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St. Landry democrat., 1892-07-30
Whiteville.


After several days OF fine weather, We had =
very unwelcUmo viSitOr-a RAIN oil day and
night.
Sir. John p. Sayant paid Opelousas visit on
Friday last.
Misses Doucc KavanaglI ana Corinnc Todd
who have spent the past week With friends
returned to their home at Washington, Sunday
much to orr regret.
Mcssrs. Chas. Laicur, Alex. Stagg and Eobt
latleur visited Opel0ltsiS Monday.
Misses Fannie and Hattie Crawford OF Wash
ington spent Il few days with Miss Cora Stag
Mr., P. VidrlVc, of Vile Plate, gave us Il call
on Saturday.
DR.. Swords OlcntiS) of Lcc0mptc is now
working i'll WmteVilc. Mr. J. ID. Latlcur OIL
Evansville was Ill town on Sunday.
Mr. Th0s IL. Lewis and lady of OpcloustS
we're the guests OF Mr.. Louis StaGG tnc day
last week.
A delightful hay ride was enjoyed Saturday
night by the following young people: Misses
DUucc kavanagh, COrinne Todd, Cora DuhulS-
son and Kate Milburn, Mrs$rS. J. 7. Savant, {.
W. Reed and W. II. Milhurn.
Misses Lorcna Marsh of Lafayette, Pinklc Go
Ing of Washington, Lola Mahcr of New Orleans,
and Marie Rcvlon of Lafayette are visiting
the Misses DubuSSon.
Miss yda st Gautlin expects TO make quite
:tn extended visit at ChaS. Lailcurs.
Mr.. .Ino. A. Sta%g formerly OF Opcl0uS;S, but
now of Grand Prairie spent Sunday with It's.
a party of nine visited the refinery at Bar
hrrck Sunday evening; the manager, Mr.. Law
tllcr, informed us that there were fifty men
working on the refinery and about ninety On
the road also that the mill will lie ready i'll due
time to take off the present crop.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-07-30
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN
OF tisc Louisiana Weather Service, &C.
operating with the u. =. Weather Esss-
rcnm, for the Week ending LuIy Ell.


The rainfall for the past seven days has been
very uneyculy distributed. Nearly an average
fall has occurred at Shreveport and New Or
leans, but interior points differ materially i'll
their reports. The rains have apparently been
heaviest in some portions of the sugar region,
vet other portions of this same district have
had but slight sprnklcs.
The temperature aud sunshine have been
about normal throughout tho State.
The reports regarding cotton differ with res
pect to its condition. in the uplands it is at its
best, especially where the dry weather has per
mitted cultivation. In nearly all sections the
cotton fields are full of grass, but it is only i'll
low land, and where the rains have been con
tnuous that the plant is reported sappy and
of too rank growth. Favorable weather to per-
NIT blowing is very desirable.
The great bulk OF the cane crop has at last
been laid by; plowinS has been pushed cOntin-
uously during the week, despite the wet wealth
er that prevailed in many sections, the farmers
throwing up the mud to the roots the results
in such cases have proven favorable. us the
prevailing showers soften the soil, whereas "a
succession of dry sunshiny days would certain
" have baked the earth and turned it into hard
clods. Plant cane is growing rapidly, especial
ly that which has been lately worked and has
received sufficient moisture 10 prevent the
breaking of roots in blowing. Stubble that will
he plowed tins week should receive rain after
wards to insure rapid pr o@ress
The corn crop is reported good, although the
prolonged rains have diminished the anticinat-
cd large yield to some extent.
The rice crop continues promising, giving
every Indication OF large yield. The eXpen-
ses Of raising rice crop having been material.
ly lessened SO far this year by the superabund-
ance of rain, nature having rendered SupeItI,,
Gus the use of labor and machinery in flooding
the fields.
Small vegetables have entirely disappcared
in many places, being drowned out hy the OK
cessive rains. Potatoes have rotted greatly
and such fruit and melons as have been pro.
duced show the evil results of too much mois-
ture in their inferior quality.
L. C.. EAsToS
Actg. Observer and Director.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-07-30
EVANS, COM WI ERCaAH. SCHOOL,
Rabbs Bridge, la.

The closing exercises of the above school took
place on the 20, Dist and ODD inst. Two SESSIONS
were held daily, and the students were subject
ed, us usual, to a written examination i'll the
various branches studied by them during the
scholastic year; there were also public eNhlhl-
tiollS in the several studies, as well as public
exercises in defamation.
At the evening session on the last day ccrtl-
tirites of merit, free scholarships, and prizes
were awarded to the successful pupils It's fol
lowSs Advance Ccrtilcates-John Il. Thomas
;,nd Lionel A. GOudeaH. Intermediate CcItti-
catcs-IIenry GoudchauX, Ricld. Singleton,
Sinia Latieur, and N. Ashley Calhoon. Primary
certiticatcs-Carl +. Woods, Clinton PenngeT,
d. Oscar Willis, Willie Z. Baldrdse, Albert
Singleton, s. Logan Owens, Edgar JeansOnne,
Alphonse T.. Tassn, Rene Gulllory, and Martin
Lewis.
Free scholarships valued at $500 each, ell
fitting the holders to free tuition Tor one year
were awarded to John r. Thomas, Lionel a.
Goudeau and Carl L. Woods The prizes of
S.. 50 i'll gold for the best in mathematics, and
the best Ill pcnmanshlp. were awarded to Ii
onel a. Goudcau and Cary &. Glover rcsrec-
lively while the prizes for the best practical
demonstrations of questions given during the
examination, and for the best i'll English
Grammar, were both awarded to john +.
Thomas.
All the sessions of the closing exercises were
largely attended by the public and addresses
were delivered by DR.. j. L. Phillips, Rev. s.
Mallet, Capt. ii. l.. Long, parish supt. of Pub
lie education, and Hon. +. North CullUm.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-07-30
LVANGELiAL,
Chataignier.
July Is, 1892


Sc have had no vain for a week.
.icc is heading and many turner's arc busy
;,,king fodder.
MI IuciuS LHndrcnran and family were Wis
,iIn- friends and rcl;H ives i'll Ch"talEnIcr Stlll-
,'iY. .
IL is hot as - blue hlaHcE and still heating.
suuR out for maarlal fcvcrs.
The young folks enjoyed II party ut Mrs. a.
outlets Sunday eve, given complimentary 10
thr Misses LanIrcncalX.
The roads to the towns are NmpaSsahlc.
u HAT are we going H. do this TALL
one of our hr-cht Crowley students dlSal-
i,r;Irrd from the nUiGhb0rho0h during the
v"ck and by accident We learned that he Is
,,rad gone on one of FlduuCminc 5 pretty bellies.
Another such trip will cause Il big blacksmith
hli!.
What's the matter with Us. Gait We have
:, railroad through this section 1t has been
whispered that the X. G., W. " y. Rall Road
contemplate extending Il branch road from
Soilcau to the centre of MamOuth i'll the near
future, to take up the great rice crop OF that
section. Such a course on their part would
meet with the approval Of all tie citizens OF
falmouth, as the hauling OF their crops to Ope-
l,,IlsH5 is too expensive. The rice and corn
crops this year Will be the largest made here
Ter many years. 80
Many farmers fear that the price OF rice Will
not be good, owing to the recent combine OF
rice trust. However, many contemplate clean
ing their rice here by small nullcrS and dis
posing of it direct to COnSlmers. There Will be
Two or three hulicrs i'll this section this fall.
RUSTIC.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-07-30
Bayou Cllicot
july -, $50

JUIN -, lSt'-'
What | know:
Fhat the weather Is lovely.
That crops are improving.
lhat Capt Sam Haas has gone To tr"io't0aa.
That Mr. H. ID Courtney Is III ONc!oiiAtS AT
tending "A session of the I'uIc" jury.
That Miss EVE Griffith, one OF tor"diit :
taircSt daughters, is spending Il few days Ill
town as the guest of Mrs. II. l.. Erich.
That an interesting game of base Dali was
plHycd at Bayou Chlcot on Saturday evening
tween the {. NJ. Thompson IfuStlcr5 ANA a
picked nine. After 7 innings tn" came came |"
= rosc on account Of darkness with the follow
gag score: ! to l.
rl,.t J. Il. Clements and lady and Freeman
arr Esq, after pleasant Fnl"nrn Of two
~,rcks at Bell Cheney springs, have returned
.mr at OprouSaS.
rhrt the Chas. NJ. ThnMpson BASE BAL Club
II play any club III either Washington, OPP"
Isis. Tatc'S Cove. Mmnou, PaiS;tncc or Viii"
:, ate Tor a purse Of So,
that with Judge Cullom, judo" t"c" Hon.
" Robertson, Hon. Laurent Duprr and III
not many others, candidates for congress
=. IN this district will be numerous.
That Dr. W. ID. Haas and Lady with llttlt
lcric are spending two or three days i'll town
=. Capt. Haas.
EVANGELiAL.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-07-30

Among the other great things in this
country the number of its high noun
tains is remarkable feature. There
are $50 mountains in the United States,
each exceeding 10000 feet in hight. The
greatest number arc found in Colorado
and Utah. In Alaska there are five
which each exceed $4,000 feet, and
Mount Elias, 1880 feet high, is the
Hottest peak in the United States terri
tOrV.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-07-30
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria..
sac. A Es.

Louisiana Planter, July 90.
The demand for sugar continues firm, with
sales at first hands mostly confined to low
crop and recently dried, for which good prices
are being realized. The bulk of this offering is
however, not very large The market presents
fCW. if ANY, cllnnrcS.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-07-30
Us Ee'E.

La. Planter AMI Sugar Manufacturer. July %.
Clean rice was in fair demand during the
week, while rough goods were steady.
The range of prices is given above.
Reports from Calcdsieu indicate large crop
III that section
St. Landry democrat., 1892-07-30

The latest application of the penny
in-thc-slot principle is represented in
Paris by the automatic distributor of
beverages. Tho apparatus, which dis
pcnscs all things driukable from Malaga
wine to hot coffee, may now be seen in
many public places in the French
metropolis, and is well patronized by the
,,,lIir
St. Landry democrat., 1892-07-30

KtsptttluIIy submltttd,
{. W. WARD.
a. e.. OLIVIER.
SAM'L HAAS.
On motion of Mr.. Duiio. the report was
accepted aud committee discharged.
On motion of Mr.. Duliu the Police jury adj
journed until next Monday, July 18th at 10
o'clock.
Z NJ BOAGNI
Ii. K. EsIoRGE: Clerk. President
St. Landry democrat., 1892-07-30
AROUND TIE EMPIRE PARISH.
Vile Plate

t still continues to rain. ana II Is very GUS
=. ,Ir,,inr tn those who wish to get rid Of the
,,rass We are sorry to chronicle the death OF
Mr. Sam Doroscr, who died at his residence III
Vile Plate to-day. He leaves a wife, son ana
trrrc daughters to mourn his loss. 70 them
t. offer Our heartfelt sympath!tH. Also on
1lrllth Miss Cora Pitrr, daughter of Mr.. Frau
co.'s Pitre, died Of congestion. Tbs true that
Death rides on every passing breeze,
And turks in every flower;
Each season has its own DISEASE,
It's perll8 every hour ,,,.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-07-30
Temperance Column.

Under the auspices of W. c. 7. L. OF Opelousas.
The rain Oh last Thursday prevented
the usual Union meeting.
g There is II Reaper whose lame is Death,
And with his sickle keen
He real,S the bearded grain at a breath,
Aud the flowers that grow hetween"
One OF our buds of great promise
HELEN ANDRuS
was on last Sunday evening transplant
cd to the Heavenly gardens. With two
of the White Ribbon women above our
work should indeed be full of success.
While srieving that this good and beau
tiful girl should bo taken from us we
cannot but feel our loss to be her gain,
for she had given herself to Christ and
she " sleeps, but not forever"
St. Landry democrat., 1892-07-30

According to the Lake Charcs Commercial,
members of the "Fostcr Democratic Anti
Lottery Club are enhcavoring to hold meet
ings yet. Some people don't know enough to
get in out of the rain.-City Item.
Perhaps all the "chickeu pie' has not
been disposed of III Calcaseu yet, which
may account for this protracted spasm
of "patrotism."- -Opelousas Courier.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-07-30
That Horn of Plenty,

They are now making brand of
whIskcy in tie old Bourbon State aud
they call il " Horn Of Plenty.' SO let it
he-they have chosen the name wisely,
tor out Of the thing designated shall
COME
Plenty Of poverty, plenty of pam,
Plenty of sorrow aud plenty of shame,
Plenty Of broken hearts, hopes doomed
and sealed
Plenty of graves III the rotcrs field.
-l uiun Signal.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-07-30
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria,
When Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss. she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Cassoris

Delinquent Subscribers are again
earnestly requested to settle up. The
money is due us and we need il
St. Landry democrat., 1892-07-30

The famous Federal General and politician
General Daniel Il. Slckles, has accepted the
Presidency of ii Lottery Company, that will
he conducted under All old Kentucky charter.
1t is dis gnised DIS ii land distribution concern
but is u lottery pure and simple, tho charter,
allowing the prizes to be of any character of
property the managers choose to allot.-N. q.
City Item
Here's Il chance for our Louisiana
anti-lottery saints to move over luto
Kentucky aud resume their stink pot
campaign on the "Octopus." We can
cl,ccrfully spare them for the next four
years or longer, and as there are no
more Offices now in sight in this State
until 1896, every noble patriot not pro-
vidcd with some of the chicken pie,
can keep his hand in on our neigh
bors until the next "divide' in our
State comes Oft. -Opolousas Courier.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-07-30
CANDIDATE I'm THE SIXTH.
n. O. States.

n. 0. States.
Congressman Robertson it turns out Is not
to have free sailing in the Sixth District, and
it il probably rulnor Of the appearance OF
other candidates in the field that has brought
him down to his bailiwick in advance OF the
adjournment Of Congress. Mr.. Robertson
had large fight on his hands two years ago.
but SUI Gccdtd i'll making peace with the
farmers This Year he will have regular
Democrats on his back.
Advices received in the city from the coun-
try say Judge Coco, a prominent Democrat
OF Avoyel!es, has been in st. Landry aud 9th
er parishes, in his own interest, aud will
make a fight for tho Avoycllcs delegation to
the nominating convention Judge Coco IS
orc Of Il large family and is a gentleman OF
large political inf uence in bis section Of the
State.
Another candidate Of prominence who is in
the field and who may cause Congressman Rob
rrtsun some worry, is the Honorable Laurent
DuplG, of st. Landry, Mr.. Dnprt is an able
lawyer and most eloquent talkcr and has
a large following in St. Landry and contigu-
GUS parishes, in which section he has al
ways lived, and where he has at all times
taken IL very lively interest in politics. Mr..
DuprG is an unswervin. Democrat and gen
ticlnan of attainmcnts, and took a proml-
nCnt part III the recent guhernatorial cam
paign. His friends already eXertlng
themselves in his behalf, and he expects TO
go to the nominating convention with Il solid
delegation from st. Landry and perhaps
from Acadia, which Will OF Itself be backing
not to be snecZed at.
Congressman Robertson Of course has
nany friends who arc interesting themselves
in his behalf. but he will probably have IL
very interesting ii,ht t" make before he sue
rrcds III getting the nomination, il he gets it
it at all.
West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter: As the
h,,IJ
mating convention in this Congressional Dis
trict, the political caudron begins to simmer
and bubble. Among those mentioned as prol;t-
bic candidates are Judge Coco, OF Avoyellcs,
Hon. O. o. Provosty, of Polnte Coupec, Sccre-
tary of State L. S. Adams, and the present able
and popular incumbent, Hon S. M. Robertson.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-07-30

For bargains go to Bloch's.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
MOTHERS ROOM.

Let us reverently enter, where loving pres
ence waits,
Not far away from heavenly fields with open,
golden gates;
Tread lightly, hours are precious here on this
seeming holy ground.
Dear mothers room, where patient love and
blessings rare abound.
Speak softly. for unpleasant tones should
never here be heard
No thought of strife, no angry voice, no bitter.
burning word
Be uttered meath the healing wings of trust
and hope and peace
Which hover over mothers room and rest
without surcease.
Be gentle when in mothers room. Tor here
true gentleness
Hath reign supreme. and here Is known the
soothing, sweet impress
OF devotion at the cradle, at the altar and the
tomb,
er's room.
Be thoughtful here of word and deed where
affection deep holds sway.
Where a mothers prayers for her dear ones
have utterance each day;
Where pleadings long with wayward ones
mingle with heartfelt pride
For noble deeds; where stricken hearts are
soothed and tears are dried.
Where'er we are where'er We roam whether
on land or sea,
Reflected back in memory's glass. how pleasant
It's to see
That room where all that's dear in life is
nursed to bud and bloom
Oh, earth has not charm more dear than thai
of mothers room.
&C. W. Bryan in Good Housekeeping
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
THE ABUSE OF HYPNoTlsM.
Ouacks and Charlatans Who Make Use OF
IT 70 GulI the Public.


1t to Gull the Public.
While the benefits from hypnotisn
thus far have been few and small, the
evils nave been many and great. Its
sleeplike state is not normal sleep,
bringing health and strength to the
slulnberer, but morbid condition bor-
dering upon disease. 1t irritates the en-
tire nervous organization and Temporal
rily if not organically weakens the sys-
TEN. This drawback is serious enough
Darker and more terrible effects lie In
the suppression of the objects will for
the time being, and the substitution
therefor of the operators. In this re-
gard it opens avenues to crime and crimi-
mails such us has never been equaled
heretofore. Already so many discredit-
able actions, not to use stronger word,
have been committed in Europe by
means of hypnotism that in Italy, Aus
tro-Hungary, parts of Switzerland, Co
penhagen and other municipalities laws
have been enacted prohibiting its public
practice by any except physicians. So.
on the other hand, the police, without
any statute on the subject, have treated
travelling mesmerists as disorderly char
acters. Thus Donate was expelled from
Italy, and Hansen, another hypnotlst,
from Austria, was notified never TO re-
turn under penalty of arrest, fine and
Imprisonment.
This Donate (whose real name, by the
way, is DhonD hypnotized an Italian ar
tillery officer, who Immediately became
half crazy From time to time he would
go into somnambulism at the sight of
bright object. He would follow carriage
lamps, and unless prevented would walk
toward locomotive or steamer lights.
An architectural student was mesmer
lied by staring at his compasses, after
which it was impossible for him to draw
without going to sleep.
A young girl of Milan. of beauty and
character, was hypnotized and impressed
with the notion that she was married 70
a man she had never seen but once. and
then in the darkness. She went crazy
and died in hospital.
Another young girl (of Paris, this
time) was put under a similar spell and
was ruined. She finally entered tho
Saltpetriere hospital, where, after long
and painful remedy, what was left of
her former self was pronounced cured.
In New York hypnotized person was
made to believe that he had taken slow
poison. He fell sick and wasted away
to shadow. Not until the attending
physician discovered the true nature of
the hallucination and rehypnotized the
subject was there any symptom Of con
valescence.
In Turin, at a series of hypnotic lee
lures and public experiments, a large
proportion of those who attended were
taken sick with headache, insomnia and
other nervous ailments. A few of those
who were of hysterical temperament
remained i'll for a long time.
In the foregoing cases the hypnotizing
was done with no evil intent, but there
are hundreds of recorded instances where
it was done with intent of evil-Phila-
delphia Times.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
No Laureate For Us.

Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The difficulty which England is having
over the laureate question is indicated
by the report that Mr.. Gladstone has
braved Mrs. Grundy and offered the
title to VIM. Morris and that the poet,
true to his Socialism, has refused the
Government patronage with scorn. I'm
dismayed by this example the New York
Sun comes forward with suggestion
for poet laureate in the United States.
That journal thinks it would be well to
elect a poet laureate by popular vote,
with the right of suffrage given to
women as well as men. This it thinks
would be better Snan to leave the election
to both Houses of Congress under Pres
idential veto. As to the appointment
by the President. subject to the veto ex-
erted by Senatorial courtesy, the Sun
does not deem such a plan even worthy
of notice.
Whatever plan should be adopted the
idea of an American poet laureate to
be chosen under our political system
contains promise of the horrors. Great
and successful as our political organiza-
tion has proved In overcoming the
problems of a new century it has never
given any promise of the exercise in
popular election or Presidential appoint
ment of that literary discrimination
necessary to select poet laureate with
any approximation to judgment. 1t is
easy to predict that after the nation had
gone through the excitement of a few
laureate elections, in which the candi-
dates religious and social beliefs, his
personal record and his private behavior
would be all ventilated, we would be
able to present list of selected poets
rivaling the English one, comprising
Shadwell, Tate, Row, Eusden, Cibber,
Whitehead, Warton and Pye. This is
the English list for century and a
quarter. The peril of furnishing to
posterity similar list of American
laureates is enough to veto any such
rash suggestion as that Of the Sun.
The United States has as much need
of poet laureate as it has of court
painter. We can encourage genius with
out resorting to the idiotic fortuities of
a by-gone age.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-10
Cn RICH DIRECTORY.

PRESl 'fTERLAN CHURCH-Rev. r. AIex
ander, pa stor. Public worship every sabbars
morning an u evening; sabbath school 3. % a n q.
on ng peoples society of Christian endeayor. SIM.
ay yeveniIigs; general prayer meeting Wednesdar
vening. strangers welcome to all services
METHOL'iST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Rey
Ezra Hngeley, pastor. Sabbath preachine n
h m.; p m; young peoples meeting Monday
evenings; general prayer meeting. Wednesday eve
daily invited to all services
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN " CHURCH-Rey
Thomas Balph, pastor. Sabbath school 10 a n.
public worship, IL a. m; weekly prayer meeting
FRIDAY p m; monthly prayer meeting, last Sztur.
aay OF each month, p. m. woman's missionary
ciety, last Saturday Of each month, p. m /; dis.
Thursdays and Saturdays each month. ? o. m.
young womens prayer meeting, second Saturday
each month at the parsonage, p m.
AFRICAN NM.E.CHURCH-Rev Albert March
pastor. Sunday service, 1880 a. m; D. m; Sab
bath school, 2 80 p. m; weekly prayer meeting
thursday evenings. Strangers welcome.