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St. Landry democrat., 1894-01-06

Gen. John B. Gordon delivered bis fa-
nous lecture Last Days Of the Con-
federacy" at Vicksburg on the night of
,Tanuary Sd
St. Landry democrat., 1894-01-06
MAR RA Il I'D {:

To get refreshing drink or an excel.
lent lunch call at r. Chachere's Saloon.
St. Landry democrat., 1894-01-06

r. Chachele & Bro. have an elegant
line of shoes for ladies, gentlemen and
children at prices that will surprise you.
St. Landry democrat., 1894-01-06

Middling cotton sold III New Orleans
last Wednesday at 3,S c., and rough
rice at 81 so to So 25 per sack.
St. Landry democrat., 1894-01-06
Pay your subscription.

Go to Shute e. Dueon's for every
thing in the drug line.
St. Landry democrat., 1894-01-06

DR.. w. NJ. Thompson keeps drugs,
patent medicines, fancy articles, school
supplies, stationery, Blank Bro. 5 candies,
Pitkins' celebrated paints, oils, varnish-
es, and everything kept ia a first class
drugstore
St. Landry democrat., 1894-01-06

For cheap!milinery'go to Mrs. l.. Dcs-
marais'. See advertisement.
St. Landry democrat., 1894-01-06

If our friends will kindly assist us we
will make the DEMOCRAT more useful
and interesting than ever this year.
Send US all the items of interest you
may get hold of, and let each of our
ieaders send us a new subscriber and
do what he can to get us judicial adver-
tisements. Then, if our merchants and
business men will give us their cards,
we will feel that our labors are being
appreciated and We will be better equip
ped for the years work. If you really
think the DEMOCRAT is a good paper,
help it along. We need the active as
sistapee of all our friends and we'll
wishers. At So year, and Home and
Farm thrown in, we ought to add many
new subscribers to our list. Tell your
friends and neighbors about it.
St. Landry democrat., 1894-01-06

ELAFOSSE-ORTEGO - At the Catholi,
church, Vile Plate. by Rev p l.. Pensier. Jan
2. 1894, MFR. Thimothe Delafossc and Miss Id;
Ortcgo, both OF st, Landry.
St. Landry democrat., 1894-01-06

How would one of those warm and
beautiful lap-robes strike you as a hoi-
day present? j. B. Sandoz has a large
assortment cheap.
St. Landry democrat., 1894-01-06
Wednesday, January aO,b, 1904.

the following described property belonging to
the estate of TrcVIllC Lagrange and wife, h0th
deceased, late Of the parish of ST. Landry, to-
wit: ~
/. Onc certain tract of land measuring one
hundred arpents with a residence and tIr.
fencing thereon; said tract OF land situated AT
Fra!rle des temmes, parish of st. Landry, and
bounded north by the lands of the Me,1il0us
south by Alccc Marks, east by Jacques MartilI
ana west ny Joseph Lagrange.
:. One corn CRIB and one cabin two Kitchens
two cows and calves, one 2-year-Old calf one
mare, one creole horse, two mules one lOt OF
hogs, one gun, one blandin" iron, one wagon
household furniture, DC.
Terms and cOndltiOnS.-Thc nloyablcs for
cash. The l1umoVablc property one third cash
OIL the day OF sale; the balance payable in twn
equal aIld annual instruments from the dav Of
sale. 70 represent the credit portions tho
purchasers to execute their prOnissory notrs
payable to the order OF the administrator viii,
eight per cent. per alEllm interest from date
and ten per cent. to be added as penHItv for
attorney : lees III case OF suit to cuforce fine
collection OF said uOte5 or any portions thercof
The land to remain specially inortgaged viii,
vendors leln and privilege attached in fgvo,
OF the estate until full and final payment Of
the purchase price, interest, and attorneys
fees us aforesaid.
JOSEPH L. LAGRANGE.
btt' >, lj9j administrators
St. Landry democrat., 1894-01-06

Commenting Oh the decision of the
Supreme Court permitting the use
of the surplus to the credit of the inter-
est fund for the purchase and retirement
OF State bonds, the n. Q. Picayune says;
The value of this decision to the fu-
ture credit of the State aud the price of
Louisiana bonds in the leading financial
markets cannot be overestimated. The
decision is practical announcement to
the world that the State OF Louisiana is
in such prosperous financial condition
that she is able to gradually retire her
bonded Indebtedness. 1t also makes it
clear that it is in the power of tie State
Board of Liquidation to use the surplus
yearly accrulng to the interest fund for
the purchase and retirement of bonds,
SO that this surplus actually assumes
the character Of a sinking fund.
St. Landry democrat., 1894-01-06

An extensive assortment of cheap
toys and fancy goods suitable for holi-
day presents may be found at Il. Cha
chcr6 e. Bros, near the postoffice.
St. Landry democrat., 1894-01-06

by virtue of an order of the Honorable. the
Prohatc Court, i'll and for the parish of st. Lan-
dry, there will be sold at public auction, to fhc
last anu hlShcst bidder. by the undersigned
auinlhlStrator, or any duly qualified aucti0net r
on me premises hereinafter described at Prai
RE dcs Ee1nmes i'll the parish of st. Landry. On
St. Landry democrat., 1894-01-06
The Teachers Convention

New IBERIA Enterprise.
Taken all in all, the convention of the
La. State Public School Teachers AS
sOclatlOn was q great success and the
teachers who attended upon its sessions
have gOue back to their work greatly
benefited by the contact with their CO.
labOrers from every section of the State
and will resume their duties with new
enthusiasm. The object Of the AssUcia-
ton, iis set forth in the constitution, is
the elevation of the teacher, and ii gland
stride in this direction was taken at the
meeting just adjourned.
This convention marks an epoch in
the history OF education in Louisiana
in that it is the first effort of the rank
and file Of the teaching clement at or
ganlzatlOn looking towards sustained
effort, and, that success will finally
crown its efforts may be seen from the
energy and enthusiasm displayed by
each ard every member and by the close
attention given 10y all 70 the papers
read and to the discussions which fol-
lowed.
The legislative committee reported
upon some much needed legislation and
every one OF its recommendations should
be needed by those who have in hand
the revision OF our State constitution.
The report OF this committee brings out
one OF the best and strongest features
of the association. Every teacher Of in
telllgence makes a study of our school
system and in his own mind passes up
on its deficiencies and its needs. When
this intelligent criticism is concentrated
in ventlOn, We may look for wise
recommendation bearing upon future
legislation.
St. Landry democrat., 1894-01-06

The fOIlOWlng singular statement ap-
peared in last Saturdays issue Of the
Church Point Advocate:
Last Sunday evening party of eleven
athletic horsemen rods into Church
Point, dismounted and, after meander-
ing the streets for about half hour, de-
parted in a westerly direction as quietly
as they had come. They were all heav-
lily armed and splendidly mounted.
The squad herein mentioned were
entire strangers to the people of the
town and, as they made no enquiry and
vOuchsafed no information, their mis-
sion is subject of surmise.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-10
GE MS IN VERSE.



oh, white the saii In the Far Away
And dirty the ,ails at tho dock,
And air are the cliffs across the bay,
And black is the nearby rock.
Though ulitters the snow In the peaks afar,
At our feet 1t is only white,
And bright is the CLEAN OF the distant star,
Though lamp was twice as bright
The rose that mods beyond our reach
Is redder than rose Of ours
OF thought that turns our tongue TO speech
Our fellows have the greater dowers.
The waters that flow from the hidden
springs
Are sweeter than those by our side.
So we strive through life for these distant
things
And never are satisfied.
So we strive through life for these distant
things,
But ever they hold their place
Till beats LIES drum and Death doth come
And we look in his hooking face.
And the distant things crowd near and
close,
And. faith, they are dingy and grayl
crossed
'Twixt Here and Far Away.
For the charm is lost when the line is
crossed,
And we see all things rs they are
And know that as clean is the sail at the
dock
As the sail on the sea afar,
As bright the rays OF the nearby lamp
As the CLEAN of the distant star.
-Elwyn Irving Hoffman.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-10

I've found some wisdom in my quest
That's richly worth retailing.
I've learned that when one does his best
There's little harm in failing.
I thought to gather wealth untold
And made my boast about il.
My wit and toll bring little gold.
But am rich without 1t.
said, THE world shall bear my name
And down the ages shout itl'
shall not win the bauble fame;
I'm just as great without it.
thought to know philosophy
And teach the world about 1t.
My plummet will not sound the sea;
My ship sails on without it.
Another thing I've had to prove,
Though much ! used TO doubt it:
One can't be sure of human love.
But one can live without 1t.
saw the world with wrong o'ergrown
And bravely fought TO rout it.
Some age will sec it Overthrown,
So can die without It.
may not reach what pursue,
Yet will keep pursuing.
Nothing is vain that can do,
For soul growth comes Of doing.
But wherefore tell you what | know,
Since you will not receive til
When you have lived and learned, trcw,
You're certain to believe it.
-Rev. Charles G. Ames.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-10

A pair OF very chubby legs
Incased in scarlet hose;
A pair of little stubby boots,
With rather doubtful toes;
A little kilt, little coat,
Cut rs mother can
And, 10! before US stands in state
The futures coming man.
His eyes, pcrchance, will read the stars
And search their unknown ways;
Perchance the human heart and soul
VIII open TO their gaze;
Perchance their keen and flashing glance
Will be a nations light
Those eyes that now are wistful bent
On some big fellows" kite.
Those hauds-those little, busy hands,
So sticky, small and brown;
Those hands, whose only mission seems
To pull all order down
Who knows what hidden strength may 10
Concealed within their grasp,
Though now tits but a tafIy stick
In sturdy hold they clasp
All, blessings on those little hands,
Whose work is yet undone!
And blessings on those little feet,
Whose race Is yet unrun,
And blessings on the little brain
That has not learned to planl
Whate'er the future hold in store,
God bless the coming man"
Beacon.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-10

A certain judge who is blessed with a
tremendous head Of hair, which is general.
ly in a state of wild disorder, was ques
tioning youthful witness to make sure
that he comprchended the character and
importance of the oath he was about to
take
Boy" he said, with his severest and
most magisterial manner do you feel
sure that you could Identify me after SIX
monthsS Now, be careful Think before
you speak"
well, your honor" replied the boy
after a prolonged survey of the judges
portly figure and rugged features, II ain Z
sure, but / think ! could If you wasn't t.
comb your hair youths Companion.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-10
Where Lightning strikes Twice.

During the last seven years five horses
have been killed by lightning on a single
knoll on the French farm, which lies on the
road leading from Flint TO Flushing, Mich.
and nearly every tree on the same farm is
said to bear the marks of the "forked fury"
An open lot at East Great Plains, Conn,
has been hit by thunderbots, =" as an old
resident of that place expresses it, IL differ.
ent times since the spring of 1887, and a
piece OF woods not more than half mile
away has been literally riddled by the cleo
trio shots. AT West Heath, Mass, a hill
near the village schoolhouse has been
struck by Lightning so often that the old
settlers have tired trying TO keep record
OF the singular occurrences.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-10

Which l. the weakest thing of all
Mine heart can PONDER
The sun little cloud can pail
With darkness yonder;
The cloud a little wind can move
Where'er 1t liste b;
The wind little leaf above,
Though sere, resisteth.
What time the yellow leaf was green
My heart was gladder,
But now, whatever spring may mean,
must grow sadder.
All, me! a leaf with signs can wiring
Ny lips asUnder-
Then is mine heart the weakest thing
Itself can ponder.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-10

What makes a happy life, dear friend.
II thou would'st briefly learn, attend,
An income left not earned by toll;
Some acres of n kindly soil;
The pot unfailing on the fire;
No lawsuits; seldom town attire;
Health, strength with grace, peaceful
mind;
Shrewdness with honesty combined;
Plain living, equal friends and free;
Evenings of temperate gayety;
A wife discreet, yet blithe and bright;
Sound slumber that lends wings to night.
With all thy heart embrace thy lot,
Wish not for death and fear it not.
baldwin Smith
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-10

Among the multifarious duties which de
mand the attention Of the Calcutta police,
the capture Of sharks in the Hooghly finds
place. During the past 20 years rewards
have been paid for the destruction Of those
marine man eaters, and recently the Bengal
government laid down scale for these pay
msnts.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-10

How different we
Would all of us be
Could we know of the future awaiting
To sever the ties
That at present comprise
The life that our hopes are creatingl
How many word
Would remain unheard,
How many a sentence unspoken,
How many a thought
Would remain unwrought,
How many a promise unbrokeni
How many heart
Would its feelings impart
And hold them no longer in keeping,
But would gladly express
The love we repress
TIL the spirit forever is sleepingi
How many an act
We would now retract,
How many a selfish emotion
To joyfully bear
VeKation and care
With patience and loving devotioni
How different we
Would all of US be
Could we look DER the graves Of the
morrow,
Could we look from the light
To the infinite night,
From the JOY to the infinite sorrow!
Clifford Howard.
Talk not of Genius hafIled.
Genius is master OF man.
Genius does what it must
Ana Talent does what it can.
Owen Meredith.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-10

The ex-Empress Eugene has been en-
gagged on her memoirs for many years As
soon as u page is written it l. placed under
lock and key, and not even her most init
mate friends ever see IT, The work is not
to be published until 90 years after her
death.
The morning call., 1894-03-17
A BELATED TELEGRAM.
The Postal Telegraph Company Made
Defendant i'm a Suit.

Late last night the papers were filed in
a suit in which Esther E. Crockard of this
city demands from the Pacific Postal Tele-
graph Cable Company damages in the
sum of S25. OO0 for the failure TO deliver to
her a telegram announcing her fathers
fatal Illness.
The suit will become oteworthy, not so
much On account oil the amount of DAM
ages asked for as because il will decide
whether or not the printed contract at the
head of telegraph blanks is binding upon
senders of messages, and also because ii
will again array against each other the
Postal and Western Union Telegraph CON-
panies.
Hugh Crockard. an old and well-kuown
citizen of this city, met with fatal acct
dent last September at 8l7 Fifteenth ave-
nue.. His daughter Esther was visiting a
sister in Los Angeles at the time, and a
telegram, the complaint cites, was sent to
her via the Postal COmpaDy's lines advis-
ing her of the accident and asking her to
return home Immediately. 1t is stated
that twenty-four hours later message
WAS sent via the Western Union wires,
which was delivered an hour before thai
forwarded by the Postal Company.
Through the negligence of the postal COM
pany 1t is claimed that Miss Crockard
failed TO reach her home In time to see heI
father alive.
The morning call., 1894-03-17
BASEBALL LEAGUE
Six College Teams Are
Secured.
TO CONTEST FOR A CUP.
Stanford and Santa Clara Will
Play First.
MINES ARE ALREADY MADE UP.
They Will Play a Series of Games on
the Midwinter Fair Athletic
Grounds.

An intercollegiate baseball league,
organized and under the control of two
representatives from each of six Cali
fornia colleges. has been formed. The in
stitutions in the league are Stanford.
Santa Clara. ST. Mary's. st. Ignatius.
Sacred Heart and the Hastings Law Col
lege and the University of California CON-
bined. AS sooD as complete team can
be obtained from Berkeley the Hastings
Law College will drop out.
ID. M. Burnett. manager Of the st. Ig-
Mathis nine. is president Of the league. c..
L. O'Ksne of Santa Clara is the secretary.
A series of games will be played on the
The morning call., 1894-03-17
NOT SATISFIED WITH HALF.
Mrs. Goodspeed Wants to Control
Her Brothers Estate.

The Supreme Court has decided that Mrs.
Lucy Goodspeed may not have writ of
prohibition restraining the Superior Court
of Los Angeles and Judge W. Ii. Clarke
from hearing a petition for probate of the
will of Mrs. Annie Pratt, mother of Mrs.
Goodspeed.
Mrs. Pratt died in Los Angeles Febru-
airy IA. and Mrs. Goodspeed obtained let
tiers of adm n istration in this city before
the will was filed In Los Angeles. She
claimed that having obtained her letters
from this court the Los Angeles courts
had no jurisdiction in the matter. On this
ground Mrs. Goodspeed sought to resist
probate If the will In the Los Angeles
courts. Her petition, however, was de-
MED and the matter taken to the supreme
Court on a writ of prohibition.
Although Mrs. Goodspeed has lost her
case. vet under the disputed will she in
herits one-haif of the estate. which is OF
great value.
The morning call., 1894-03-17
LOST HIS MONEY.
A Countryman Fleeced by Trio of
SharDerS.

Il
A tall. bearded man whose tout ensem-
BILE was decidedly bucolic rushed into the
Larkin-street entrance of the new City
Hall yesterday afternoon about O'Clock
and began to cry ''police" in stentorian
tones. He was only few feet from Cap
tain Douglass Office door and in moment
there was policeman at his aide.
The countryman was very much ex-
cited. and it was with difficulty that he
made his plant known. He said that be
had just reached the city, and was on his
way up from the ferry when O man ac-
costed him and asked if he wanted to go
into a speculation which would yield hand
some and immediate profits. The bait was
tempting and the stranger cepted.
His new friend then said he knew where
Midwinter Fair tickets could be procured
at very low figures. They could then be
sold anywhere in the city at the usual rate,
so cents apiece.
The "steerer" took his dupe to 21S Turk
street. and there in an Office the unsus-
pectlng victim met two other men. He
was told to produce his money, and when
he laid 500 bill on table one of the
men took 1t and walked out of the door,
saying lie was going to get change.
When the countryman wearied of wait
ing for his reiuin the man he had first met
said Come with me- and we will find him"
They went out and No. managed to dis
The morning call., 1894-03-17
CLOTHES GOT FOR NOTHING.
Frauds Who Pretend to Be Salvation
Army Agents.

For several weeks past gang OF men
have been visiting residences singly and
collecting secondhand clothing in the
name Of the Salvation Army. which they
have disposed of to secondhand stores and
at pawnshops.
Major j. j. Keppel of the Salvation
army states that the army has 10 one out
soliciting clothing. Persons desiring to
make donations of this sort should address
a postal TO him at 1879 Market street, when
the wagon would be sent round to get the
goods. but no one representing himself a.
an agent of the Salvation Army who goes
TO private residences soliciting clothing
should be trusted
The morning call., 1894-03-17

diamond at the Midwinier Fair grounds.
beginning tomorrow. March II. and con-
Guiding June 16 AS vet only the first
game has been scheduled.
The management of the Midwinter Fair
has offered cur, valued at $3.50, as a
prize to the club which obtains the highest
percentage.
This is The first intercollegiate baseball
league organized on the coast.
The season will be opened to-day
with parade from the Baldwin Hotel
through the principal streets to the fair
grounds. in which all six clubs will par
tcipate. The Iowa State band will head
the procession. Four-horsa drags will fol-
low. in which will ride William Greer
Harrison, chairman of the Midwinter Fair
auxiliary athletic committee: L. p. Robin
son. chairman of the baseball committee.
and the officers of the league. Each COL
lege will have four-hOrse coach deco
rated with the college colors.
The procession will leave the Baldwin
Hotel at II o'clock and will arrive at the
aihle'Ic grounds set apart by the Midwin-
ter Fair officials in time for their formal
opening.
The league was started under the aus
pices of the baseball branch of the a. hleiic
committee Of the Mldwlnter Fair. 1t will
be governed by the rules of the Pacific
Coast branch OF the Amateur Athletic
Union of the United States.
Stanford and Santa Clara will play the
opening league game.
Every preparation has been made for a
big opening. This is the opening of the
season on this side of the bay, and as the
| game is to be played on the fair grounds
IL is antioipated that the attendance will
be very heavy. The formation of an inter-
collegiate league is thing which has
been agitaled IN times past, but never got
beyond the point of discussion until now.
Student base ball in the East has always
been very popular, and iDtercollsgiat ate
The morning call., 1894-03-17
But Judge Conian Ignores the Testi-
mony of Park Policemen.

II. D. Brown, racehorse starter, who was
arrested three weeks ago while out driving
in Golden Gate Park. was fined $50 by
Police Judge Conlan yesterday on charge
of carrying concealed weapons. The other
two charges of using vulgar language anu
fast driving. preferred by Officer Cumfor,
were dismissed. Browns attorneys gave
notice OF appeal on the ground that the
defendant Is a travelling man and has
thereupon right TO carry pistol
Judge CoDlan also dismissed the charge
of fast driving in the park against CAPTAIN
Anderson. as John ID. Spreckels testified
that Anderson, at the time of the arrest.
was driving horse which could not go
mure than eight miles all hour. In both
these cases The testimony of the park
policemen as TO the rate of speed was dis
carded by the court In favor of that of citi-
Zens. who fatty cont-adcted them on the
stand.
The morning call., 1894-03-17

leagues have been numerous. both on the
Atlantic seaboard ana among the fresh
water colleges on the lake and river States.
The procession to-day promises TO be
something novel, with six colleges repre-
sented. all flying their colors. The game
will be spirited one, as both Stanford
and Santa Clara are anxious to carry of
the honOrs of the opening OF the season.
The morning call., 1894-03-17

Board of Supervisors held very short
IL ee .ng yesterday, as Its chairman, Super
visor Kennedy, was reported to be sick.
The committee agreed TO recommend the
, assage of an orde- making lettering in
publlc buildings misdemeanor. The OBJ
jeot 1. TO prevent the corridors OF tie ne W
City Hall from being infested by crowds
Of curio sity-seekers who hang about the
new police courts.
The morning call., 1894-03-17
BIRTHS-MARRIaGES-
BORN.

BORN.
EWING-In this city, March 10. 1894. to the wife
of w. Fl. Ewing of Vfsalia. daughter.
ERICKSoN-ln this city, March 10, 1894, to the
wife of o. Erickson,
MAcCALLUM-In this city. to the wife OF j. j.
MacCailum. daughter.
JOHNSON-Tn this city. March 16. 1894, to the
wife OF Alfred johnson. son.
MOYNE-In this city, March TO- 1894, to the wife
of j. Moyne, son.
DREY ER-ID this city, March IL, 1894, to the
wife of E. Dreyer son.