N. Richard sergeant-at-
arms.
Fairview Farmers Union No. $50 st.
Landry Parish, Louisiana, meets at Belle
yue church first Saturday in each month.
NJ. r.. Wilson president, j. 2. Smith VICE
president, III. G. Peckham secretary, Jules
Boutte treasurer, A. ]. Morgan chaplain,
J. s. Hazelwood lecturer, J. Il. Daily door
keeper.
= Grand Coteau Union No. 73S meets
the second Saturday of every month, at
2 %. m, at Merry Makers Hall. J. l.. Gull
beau president, J. j. Barry secretary.
0,oelousas Union No. 45f meets every
9TH Saturday at p. m, in Chacheres
Hall George Pulford. president; s. NJ. Pc
ters, secretary.
Harmony Union No. 684 meets at Big
Cane the first and third Saturdays of each
moHsh, J. A. Boyd president, w. c. Flesh
man secretary.
independent Union No. 7s4 meets 1st
and ID SATURDAYS Of each month, at Bou-
dreaux' school house, Plaquemine Ridge;
A. Going president Paul Foster secretary.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-05
Registration Notice.

have registered at the following polling
places, viz: Opelousas, Washington Beggs,
Lower Bayou Beuf, Whiteville and Nor
row. and / will be at the following places.
to register all UNREGISTERED male citizens of
the parish of st. Landry, tWenty-one years
Of age and upwards, or who will be Il
years old before the election in April next,
and who are legally entitled TO registration,
or who desire to change their polling places,
are hereby notified that | will be present
at the following places and dates
for the purpose OF registering them
;s Grand Cotean at Justice of the Peace Of
flee, Monday. February q. 5.;ass
Goulee Croche at Judge Meche's, Tues
day, February %.
MalIet at sullices, Wednesday, Feb. "a.
Ghataignier at D. P. Lafeur's, Thursday,
February 25.
Faquetaique at courvile's, Friday,
February 26.
Lower Mamou, at Louis Vidrine's, satur-
day, February q
Upper Mamou, at j. d Landreneau's, on
Monday, February %.
Point Grand Louis, at Layhaye's, Tues
day, March 1.
day, Mach 3.
Ghicot at Haas's store, Friday, March 4
chicot at divers schoolhouse, Saturday,
Vile Plate at Tates, Monday, March {.
Grand Prairie at Paul Stages, Tuesday,
Plaisance at vidrinets, Wednesday
PlaIsance al Lachapelle'a, Thursday
Bellevue church, Friday, March H.
Plaquemine Point at Brasseur's, Satur-
day, March IL.
Big Cane at Harard's, Monday, March IA
Big Cane at Morrow's station, Tuesday,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-05
s22.a51 80
rand aggregate q. !.
LIST OF ROAD ovERsEERs.

First ward--H P Higgins from lane at
Narcisse Richards to Church Point road
at b Cola's; G r Steele from ] Smiths
TO Jules Sittig's line; Ernest Carr from Z
Birotte's to Lamorandier's bridge; l. n
Perron from Kings bridge TO Coulon's
bridge; Ertemon Lafeur from HvpoIite
Youngs to wild II r Pitre's; j ] Thompson
from Opelousas to his plantation; John
Andrus from Ghacheress pasture to Belle
vue road at Days 0nezime Carriere jr
from Riders bridge to ward line; Homer
Bertrand from J Comeaus to Hypolite
Young's; Laita Franchebois from ward
line to West Bellevue schoolhOuse Joseph
Brown from John Higgins to Prud' 'homme
City road at Fosters; @ T Layergne from
PIaauen1ine Point road to Opelousas and
Church Point road; Eraste Durio from Op-
elousas to ] B Comeau's; Jacques Dupre
from Opelousas and prairie Ronde road to
IGradenigo's Island and Big Woods road /;
Richard Cottingham from schoolhouse to
north line of Burr's place Eugene Rich
ard ir from ward line to John Higgins g
south line; j M Boagni from John Higgin g
south line TO Opelousas and West Bellevue
| road at E e Lewis's; JEFF Rider from bay
| gu Petit Joe to 0pelousas and Vile Plate
road; Armand J Hollier from ward line to
| Opelousas via Washington and Opelousas
road, w { Henderson from Opelousas to
north line of Mrs G H Gomeau via Dpelou-
sas and Willie Plate road Il s Richard from
Dejeans store to Riders bridge; j @ Cha
chere from Dpelousas to Kings bridge
Sam Butler from Catholic church at 0pe-
lousas to Joubert's bridge; Joseph Stokes
/ from 0peIonsas and Bellevue road to 0pe-
lousas and West Bellevue road; Lastie Du-
pre- from opelonsas and Vile Plate road
to Big Woods AchilIe + DHpre from Ora,
idenigo,s Island road at Simon place TO Op.
elousas and Vile Plate road at Fishers;
j Il NJ Boagni from. .Gradenigo's Island road
at Octave Simon's to Opelousas and Plaq
/ co.'s D'ayy from southwest corner Of Green
/ wood plantation to Deiean bridge Homer
i Durio from southwest corner of Greenwood
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-05
STATEMENT
of licenses collected for the parish Of ST.

Total GoIIectlons $o23U UU
hereby certify the above and foregoing
License Register in my office, audited by
the parish auditor and receipted by the
parish treasurer, less 5E commission for
collection. t. s. F0NTEN0T.
Sheriff and Ex-Officio Tax Collector,
Parish of st. Landry
Aggregate collections fer State 8 $t4e21 80
parish $3.50 60
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-05
Published Every Saturday by the
st. Landry Printing and Publishing Co.
GIMITED)
Official journal Of the Town Of 0pelousaS
Official journal Of st. Landry Parish.
Resolutions Adopted by the Parish
Farmers Union, January 5, 1891.

Resolved. that this convention strongly
endorses the ST LANDRY CLARION and re-
commend it to the public as reliable, nn-
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 subordinate
Unions in this parish, to officially aid ana
support the CLARION, and use their lniiu-
ence to increase its circulation and patron
age,
Resolved further, that it be selected as
the Official Organ of our Order in tins par
ish
= Whereas. the La. State Lottery is trying
at the present time to subvert the wishes
of the people of this State, by mandamus,
and papers sent out by the Progressive
League, and also by subsidized press
owned by men acting for or in the interest
of said lottery thsrefore be il
Resolved, that the Farmers Union OF the
parish of ST Landryaat Turkey Creek as
sembled, do most sdsemnly reiterate their
opposition to this hyosaeheaded monster,
and affirm most positiVef tf-.-s- at we Will not
support any papers in or outNDf this state,
in favor of the Louisiana or any. other lot
terry, and that we will oppose with all our
manhood and energy the election OF any
man to office in thu State, or parish, VINO
is in favor of lotteries.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-05

1Stt flcld OfCTs p i<s,@-S x
hereby certify the above and foregoing
TO be true and correct copy from my cash
books and audited by the parish auditor.
T. s. F0NTENOT.
Sheriff and Ex-O Officio Tax Collector,
Parish of st Landry.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-05

FOR SALES acres of land in prairie
Basse woods 81 miles. from Opeleusas.
Apply at this Office
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-05


OF T. s. Fontenot, sheriff and ex-oficio
tax collector of the parish of st. Landry,
showing the amount of parish and crimi-
nal corporation taxes, also licenses, collee-
ted during the month of December. 1891
Parish tax S.. $12235 35
Criminal corporation tax 730 90
Interest O5
Licences 4. &. ]. !. .8.s q. u. N. 90
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-12-09
DECIDED ~ LOT.

che Legislative Tic Ia Coftey County he.
cidci ", lot Nv the Hoard OF ian,a~ser.,
mud Isuiisnrer diep.l w"n. Thus Giving
The Republicans Central Of the Lower
House 81 the kansas i.cgisia'are.
TOPEKA. kas. Dee. .. The eyecn.
tive council sitting IA board OF can.
vasscrs Yesterday afternoon east lots
Go decide Tho legislative tic IN Ioifcv
county. and Bollingcrlrcp) was chuscn.
The entire proceedings was conducted
in secret session. and Aforementioned
Ives. the only democrat on the board.
refused 10 take part in II. by this d.
cision the republicans gain cor troll ~
the lower house Of the Legislature and
Brcidcnthal. chairman OF the populisi
state central committee, opcaly charges
the board with fraud
| IL was impossible TO get statements
from the various members Of the COM
mittce or returning board Yesterday
afternoon which did not conflict. See
rotary Higgins stated that Treasurer
| Stover drew the ballots and the audi
tor declared that ii was Secretary Iig-
| Gins. The town was in a state of cx-
element last night over the announce
ment. and the fusion politicians declare
that they will not submit To what they
term "the outrage"
In an interview last night Auditor
Hover gave this version of the draw.
ing: Eighteen ballots Were deposited
in a hat. one of which was marked
.Bollinger. the name OF the republi
can candidate. and another Rice. the
, popu!ist candidate The ballots were
placed in Gov. Humphreys hat and Sc
on n table and Secretary of State llic
gins turned his back and drew the bal
/, lots The first eight We're blanks, an
the ninth was .Bollinger.'"