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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1893-05-24
Boiled baby

a0as the preference Of Charles Lamb.
Alady asked him: GLOW do you
like babies'" Hereplied: Boiled,
madam" This bachelor sarcaSm
perhaps arose from The idea of
some fond parents that fine clothes
make fine baby; they don't. 1t
is the little fellow inside of the
clothes, who has only one tooth
and a spectacular smile, dimpling
off at the ends of his toes. Pretty
dress completes the charm-aS it
does with everything. Even a
watch should have a handsome out
side; but the main point is the time
it keeps. You find all this in the
new, quick-winding Waterbury,.
All lewe'ers sell it, All styles, - tors y
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1893-05-24

Gould we have sold as much -four
as we have in the past year if we
had not got something better than
the ordinary? Isn't it better to be
sure with Our Best" than to risk
it with one which you know nothing
about 4?
St. Landry democrat., 1893-08-12
FREE TO HROUSEKEEPERs.

70 introduce Ridges Royal Mead, the latest
Summer drink, into American homes this sea.
son, one trial package will be sent to any adj
dress in the U. S. free. II you can make thirty
words from letters contained i'll RO-YA 1.
MEAD you are almost certain to secure one OF
the valuable articles which are to be given to
each of the ninety-nine persons in the Z. S.
able to send a list of thirty words or more. Be
sides this, to the person sending the largest list
received, will be given one Of Steinway's Up
right Grand Pianos ; trip to the Worlds Fair
and return for the second largest list; an III
ported Shetland Pony for the third; a Pneuma-
fie Bicycle for fourth fine Gold Watch for fifth
pair of Diamond Earrings for sixth; a Parlor
Organ for seventh; imported Music BOX for
eighth; Black Silk Dress Pattern for ninth ;
and a Guitar for tenth largest list received
Ridges Royal Mead is the popular Temper
ance Drink OF The best classes in England TO-
day, and is sure 10 be used continually by every
American family who receives one OF our free
packages for trial Our word building contest
is given to advertise Royal Mead, and is con-
Quoted fairly and c0nscientlOusly. 1t closes
September list, 1893. Send seven L. s. two cent
stamps to cover expense OF forwarding, and re-
ceiye large water-colored reproduction fsuita-
bic for fralning) Of "Maxy," the $1,000 prize st.
Bernard owned by the President of this COM
pany. Tie finest dog on the continent. Ad-
dress The RudSe Company, liS st James Street,
Montreal, Que.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-08-12
Singulier Scmnambule.

Tn garden de la paix, dc service dU
matin, yers trois heuvcs, sur le qual dc
FHorlOge, Paris, rcmar1ualt uu lndlVi-
du Sc promcnant, de long en- large, Il
long du parapct, ct don't les ailures b!-
zarrcs lui causcrent une celtalDe sur
prise.
L'homme await, en- cffet, Pair de mar
cher sans avuir conscience dc SEES mOu-
vements: il Sc dtplacait tout dune
piece, par saccadcs, les jambcs raidies
sans paraitre sulvre une direction PIE
else.
Tout coup, il s'approcha du parapet,
posa les mains sur le rebord, i1Cchit SUI
lie jambes, ct, dun bond, franchit fobs-
tacIe, pour Sc plGcipiter dams le tfeuve.
Mails le garden s'Gtait approcbe; il fit
asseZ heureuX pour salsr llndlvldu q
bras le- corps, ct il lc hissa, non sans
peine, sur le trOtt0lr.
C6tait IN jcune sculpteur-M. Charles
Gollon-Qui await tte pris dune crise de
somDamhulisme. Il ctait rentlc, la
veilIe an soir, chez lui, rue Saint Martin,
await 6crit QueIQues ettles, puts, Giant
profonhtment endOrmi, il nc Sc sOuve-
matt de lien.
La secousse morale cprouvce par lie
jeune homme a etc violente: un trem-
Element nerveux l'avait saisi pendant
quill faisait sa declaration l'agent, ct
il d dil etre conduit, VII la gravitG de son
etat. Il PHOtel- Ditu.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-08-12
LIE DEMOCRATIC DE ST. LANDRY.

Suiyant rAdveltiser, do Lafayette, la
construction du chemin de fer de Lafa-
yette i Pont-BreauX est une atfalre GER
tame. On ma pas ell besOin de recourlT
aux capltauX strangers. C'est une en-
! treprise purement locale, Qul est dc ne
Cessitc Immediate. Anssitot que toutes
les measures ser0nt prlses, les travaux
| commencement.
! Montreal, &c Juliet -L'CmigratIon DIES
| habtants DIES Etats tU nord au Canada
! IA pris les proportions ti'nn eXOde. lis
| arrivent par milliers Dc Lowell, Lyon,
Manchester ct autres vilies du Massa-
chussets ct du New Hampshire, appor-
tant avcc cuX 10 peu d'argcnt qu'ils ont
pu Gconomiscr. II parait que les temps
| sont durs aux Etats-U nls.
| ST la dtcOuvclto que pretend aroir
/ fate George Roman, un Chlmlste de
| New Jersey, est ce Qu'ello prOmet d'ctre,
ie genre humain n'aura plus btsoin de
| tant TRAVELLER, parctqu'il pourra Sc pas
ser de mauger. Cette decOuverte est un
elixir extrait dune plante qni croft au
Madagascar ct qul promet Il lhommc
| uui ell prend dies doses mOGcrceS ct licn
de plus de faire de groS OuVraGts pen
daut de tongues perlodto de temps.
! Pour dcmontrer Petiicacitc de son elixir,
Roman VII cntrcprcDdre, avcc deux conf
paguons, de faire Ia route Il pied JuSqu'a
San Francisco. Ii pense ialrc ie vOy-
age Ell 40 jOurs ct pendant CO temps lul
ct seS cOmpagnOnS ne prendr0nt aucune
nouuitule.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-08-12
DevoIc par DIES Fourlnis.

Tn drame elfroyable s'est accompll
r6cemment au Nicaragua, &C pays de lc-
volutions ct d'amours feroces, dams les
circumstances sulvantes:
LIE colonel Herbert Drummer, Russo
naturalist citoyen DIES Etats-tnis, Sc
TAFT etabll au Nicaragua. Ii s'Y trouvH
en- rlValltC ayeC un certain PellOttc,
CONNIE lui, pletendant il la main de la
file du general Suntagua. Les ucuX
hOmmes en- vlnrCnt aux mains ct lie
Russo, douC dune force hercuIGunne,
laissa Perl0tte Il Motto assOmmc sur lie
carreau. MATS ia ltcentc guerre civile
venait de conmeHcer Les deuX hOm-
mes prirent part. Une NUT, Drummer
est ertUut dc sOlt!ats cnnvlnis Strus les
ordres dc pcrlotte, Qul le talt tnlevtr,
conduire dams uue sOrtc de caverne ST.
tuee dams IN lieu desert ct ~ fAit murer
yivant.
Tn DIES hommes de cette expedition,
qui ell voulait a son chef, leVltnt qucl
qucs jOurS apes ct sauvo Drummer au
moment Oil &c ucrnier allait MOURN de
falm. Drummer Sardc lie silence sur la
facon don't il pu sechapper. II paralt
avoir Oublie le traitemPut que lui fait
sublr Perl0tte ct on sc demande 81 cette
terrible cpreuve a dUmpte son energie
reputGe 81 redoutable; mails il men 6tait
rien.
A son tour, aide d'amis, il reussit, par
stratagGme, il s'emparer de Perlotte qui,
ligotte, jet6 dams une voiture, est en-
meme dams la campagne sur une colliDe
infestGe d'Gnormes fourmis noires, la
plate du pays. Tn trou est fait dams
une fourmiliere, Perlotte y est enterl&
jusqu'aux epaules ct Drummer ct ses
completes s'eloignent, malgl6 les cris du
supplicie. Une escouade de cavalerie
en- reconnaissance retr.N,va scs restes
queIques jours apres. sise n'6tait plus
qu'un tas d'ossements blaDchis.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-08-12
WORLDS FAIR PHHEANTGKRO
PESTS.

Messrs. Bodde Bros, wealthy Chicago gen
tlemen, having the interest of their city at
heart, and desiring to disproye the faisity OF
the statement that only i'll boarding houses can
he found moderate priced accommodations dur
ing thu Worlds Fair, remodcled and furnished
at great expense one of their famous absolutely
fire-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, Stean,.Ele-
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
ed this property Tie Great Western Hotel, and
invite the public to take their choice of rooms
for Sl.0o per day, children to II fifty cents.
Elegant Restaurant and dining rooms where
fine meals are served at so cents. or a la carte
at very moderate prices
There woulC be less heard or known of extor-
ton and imposition connected with the World s
Fair were there more pubic spirited, fair mind
ed men in Chicago are the owners and pio-
prietors of I he Great Western Hotel. Our
readers should write as early possible to Sc
cure rooms, for they are being taken uprapidly.
st Paul Daily News.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-08-12

1t is said that Dir. w. H. IioIcombe is
the only physician in this city who is ex
perimenting with the Amick comsump-
ton cure. His first experiment was six
months ago, when a lady patient, in the
| last stages of consumption, came to him
for treatment Tho doctor says the
changes in her condition are remarkable.
Since the first case the doctor has un-
der his care now twenty-five cases, and
| i'll every case marked results have been
obtained. The doctor says that the
treatment is worthy ct the most con-
scientious and thoughtful study on the
part of the medical fraternity.-N. o.
City Item.
1t is now pointed out that Il number of
government pensioners are holding
government offices. The facts Of the
case arc that disabled soldiers have
preference under the law for public Of
flee, and that many are still able to per-
form clerical, while disabled for, manu-
al labor. Such positions, however, are
by no means permanent, and when they
lose them pensioners may find them
selves us much in need as before. Per-
haps q regulation to pay no pension
while the penSiDuer holds a more lucra-
tive position and its restoration when
no longer thus employed, might best fit
the equities Of the case.-N. O. City
Item.
New York State now has law in
operation worthy Of imitation wherever
good roads arc a matter Of interest.
This particular law was enacted last
winter and provides that whoever uses
two wagon or larger on the pub
lie highways shall be entitled to a re-
bate of one-haf his road tax it he uses
wheels with tires of not less than three
inches in width. Heavy wagons with
such wheels prove positive benefit,
rather than injury, to any roadway over
which they roll. France and England
long ago recognized this fact, and broad
tires have been in vogue in these cOun-
tries, where the best roadways obtain.
There are Alb species of trees found
within the limits of the United States
and territories, sixteen Of which, when
perfectly seasoned, will sink in water.
The heaviest of these is the black iron
wood, found only in southern Florida,
which is more than 30 per cent heavier
than water. Texas and New Mexico
are the home of a species of oak which
is about one and one fourth times Iea-
vler than water, and which, when green,
Will sink almost as quickly as d bar Of
IRON.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-08-12
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
LGRY.
0PELoUsAs, July cath, Is!

The Police Jury met at II IN. Present -
aE. nj. Boagni, President and Messrs. Bergeron,
McGiee, Clopton, Fontenot, Gudry, Butler, Du-
pre-, Lafleur and Courtney.
On motion of Mr. Courtney, the minutes of
last meeting were corrected to read s. IS
received from Mr. Courtney instead of 1926
The jury then went i'll session as u Board of
Reviewers. Mr.. A. L. Fontenot was appointed
committee of one to notify the Assessor that
the Board was ready to receive the assessment
list
DR.. Ciopt0n moved that the assessment of ali
lands subject to leSee tax i'll the Red River, Al
chafalaya and Bayou BGuf Levee District be
reduced fifty per cent.
MIR. Fontenot in the chair.
Mf. Boagnl offered the following resolution :
BIZ 1T resolved that in order to equalize the
assessments throughout the parish, the follow
ing list of values be adopted for the guidance
of his body and that they do row proceed to
correct the assessment accordingly
FIRST WARD.
Open land. per land bounded ny corpo-
ration of 0peIonsas ON one more sides $40
Land next to above for a distance OF one mile
St. Landry democrat., 1893-08-12
General Notes.

A rice -four mill is being built at
Abbeville.
Calcasieu's total assessment for 1895
amounts to S7,0OO0OO
The Chicago pork combine bursted
last week. Pork fell 50 barrel
shows al increase of 100000 over last
year.
OF the 2OG 100000 natives of India but
1900, 900 can speak English, the language
| of their rulers.
Cash wheat sold in Chicago last week
! for 53f cents bushel, the lowest price
ever seen in Chicago.
The Staying of alligators is prohibited
| by law in the parish of Lafourche, be-
cause the alligator destroys musk rats
and musk rats destroy levees.
Recently eight women were married
on the same day in Washington County
Georgia; six of the brides were sisters
one an aunt to them and one q cousin.
A $4,000 stock company las been or
ganized at Enterprise, Miss, for a knit
ting mill, and the contract for building
seventy-five hands will be employed.
Senator Hill is bimetalist and it is
said that he will lead the fight in the
Senate for silver. He is opposed to the
repeal of the Sherman law unless subs
titute legislation is adopted.
Lizzie Borden polIed nearly 100000
votes in q Worlds Fair trip coupon con
test, conducted by the Boston Journal,
but was unwilling TO take the trip, and
her nearest competitor will go to Chica-
go in her stead.
The largest beet sugar refinery and
factory in the country was started at
Chino, Cal, on Monday. The Industry
gives employment to 1000 men. The
beet crop of the two ranches owned by
the company is estimated at 10000 tons.
The Hon. Thos. Scott Adams explain
ed to the Alliance at Lake Charles why
he jumped the track ia the late guber-
material race, and a vote Of confidence
in him was then passed. He said it was
because the Nichols administration had
refused to support his candidacy.
The Mississippi River Commission
and the Board Of State Engineers will
make the levees aud nature will make
the outlets. The pity is that the outlets
will cost more than the levees, and yet
will discharge less water than those
which might be artificia!ly made at less
cost in the end.--Iberville South,
A Brooklyn, n. Y, woman, crazed by
gas which she had taken to have some
teeth extracted, left the chair, knocked
the dentist, his assistant and the office
boys all over the office and finally jump
ed out of IA window. She fell on a shed
and rolled off to the ground, breaking
one of her arms. She came to in hos
pital with no recollection of her peculiar
experiences.
Onachita Telegraph Bulletin: The
Farmers Alliance is in session at Lake
Char les and the Vinctnts and Gnices
are right in it. From the talks, how
ever, we judge that it is the purpose of
the Alinnce to get out of politics as a
body. IT this be true Mr.. Adams and
his following are again in the ascen-
dency. The report of President Cope
land showed the order to be losing
ground numerically, but this condition
was attributed TO the stringency in mon
ey matters and the consequent inability
OF members to pay their dues.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-08-12
Bayou Cllicot.

Ills raining aud it has been raining all the
week, and the crops are beginning to suffer.
Cotton is rotting in the fields and corn Is get
ting more or less damaged.
"tta," You ought to see our well known D3Ch-
elor how lonesome he looks. He told me TO
tell you that besides his dandy grey and
lucrc, he has a DiCc little home, 100 acres or
good land, and that he certainly could make
Won happy. He says he is almost dead to see
you
Tho game of base bail that was to take place
at Vile Plate between Chicot and OpclOusas
failed to come Off on account of some of the
Opclousas boys refusing to go to Vile Plate.
The Captain of the HustlerS has informed your
correspondent that he has challenged the Ope-
lnu5:,s club for another game to take place at
Willie Plate for 90 or at Chcot for s100 Now
in Justice to both sides [ think the Two clubs
ought to play again. Chic0t went to OpcIoI-
sas, and if the Opeousas boys cannot come to
Chrot they could easily meet them at Vile
Plate.
there is no hotel there and 10 accommodations
whatever has had numerous visitors there all
the summer. Every day parties going or
coming and all speak III high terms of these IA
NOUS springs What paying enterprise these
noted springs would be to some one who would
build neat little hotel, dancing hail, &c. Ad-
vertise them freely, and i'll less than two years
they would be the Coney Island OF the South.
Col. Marx Frnberg of Opelousas and Dr.
John Haas of Vide Plate were pleasant callers
at our Office on Saturday.
A grand ball was given Friday night by Char
lie Haas, complimentary to Miss Ncttie Kern of
New Orleans and Miss Fannie Flrnberg of Ope-
lousas, two prominent young ladies who are
spending a few days with Mrs.Sam Haas as the
weather was very bad the attendance was not
very large.
Messrs. James Lewis and 3 NJ. Hulse,. Miss
Josie Williams, aud Johnnie Lewis of OpClou-
sas and Miss Cora Stagg of Whteviilu are
amongst the visitors this week at Bell-Cheney
Our young friend DR.. W. f. Hawkins is hay
ing erected on his plantation just above Chicot
q large new barn and dame Run0r says he will
soon erect fine residence also. When this is
all finished, Doc, you must get you partner to
share same with you.
Miss EVE Griffith of Cocodrc is spending
several day in town as the guest Of Mrs. Fl. l..
Erich.
Ollie B., your girl in the pine woods still
signs for you Don't forget your promise to her
but come back again.
John Dougherty. who some weeks ago stole
a horse from Mr.. Butchee at this place and a
saddle from John Cole, was captured on Mon
day, August 18th, at huntsville, CaicaSitu .:ar-
ish, a small station on the Watkins r. Il. From
information learned he and another party stole
two horses in Calcasieu parish and hau them i'll
their possession when captured. His partner
escaped. The prisoner we learn has been sent
to Lake Charles.
Tuesday night another grand ball was given
here by the G. NJ. Thompson Husters i'll honor
of Miss Fannie Firnberg and Miss Nette Kern
ere their departure for Opelousas.
CuIrpT
St. Landry democrat., 1893-08-12
Entire TOulousains :

Entire Toulousains:
Mon cher, j'ai me cave 81 hnmide
que lorsque jen sO:s, je nue. tate pour
savOir 81 je ne suis pas moist.
-Heuleux mOrtcl! que dirais-tu 81
tn avais Ia mienne?
Tres humidc aussi?
All!
-Tu y descends?
-Quelquefois, LorSque ja reviews, je
me lacle ct je dCjeune avec.
-?..-.
He! j'ai lie corps plen de champi-
gnons, bagasse.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-08-12
Chataignier.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ar'loin and children are at
Oakln Spring this week
Mrs Thomas Harley of Lake Charles, accom-
panied by her aunt Mrs. Elliot, are IN Chatal-
gnier as The guests of Dr. &. A. Hardey
Mr. Geo Outlet visited OpelousAS last week
Mr. Fahius Vidrine and lady We're visitors III
Vile Plate last week.
M and Mrs. Alphonse Gnillet Lave returned
from H0uma
a,n gla that Cal appeared last week, and It
was a mistake If old Dom got left; but would
like to meet the old bachelor OF Chlcot as much
as you would, and am sure the lucre would pc
lust as much an inducemcut for both. II he
should ever pay you visit, Miss Cal, | hope
you will not form your opinion of him before
have the honor OF seeing you myself But do
hope your opinion OF him will be good, as am
his cOnfrere-I mean as an Old bach-athOugh
do not drive I" a pair Of dandy grcys
DOM PEDRO.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-08-12
Simple Remedy for Ivy Poisoning.

The leaves of the common bean,
bruised and applied to the affected parts
will afford instant relief, and will pre-
vent The spreading Of the disagreeabIe
eruption. A decoction of the dried
leaves Will answer the purpose quite as
we'll as the green leaves.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-08-12


We are having entirely too much rain for the
cotton. A., ,, Claimant is
erecting large sugar house. saw Mr.. Dave
,Ju!.i,son out hunting cane mil the othPf day
Tere will be preaching to-morrow at ln ne
1ahs school house by Mr.. Benoit johnson OF
the christian church; he is very ent husla;sti,c
am, wants us all to believe and be bapt1ize a.
TL"y have a large Union Sabbath scirool al
tha; school house conducted by MI CauSeS
ami ur. c. Smith. :. .,, ,oi,
1r,.rrc has been some sickness in tile ncISh,
boz. I'd for the last wcek-seNcral pad cases OF
tct II. 5000, ao,,7;,,.. en,,o
time Mt the springs, has gone home ana took all
the Opelollsas girls with her. The young men
that were left missed them great deal, III
tirntemen's saddles were very scarce at thc
spIiugs saw Mr.. Johnnie Lewis out riding with
a young lady on pillow. ,... -.
Had Il pleasant call from Mr.. Wienhnr& OF
J0iH; lie reports the health on the Bayou very
good for this season OF the year
The road hands put tho BeL-Chcney road III
fue condition yesterday.
TURKEY CREEK.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-08-12
;ROUND THE EMPIRE PARISH.

CYmmunications for this column should reach
lis !: later than Wednesday.
Turkey Creek.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-08-12


July goth, 1883.
The Police jury met at 10 a. III. Present:
E. NJ. Boagui, President; Messrs MCGEE. Du-
pre-, FontenDt, Courtney, Bergcron, Guidry,
CiOpton Laf1aur and Butler.
Bergeron III the Chair.
On motion of DR.. CloptOn. seconded by f.. III.
MCGEE: Whereas, in our opinion the legal
term of the office OF President of the
Police Jury has expired, we now proceed to
eject President.
Courtney moved as a substitute to Dr. Clop-
tons motion that we proceed to reorganize
the Police jury together with the election of
Clerk and Treasurer, as we have been offered
the service of Clerk for $4,000 per annum and
that OF Treasurer gratis, furnishing a gilt edge
bond, and that the offices of Clerk and Treas
urer be published for bids for 80 days, all com.
potent persons furnishing acceptable bond eli
gible to bid. Lafleur called for the yeas and
nays. McGee, CloptOn, Lafieur. Butler. FOnte-
not and Bergeron voted no. Courtney voted
yes.
Boasni voted yes. I vote upon the subject
simply to record myself in favor of saving pub
lie money being an officer, otherwise / should
not have voted.
DuprG voted yes on account that Courtneys
motion would result in the saving of $120OGO to
the public per annlim.
Guldry voted yes for the same reason as
signed ny Dnpfc. Courtney's motion was lost.
DupTc moved to table DR.. ClOptOu's motion
Dupre called for the yeas aud nays MCGEE.
Clopton, Lafleur, Butler, Fontenot and Berge-
ron voted no. Boagni voted blank and Court
ney, Dupfe ana Guldry. voted yes. DuprG's
Dir. ,Guidry moved to strike out the word
President and insert the words Clerk and
Treasurer
Mr. Courtney called for the yeas and navs.
Messrs. MCGEE, Clopton, Laiieur, Butler. Fon-
ten0t and Bcrgeron voted no; and hfessrs On
pre-, GHldry ana Courtney voted yes. Mr.. Boa
g.ii voted blank Mr.. Guidry's motion was
lost
Mr.. Courtney moved to insert in DR.. Clop
tons motion the words Clerk and Treasurer
St. Landry democrat., 1893-08-12
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