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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-01-29
SUCCESSION SALE.
Estate OF T. s. FONTENoT AND
WIFE,

| ESTATE Of Il. 5. FONTENOT AND
WIFE.
No. - Probate Docket, District Court,
Parish of st. Landry, La.
I By virtue of an order Of the Hon. Gill
bert l.. Dupre, Judge of the 11th Juei=
fcial District Court, in and for the Pars
ish OF ST. Landry, State of Louisiana,
there will be sold at public auction td
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door of the courthouse, in Opslousas,
Parish OF st. Landry, by the undersigns
ed illustrators, or any duly qualified
auctioneer, on
Saturday, Feb. i2,f898,
at IL o'clock a. M, the following des=
cribed property, to-wit:
NOT NIORTGAGEn. 81 49,,
1st. The northeast quarter OF the
southeast quarter (NF14s of SE1xl of see-
ton l1l) fourteen in TIP. As, RI west,
containing fifty arpents, more or less,
being part Of same land acquired by
deceased from Joachim G.. GuiIiory, De-
eember "a 1886, asN per act recorded In
I'd. The undivided one-half of Lots
| t4) four and (5y Ave of Section (6) six Up
1 S, R east, containing in all tifty-one
and 48-100 acres the entire tract was ae-
quired by r. s. Fontenot from the State
/ of Louisiana, dn june b, 1889, ~ per
patent No. 1898 recorded in Book x No.
! 2, page 760, and the undivided one-haR
conveyed to Geo. o. Elms ON July Sth,
1883, as per act In Book X No. q page 81
| Sd. A certain track or parcel of land
situated in L'Anse-aux-Pailles,s being
| the southwest quarter of the southeast
/ quarter of section (l9) nineteen IN TIP.
/ (5l five south range (2) two east, con-
/ tanning forty acres. more OF less. &C.
quired BY deceased from ON Gustave ron, n,
/ tenot on January 4, 1888, as per act OF
sale recorded in conveyance Book G No.
3 page 475. ....sss ,...sss
9TH. The southeast quarter (SE1ly OF
| section az four Township four south
range one east, containing one hundred
and fifty-fiye and 40-l00 acres, acquired
| by Z. 81 Fontenot from Andre Desho-
4 tells, Jr., Nov. %, 1893, as per act of retro
cession recorded in Book e No.3 pages
| 153 and 154.
5th. The southwest quarter of north
west quarter of section Q9l nineteen
| TOWNSHIPS four south range one east,
i con ntaining forty acres, more or less, ac-
/ lquired by deceased by act of retroees-
4 sion from Pierre Hebert on February
10Th, 1894, recorded in Book Nos as
i page 6.
| 9Th. "A certain tract or parcel Of prai-
rie and woodland, situated in Prien
Noir Cove and BayoR Durable woods
near Bayou NeZ Pique, containing one
hundred and twenty. arpents (l2O), being
lots nine, ten and eleven OF plat OF
subdivision made by Geo. Q. Elms, z. 8.
Deputy Surveyor, for 0libe Manuel, OF
tract OF land having ten arpents front
by depth of eight arpents, acquired BY
said Olibe Manuel at a sheriff's sale OF
Cleophas Comeau VS.. Il. M !. Anderson ct
ais, No. 12772, District Courtof st. Lam
dry, and of Fanny M. Bowling, acquired
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-01-29
STARVING IN THE LAND OF GOLD
Johannesburg Filled with Men Un
nf,Hn tn Mako n Living. -. -.

va4mrnaau,nro RayIad with Men Tn-
! ar,ie to Make a Living. 80.
gv late mail from South Africa comes
a nelancbo1y story as to the distress
at present existing at johannesburg.
revealing a state Of m ts-asssf ,,,saa ss.l
tculated to stop the rush to the rand.
Writing on the subject under the head
ing: Starving johannesburg" q re-
cent resident says: 'They are coming
in crowds; you can't stop them. IL Is
utterly useless to attempt to- do SO.
Shoals Of letters have been written TO
fne home papers by pronin ent men IN
all parts Of Africa pointing out the
difficulties which exist at the present
time in making living, mucn less
making q fortune, in the Iransyaai.. sai L
Editors have devoted leading articles
to the subject, advising people to be
careful before relinquishing modef-
ate certainty in the old country for q
most perilous uncertainty In south
Africa. But sit is oil useless Advice
falls to the ground UNDECIDED, and the
cry is: Still they come. Johannes
burg at the present time Is In such a
condition as few other cities ever pre-
sented Trade. Is parafyzed, business
| OF all descriptions LIZ at q standstill,
| mines are closing down daily ;smany OF
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-01-29
HaneInut and Orange Creams.


Roll the hazelnut In little fondant
that has been favored with vanilla. u
may then be dipped in chocolate, sanilla
or cocoanut fondant. To make orange
creams, CRATE the yellow nnd ofan or.
ange; mix and knead it with one pound
of fondant, and use enough sugar 70 pre-
vent sticking. This grind viii both
favor and color the fondant. Divide at
and set aside one-half for melting. and
to the other half add o few drops Of ex-
tract OF orange. and knead unNi
smooth. Cut candied pineapple into
dice, and roll. each one In q portion OF
thfs hard fondant and set aside for three
or four hours. Meltthe orange fondani
In the saucepan, standing In waters add
orange juice until you have u the
proper consistency. Use for dipping
the same as cream chocolates. Ladies
| Home journal.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-01-29

"A machine in a asteel mill In Efwood,
Ind. worked By hydraulic pressure,
produces q steel bar rs feet long In 20
seconds
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13
A rurhl.h omrrr, r,rlnl,.

In DR. C. s. Ryan's Under the Red
Crescent" being his adventures as sur
geon with the Turkish army al Plcyaa.
he relates a remarkable exploit by a
Turkish oflcer. Ahmed Boy:
Il never In my lie saw a man with
such a magnificent physique. Tie was
very handsome, splendldly proper
toned. and Of astounding physical
strength. a few days before met
him he had been the hero OF feat
about which all the troops In Nlsh were
stlll talking. Il seemed that Abdul
KerIm Pasha. the commander-ln-chl
while inspecting the troops one morn
ing. casually expressed wish that he
could capture a seryian prisoner from
the Scrvian lines. Ahmed hey. who
overheard the remark. rode up. and
saluiing. asked 70 be permitted TO &c,
the commander n prisoner Abdul Kc.
rim wondorIngly gave the required per.
mission. and Ahmed hey. without an.
other word. wheeled hts charger. dashed
the spurs into hls TANKS. aud gallopcj
on in front OF the aslonlshed detach
ment straight FOR the nearest Sorylar
outpost A. De approached the lines
half dozen rifles cracked. Cor the Ser
Wan yodettos opened fire upon him
hoping TO drop him ON the wing. Bu
Ahmed ney galloped ON unframed
having deliberately marked down on
sentry Cor his prey The sentry emp
tied his rifle at the audaclous horse
man. ln vain. and too late started d
rum Ahmed Bey swoopod down upo
him like a sparrow hawk upon q Ian
dml. and. bending down, Fraspod n
man hy the collar In an iron grip an
flung him without an effort across IN
saddle In front OF him. Then he ra'
Hoped back again. bending over hi
horses neck as the bullets whistle
over his head. and delivered his b,
wlldored prisoner to the Turkish con
mandcr amid the delighted shouts {
the whole detachment"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

on last Monday week an Atlanta
gentleman announced 20 friend that
he would leave next day Tor a north
crn city % be- married lie engaged
apartments Tor himself and bride. The
friend was dumhfounded why.
didn't know you we're even engaged"
the friend faid. helng unable 60 think
OF any adequate expression. I'm
not" was the stunning rcrly. You're
not Then. how IN the name"
Here the brldegroom-elect interrupted
and told him his loye-story. 90 course.
he knew whom he intended 90 wed.
lie had seen her exactly four times.
had never proposed. but. nevertheless.
was going on 10 marry her immediate.
H. He was opposed to long engage
ments well. perhaps You Won't
yenturcd the friend. but she will"
asserted the determined lover To
prove his confidence In the success Of
this very unusual matrimonial ven
ture. he calmly offered TO send the
friend a telegram as Enon a. he put
the momcntous question. In the mean
time he made arrangements Tor the
reception of his hrlde-to-hc. Three
days after his departure came the
promised Telegram from the man with
a purpose. II was on schedule time
and Il read Proposed. accepted
married. Atlanta Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

A smart Chicago operator advertised
that he had discovered a process by
which old and rancid butter could be
made as good as new. but that he
could only handle large quantities
Some dealers sent him samples to try.
and In return received perfectly fresh
creamery butter. Then they sent
agents all over the state bought hcav-
ny and sent the stun 20 him. To their
CONSERVATION, he declined TO operate
on Il. but offered 10 buy Il at a small
figure. much less than they had paid
Tor Il. and a.. In the open market. Il
would be graded a. axle-grcase. they
were Obliged TO let him have IT,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

-Ars We almost mp 10 Il. Mr.. Lar
kim gaspsd out.
Almost, captain give up; for
the love Of our dear little ones Al
home. don't give up captalnl"
The oars flashed as the blades turn
cd up to the moonlight. Tho men who
piled them we're fathers. and had faith
ers hearts; the strength which nerved
them at that moment was more than
human.
Suddenly Mr.. Larkln stopped pulling
and my heart for moment ceased a.
beating; for the terrible thought that
he had given out crossed my mind.
But ! was quickly treasured BY his
voice. Gently. captain, Nntly-a
stroke or two more-iherc. that VIII
do!"-and the next moment the boats
side came In contact with something,
and Iarkln sprang from the boat With
his heavy feet upon the ice ] started
up. and calling upon the mon 10 make
fast the boat 10 the fee. followed.
We ran 10 the dark spot In the center
OF the mass and found two little boys.
the head OF the smaller resting In the
bosom OF the largor-boih we're fast
asleep. The lethargy which would
have been fatal but for the timely
rescle. had overcome them. Mr.. Lark
In graspCd one OF the lads. cut on iis
shoes. tore on his jacket. and thea
looslng bis own garments 20 the ska.
he placed the cold child IN contact
with his own warm body. carefully
wrapping over him his Erea,-eoai
which he procured from the boat ]
did the same with the other child.
and We then returned 70 the boat. and
the men. partially recovered. pulled
slowly back.
The children. m We learned when
We subsequently had the delight OF re-
storing them 10 their parents. were
playing on the Ice. and had venturel
on the cake. which had jammed into
the bend OF the river ten miles above
New York. a movement Of the tldo
set the ice 10 motion. and the little
fellows were borne away on that cold
night. aud would inevitably have per-
lshed but for Mr. LarkIn's espyins
them as the ice was sweeping ont 20
sea.
How DO you foel?' sald 10 the
mate. the morning after this adven'
ture
a little sin IN the arms, captain"
the noble fellow replied. while the big
tears Of grateful happiness gushed
from his eyes-"a little stln In the
arms. captain. but very easy here"
and be laid his hand on his manly
heart Ny quaint. brave down-easter,
Tie who lashos the sea into fury. and
lets loose the tempest. will care Tor
theel The storm may rage without.
but IN Thy bosom peace and sunshine
abide always
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13
PIETY AND PROSPERITY.
To Want Money becomes Very Near ne
ing = rious Desire

To Want Money becomes Very Near ne.
ing rious Desire.
AloAey o. a convenient measure for
almost every sort Of endeavor. and 20
want more money wherewith 10 dis
charge our obligations and 10 help the
needy and promote good works. as well
as TO increase our personal comfort.
comes very near being pious desire.
says Scribner's. Thrift and honesty
come near. In the eyes OF contemporary
thinkers. to godllness. We have GER
tainly made a great gain 20 thrift. and
there Is no reason 10 think that. as a
people, we have refrigerated In homes
". We OF this generation. when we
get into scrape, are not 40 much
disposed to insist that was Gods will
as 10 reason together and Try TO mud
out what stupid thing we have done.
or what wise thing We have neglected.
that has resulted 30 dlsastrously.
This we DO. not necessarily because we
are less religious than our forbcars
but perhaps because We are somewhat
more reasonable than they Il does
seem certain that this increased sense
OF our own responsibility Is a develop
ment that Is 10 be regretted However
u any our friends who are sollcitous
Tor our welfare have been disappointed
IN some Of the effects or lack OF effect
o. adversely upon us lc, us hope that
they will be disappointed again. and
more agrcoably, Ia the spiritual results
Of any prosperity tina, may be youch-
safed 10 rs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

Mary Burns Tie cared 20 much Tor
he's snd he showed u 30 plainly In his
quiet. boy-like way. that the girls al
ways leased her about him, and at las,
Il grew to be a settled thing among the
boys and girls that Mary Burns and
Lynn Taylor we're going 10 be married
some day. when they grew up Lynn
Taylor left school early and went TO
work. lie said he wanted TO build a
home Goa Mary, Every Sunday he took
Mary to church. and on Sunday even
lngs he would 40 and see her In he
good old southern country fashion
Mary's father kept the marriage on
a. long AZ he could lie said De- wanted
his daughter 10 enjoy lie before she
settled down Early we'd. early dead.
he said. but Lynn Taylor grew impa-
tlent. and al last Mt Burns consented
to the wedding There was a great to
DO Ia the village vhen the guests were
invited TO the wedding Al the unclcs
and aunts and cousins. came from
miles around. and brought presents and
offered 20 help get ready Cor the we'd
ding irollc" There was o. great baking
OF cakes aud a spreading ot tables
Mary had the prettiest Kind Of dotted
muslin wedding ircss and Me had two
bridesmaid and half ~ Kentucky was
at the wedding The minister came
the hour arriyed-but the bridegroom
ala no, come The bridesmaids laugh
cd and Uttered and leased tho bride.
and the bride laughed II grgv late
The hour for the testimony was pas.
By thirty minutes The bridesmaid
began 90 look frightened. and one Of
them began TO cry 4 man rode mp on
horseback and called one ~ the men
out of the house when thc man cam,
hack he said that there would be- ro
wedding that lynu Taylor had lls
appeared Tho bridesmaids Ethcre
around the bride aud trlrl to comfort
her. she pushed them away without
a word. Those Who knew her best sa,
now that she grew ln tha, one momcn
from Young blooming rrl into
hargard woman She went uut of I'D
room alone. There was time nt gr6a
confusion. and when tho bridesmaid
, lhourht NJ the bride arau she va
, gone They hunted an Arourh lh
house Tor her and at last thc, ioun
her dead hanged hy ihc neck sh
F, had runc Into hcr own room. ana ID
, had shut the door and she had k.llc
herself and there she huug, Boa h'
wedding nucy Tho mon of tho iar
, lly sclroh,d high and low Tor Lyu
Taylor They could end not the leaI
trace % him. re had disappeared d
7, n the earth had swallowed him y
. one could ten anything about him hl
every one In the village had known 2.
years, that he was an honest siraigh
forward. earnest man. with nothing
I the world 90 conceal They hurl,
a Mary Burns In her wedding nnery.
e tho minister spoke the last words
v. peace for the soul which had gone,
q man pushed his way into the llti
= church II was Lynn Taylor lie "
/, AZ white az a ghost. ne was dishevel'
d and trayel-sialned. and he looked az
u he had neither eaten nor slept for das
Hs walked up the marrow aisle with
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

Wesley Webb. a i6-ycar-old lad. shot
his stepfathsr the other day At Roches.
ter. y. Y. Wesley is sensitive. pas.
sionate youth. Some time ago bis
mother. a widow. married John Smith.
a Msndon farmer stepson and step
father ala not get along well together
Smith aud his wife quarreled over a
trivial matter The argument became
heated and young Webb lntcrfcrcd but
vas promptly knocked down by his
stepiather. The boy then drew a re-
yolyer and fred. the bullet taking a..
feet In Smiths rlght arm. Smith
rushed toward Wesley. and the latter.
retreating. fred twice one bullet sirlk-
ing Smith In the neshy part of the
neck The stepfaiher sank 10 the door
and the boy fed 4 warrant has been
issued Tor webb's arrest. and a deputy
o. looking Tor him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13
turkey cracked Her Rlb..

Mrs. Eleanor Hess. an elderly lacy
~ ng In Black Hole valley near Mont
gomery. Pa. Is suffering from a pecu-
liar accident. aud a big black turkey
gobbler is responsible Tor the fracture
Of couple Of her ribs. 4 few days
ago a man went To the residence Of
Mrs. Hess 10 purchase some turkeys
The gobbler In question had always
been tame and a regular pet. but the
sight % a stranger aud the thoughts
OF speedy decapltation caused Il TO take
To flight So q hoped upon the top
board % the harnyard gate The good
lady O, the house moved cautiously
toward Il and Just a. her fingers
closed around the sturdy limbs Of the
fowl be- made a jump Tor the other SHE.
almost Jerking Mrs Hess across the
fence. She struck quite forcihly with
her side across the gate. and from the
intense pains and soreness she has
since experienced d Is very oyidcn,
that one. u not more, ribs have been
cracked.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

The pretty siory is told how Henry
N. Stanley wooed and won Miss Dor
othy Tenant Miss Tenuant was The
original Of Sir John Mlllals' famous
picture. Yes or Mo- Il seems that
Stanley had asked the question and
the reply was NO" The great ex-
plorer went 20 Africa again. and after
several years returned to London to
ind himself the most talkod-of man Of
the day. The thought Of Miss Tenant
was stlll uppermost In his MUD. When
he met her at reception she made
conversation boy asking him DO you
fnd London much changed, Mr S'aa-
ley" NO. haven't found LONDON
changed. and I'm not changed. either.
returned the explorer. with hts usual
lntrepldlty. have YOU" Yes. I've
changed answered Miss Tenant.
softly. a few days later Mlnais received
note from his former subject. be-
glnnng My Dear Sir John Tho mo-
mcnious question hrs been NJ last de-
cldcd Il Is a joyful and triumphani
'Yes,"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13
IRwl

Is the hard condition Of the human
lot as by nature established The
prime reason why bread must be- 80
dear and flesh and blood so cheap II
that the ratio Of exchange between the
two has been fixed In the constitution
OF the earth. much 10 the disadvan-
tago OF the latter when Il IL written
that God cursed the ground and babe
Il be unfruitful. bringing forth hrlcrs
ana tLorns. that man should only eat
MS bread with a dripping brow. the
scripture does not exceed the truth OF
the uneeaslng and eyer-painlul strug-
gle Tor existence. Taking II by and
large. II Is a hard. cold. and cruel
world, In which little Is to be got "a.
cept by toll and anguish: and Of that
I'lle not an can be kept by any de-.
gree Of care and pains. There are. IN.
deed regions where the earth spon-
taheously brings forth fruit enough
Tor small population. and where a
moderate enort will largely increase
thai product while the climate h. so
benign thai lie Is easily protected
ircm exposure. But these are not the
regions whore man ever has. or Seem
ingly ever can. become a noble being
ana even here. In the midst of tsopi-
cat plenty. the serpent silngs. the d.
ger prowls no night around the VII.
lage the earthquake and the tornado
work their frIghtfu mischief. chol.
era and malaria Kin ucir millions:
while every few Years gaunt famine
stalks over the land. leaving % cum
bered with corpses Throughout 40
the regions inhabited by our own race
life Is a terribly close and grinding
struggle. From four 20 seven months
the earth lies locked up In frost. and
It's wreiched inhabitants cover over
the scaniy Gre and try 20 outlast the
winter. When summer opens 10 III 20
a harsh soil that the peasant resorts
20 win the means. sCanty az the best
Of barely preserving life Sterlllty Is
the rule among the soils Of earth.
mountain and plain alike The ex.
ceptions are a comparatively icw fer
tile valleys In which are concentrated
the productive essences Of nature. The
literature Of primitive peoples Is ever
telling the story Of this unceasIne
wfestle with the hard conditions OF
existence. and the same drcary tale
Is repeated down 20 our own day
Alcman the Greek calls spring tn,
season Of short fare" and less thar
forty years ago the Irish peasant
spoke Of "the starving season" which
Immediately preceded the harvest oI
the year n then. you complain Of
poverty. make your complaint maniul
~ and squarely against the Maker o.
the earth. Tor poverty Il largely nh
work. The socialist is simply dlshon
est when he charges human mlser,
upon society. Society has done vas,ll
more 10 relieve misery than 10 Gro
ate II.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-13

straage. automatic step. Tie looked
neither 10 the flght nor 10 The left Tie
walked straight 10 tlie coffin and be-
leaned over and looted AZ the dead
girls face. Mary. said. quietly,
MARY. you did nd y 4ersinnd You
see. MARY. you did n understand. Il
was all a mistake. kFry. n you could
only understand ABOUT Il. you would
tell me 80. too. wouldn't you. Mary?
But you SEE lt's too late now. Its too
late" lie did not cry. nor did he
show any signs OF emotion Some one
went TO him and led him away. lie
went home and went TO bed. lie
showed no signs Of insanity He talked
nationally on every subject. lie asked
all about Mary. and how she died.
When they told him that she killed
herself because he did not come. he
listened In absolute silence. When
they asked him where he had been ne
looked At his questioners and smiled
absently ITS all a mistake" IL all
he would say. Just two weeks
from that date they found him hang
ing from a rafter In a barn dead.
They buried him near his sweetheart.