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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
WhitevilIe.

July 1t, lo3-.
After long rainy spell the hearts of the Tar
mers and merchants were made glad by the all
vent of bright, sunny day.
Watermelons are abundant, but owing TO the
excessive rains they, as well us fruit, are not is
line as usual.
Mrs NJ. ID. Lewis of Fa1uetaique is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Louis Stage.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Burlcigh of Boreta spent
Tuesday evening at DR.. III. c. Milburn's. Mr.. i.
has just returned from a trip through Calcasieu
and RapIdes in search of good location.
The Whiteville base ball club was organized
last Sunday, but owing to rain could not have
Il game.
Mr.. J. p Savant left on Tuesday for Il few
days recreation.
Mrs. NJ. Hollcy and Miss May Byerly have
Just returned from Milburn Station where they
have been visiting relatives They arc now
visiting Mr. ID. Sandfur and expect to return
to their home at Orange, Tex, about the 18th.
Mrs. A. l.. stagg and daughter are visiting
Mrs. NJ. ID. Kayanagh ut Washington.
Monday party of negroes from Barhreck
went on Il coon hunt. A member of the party
having discovered one in a tree went up after
it and was accidentally shot and killed
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
Vile Plate.


The rains still continue. I think that unless
we are better favored, King Cotton will come
out behind this year.
Mr.. Aurelie Vidrinc took his departure fol
the pine hills last Saturday, and was married
IN the 1tl to Miss Lila Singlctary. We extend
our hearty congratulations.
Mr.. Octave Vidrine was married a few days
ago to Miss NJ. Sttfan of Vile Plate. The ccrc
iuOny was performed by Rev. Father Pcnsier
at the Catholic Church.
We have not heard any moro from the base
ball clubs. Rally, boys, rally, and give us Il
little pastiIne.
How nice 1t would be if some cntcrprising
young man would get up singing school for
Sunday evenings.
Mr.. Jules Vidrine returned to Chicot Oh Tues
day, after weeks stay at home.
We are sorry TO SAY that our paper of Satllr-
days issue failed to reach lis.
VANNESsA.
Your paper is placed in the Same package
with all the others that go to Vile Plate. If
anybody gets paper from the Vile Plate post
office, yours must be there too. The same re-
mark applies to every post Office in the parish
except Washington, that being the only point
to which more than one package is sent-ED
Correspondents will please send their letters
so that they will reach us not later than We'd
nesday OF each Week.-ED.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
Notice to Applicants for Peabody
Scholarships.
OFFICE OF STATE SUPERINTENDENT


| OFFICE OF STATE SUPERINTENDENT
OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, I
BATON ROUGE, LA, July 5, 1892. }
Notice is hereby given that there are
! three vacant scholarships to be filled in
the Peabody Normal College at Nash
vile, Tenn, by appointments from this
! State, for the two years ensuing from
| October 3, 1892.
A competitive examination Tor the
award of same will be conducted
throughout the State on Monday, Au-
gust list, by examiners duly appointed
for the purpose. All persons desiring
to compete should forward their names
and addresses to the undersigned at an
early date.
The qualifications for becoming a
competitor for scholarship are as fol-
lows: The applicant must be not less
than seventeen years Of age, nor more
than thirty; of irreproachable moral
character; in good health; with no
physical defects, habits or cccentricities,
which would interfere with success in
teaching; and must purpose to follow
teaching as a vocation.
The minimum literary qualifications
for securing a scholarship are the fol-
lowing:
The ability to read tluently, to write
a fair hand, to spell correctly and to eX-
press thoughts in grammatical English ;
to solve problems of moderate difficulty
under all the ordinary rules of arithmc-
tic and to demonstrate any ordinary
arithmetlcal principle; to locate the
principal cities, rivers and mountains OF
the world, and to give tho boundaries of
any specified State of the Union; to
parse the words of any ordinary English
sentence, and to correct uDgrammatical
English; to solve equations of two I'M
known quantities: to describe the lead
ing events in the history of the United
States. Students who propose to take
the degree of Bachelor of Arts should
come with one years preparation in
Latin.
A scholarship is good for any two con-
secutlve years above the Freshman
class; that is, for Sophomore and Ju-
Nor, or for Junior and Senior, or for
Senior and post graduate.
A Peabody scholarship is worth 500
from his home to Nashville and return,
year consists of eight months, beginning
on the first Monday in October and clos
ing on the last Wednesday in May, and
scholarship students receive from the
president of the college $50 on the last
days of October, December, February
and April.
For a catalogue of the college address
the president, Hon. w. A. Payne, Nash
vile, Tenn.
All the newspapers friendly to the
cause of education will please make
mention of the above.
A. d. LAFARGUE,
State superintendent of Public Educa-
ton.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
Bayou Chicot.
What I know

July L., 1917.
What know:
That II. D. Courtney, Esq, has been appoint
ed Police Juror for this ward
That it is now in order to trot out your cand
dates for Congress. Come. gentlemen, make
your combinations, and letter go, Gallagher! -
That Charlie Haas, who has been rusticatine
for several weeks on Bayou BHut, has returned
home.
That Gov. Foster is to he congratulated on
the appointment of Mr.. E. nj. BOagn, of Opel
0usas, for Police Juror of the LIST ward. He is
the right man in the right place.
That about forty persons from LGonvillc and
Washington passed up on Friday last, en- route
to the famous Bell-Cheney Springs. Among
them were our friends, Messrs. Placide Robin
of LcOnville and w. S. burke of Washington.
That our parish and district would be well
and ably represented in Congress by Judge Z.
North Cullom.
That heavy rains still continue and are PROV
ing detrimental to the cotton crop.
That several OpelOusian5 passed up Sunday
en- route to the ellCheney Springs
That we noticed our bachelor friend out rid
ing with pretty little widow Sunday, and Oh,
how lie did SMILE
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
Teachers to Lodge in Schoolhouses.

1t is proposed to accommodate the
teachers who may visit tile worlds fair
with lodgings in the schoolhouses of the
Windy City. Mrs Thatcher, one of the
lady managers, proposed the scheme,
She says there are 100000 teachers in the
country, who will want to spend a long
er or shorter time at the fair, and a
nominal fee from reasonable propor
ton or them would pay the expenses of
transforming every schoolhouse in Chi
cago into lodging house and keep them
III perfect order. There are in Chicago
SoO school buildings, all of them large
structures, that could be so utilized. and
it is believed that large majority of
the teachers of the country would spend
at least part of their vacations at the
exposition il they could be assured bv
some such means of reasonably cheap
entertainment.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
The Houma Courier knows whereof it.

The Houma Courier knows whereof it
speaks when it says: The men OF worth
to a town Or community are those who
forget their own selfish ends long
enough, and who are liberal enough in
their ideas to push all projects calculat-
ed to build up the town and enhance its
Importance. The enterprise and push
of community constitutes the founda
ton OF its permanent success. A town
may as we'll prepare for it's own funeral
as to become Indifferent to the enter
prises in its midst. Men who come to
make their futue home, who copn0t
look far enough before them to see that
money placed judiciously in public en-
terprise will be increased an hundred
fold in the appreciation of their proper
ty, are to be pitied. They are the class
who are ready to take all they can Of
ones building enterprise, but are un-
willing to do anything themselves.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
A Dishonest Editor,
n. O. Picayune.

N. O. Picayune.
It was at Lincoln, ILL.,, that religious
revival was in progress, and the evan
gelist, after powerful sermon on the
Christian duty of debt-paying called
upon all the members of the congrega-
ton who paid their debts to stand up.
The congregation rose almost to a man.
After they were seated the evangelist
invited those who did not pay their
debts to stand. A solitary, forlorn-
looking individual rose to his feet, and
explained that while he found himself
i'll that category very unwilliDgly, he
could not help himself, as he was the
editor and proprietor of the local paper
and could not pay up, as all the congre-
cation owed him their subscriptions.
Such a flood Of money as poured into
that office the next morning had never
been known in the history of the pa
npr.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
Bright Business Men

Are DESTROYS of doing a growing bust
ness all the year round. They consider
spring and summer dollar just as val
liable as winter one, and by keeping
up their advertising they keep up their
business thus the spring and summer
Tonths are made to yield satisfactory
returns, when they keep everastingly
at it" in a popular newspaper like The
DEMOCRAT.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
Temperance Column.

Under the auspices of W. c. I. U. of Opelousas
We were obliged to postpone our lawn
party until the weather cleared. We
hope to give it some time next week.
Hereafter the women teachers in st.
Paul, Mimi, will receive equal pay with
the men.-Union Signal.
May God speed the day when our hard
working teachers will likewise be treat
ed with justice!
New Iberia Enterprise: Ladies of the
W. &. L. U. OF this place, have address,
ed numerously signed petition to the
Governor asking him to exert the ill.,
tluence of his Office toward the enforce
ment Of the Sunday law.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria..

A great many men will rob the news
paper man of the pitiful sum Of dol
lar or two; and then howl louder than
anybody about men being robbed of the
fruits OF their toll. ooh, consistency !!
thou art q level"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
Grand total. 49, 70, rs

Of these 45,96OS99 are white natives of
this country and S,13O,043 white foreign
ers, and 7,963,S24 of the various colored
races Of VIII ON 1874 800 are natives and
119,5O4 foreign born. The white natives
it will thus be seen constitute nearly
three-fo urths the population of the
United States.
In the matter of population, but one
civilized country now exceeds the Unit
ed States-Russia-and we will pass it
within the next twenty years, notwith-
standing the fact that it is the most rap
idly growing Of European countries
Times Democrat.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16

We want correspondent at every
postotfice in the parisIl-good, reliable
persons, who will give the news, if it is
only few lines. Who will do so /?
Don't all speak at once. We will make
each correspondent % present of 100
sheets of note paper with name and
business neatly printed thereon, and
send him copy Of the paper flee.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
SUGAR.
louisiana Planter, July 0.

There is very little change in the sugar mar
ket. The price of centrifuCals have somewhat
advanced. The receipt and sales for the past
week are somewhat smaler than the proceed
ing week. The New York market is steady :.
the London market, however, is dull, with very
little doing. The local market is strong as
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
Es ICE

La. Planter and Sugar Manufacturer, July O.
The rice market is somewhat better than re.
ported last week. 1t is still quiet, with fair de.
naud The receipts are much larger than last
week, as are also the sales.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16

For RENT-The fine business stand
on Main street, under the Courier office.
Possession given Immediately.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16

A man living in New England, who is
) feet inches in height, has II beard 6
feet , inches in length, or inches longer
than himself The beard began to grow
twelve years ago.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria

when Baby was sick. we gave her Csstoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Csssoris.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castosia,
When she had Children, abe gave them casso.ss,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16

Delinquent subscribers are again
earnestly requested to settle up. The
money Is due Us and We need it.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
Population of the United States.

1t is now two years since the census
was taken, but the government has on
ly just obtained the final figures Of pop
ulation. 1t is true some statistics were
given as final months ago, but il these
are examined it will be discovered that
they give the population Of "the States
only and do not include either Alaska
or the Indians of the Territories.
1t has been difficult matter to get
these last figures, and it has been only
within the last week that they have
been obtained. Including them the to-
tai population of the United States is
62,979, 766, instead Of the G., 629 $50 hith-
erto given. The population is divided
as follows as to race:
Whltes ..--;. 81 1856, $40
Negroes and colored. .......... 7,47O,04S
Chlnese. Observation-Disclosures. 107,465
CopnuCcC 80. S,U5J
Sivllizeu !nulans.- 57,SOS
Other Indians. Observation-Disclosures. 25,494
Total United States proper. ,G2, 947, ia
Alaska. ............-.... 32,052
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
MRS. JOS, A, GIT,

LsiRES to inform the Ladies' OF Oprlnus,a
=, anu vicinity that she will do DrchsIuakinr
';, nci holHo on - street. Special after tinn
gwen to Cmldren's Clothur ,nI - .,,,i tl"''
guaranteed. Prices moderate. f,y,t NJ
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
PORT GIBSON FEMALE COLLEGE.
Port Gibson Miss,

The thlrty-righth session Of this excellent
school for girls and young ladies begins Sept.
18th, 1892. Music, Art, Languages, etc, thor
0ugly taught. Location beautiful and healthy
on the l.. N. o. IL r. X. r., twcnty-eight miles
south of Vicksburg. Buildings conmOdiOus
and comfortable. christian home for girls:
Charges reasonable. For catalogues and full
information, apply TO
Jy93ln REV H. +. JoNf9' 1FrSlucht'
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
FOR SALE.

mihi. sen for cash or on easy terms the foi
~" lnt' dcscrlbcd property. VIZ: W.
nmHuitu alpcntS, all thoroughly trnrrI and
ulaIned, with three double tenant honsrS . ,mH
plantation situated on the Cuurtoh1o,n
containing four hundred and for1vtwn t',,,
4Iloo arpents, about sixty arpcnts under niamV
@ "n"a wire fence and in cultivation, Win two,
Of phi so ira houses and outhuildings The rear
VI liis tract consists of cypress swami "i
,r ". several tracts of wood land on The hovo,t
neche: situated between Coulun's hridon ga
Balry's Landing. ''1'Sc an"
The LIST ana ID tracts are rented ,a,o,,
taseollsIy Tor the year 1892, and if hold I VIII
transfer rent notes to purchasers "'''
idloti w. G.. PERRAI-IT
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
NOTICE.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

JEFFERSON DAVIS LODGE No ~ meets
- on the ist and Sd Wednesday OF each month
at O'Clock y. M Visiting knights are Cordi.
ally invited to attend.
is SACKS, G.. &.
]. l.. CAIN, X. OF X. ~ s. ocl0f
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-07-16
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
VIE H., Heneres Hotel, opposite Court TIouse
M ana several horses ana mules -,o"oo
For terms, etc, address
July %, 1891 0nnIn,,, Aityy
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-08-31

The South-Side Club Headquarters
has changed hands, but is still presided
over by an old veteran and one that was
wounded while on duty along the Rappa-
hammock, and to this day is sufferer from
said wound but Is spry and well able to
attend to bis customers. He has given
his place the name Of "Veteran Head
quarters" and will always keep first
class brand OF tobacco and segars and
would be pleased TO have his friends give
him call, as well as his comrades, and
he will try and please them all. The Past
President has removed TO Trenton and is
q Conductor on the electric cars. He Is
doing well and the club wish him success
10 his new vocation. At the meeting Of
the club the other evening, the President
aud the insurance agent, who had been
fishing during the day, were discussing
the merits OF the same. It being very hot
the agent was somewhat sun burnt and
wasp nests being scarce, the catch was
not great, but the President came out
ahead. One Of the vets present, who had
been working on the streets during the
day, stated II was TO dashed hot to work
and all ought to be able to go to the noun
tains or some watering place, while other
vets were discussing trip to the encamp-
mcn. at Washington, to be held next
month. The shoemaker and chairmaker
were both present and discussed their
trade as being very good. At the hour Of
10 o'clock the club adjourned to some fu-
ture evening. SRcRETARY.
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Personal.

Mr.. A. B. Duryea and family, of this
city, spent Sunday at Point Pleasant.
Harry Carols, of this city, is visiting
his sister on Mott street, in Trenton.
Miss Ella Hunt, Of Freehold. Is visiting
her uncle, E. L. Hunt, on Church street.
Roscoe Todd, Of this city, is visiting at
his uncle's, Mr.. John Silvers, at Belvidere.
Mr.. Geo. Ely, Of Trenton, has been Wis.,
iting relatives in this city, for the past few
days.
Mr.. Harry Swallow, Of this city, after a
visit to Ocean Grove. returned home last
Friday.
Mr.. Smith Ely and family, OF this city,
spent few days with relatives Ia Trenton,
last week.
Mr.. Samuel Holcombe aud family, of
this city. spent few days, last week, at
Ocean Grove.
DIR. L. A. Reading and wife, are at
Yarmouth, N. g., enjoying the breeze
from the Bay Of Fundy.
Mas Flora Lindsley, Of this city, was
visiting friends, at Titusville, on Friday
and Saturday OF last week.
Miss Carrie Ditmar, OF this city, spent
few days at Raven Rock and Lumber
vile, visiting friends, last week.
Mira. Elizabeth Shamalia, Of Burlington,
N. j., is visiting her son, Geo. w. Hha.
malta, the Bridge street Druggist.
Mr.. Jas. II. CalIan, wife and daughter
Jennie, are spending two weeks vaca-
lion, at Haddon Hall, Atlantic City.
Miss Lizzie Shay and Miss Nellie Fash,
of Washington, N. j., have been visiting
Miss Ella Mslone's, on Franklin street.
Mr.. John G. Ball and wife, Of Philadel-
phia, have been visiting, for the past few
days, at Mr.. Benjamin Lodor's, on Cottage
Hill.
w. B. II. Mason, Esq, editor OF the
Chronicle, and Sylvanus Ayres, Esq, OF
Bound Brook, visited this city one day
last week.
Mr., Livingston Joncs, Of Princeton,
spent Wednesday of last week, with Mr..
Chss. Lindsey, on the corner Of Delevan
and George streets.
Misses Nan and Nellie Fury, of Tren-
ton, and Miss Mollie Wynne, OF Brooklyn,
are spending few days with Miss Ella
Malone, on Franklin street.
Miss Lizzie Perry and Miss Carrie Fox,
Of Philadelphia, who have been visiting
at the Bellemont House for some time
past, returned home on Saturday evening
Of last week.
Wilbur Vert, James 0pie and Theo.
benson. left this city on Monday morning
OF this week, for Chester, Pa. They
have secured positions In car shop there
and II the work suits them they will move
their families down soon.
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The following report of an accident
to the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas
Weber, Of this city. we copy from the
New Brunswick Home Ne,os of last Sat
urday:
Emma T. Weber, girl about II years
OF age, Of Lambertville, N. j., who has
been visiting her aunt Mrs. jesse Tall
man, OF Hiram street, during the past
month, was very seriously injured this
morning by falling through . skylight.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Tallman reside over the
grocery store Of Kent s. Van Anglen, aud
the roof of the extension over the store is
used by the family as yard. About 10
o'clock this morning. Tillie Their, the
daughter OF Mrs. Tallman, and her cousin,
Emma T. Weber, were playing stag" on
the roof, and in turning around one Of
the skylights Miss Weber lost her footing,
causing her to pitch headlong into the
framework Of the glass skylight, lacera-
ting her right arm in q terrible manner.
Doctors Williamson aud Smith were
summoned Immediately TO the wounded
girl and dressed her injuries. A large
piece OF flesh was cut 10 v shape clear to
the bone, and II was necessary to put her
under the influence OF chloroform while
the fesh was being replaced.
Miss Weber expected to return to her
home this afternoon. Her parents were
notified by telegraph of the accident,
which will probably deprive the injured
girl OF the use OF her arm for several
weeks.
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Editor and Publisher,
9ls La Sale Street, Chicago, Ii

lit is fact now universally conceded
by the best informed authorities that the
new No. high arm family sewing ma
chine, of the Wheeler s. Wilson Manufac-
turing Company, embod:es the best de.
vices of the most skillful Inventors, and
combines the best results of expensive
and long continued experiments to pro-
duce perfect machine, superior to all
others now before the public in .pg4't Of
ease, rapidity and precision of atfion,
uniformity Of tension aud perfection Of
seam. Over one hundred OF these ma
chimes have been sold in this city and
vicinity 10 the last eighteen months, and
every one has given satisfaction. This
certainly ought to influence any one in.
tending buying machine to first try a
Wheeler & Wilson.
GEORGE w. MOORE,
Agent, Coryell st.
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Tho Girdls Is Useful.

A most useful article for ladies to
have In their possession is a girdle, the
like Of which friend of mine has just
brought from Paris. The girdle is made
Of gold lace or fligree, substantial, but
NOT Harsh, and is studded all over with
jewels of various colors. The ends are
passed around the waist from the front,
CROSSING behind, and, again coming for
ward, are allowed to fall in front or on
one side, being fastened loosely shor>ay
below the waist. The ends are finished
of with gold fringe.
The girdle is most adaptable and can
be worn with morning wrapper, q tea
gown, or an evening dress. When !
saw II, 1t was associated with summer
tea gownof pretty design. The material
wasla combination of cotton and wool
In pale blue, with white stripes. 1t had
q sailor collar, with narrow lace edging
and lace cuffs. The garment was de-
cidedly loose, and of fair length behind.
philadelphia Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-08-31

The annual session OF the Select
Castle Of the State Of New Jersey, A. o.
K. of NJ. c., was held in Atlantic City or
Tuesday aud Wednesday, August 2s and
"a. Past Commanders Harry s. Kroesen,
WIN. Benz. Reep and Joseph Characker,
Of Evening Star Castle, No. 10. of this
city, wefein attendance. The following
officers were elected and duly installed,
to serve for the ensuing year;
Select Commander-Joseph F. Brown,
Glassboro.
Select Vice Commander A.
Walker, Atlantic City.
Select Marshal-Harry 8. Kroesen,
Lambertville.
Select Rec. and Cor. Scribe--Garret L.
Peer, Frenchtown.
Select Treasurer-W. Benjamin Reep,
Lambertville.
Select Inside Guard-Ri Bucka.
lew, Port Norris.
Select Outside Guard ]. Davenport,
Hurffville.
Select Trustee Samuel G. Beetle, Chew
Landing.
Supreme Representatiyes-wm. Klett,
Grenloch Walter @. higgins. Port
Norris.
The Order was reported to be 10 good
condition In the State, making gain OF
five new Castles during the year. Mr..
Walter q. Mcintyre, Of Harmony Castle'
OF Frenchtown, has been appointed d. D.
8. e., for Hunterdon county, and by q
unanimous vote Of the Select body, the
next session win be held 10 Lambertville,
in August, 1898.