St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-07-22
General Notes.

| Over 1000 steamships arc travelling
! the four ocean routes
The standing army of Hawaii consists
of CT mon, three OF whom are generals.
An almor piercing shell, i'll a test at
! Indian Head last week, went through Il
! 13-inch steel plate and its backing.
London s area is larger than New \ DIRK,
Paris aud Berlin put together, an area
which may DC represented by q circle 30
miles in diameter.
Zone of de penalties Oh greatness
said Uncle Eben, - is ter be specially
conspicuous. ebry time yer makes CT fool
OBJ yerself." Nv Arlington Star.
1t is estimated that the light of I; full
moon is at least 100000 times weaker
than sunlight when the "great orb OF
day" is standing at meridian.
T. S. Beedleson, one-legged bicy
cist, has just arrived in Chicago from
San Francisco. He made the journey
on his wheel in 4S days.
A farmhouse four miles northeast of
Georgetown. Mich, was struck andsset
on fire by lightning last Wednesday
morning, and five persons were burned
to death.
1t docs not look reasonable that to IL
months should he needed to make a
billiard ball, but frst-class ball cannot
be made in less time, owing to the tend
ency OF carved ivory to shrink.
A Mr.. Bradley, his wife and four
children We're thrown over preclplce
forty feet high while out driving last
week near Oregon City, Ore. Mrs. Brad
ley and two children were killed.
No tax will be levied this year at
HeiiertoWn, a borough five miles from
Bethlehem, Pa, lis the revenue from the
saloons will pay the expenses OF the bo
rough government. There is one saloon
for every thirty three voters.
During the reign of Henry VIII. IT,
400 persons were legally executed il
| England, the larger portion of whom
were guilty Of no offence worse than
misdemeanOr. In one year 800 starving
beggars were hanged for asking aims.
| The huilabaloo about the country 60
| ing to the devil is the vcriest rot. A
great many OF the people are 30 doubt
going in that direction, but The country
| is all right. What is needed is IL more
|
more old time religion and a system of
diversified MISUNDERSTANDING
1t is The duty OF all true Democrats to
| put their shoulder to the wheel aud push
hard for an honest, fair election law for
| Louisiana. How can we teach the Iis-
| ing generation to respect and obey the
| laws, unless VIC begin at the starting
| point and honestly elect honest mon who
make the law? - Alexandria Town
Talk.
1t has been reported in Washington
| that the Chinese telegraph system has
been connected with the Russian system,
| so that messages may now be sent over
| land between any part OF China, Russia,
Europe and by cable to Africa, North
and South America aud Australia. The
| whole world is now wired and tele-
graphically connected.
When the New York World cclcbrat-
| ed its anniversary with a 10O-pase paper
not long ago it was pronounced IL Jour-
| naIistic miracle. Already it has been
outdone by tho San Francisco Examiner
| with d special edition of 1873 pages, aud
that in its turn 10y the Chicago Evening
Post, with a special number Of 1914
pages.
Ibervile South: Lcveci outlets is
the cry. The people are almost unani-
| mously in their demand for them and
it can be but the question of short
| time when tLeir will shall prevail. The
question will be taken into politics. No
| man, who is an opponent OF outlets, will
dare ask preferment at the bands of a
people whose opinions he ridioules and
SCOTS at.
N, o. City Item: Political circles are
now in a speculative mood. Has CAT
ferry strengthened his position as can
dinate for the Senate before the next
session of the Legislature, by the recent
appointments to Federal offices?' That
is the question. The general opinion is
to the effect that he has not. While the
offices with patronage important
places-have been captured by Foster
| ties, it is not apparent how he can ex-
| pect to hold members of the Legislature
through them.
The name of George Washington is
| revered in all lands. Nearly century
ago, Byron styled him, the first, the
last, the Cincinnatus of the West, whom
envy dared not hate" and this has been
| the universal verdict Of the world.
Lately President Diaz of Mexico order
ed saloon keeper to remove the sign,
GEL Cabiuade Washington from above
bis door, saying: Washington was
| too great and good a man to have
his name associated with place of that
kind, aud it shall not be done in Mexico
while | have power to prevent it,
Louisiana Review The message of
Gov. Thomas 0. Moore to the Louisiana
legislature, in 1860, shows that the State
banks Of New Orleans had in their
vaults no less than $17,0OO0O0 in specie
| and that their assets amounted to 49,
100000. The population of the State
| having doubled, a corresponding in
crease OF capital would place the assets
of these banks at S04,000,00O, which
| would give our agriculturists and COM
mercial interests all the money facIi-
ties required to carry Oh their business
without strain. The total assets Of the
New Orleans banks now, approximates
$32, 100000, $15,000,G00 less than in 1860.
At that time the State banks were per-
mitted to issue bills which were rated as
good as gold, all over the country. Yet,
our latter day tinanciers are pleased to
refer to the banks of that period as
"wild cat banks" There is about $685.
100000 of state and city bonds on which
interest is paid as regular as on L. 5.
bonds. Why not utilize these bonds as
security for State bank bills? They
would give our people an additional
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