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St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08
WORLDS FAIR PMHLANTaRRO,
PESTS.

Mcssrs. Boddic Bros, wealthy Chicago gen
tlemen, having the interest OF their city at
heart, and desiring to disprove the falsity oil
the statement that only in boarding houses can
be found moderate priced accommodations dur.
ing the Worlds Fair, remodeed and furnished
at great expense one of their famous absolutely
Hre-proof business structures, located corner OF
Franklin and Jackson streets, within short
walking distance of the Union Depots, TIL. "a
tres, Post Office, Board of Trade, SieamsEle-
waited. Cable Roads and Steamboats, to the
Worlds Fair, furnished newly throughout 500
rooms, superb parlors elevators, electric lights,
exhaust fans to keep cool entire building, nam
ell this property The Great Western Hotel, and
invite the public to take their choice of rooms
for 81 90 per day, children to II fifty cents
Elegant restaurant and dining rooms where
hae meals are served at so cents, or q Ia carte
ut very moderate prices.
There wottld be less heard or known of extor-
tiun and imposition connected with the Worlds
Fair were there more public spirited, fair mind
ed men in Chicago as are the owners and pro-
prietors of The Great Western Hotel. Our
readers should write as early as possible to Sc
cilre rooms, for they are being taken up rapidly
st. Paul Daily News.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08
Notice to Applicants for Normal Schol-
arships,

Notice is hereby given that there are
three vacant scholarships to be filled in
| the Peabody Normal College at Nash
Lville, Tenn, by appointments from this
| State, for the two years ensuing from
! October 8, 1903.
A competitive examination for the
| award OF same will be conducted
throughout the State on Friday, July
| 2lst, for the purpose. All persons de-
string to compete should forward their
names aud addresses to the undersigned
at an early date.
The intent of the Peabody Board of
Trust in establishing these Scholarships
| in the Normal College is to affect public
education in the South through high
grade of professionally educated teach
ers.
A scholarship is good for any two con-
| secutive years above the Freshman
Glass; that is, for Sophomore and Ju-
nior, or for Junior and Senior, or for
Senior and Post Graduate.
a Peabody Scholarship is worth 500
| a year aud the students railroad fare
from his home to Nashville and return
by the most direct route, and is good
| for two years. The college year CON
sists of eight months, beginning on the
first Wednesday in October and closing
on the last w educsday in May, aud
scholarship students receive from the
president of the college $25 on the last
days of October, December, February
and April.
The qualifications for becoming a
competitor for scholarship are as fol-
lows: The applicant must he not less
| than seventeen years of age, nor more
| than thirty; Of irreproachable moral
| character 10 good health with no ply
steal defects, habits, or eccentlicities,
| which would interfere with success in
teaching; and must make a pledge of
intent to teach for at least two years af-
ter graduation.
The minimum literary qualifications
for securing a scholarship arc the fol-
lowing: The ability to read fuently,
to write fair hand, to spell correctly,
and to express thoughts 10 grammatical
English; to solve problems of moderate
difficulty under all the ordinary rules of
arithmetic, aud to demonstrate any Or
binary arithmetical principle; to locate
the principal cities, rivers, mountains
of the world, and to give the boundaries
of any specified State in the Union to
parse the words of any ordinary Eng
lish sentence, and to correct INGRAM
NAUTICAL English to solve equations OF
two unknown qualities to describe the
leading events in the history of the
United States.
All newspapers friendly to the cause
OF education will please make mention
Of tho above.
A. d. LAFARGUE,
State Supt. of Public Education.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08
KEEP ~ BEFORE TRsE PEO-
FILE
RESOLUTIONS Adopted at Alexandria ora
the 22d Of April, 1898.

Whereas tho present elective system of / UuI-
siana has been manipulated i'll a manner to de
privo the people of their inalicnablc rights,
making it a machine in the hands of desiglIin"
politicians to debauch the ballot-Dox, render
DugatOry the will of the people and pcrpCtuate
in power those who, in many Instances. are no [
the choice of tho people.
Whereas, in the interest Of good, wholesome
and honest government il Is necessary That the
State of Louisiana should have such an election
laWas will guarantee to the people an TN traulmcl-
ed right to cast a free ballot, and have the same
returned as cast in the ballot-bOx: therefore
be it
Resolved, that we, the representatives OF the
press here assembled. do hereby pledge our
selves to use every honorable means in our
power to induce our Leg islaturc to enact such
a ballot law as will meet the necessities OF the
case herein expressed; and
Resolved, that falling in this effort we pledge
ourselves to urge the election OF such Il LCgiS-
lature us will give to the people this ncedtul
reform; and further
Resolved, that Il cordial invitation is hereby
extended to all members of the State press 10
cooperate with lis in securing these results
and be it lurther
Resolved, that the State press is hereby re.
queste0 to publish these resolutions.
Respectfully submitted,
W. {. ANNI1.
W. W. MCCLURE,
G. ID. HICKS,
j. L. JOHNSTON,
Committee.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08
General Notes.
He who by his trade would thrive,
Must not neglect to ADVERTISE"
p RI, BarDum,

" Tic who 10y his trade WOuid lliIlFc,
Must not neglect to advertise"
p. r. Barnum.
Persons who desire Insurance should
investigate the methods Of the Ameri-
can Legion of Honor.
A Webster County wv. Na.) man
cighty-nine years old, must have found
| tho fountain Ponce de Leon sought for.
His hair and beard are turning black, he
| is cutting new set Of teeth, aud his ap-
| pearance would lead to the belief that
he is only about forty.
Save few scattered bricks, nothing
| will remain, when the water recedes, to
mark the spot where stood old st. Fran
els Church. Most of the timbers of the
old church have been removed but the
stills and foundation frame work were
too large to be easily susceptible of re-
moval and had been left in position.
The first rise in the river carried these
away and we learn that they were sub
sequently caught opposite the Nina
plantation.-Pointe Coupee Banner.
Lake Charles Echo: Southwest Lou
isiana raises a large portion of all the
rice made in this country. The farmers
should get together and agree upon a
scale of prices that will afford them an
adequate profit This is entirely FEAST
BILE, and if the farmers do not get fair
prices they have only themselves to
blame. As the matter now stands they
are simply working for the benefit of
the rice miller, the middleman and the
railroad companies, all of whom are
| making large profits. Now is the time
| to effect an organization and prepare for
the coming season. No legislation is
needed but simply little common
| sense.
n. 0. Daily States: Very few post
masters have thus far been appointed in
Louisiana. In addition to the office at
New Orleans there are several in the
country that pay very handsome SAL
aries. There has recently been rear
raDgement of the salary list of the diff
| ferent Offices, based on their earning
capacity and the following will be the
salaries that will prevail at the offices
named at the commencement Of the
next fiscal year: observation-disclosures
dria, $1,000; Baton Rouge, $4,000; Bayou
Sara, S110O; Donaldsonville. $500 +;
Franklin, $500; Houma, 1900; Lake
Charles, $500; Natchitoches, $1,000 !;
New Iberia, $500; Opelousas, $1400 !;
Shreveport, $2400; Thibodaux, $14O0.
The office at Franklin was filled last
week. Other appointments may be ex-
pectcd to take place very shortly.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08
Bayou Chicot.

Weather fine, dry and very warm.
Cotton and corn are growing nicely
the luscious watermelon is rlpenlDg on
the Iuxurian t vine, and the fish are bit
ing like sin. ~, r.
Messrs. Relni Mornhinveg, Thos. IL
Lewis, Jr., and Freeman Burr spent d
few days at Deficiency last week
The springs are being thoroughly over
hauled and will soon be in apple pie
order to receive visitors.
We are under obligations to Prof. f.
L. Ortego OF Vile Plate for an invita-
ton to attend the closing exercises OF
his school on July 4th.
The boys had hop at the hall on Fri
day night and had a jolly time. Miss
Katie Griffith, the charming daughter
of Mrs. NJ. 2. Griffith, was the belle OF
the evening.
The negro Simon Griffith, who was
shut here last Monday mig hts dled or Ills
wounds Wednesday evening.
Miss EVE Griffith OF D0sssnan gave
her school children IL grand picnic on
Saturday, July 1st. 1t was grand sue
cess.
Brother d. b. Davies, Grand Sultan
Ancient Order Merry Hay Makers, made
quite mash on certain young lady at
tue bail Friday night.
RumOr says we are to soon have a
wedding on grand scale IN town
Wait and see who it is.
Bayou Chicot and Loyd's have rough
time IN getting to play match game OF
base ball. After the Loyd's Bridge dis
appointed the &C. NJ. L. HIS" on two
occasions they showed up on Saturday
evening, and found all the Chicot boys
at1seut at a picnic at Dossman springs
and SO, the third time, no game.
Capt. Sam Haas and Col VIM. Clark
went to Opelousas on Monday.
Sam Walls of Elm Bayou was here Old
Saturday visiting his best girl.
Rev. John Shaw of Vile Plate preach
ed here on Sunday.
Hello! Cal of Port Barre and Dom
Pedro of Chataignier, what's the matter
with you last week So busy preparing
fur the fourth Of July you hadn't time
to write9 That's right, friends, enjoy
yourselves while young.
The corn crop in this vicinity is suffer
ing great deal for want Of rain.
DR.. w. A. Quirk with little Miss Gu
tor gave us pleasant call on Monday.
CHICoT.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08
A LITERARY SENSATION.

"Unclc Toms Cabin has certainly /" broke
American novels, by Mrs. Stowe, has recently
| expired. which frees it's publication from the
monopoly of the hish-prced publishers, and
though in anticipation of this fact they have
now that it is really unclaimed - the conse.
quenees are something surprising. John e. AL
den, Publisher, of New York, issues several edi-
book sellers; one in good type, paper covers, s
cents, sent postpaid, or the same bound In cloth
for 10 cents with postage cents extra also an
excellent laTge-type edition, on fine paper,
handsomely bound in cloth for the price: OF %
cents, postage 10 cents. Surely copy of TIN
Gle Toms Cabin" will soon be found in every
home On where it Is not already Mr. Alden sends
LEGATIONS free, or q catalogue of I5S pages of
choice books. a yeritable =" literary gold mime"
for hook lovers, for cents. Address John b.
Alden, Publisher, 81 Rose St, New Xork.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08

The Democrat and American Farmer ....$2 co
The Democrat and Farm journal = 0O
The Democrat and New York Witness = 20
The Democrat and Courier Journal. ... , 30
The Democrat and American Agriculturist 3 10
The Democrat and American Isracite w s co
The Democrat and Am. Jrnl. OF Education . 10
The Democrat and Am. Jrnl. of Pharmacy 4 60
The Democrat and Sat. EvS. Post, (Phil} 3 60
The Democrat and Sat. Night, Phil. $3.50. 4 Is
The Democrat and Cosmopolitan. ......,-. Go
We will send the Democrat and any o her paper
or magazine at proportionatcly reduced rates
or will forward subscriptions Tor any OF them
free of expense at publishers rates.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08
Bright Business Men

Are DESTROYS of doing a. growing bust
ness all the year round. They consider
a spring and summer dollar just us val
liable as Il winter one, and 10y keeping
up thelr advertising they keep up their
business thus the spring and summer
ronths ale made to yield satisfactory
returns, when they keep everlastlngly
at it in popular newspaper like TIE
DEMOCRAT.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08
$500 WELL BE GIVEN

Fer any case of rheumatism which cannot lie
tared by DR. Drumnlond's Lightning Remedy
he propriet0rs do not hide this Offer but print
III I'm bold tyre on NIL their circulars, wrappers
printed matter, aud through the columns of
newspapers everywhere. 1t will work wonders
sune bottle curing an ordinary case. III the
druggist has not got it, he will order It, or If
viii be sent to any address by express on re-
guipt 0fprice, tagetheFwith special Instructions
Tor use. DrImm0nd Medicine Co, 1870 Maiden
Lane, New York, Agents wanted,
St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08

Consult tho DEMOCRAT when you
want to buy. Tho finn that advertscs
wants to sell, and SO informs The public
through the home papers. Aud you
will be certain to get better bargains. 80 -
St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08

Communications for this column should reach
us 70 later than Wednesday.
Port Barre.
July ), 1898.
No more apprehension OF an overflow
for this place is entertained. The Bayou
Cn,lrtableau is on a stand since few
q US.
The charming Miss Bertha Salzan Is
leaving this week for sojourn at some som
81 the famous summer resorts OF VIZ
s,,.ia. She is going in company with
n ). DR.. JOS. P. Satan, of Opelousas ;
We wish them bon voyage and y hap
rS return.
.,ome of the farmers are nearly
through laying by. The weather has
been exceedingly hot for some time. -,
Melons. figs and peaches are plentiful
and delicious.
Dom Pedro you puzzle me. | am un-
able to decide in your case, but why
were you absent last week? Have you
got tie measles, or are you gone to the
worlds fair ?
St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08

The merchants of Orelousas should
invite trade from abroad and retain
every dollars worth of the home pat
ronage. There is but one way to ac-
cOmplish this, and that is 10y judicious
advertising. The DEMOCRAT is the
medium.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08
RICE.
La Planter and Snug

La Planter and Sugar Manufacturer, July /.
The rough and clean rice markets arc very
4uieG ana prices arc practically nominal fnl
rough, owing to the desire TO SlispOse Of The
stock OH hand prior to the advent of the new
trOi,. N10''
St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08

METHODIST CHURCH.--At Opelousas, LIST. i
and 4th Sabbaths, II O'Clock a. ~, and 7 p. III.
Bellevue, I'd Sabbath, II O'clock a. IN; Sd Sab
bath $3.50 T. m.
Prayer Meeting every Wednesday night at l.
Sabbath School o O'Clock every Sabbath
Z. 8. RANDLE, Z. c.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08

Don't forget 10 call Oh the DEMocr,AT
when You want any bill heads, letter
heads, etc, printed.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08

EPISCOPAL CIlURCH-TLerc will be divine
service i'll the Church of the Epiphany on the
Cd Sunday iD the mouth at II O'Clock d. III. and
on the 4th Sunday at $3.50 p. m, the Rev. A. Il.
Price officiating.
BAPTIST CHURCH.-Opclousas on the 1st and
cd Sunday at IL a. IL. and at night Sunday
School every Sunday at 10 a. IN.
J.. NJ. PHILLIPS, Pastor.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08
CHURCH. DIRECTORY.

PRESBYTERIAN CHUECH.-Serviccs at OpeluIl
sas every Sd Sunday of the month at II a. III.
and 1880 p. m. AT Bellevue, the first Sunday o
each month at u a. H. and T:3O y. III.
REV. GEO. FRAZER, Pastor.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08

LII you have any lands or real estate
OF any kind for sale, the G. j. Ihomp-
son Real Estate and Loan Agency offers
the best medium for disposiDg of same
TO the best advantage. See card.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08
SU(sAB II.

Louisiana Planter, July L.
Very moderate trading has taken place in To-
cal sugar circles during the past week and the
market continues quiet. ~
St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08
You Will Be Robbed
In Chicago
During the Worlds Fair

Everysu bscrbcr o o
" ON IRE aIa
and
Not Posted will locate YOU whatever priced room YOU WISH We r
pnrceo telegraph
Known
] @ issn* Hesh S ssaS t TIE Saturday BIude
e"es vssEy Fly r" fS The CHtcuGO LedGer
20 s a Gem. ' s." a%r :'s ""%n Lu1ge eees
Wrk also auupt LED
OGOpic, Weekly.
w. ID. BOYCE, l15-ll1 9th Ave-, Oh lea go
St. Landry democrat., 1893-07-08
yR0UND THE EMPIRE PARISH.

Communications for this column should reach
rs =, later than Wednesday.
BORT Barre
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-18
Pipes to Get a New Trial.

Slater Pipes, who shot and killed
Porter Hoffman, at Waynesburg, ac-
counts of which and the subsequent
trials have appeared in this paper,
is to get new trial by an order OF
the supreme court. Following is the
opinion:
"Under the charge of the learned
court below the purpose of the de-
ceased to commit felony in enter
ing the prisoners stable was an i'm
portant fact. All evidence, therefore
which bore directly on such inquiry
was relevant and admissible, even
though it incidentally tended to
show the commission by the deceas-
ed of a crime not part of that on
trial. The presence of the deceased
inside of n locked stable near mid
night was Of itself very strong evi
dence that he was there with some
criminal intent and what this intent
was would be made clear if it should
be shown as was offered that part OF
harness belonging to the prisoner
had been stolen and that it had been
in the possession of the deceased and
that the latter had traded it to an
other person with a promise to sup
ply the missing part. Evidence to
that effect was admissible"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-18
Deafness Cannot be Cured

By local applications as they can
not reach the diseased portion Of
the ear There is only one way tc
cure deafness, and that is by eonsti.
tutional remedies. Deafness is caused
by an inflamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is inflamed you have
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing
and when it is entirely closed, Deaf
ness is the result, and unless the in
fiammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever: nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed con-
dition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars; free.
+. j. CHENEY & co. Toledo, O.
Bens Sold be Druggists, 75e.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-18
No DishonorabIe Retreat.

Editor Mansfield, of the Wayne
Ne,cs, hews his Democratic editorials
true to the line, without very much
concern as to where the chips fall
The following by him has the char
acteristic tone of being in the right
without regard to certain individual
opinion:
The friends of Governor MacCor.
kle are trying to check the wave OF
indignation that swept over the
Democratic party in this state, by
slyly suggesting that it will not dc
to tinker much with the tariff. Such
conduct is adding insult to injury,
for it is an acknowledgment that the
Democratic party has won a sweep.
ing victory on false pretences. That
the Democratic party swept the
country on the issue of tariff reduc-
ton and to seek to abandon the is.
sue is not only cowardly, but down
right dishonest. Some of those who
are now limiting that it is dangerous
to disturb the tariff, have labored
the hardest to convince the people
that it is an unnecessary and bur
densome evil. They must either adj.
NIT that they were wilfully deceiving
the people when they were denounc-
ing protection or are wilfully deceiv-
ing them when they advocate it.
The people voted for change They
have not got it yet but they have
reason to expect it to come in due
course of legislation. The protec-
ton features of the tariff must be
Topped of. The people have so de
clared and the voice of the people is
supreme. Let there be no cowardly
nor dishonorable retreat from the
principle because few interests are
affected.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-18
Short ON Constahles.

In this the most populous magis
terial district in Monongalia county,
there is but one constable. He does
not live in town and his trips to the
base of Justices operations are by
no means frequent. This is no lack
of vigilance and attention to duty on
the part of the officer. So far as he
is concerned he has the reputation
of being all right-an honest, upright,
faithful servant of the law. 1t is not
George Shisler, who is going it
alone as constable in this important
and powerful district, that is intend
ed to be upbraided in this brief es-
say on the sin of omission. Other off
GERS are at fault by not in the manner
prescribed in the statute supplying
the vacancy. Both the Justices of
the peace of this district reside and
have their offices here There should
also be constable who is a resident
of this town, so that such an officer
would at all times be accessible to
serve important papers that need and
can bear no waste of time in the sery
ing. George Shisler does not live in
town, and therefore is not always
near the courts, either of them, when
most needed. Last week one day a
warrant was issued for the arrest of
Bud Mollissee for feloniously cutting
Josiah Randall. The warrant was
given to the victim to give to con
stable if one could be found. One
could not be found and the appoint
ment of special constable became
necessary. This is but one instance.
The law provides for each magis-
terial district to have two constables.
From some peculiar reason Morgan
district has but one, and he is not a
resident of the place in which both
the courts from which he gets his
commands are located. This is not
only an omission that should not be,
on general principles, but is one
which has The effect of sometimes
unnecessarily delaying business and
giving criminals great start in time
in making their escape: There is
enough business in the district to
occupy two constables. They have
many kinds of papers to serve aside
from warrants for arrests-these last
do not. form third of the business
they have TO do-and of all districts
that should not be short on officers
it is this one Let the county court
look into it, And then remember
this paper has no candidate. 1t sim
ply points out the fact that another
constable is needed
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-18
How To Get Rich.

The Consultation has great many
novel inquiries. Many we do not
notice because we haven't time, and
they are frequently frivolous. But
here is one that has merit in it. i.
A young man writes us to know
how to become rich. The formula
is simple and certain, and we give it.
Save your income; don't invest your
savings in anything that will build
up the country, but lend it at the
highest rate of interest you can OBJ
tain, grind the needy whenever oc.
casion offers, never make donation
to anything; never be hospitable;
always remember that fat Kitchen
makes lean purse, never have any
politics or religion.
Observe these rules strictly, and
if you live anything like the allotted
time for man to live you will be a
rich man, and whenever you die
everybody, including your heirs,
will be glad oft.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-11-18
What the Platform Says.

ave denounce the republican leg
islation, known as the Sherman act
of 1890, as cowardly makeshift,
fraught with possibilities of danger
IN the future which should make all
of its supporters, as well as its au-
thor, anxious for its speedy repeal.
We hold to the use of both gold and
silver as the standard money of the
country, and to the coinage Of both
gold and silver, without discrimina-
ting against either metal or charge
for mintage, but the dollar unit of
coinage of both metals must be OF
equal intrinsic aud exchangeable
value, or be adjusted through inter
national agreement, or by such safe
guards of legislation as shall insure
the maintenance of the parity Of the
two metals and the equal power Of
every dollar at all times in the mar
kets aud in the payment of debts"