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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-26
Registration N otice.

I have registered at the following polling
places, viz: Opelousas, Washington. Beggs
Lower Bayou Bauf, 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 81
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 g-named places and dates
for the purpose of registering them:
Grand Coteau at Justice of the Peace Of
flee, Monday. February o.
Coulee Croche at Judge Meche's, Tues
day, February %.
Mallet at Sullice's, Wednesday, Feb. "a.
Chataignier at ID. p Lafieur's, Thursday,
February 25.
Faquetadiaue at couryille's, Friday,
February 26.
Lower Mamon, at Louis Vidrine's, satur-
| day, February n.
Upper Mamou, at J. J. Landreneau's, on
Monday, February %.
Point Grand Louis, at Layhaye's, Tues
| day, March |.
Beaver Creek at Godwin's mill, Thurs
day, Mach 3.
Chicot at Haas's store, Friday, March f.
chicot at divers schoolhouse, Saturday,
March 5.
Vile Plate at Tate's, Monday, March Z
Grand Prairie at Paul Stages, Tuesday,
March s. e
Plaisanee at Vidrine's, Wednesday
| March 8.
| Plaisance at Lachapelle's, Thursday
March TO- .
Bellevue church, Friday, March II.
P1aquemine Point at Brasseurs, saturs
day. March L.
Big Cane at Hayards, Monday, March IA
Big Cane at Morrow's station, Tuesday,
March l5.
Palmetto at Buddens, on Wednesday,
March 16.
Melville, Thursday March II.
| Atehafalaya at Richards, on Friday,
March Is.
Waxia at schoolheuse, Monday March 21.
0pelousas, Tuesday, March e. and till
one week before election.
E. SUMTER TAYLOR,
/ jan30 Registrar.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-26
BRAZILIAN SOIL.
Its Utilization at Funeral and N Birth
In Europe.

It's Utilization at Funeral and n Birth
In Europe.
The somewhat pathetic fact that a
bag of Brazilian earth should have been
placed in the coffin beside the corpse of
Dom Pedro may serve to recall to mind
q somewhat analogous incident which
occurred at the time of the birth of
his grandson, the eldest son of Crown
Princess Isabella and her husband,
Prince CASTOR, of Orleans, Count d'Eu,
says the New York Recorder. The i'm
pcrial couple in question were married
many years before the princess had any
prospects of becoming mother, and
when finally it was officially an
nnounced that she had hopes of present.
ing the nation with an heir to the
throne the news was hailed with much
popular rejoicing. Unfortunately the
princess happened to be travelling in
Europe at the time when this announce
ment was made, and her physicians in
sisted that under no circumstances
must she undertake the return journey
to Brazil until after the birth of her
child. The advice placed the imperial
1ltQltY III J SOlISNIidt tll1llCuiG pIcdiCd-
ment, for according to the terms of the
national constitution it was indispen-
sable that the heir to the throne should
be born on Brazilian soil. Indeed, were
he to make his debut in the world on
foreign territory it would, according to
the legal experts, constitute sufficient
ground for raising the question as to
the validity of the child's rights to the
crown. After much deliberation and
discussion the following ingenious solu-
ton Of the difficulty was determined
upon: A couple of saclSfuls of earth
were brought from Rio de Janeiro and
strcwn across the threshold of the
Brazilian legation at Paris. and few
hours before the birth of the child the
princess was conveyed thither and to
an apartment on the floor of which
portion of the transatlantic soil had
been placed. The young prince,
therefore, was declared to have been
born on Brazilian soil, since not only
was there Brazilian earth on the
ground, but, moreover, the legation, by
virtue of its extraterritorial diplomatic
privileges, was regarded as part and
parcel, not of Paris or France, but of
the Brazilian empire.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-26
HUNTS WITH EAGLES.
An INDIAN Boy Has TWO Birds Which
Bring Him Big Game.

An INDIAN Boy Has Two Birds Which
Bring Him Big Game.
An Indian boy belonging to the Sioux
tribe at Pine Ridge agency, S. D., has a
pair of pets which are not only strange
and interesting. but are useful as well.
These are two large bald eagles. The
young Indians here, says q letter from
Pine Ridge, are fond of hunting, but
are not allowed to own or carry guns,
and the result is they are compelled to
use the bow and arrow, which they use
with great cxpertness. The boy shot
and wounded an old eagle. It flew to
its nest ard he followed until he saw
where the homo of the bird was. He
then killed the wounded bird and
waited until its mate appeared and also
killed it. Climbing to the nest, he
found tso young birds. which he
carried home with him and be-
gan course of training which has
resulted in his having the birds SO fully
under control that they come and go
at his command. He takes them out,
and when he sights any quarry he
turns his eagles loose after fastening
their bealss SO that they cannot cat the
animal, and the birds Immediately give
chase and bring down the prey.
The eagles are noss about year and
a half old and are SO strong that they
can bring down u fawn. The boy is
the most successful hunter of the tribe
and never goes out without bringing
home some game, from rabbit to q
deer. The officers at the fort want the
eagles and have offered the boy what
must have appeared fabulous sums
for them, but he has steadily refused all
offers. The boys father was killed
during the last Indian tronbles. and
since then he has been the support of
his mother, three brothers and sister.
He is SO successful in his hunting that
he sells great deal at this place, and
if he continues he will become one Of
the wealthicst Indians of the tribe.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-26
JuDIclous EXPENDITURE.
A Literary Young Mans Device for Living
Well and fIlea-,Iy

A Literary Young Mans Device for Living
Well and Cheaply.
A young literary man of New York,
like most of his craft very impeeunious,
has discovered means by which he
lives respectfully and yet cheaply, says
the Epoc. AS he is a hard worker, he
values quiet above all things, except
money. Consequently, he always seeks
a secluded spot for his abode. In winter
he lives in the country where board is
cheap.
At the beginning Of the warm
weather, when most people are leaving
town, he takes up his residence there
in o retired street where he is permitted
to occupy room in house deserted by
its occupants for the summer at nom
inal price. He finds the town in snm-
mer as quiet and delightful as he does
the country in winter and urges all his
friends who are no better of financial
ty than he is to initiate his way of liv-
ing. Yet some people maintain that lit
erary men do not know how to spend
their money iudiciously.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-26
THE NEW HOUSE.
Professions and Birthplaces Of the Mem
bera of That Body.

bera of That Body.
The new congressional directory
shows that the stated occupations of
law to be the widest doorway into con-
gress. Some Of the members are en-
gagged in two or three occupations, or
have been. The record shows that 213
have practiced law, 65 know something
about agriculture, 40 have taught
school, "a are merchants, 90 are manu-
facturers, 10 are bankers and capital
lists, 10 are journalists, could set type
If they had to, are physicians, 8 are
sailors, 2 are ministers, while of miners,
maehinists, blacksmiths, bookbinders,
carpenters, tanners, car fnishers and
harnessmakers there are just one each.
The rest are politicians. Sixty-fve
members served in the union army, and
56 were with the confederacy in body
and spirit. New York claims the hon
or of contributing more of her sons to
the house than any other state, there
being Al representatives who were born
in the Empire state. Other states fur
nished legislators for themselves and
sister states as follows: Pennsylvania,
IS; Ohio, ss; Indiana, IS; Massachusetts,
II; Kentucky, Is; Virginia, IA; North
Carolina, IS; Georgia, II; Tennessee,
II; South Carolina, 10; Illinois, 8; Ala
bama, 7; Maine, Mississippi, Michigan,
Maryland and Missouri, 8 each; Con-
necticut and New Jersey, each; Wis
consin, Vermont and Louisiana, each;
Arkansas and Rhode Island, 2 each;
Florida, California and Delaware,
each. Kentucky and New Mexico were
the birthp.aces of two of the territorial
delegates. Representatives Mallory, of
Florida; Steward. of Illinois; Waugh,
Of Indiana; ". G. P. Breckenridge and
j. Fl. Wilson. OF Kentucky; Adolph
Meyer, of Louisiana; Isidore Rayner,
of Maryland; Castle, of Minnesota;
John J. O'Neill, of Missouri; Shouk, of
Pennsylvania; Roger @. Mills, of Tex
as; Grout, of Vermont; Buchanan, of
Virginia; Pendleton, of West Virginia,
and Babbitt, Of Wisconsin, have neg
lected to state where they were born.
Foreign countries have contributed 81
members and 2 delegates. They are
distributed as follows: Ireland, 9: Ger
many, 5; Canada, 8; Norway, 2;
Sweden, 1; Greece, 1; England, 1, and
Scotland, l. One Of the territorial del
egates is from the Isle of Man; another
halls fr ON Nova Scotia.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-26
OPEIOUsAS, LA, SATURDAY,
sTEPHANiE AND ELIZABETH.

The Bitter Feeling Existing Between Fee
male Members of Austrian Royalty.
Much comment of disagreeable ma
ture was aroused by the departure of
the widowed Crown Princess Stephanie
from Vienna on the eve of the grand
wedding OF the Archduchess Louise to
the heir-apparent of the throne of Sax
ony. Under ordinary circumstances it
would have been herplace and duty to
represent and take the place of the abb
sent Empress Elizabeth, who is at the
present moment travelling in Egypt,
and who has not sufficiently recovered
as yet from the overwhelming sorrow
which she sustained by the death of her
only son to enable her to take part in
such gay festivities as those connected
with an imperial wedding. No such
reason, however, can be put forward to
account for the absence of the crown
princess, who has never even made any
great pretense of grief at the loss Of her
husband The only explanation which
is given for her absence is, says the
New York Recorder, that her mother
in-law, the empress, absolutely refused
to permit her to represent her, and that
she (the crown princess) was unwilling
to accept any place in in the process
sions and ceremonies which was inferior
to that to which she is entitled Ac-
cordingly, when she heard that it was
the Archduchess Maria Therese, the
beautiful sister-in-law of the emperor,
who was to play the role Of mistress of
the house throughout the wedding fes-
tivities, she withdrew from Vienna un-
til they were over.
The feeling between the empress and
her daughter-in-law is Of the most Bit
ter nature, and, astonishing as it may
appear, they have scarcely met since
the tragedy of Meyerling. The en-
press has always disliked the crown
princess from the very outset, and held
that the unhappiness of her sons mar
rage and its disastrous termination
were entirely owing to the disagreea-
bic, sullzy and jealous character of the
crown princess. Moreover, the en-
press, like almost every other Austrian,
has been deeply shocked by the fighty
and altogether inappropriate behavior
of Princess Stephanie since she became
a widow, and one of the consequences
thereof has been that the young woman
is allowed scarcely any control of her
little daughter, the archduchess Eliza
beth. Not only has the crown princess
been tactless enough to forget to make
any manifestation of sympathy or re-
gret when the chapel at Meyerling was
conseerated and at the services held in
memory of her dead husband, but she
has cast mourning garments to the
winds, declsed herself in the gayest at
tire, and taken her seat every day for
three weeks among the worthless wom-
en- who spend their days atthe gambling
tables of Monte Carlo.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-26
oLD-TlME HUNTING MATCH.
Connecticut Gentlemen Revive q Form oi
Sport That Was DccayinE-

Connecticut Gentlemen Revive o Form OF
Sport That Was DccayinE~
Old-fashioned hunting matches have
been revived in Connecticut. Fifty
men-sometirnes twice that number
elect captains and hunt for a day and q
night, the side bagging the most game
winning q game supper at the expense
of the defeated hunters. In a match
near Stafford recently physicians, law
yers and business men participated, be-
sides farmers and hunters. Precautions
were taken to secure 4 fair test of skill
and to keep out all game not actually
killed by the contestants. The party
hunted in pairs or quartettes made up
from opposite sides, The points for the
different kinds of game were: Owl,
100; hawk, 93; loon, Sc; wild duck, g.;
woodcocls, -; snipe, 65; partridge, 58;
quail, 81; crow, "A; bluejay, 81; wakeup,
80; black bird, %; woodpecker, 16; ce-
darbird, O.; miscellaneous, 2: skunk,
100; fox, 90; woodchuck, so; coon, TO;
mink, GO; muslzrat, SO: rabbit, 40; gray
squirrel, 80; red squirrel, 20; chipmunk,
10.
The hunt was begun at midnight and
continued until nine the next evening.
after which hour no game was received
for counting. It was a walk over for
the winning company, his side scoring
1855 points, while the losing men scored
only TIC. A skunk and an owl helped
the winning side very much.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-26
HIS slNGLET THOUGHT.
An Infants Ruling Passion WAS Strong
When Death Was Near.

Speaking of the ruling passion,
strong in DEATH" said one of New
Yorlz's physicians to New York Com
an odd example of it a short time ago.
In family wherein i have couple Of
regular patients there is a small boy
who has lived four brief but exciting
years. ] have no hesitation in saying
that he is absolutely the worst child
that ever met His ingenuity in all
forms of infantile misbehavior is mar
velous, and left to himself he can de-
wise an endless number of unique ways
for getting into hot water. About two
months ago he began an open warfare
on the grand piano which stands in his
parents parlor He filed the legs of
this unfortunate instrument full of
dents and then began to rip the ivory
coverings from its Keys whenever occa-
sion offered. His delight in this was
deep rooted and all absorbing. A sud-
den change in the weather, however.
laid this incorrigible infant low with n
frst-class attack OF pneumonia and the
piano was given a rest and q chance to
resuperate. One CIV ening came to the
conclusion that there was no hope of
the child's life, and, as tenderly as pos
sible, conveyed that fact to his parents,
who for five days had never left his bed
side. In spasm of grief the mother
lifted the boy from the bed and hysterical
ly clasped him to her bosom. That action
saved his life. The shock set the blood
which clogged his lungs in circulation
again, and another possibility of saving
him materialized AS was hastily Civ
ing my orders for some medicines that
would be needed at once the boys eyes
opened languidly, and he looked around
the room with an expression of unutter-
able WEAKNESS. Give him anything I
cried any ything that he wants!' A
CLEAN of interest shot into those tired
eyes, and the weakest OF voices piped.
Please, mamma, can l keep on Dustin
the piano?''
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-26
pEDycREE.

R1, calihan f2oi i raca,5 Z, 81 - ,f n, n
clav IL. rvclone ga is-e 81 ~ S,,ar,-, 9, ~
i wear old reeord o.iT fs;lla,sa o1l. Ga' 1a'
ci}e . -ossx. = raastar . .osil Graa,,,a,S
) .29lI and Nett;a Nae o.osII
Caiihan ;s hv Mani ahr;nn pitt 900 i !, .o-I/.
sire of Hannis o.I7iI n Ss!ft % . 81 ~
and siy more i, 3 NJ ont f fsss;, h.. 49,
sins NJ (,lav 100 sira "a tyvo ,S;th rees,rl5s
better thar 9.2l hri,a PIN III Ma,,,
brno Chief sire nf
Woodford Mamhrina 9soii ana { !, -, - Y
better than ) 40 Dam ir'1,et ~ .sr,it.I T.,
|U21 sire Of the DIS. IS Md : .3.f,sat
j. i G.. 10 etc
Current.y's dam was bbess dam ~ Ste;n.
way. 2 wear old record s ,9,sl fs;re ~ pricls-
ct. >. 10. Cesar . .16. rbas foerby > % and
Strathwav. II: Solo. 3 Is; Currency. ,sssl'.
and Soprano ffiam of T. r CLAW o:1s. E,rn
inenee D .1sa.. EtrathhrifIge o.3S. Vinette
dam of Stoner Rov .o6
The sire Of Abbess was Albion sire of
Vanity Fair. a.24
NOIE-Ry examination il will be fonnd
that Steinway :25A. ont Of Currencv,s
dam held the ehamnion 3 wear old stallion
record from August. 1879. to October, 1sS5.
ana is the sire Of Cricket 2.1o the fastest
pacing mare,1 Cesar 2:ls Zone Of the most
consistent race horses ont in 1901 \ Charles
Derby > 20, strathwav , % and two more
better than 2.25. Soprano also ont of Cur
rency's dam. is the only mare. except Miss
Russell dam of Maud s. and NutwoOd who
ever produced two colts as GOOD as 2.1s9I
That iCurrency's dam is twice entitled to q
nlaee in tbd 5famous brood mare 1;st--the
most select Of ali trotting lists First by
being the dam of two colts with records
better than 2 80; and secondly, by having
three colts who have produced . so speed.
II will also be found thar Currencv IS the
only horse in ST. Landry narish. whose dam
| is nrod1lcer That he has a faster record
than anv horse In St landry ana that his
sire has q faster record and though sfarId-
ING in Illinois To draft and coach mares
| the most Of his life. has sired 4 faster trot-
Ter than the sire of anv horse II the par-
ish has done
There are 81 mares that have produeed
two 40 trotters and three nrnducers Cnr-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-26
Emneror yyIII.an,s Condition.

'sMy belief is" said doctor who
recently returned from Germany, that
the emperor has not long to reign. and
that before the lapse of great length
of time his insanity will be matter
about which there can be no dispute
/ have seen him several times OF late in
his own country and in his every action
he seemed restless lest people should
nos feel to the full that he is the mighty
ruler of great nation. He is eternally
posing. At one time the two forefngers
of the right hand fly to his forehead IN
answer to the salute Of some citizen
The next moment the hand springs to
the hilt of his sword as II he longed TO
unsheath it and throw away the scabr
bard. =
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-26
Itlind Poxar PLAYER.

~ have met says writer in the St.
Louis Globe Democrat, zone of the
most remarkable blind men in New
Hampshire He was the most afable
Of men, q piano tuner by trade. Music
and card playing we're his chief de-
lights. though lie was altogether a bon
vivant. At poker he was the best
among the little parties at which he
ased to assemble. He carried his own
pack Of cards. In each one he had filed
certain number of hicks, which were
80 small that they could not be detect
ID by the sharpest eye. These hicks
Indicate the value Of each card. He
went by the name of Denny among his
ntimates, and no man was more warm
" received than Denny wherever a
good song, an inspiriting time or a
quiet game Of poker was appreciated !"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-26
He Had Business on Hand.

OF the father of the present king OF
Bavaria it is related that one day,
when two of his cabinet ministers
called upon him with the draft of n
new law for which they required his
approval and signature, they found him
seated in his armchair, with an open
book on his knees After reading the
statute to his majesty, the ministers
stood for long time silently waiting
for an answer. At length, when their
patience was nearly exhausted, the
king suddenly closed his book with a
bang, and exclaimed, with q look of un-
utterable triumph: 81 have got him! I
have got him!" He had caught and
crushed fly.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-26
The Rice Trust.
Plaquemines Protector.

Plaquemines Protector.
1t is time to put stop to all trusts,
and in fact to all monopolies, trusts,
lotteries, future gambling, etc. About
two weeks ago rice trust was formed
here by few Northern capitalists, to
control the rice mills and rice trade of
New Orleans. And now what has
happened. A few days before the
trust was formed, the rough rice
market was firm and strong at S3 to
1925 per sack, and clean rice at 3 to
81 cents per pound. About eight OF
the twelve mills were pounding, giving
employment to about 300 laborers, 80
to 40 clerks, engineers, ,millers, etc, and
employing about Is brokers. As soon
as the rumors of a trust were known,
the rough rice market began to decline
and clean rice to advance. Rough rice
that was held firmly at $3.50 was free
ly offered at 81, and other grades in
proportion. Clean rice that was Of
fered freely at 34c., was advanced to
81 and 35c., and sold freely at
the advance, and other grades in pro-
portion.
Now, few days later the trust was
formed they are all stopped except
three or four; about 200 workmen
thrown out of employment, and about
twenty brokers, all left entirely with
out means of supporting their families,
and utter destitution staring them in
the face, Ga saving to the trust OF $40,-
600 to $4,000 yearly)
Now comes the open-hearted trust
and offers S365 for rough rice that
was selling freely before at $4. This
offer was refused by the. unfortunate
merchants, and the next day the ''gen-
erous" trusts comes in and offers only
1886 for the same rice, and to-day
rough rice is quoted very dull at $l.5o
to 1915 per sack, decline OF ST. a
sack in a weeks time. Clean rice,
however, is just the other way ::
"Strong and in good demand, " at 81 to
6 cts, and everything sold daily.
If this is not enough to cause the
blood of the planter and merchant to
boil with rage, ] don't know what Will
Merchants and planters must wake up
at once and fight the odious trust.
1T Is leech- that will suck the last
drop of their blood before they know
it. Let them form companies and
erect independent mills at once. Let
them break the infamous ring at
once, or it will ruin them.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1892-03-26

Consolidated Union No. 674.-Oyide
Guidry president w. c. Miller vice-presi-
dent, Adolphe Guidry secretary, Benjamin
Guidry lecturer, Adelma Guidry assistant
lecturer, Lymai Domingeau treasurer, Fer
dinand Isringhausen chaplain, Auguste
Rover doorkeeper. Alcee 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. P. Smith vice
president H. c. Peekham secretary, Jules
Boutte treasurer, A. j. Morgan chaplain,
]. s. Hazelwood lecturer j. E, Daily door
keeper.
Wont Die Union No. 5f3 meets the
second and fourth Saturdays of each month
at Holly Grove school house. {. w. Ward
president Big Cane P o.; D. ]. Fogleman,
secretary, Morrow P. o., La.
Grand Coteau Union No. 1913 meets
the second Saturday of every month, at
p. m, at Merry Makers Hall. }. l.. Gull
beau president, ]. J. Barry secretary
OpeIousas Union No. 45f meets every
other Saturday at p. NJ, in Chachere's
Hall. George Puford, president; B. M. Pc
tiers, secretary.
Harmony Union No. 66A meets at Big
Cane the first and third Saturdays of each
month, T. A Boyd president, w. G. Flesh
man secretary.
independent Union No. 7S4 meets 1st
and ID Saturdays of each month, at Bou-
dreaux' school house, Plaouemine Ridge !;
A. Going president, Paul Foster secretary.
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Well onicersa.

There is hunting club in Michigan
which can almost equal the Haytien
army in ratio of officers to membership.
Every man in the club is an officer, but
there is only one title to each man.
There are eight members, and among
the dignities are general commander,
chief of ordnance, chief signal officer,
surgeon general and superintendent Of
recruiting service.