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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-31

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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-31

ESTATE OF HARRIET L. HALL,
NO. JII4,
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT corr.
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY

Whereas, Narcs>e Richard, Of the parish nf
rt landiI. administrator of the estate Of IIrr-
rcL T.. Hall, deceased. has filed Il tabral eff
"idSsI Ittcatl0n of debts distribution of funds
ot sad estate accompanied hH his petition
praying Tor the tomolO%a1iUH of the same;
n And, whereas, the prayer Of said petition h;i,
been granted by IN order Of court bearing date
Dee. II. 1st2.
Now, therefore. notice Is hereby gwen to alt
persons interested I" make opposition tu sarf
tahtau, to tile same III writing, in my nlIrr in
the town of opcl"usdS, within the time Truliir-
ed by law. why the said tahrau should moi he
hUmoIo-ated and confirmed.
CHARLES NJ. THOMPSON
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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-31

We wish all our readers happy ana
prosperous New Year
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-31

The work Of removing the buildings
on the site Of tie proposed new hotel,
opposite the postoitice, has begun. Con
tractor Stewart has been wrestling for
several days with the large barn on the
premises which was purchased by DR.,
J. L. Sazan, and which is being remov-
ed bodily to that gentleman's residence,
two blocks away. We understand that
Mr.. G. Pet1erkorn has purchased the
bar-room and will have it moved to his
lot Just alongside, removing further
east his dwelling which stands on the
site. aud maEing.room for same by de-
molshing the Old building Which ad-
Joins Mrs. {. perrault's saloon.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-31

Cali at the new carriage repository Of
J. B. Sandoz, at PerrodiD's Hall, aud see
his fine assortment Of vehicles of all des-
criptious- gigs, buggles, phatons, car
riases, backs, etc,-to suit every taste
and pocket, and harness Of every kind,
from the cheapest to the best. Prlce
his goods before purchasing elsewhere
You may save snug sum by doing 50.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-31

Buy your Nmas from f. M0inhinseg 5
Immense stock Of Watches, Clocks, oll-
verwa,e, Jewelry. Plush Goeds. Lsmra.
Biaqus and Bronze Figu,es. sc, Main
street, at the new Opera House,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-31

Fresh parciled and ground coffee al
WAYS on hand at Nilaseca's.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-31
NOTICES!

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS. LAT
Dec. y, 1892.
Notice is hereby given that the following.
named settler has filed uotice of his intention
to make final proof under Section 23Ol Il. s. in
support of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before the Clerk of the District
Court at Opelousas, on Monday, Feb. 9th,
1898, viz.
EECHUS IL. GEHLaORY
who made Homestead Entry No. 134O3 for the
e Sec. 2, TIP. 5, S R2 W. La. Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
Of said land, viz.
Theoph lie Soieau, Leon Bordelon. Alexander
Bortlel0n and Hebrard Soleau, all of st. Landry
parish, La.
CHAS. G.. PALFREY.
Dec 2i-ht ReuiSter.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-31

Mr. Sandoz succeeded his father in the con
duct of journalism in St. Landry, and IN the
darkest days of radicalism constantly fought
the battles of Democracy. He has never dew"
ated from the line, and we cannot but depre-
cate the fact that mere tactional differences
should have given rise to the complaints ne mas
formulated.-Louisiana Review.
We do rot recognize that any one has a "di-
vine right" or Inherited right, TO monOpOlize
Journalism i'll ST. Landry. ."-Clarion.
The Clarion knows that nobody has
ever claimed that. But we have clear
and inalienable right to earn a livell
hood in the calling we have pursued for
more than a quarter OF il century and
neither the Sheriff nor any other man
can attempt to deprive us OF this right,
by doing for nothing all the public print
ing that is offered to the lowest bidder,
and not expect us to resent the lnterfer-
cnce. Besides, we tlatter ourself that
we have at least some small claim upon
the gratitude and good will of the peo
ple, whose support and patronage are
unfairly diverted from us, for during the
Iideous reconstruction era, although at
a great disadvantage, we steadfastly
fought the battles and assisted in win
ming the victory which placed the gov
ernment in the hands OF our best people
and made it possible for the Sheriff to
hold the various offices he has since fill
cd, while we have sought none, being
content to earn a modest livelihood in
our humble calling. Our journalistic
course in all these years has always been
dictated by what we conceived to be the
best interests of the people, and what
ever talents we may possess have been
uustintedly devoted to the promotion OF
their welfare. All this does not const-
tnte a" "divine right or any other right
to monopolize journalism i'll st. Ian
dry" but we are fully imbued with the
conviction that it confirms and sustalDs
The natural and inherent right we have
to earn living here-a right which may
not be unfairly assailed with impnnity.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-31

St. Landry Lodge No. 4, A. Q. L. w.
elected its officers for the ensuing year
Oh the s2d inst. They are: w. A. San
doz, Nj. W.. S. Jacobs, foreman; {. S.
Hollier, overseer; T. Delaruesfinancier;
Jos. Bloch, receiver; l.. "A. Sandoz, re-
corder; Nj. Villaseca, guide; p. Del
Buono, inside watehman G. Brand,
outside watchman w. G. Perrault,
trustee (for years.; j. 2. Saizan, med
lcal examiner.
The young men and young women
who aspire TO obtain academic or col
iege education, and whose parents can
not well afford them that expense, will
be interested in the work of The Cosmo-
politan Magazine, which has offered for
the year 1893 one thousand scholarships
at any of the leading colleges or schools
of the United States, upon the condition
of Introducing the magazine into certain
neighborhoods. Yale, Vassar, Harvard
Ann Arbor, Chicago, the Southern col.
leges, the great schools of art aud medi-
cine, all are alike open to the ambitious
boy OF girl who is not afraid Of little
earnest work. The Cosmopolitan sends
ont from its New York office thand-
somely printed pamphlet to any appli-
cant, telling just what is necessary in
order to secure one ef these scholar
SLIPS. The scholarship itReif includes
beard lodging, laundry aud tultion-4 all
tras.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-31
Relatively Higher Prices are obtained
on Rice at the North.

Toll same as regular in New Orleans.
Rice should be packed in double bags,
thus saving possible loss in transit
Bags returned or accounted for.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-31

The DEMoCRAT months for 30 cents
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-31
SALES GUARANTEED

SALES GUARANTEED
Accounts Rendered and Remittance
made Immediately on disposi
ton of goods.
Ii desired will remit nominal value ui
goods immediately on receipt, charging
for such advance interest at the rate OF
6 (slX( per cent per annum.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-31
The Weather Service.

We are in receipt of letter from MI
Robt. l.. kerkam, Director of the Lou
isana Weather Service at New Orleans,
in. which, after announcing that it will
be impossible for Mr.. Clements, tie OBJ
server here, to continue making Obser
vatioDs, he says:
1t is against my desire to discontinue
| the station in Opelousas if a suitable OBJ
server can bs found to whom to trans
fer the instruments, etc, that are now
in the hands of Mr.. Clements, and [
write you to request that you insert a
reading notice in your next issue asking
the services of some public spirited per-
son Qady or gentleman) who will do the
making and recording of observations.
During the summer months there is
salary Of 20 cents per observation Zone
daily connected With the work, but du-
ring the winter months no salary is al
lowed, since the telegraphing is unne-
cessary during the latter period-cotton,
cane, etc, being out of the way, and not
to be affected by changing tempera-
lures, rain, etc. | may incident
ally mention that it will only take about
ten minutes time daily to read the ther-
mOmeters and measure the rain, and
that such records are of great value to
your city, in that they will be used in
future in the interest of immigration,
etc.
The Baton Rouge Truth suggests that
the entire State organize for the purpose
of securing immigration. Speaking of
its own parish, it says-and its words
apply with greater force, perhaps, to st.
Landry " If few of our citizens who
own large bodies Of land, many acres OF
which are unremuncrative through lack
of cultivation, would have the vacant
tracts laid off into farms of moderate di-
mensions and maps made of the same
things would be getting into shape for
the expected immi igrant, and the exam
pie most likely be followed by many
other land owners. Forming assoca-
tions aud then, Ailcaw ber-Iike, waiting
for something to tuIn up, won't bring
the thrifty settler here. We must press
the matter with determination and per
sistency and remember that sod helps
those who help themselves
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-12-31

the following desNribed property beIon.in. t4s
the estate of Gus wilkins. deceased, ldIc of tlfy
parish of St Landry, tu-Wil:
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william. Medicine Co scAnectadv. NY,

Williams Medicine Co, Schenectady, ~ Y,
and Brockville, Ont, and the pills are
sold in boxes never in bulk by the hum
dred). at 30 cents a box, and may be had of
all druggists or direct by mail from DR..
Williams Medicine Co., from either above
addresses. The price at which these pills
are sold makes course OF treatment with
them comparatively inexpensiv.. as COM
pared with other remedies. or medical
treatment. This case is one OF the most
remarkable on record, and as it is one right
here in Detroit and not thousand miles
away, it can be easily verified. Mr. Nor
throp is very well known to the people Of
Detroit, and he says he is only too GLAD to
testify OF the marvellous good wrought in
his case. He says he cons ders it his duty
word he can say in behalf or the wonder.
full efficacy Of DR.. Williams Pink PillA
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gone some hours, ] took my sketch
book along, while Eva carried some
light sewing to while away the time
until Mr.. Evans was ready to return.
"The evergreen of the pines gave lit.
tie indication of the season, and I
missed the gorgeous coloring Of my ma.
tive woodlands at this time of the year,
but there was something in6escribably
grand and imposing in the stately aisles
of pines, with the winds piping strange
and solemn anthems in ceaseless tones
among the lofty branches, as if dis.
tant organ were touched by invisible
fingers.
"On the opposite side of the pine
woods large, white rock in an open
rest, and, as the walk had been long
one, we sat down to await Mr.. Evans re,
turn. l opened my sketch book and
began to work, and had been engage
on a sketch for some little time, when
held it out at arms length to better
criticise it. All at once gave vent to
a sharp exclamation of surprise, Their
joyfully waved the sketch book aloft
'Eurekar ! cried: 1 have found it,
Found what? What is the matter?
asked Eva, coming to my side, with as
constituent clearly portrayed on hel
face.
81 have found it! have found itr
repeated. in intense delight.
What do you mean?' cried Eva
looking at me as if she thought ] ha<
lost my senses, rather than found any
thing.
1.-The mystery is solvedr exclaimed,
eXcitedly. 4 hold the key to the picture,
at last
- Howl she asked, in blank amaze.
ment
Lookr / continued, holding the
sketch book before her. DO Won not
recognize the scene? The bowlGer here
in the foreground, and the fantastic
stump; yonder the mass of honeysuckle
that covers that pine log which has
been cut or had fallen, since the pic
ture had been painted. 1t all came to
me like flash when 1 held up the
sketch.
"By this time Eva was quite as ex-
cited as l, and we were both bending
closely over the drawing and compar-
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found in its frame was its only secret,
and that this was now useless
one, since the safe had been either
stolen or lost in the fire.
II was extremely fond of morning
and evening strolls. ana should have in
dulged in many pleasant walks but for
my great fear of snakes and lizards.
which were numerous in that locality,
though both reptiles were comparative
ly harmless. One morning. as there
was some new fencing to be seen to.
which lay beyond distant belt of pine
woods, ! proposed that my friend and
should accompany her husband for
the sake of the walk. Although far
advanced in the autumn, the day was a
beautiful one; and rs we would be
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SOUDANESE TROOPS,
Fierce Fellows, who Love Fight and Have
No Fear.

NO rear.
The Soudanese troops are vastly in
teresting creatures. These j t-black
creatures, resembling amiable gorillas
in face, and of all heights and only one
thickness, narrow-hipped. thin-chested,
with no backs to their heads and no
calves to their legs, are liked and
trusted by their officers to a remarka bic
extent. There is little of the Red In
dian in them; they would not fire into
sandhill or stand still to be cut down.
The Dervish is their oppressor and nat
ural enemy and they only desire the
opportunity to get at him" at as close
quartersas possible. They are children in
their love of decoration and their whims.
and their dev otion to their officers. They
are savages in their dislikes of discipline
and their passionate impotence of re-
straint on the battlefield For this
reason to keep the m back-thev have
more kaglish ofic ers to a battalion
than Egyptian troops. They detest drill
and blank car tridges. They are entnu-
siastic over every rumor of approaching
fight
was told delight full story of one
recent action in which they took a
prominent part. The enemy was under
cover not far off: but the firing line Of
blacks were blazing away at him as
fast as they could open and close their
rifles In vain their officers tried to
stop them. The waste of ammunition
threatened TO become extremely scrious.
and their commanding officer. a Scoth-
man who had seen many fights with
the IN, losing his temper, rode up and
down behind the line, cursinc them
with every abusive epithet in a fairly
adequate vocabulary of Arabic invective.
But entirely without effect At last one
of them happened to turn and eiscov-
cred the beloved Bey in evidently a very
excited state of mind. He at once rose.
ran back to him, and, patting him reas-
suringly on the boot. he said: Don't
be frigh tened, Bey. Its all r2ht.
We're here-we'll take care of yoN,'
The Scotch Bey, however, was eoNsl to
the occasion. He rode out through the
line, and walked his horse up and down
in fir ont of the rifles Now" he said.
If you must fire. FIRE at me-" After
TINS Ii is not surprising to read in dis
patches that this officer has twice re-
Gently had his horse shot under him
Contemporary Review.
A bishop was travelling in a mining
country and encountered an old Irish.
man turning windlass which hauled
up ore out of a shaft. II was his work
% . TINS all day long. His hat was or.
and the sun poured down on his urpro.
tecte1 head. Don't You know the sun
viii iuiure Your brain ii vol expose il
in that manner" said The good man.
The Irishman wiped the sweat ofs his
forehead and looked al the clergyman.
ID you think I'd be doin this all dav
if had any brains?" he said, acd then
gave the handle another turn. -Milwau-
kee Sentinel
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AN INTERRUPTED NAP.
Observations of the Father of Bah
Boy.

Observations of the Father of Baby
Boy.
There is nothing in all this mortal
life sweeter to a lazy man than the
snooze he takes between daylight and
the hour he ought to get up in the
morning. 1t is a perfectly Intoxicating
bliss, but it is bliss that is frequently
interfered with after man has become
the father of an active, restless.
all-too-wide-awake baby who opens
his peppers with snap when the
new day is still in the gray and
the shadow of the early dawn 1t is
so blessed to sleep at that witching
hour. But you won't sleep if baby don't
want you to. and if he's old enough to
come climbing out of his little bed into
yours with shrill little shrek of de.
light
90, baby" you say despairingly when
you hear him coming.
Or, perhaps, you feign the soundest
slumber, hoping that he will cuddle up
by your side and slumber, too. Your
own sleep would be all the sweeter if
he would do that and you could hear
his soft breath thing by your side and hold
his tiny, moist, little hand in yours.
n But he hasn't crawled into your bed to
LIDO any soft breathing and he is very
~ ~, obliged, but he don't care to
have his hand held by anybody He
| prefers poking the fingers of that hand
into your eyes and shrieking out:
Wake up papa"
Now, baby, please lie down by papa
and 80 to sleep you say coaxingly.
Baby isn't s'eepy,', he says sweetly,
but firmly. Then he pokes his fingers
into your eyes, your nose, your ears and
your mouth, informing you that
Dis poppy's nothe, dis poppys eyeth,
dis poppys mouf dis poppys fickers,
dis poppy's toofums, dis poppy's ear,
dis poppy's--"
Baby Vont you lie down and go to
Sleep
Baby no s'eepy'"
Papa will buy baby candy"
Baby dot tandy now
But papa viii bay you some beautiful
candy and some beautiful toys.
Baby dot boo'ful toys. Baby take
wide now"
He takes his wide" sitting astride
yonr stomach and bouncing straight up
and down while screeching out:
Dit up, hossy! GO long, hossy! Dit
up! Go long,
Then he wants you to play circus
with him, an undignifed proceeding
that YOU quite enjoy when you are wide
awake, but you have no desire to play
1t now. Then you say pleadingly:
Baby, go play with baby's toys"
MN, um," he says at this, and slips
out of bed and is back in a minute with
his arm full of toys, which he deposits
on your face, saying:
Poppy and baby pay wiz toys" and
back he climbs into bed with You, and
You might as well give up then, for
there's no more sleep for you now and
your beloved snooze is at an end. But.
when you come to think about it. YOU
find that there is, after all, something
!. aGaQd deal sweeter and dearer than
y0tr lost nap, and that is-baby him
self. L. Harbour, in Detroit Free
Press
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NEAR ENOUGH,
The Maiden Thought His Seventeen Dol
lars Would DO.

go. George Why are YOU here?"
The fair Annabel Mcclure descended
to the parlor to greet the young man
who had sent up his name, and she
greeted him with this question.
Because | wanted to see you. deaf.
l couldn't live another day without
looking in your sweet face"
But You know what papa said?"
YES" replied the young man, bit
terly; II am not likely to forget it"
Hes very determined man, too,
George
so infer
And when he said you must not
come to see ne, or even think of me
again, until you had fifty thousand dol
lars YOU could call your own, he meant
it, George"
Yes" assented the young man, dis
mally: Il suppose he did"
And still You have dared his wrath"
YES
And all for me, George? For my
sake?"
"Nes, love. My devotion is so intense
that have even dared to disobey your
father and call on you in his house"
But, George. you haven't saved that
City thousand dollars yet, have youe"
asked the maiden. as a fiutter of hope
that possibly he might have secured
the money in some way, crossed her
bosom.
No" answered George. simply.
How much have you saved, George"
only seventeen dollars and sixty
eight cents"
20, well, I'll speak to papa myself
think that's near enough. William
Henry Siviter, in Puck.
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/
ing it with the surrounding scene and
our impression of the picture at the
house, when Mr.. Evans returned.
| 81 wonder if it can be possible that
any valuables are buried at this spot?
he said, thoughtfully, after he had
closely inspected my sketch and looked
about him.
81 have not the least doubt of it!'
l cried, emphatically The chest is
buried here, beneath this very rock.
Eva's uncle doubtless selected this spot.
as picture was painted of it, and he
thought it could be the more readily
found by her The letter that he sent
her concerning this picture, and which
never reached her, would have made
everything clear.
II could scarce brook the impatience
of waiting until spades had been pro-
cured from the house and Mr.. Evans
set to work with hearty will, assisted
by the husband of old Simon's niece.
In short while it became evident that
the bowlder was very large one, deep.
ly Embedded in the ground. and Ger.
tainly had not been disturbed for a
great period, perchance not since its
Judgement there ages ago
Though baffled by tins fact for a
time, firmly maintained my ground
that somewhere near this spot, at least.
lay the buried treasure. At this point
Eva suggested that as the kew was
found in the frame midway between
the rock and the stump in the picture,
perhaps the chest was buried between
the actual rock and stamp. Acting on
this suggestion, the two diggers began
work at a place midway between the
two points, while Eva and | looked
eagerly ON and encouraged them.
ut was slow work, but after awhile
they had excavated quite a hole They
dug down some two or three feet, and
then began to dig out in different direc-
tons 1t was now past noon and both
the men stopped to rest, and then they
began again with renewed energy. At
last, as our hopes were beginning to
weaken. one of the spades struck the
decayed side of a pine box, and after a
little more digging it was unearthed,
Mr.. Evans gave a loud and hearty
cheer as a small iron safe, brown with
rust, was exposed to view. The mys-
terry of the picture was at last solved.
Some four thousand dollars in cold.
and jewels that alone were worth double
that amount were found in the safe.
II would be impossible to describe the
JOY of my friends at this fortunate dis
covery, or the gratitude they mani
Tested toward me for my part in the
matter. They would not permit me 10
refuse this beautiful ring, which was
among the Jewels; and when married.
a year later, among my wedding gifts
was handsome purse containing three
hundred dollars in gold, which was
given by those two grateful friends in
the south.
My little sketch proved a most
lucky thing for all parties concerned"
said Mrs. NJ. in conclusion. - Henry
Cleveland Wood, in Demorests Maca.
zine.
-Verner-"Well. Young Hardup mar.
ried in haste. l suppose he's COW re-
Opnfipn at 1a;Sp,,a MIL. ~ .
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Mrs Bloobumper Cooking up from
the newspaper George, dear, what is
the labor problem?
Bloobumper-How to get more wages
for less work. brooklyn Life
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-Nerner-"Well, Young Hardup mar
ried in haste. suppose he's COW re-
penting at leisure" Melton-"Not
much; he has 10 hustle so lively for a
living that he has no leisure. Kings
Jester
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RS. NJ. wears q
beautiful dia-
m ond ring,
rather quantity