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B. BLOONFIELD. Commissaire de la Cour de Circuit des Etats-Unis, pour le District Sud Ouest de la Louisiane. Commissaire de la Cour des réclama tions des Etats-Unis. Notaire Public dans et pour la Pa roisse St. Landry. Son attention toute particulière sera donnée aux entrées de terres et aux Preuves Finales. S'occupera de collecter prompte ment dans les Paoioesse St. landry et Acadie. - S'occupe des pensions, des patentes, etc. Office avec l'Hon. John N. Ogden, Opélousas, Lne. \n\n ST. LANDRY CLAMION. " Here shall the press the people's rights maintain, Unawed by influence and unbribed by gain." VOL. I. NO. 45. OPELOUSAS, LA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1891. SUBSCRIPTION, $2 A YEAR. Ill I 1 1 . . . . . . .. . .. . •.. . . . . 1 l l l I I. . . .. .. T ,1 1 l l"III- IIlI. . I I·i i . . ..--;II l-II 'I ,I I--.T - i . II l lI i II l I II I A TENDENCY OF THE TIME. 'Th Work of Psyehlesal Researeh and What It is Likely to Accomplish. It is at first glance remarkable that so skeptical an age as ours should be the time in which so thorough and ex tensive research is made into that misty region which of old was regarded as the supernatural, but which is now the custom to look upon as merely the un explored; and yet upon the second thought it is apparent that it is pre cisely the skeptical age that is most likely to study this phase of nature. In a more devout age it would be thought that there was something half sacri legious in prying into the hidden mys teries of creation; while in a more su perstitious age a more or less conscious fear would do much to check investiga tion. It is in the calm and coolly in vestigating temper of the generation which is still in doubt that these things are sure to be most eagerly studied. There is, of course, the widest differ ence of temper in the minds of those who in one form or another have thrown themselves into psychical re search. It was said, with perhaps more epigrammatic neatness than accuracy, that the English Society of Psychical Research was established to prove that all ghost stories were true, while the American was established to prove that all were false; yet with whatever extravagance of statement there was at least a grain of truth in the phrase. The negative is never of a vitality equal to that of the positive, and in the end the American society went under, and its remnants have been annexed to the English body. That there are ear nest workers in both is doubtless true, and it is no doubt true also that there is much work of value done by the so ciety. Certainly many of the men con nected with the movement would com mand respect for any Lnterprise in which they were engaged or to which they lent their support. The thing which strikes an outsider, however, is the fact that it is the almost invariable result of the following sort of study that the student is drawn from the real to the unreal, from the tanr i ble to the intangible, and--alas, th( tit must be added!-from the tenable to the untenable. The history of the vast ma jority of thinkers who have plunged in to this sort of study has been that they have ended by being the dupe of illu sions which.they would have been the first to smile at when they were in a sane and normal condition, illusions of which the falsity has been demonstrat ed beyond peradventure. It has not in frequently happened that investigators for the power and clearness of whose mind at the outset, for whose fairness and integrity there could not be too much admiration, have in the end become the victims of the most vul gar trickery, the dupes of charlatans who had not the merit of extraordinary cleverness to recommend them, or the champions of vagaries begot in their own brains like maggots in sunbaked cheese. The value of psychical researc is too obvious to need remark, and it , in no spirit of cavil that this common er of the study is touched upon. Why is it that investigators so often lose their balance in this field it is not easy to say, but of the fact, at least, there seems to be no reasonable doubt Whether it be from the habit of mind induced by too much striving after the intangible, whether it be that the powers proper to the perception of this branch of investi gation be not well developed in the race as yet,whether it be that contact with the class or phenomena dwelt upon in these suggestions subtily changes the fiber of the mind, it is impossible to say; it. is only possible to predict with approxi-, mate asurance that the man who goes into this businesswith a very level head will in nine cases out of ten come to the place where he will be a possible if not a probable victim to the easiest and' most transparent frauds of circum stances or of charlatans. He will come to the place where it is inevitable that he should either be trickedor trick him self. It is possible that this is one of the phases through which this branch of science must go, and from which it will triumphantly emerge later. It may be that it is- mrely the natural result of hereditary tendencies, and that in a generation or two the impulse, brought constantly in contact withthe hard face of fact, will be worn away. In the meantime it is not unnatural that the human mind, being called upon to be lieve scientifically so much that it has hitherto held to or rejected as belong ing to the realm of the supernatural, should find it difficult to distinguish be tween the true and the false. This may come later when the atmosphere of in vestigation becomes cleared from the lingering mist of old superstitions. Meanwhile there is nothing to do but to push the investigations; although the outside world must look upon whoever goes deeply into this branch of study as a man who is likely to make a sacrifice of himself in the cause of science much in the same way as a man sacrifices him self who goes into a mine full of pois onous vapors for the sake of bringing back to light such gems as may chance to be mixed with the handfuls of peb bles which he gathers in the desperate haste that haply he may escape with his life.-Boton Courier. The wwary the Trs-re*uor. Prominent Citizen (in Oklahoma) You ort to have been to meetin', yester day, Ike. Alkali Ike-Yanm! Good meetin't Prominent Citizen-You bet! Went of as smooth as velvet till Preacher Buckskin, bein' told thpt some feller had jest jumped his claim down by the ceek, stopped the sermon while he went down an' sorto moved him off He came back in a little while an' finished the discourse with unusual fre an' f-arve. Tip-top meetin'! You ort to have been thar. Alkali Ike (sadly)-Wlst I had. Pm the tfeUr se sorto moved off-Jury. Gold, bright, shining gold, glittering gold, for once has lost its delusive lustre. The Lottery's golden argu ments influence the people of Louisia na no longer. Political freedom, good morals, pure government is the cry. 8t. Mary Banner. Advertise in the Cz.tzos. MAKING UP. Some of the Secrets of My Lady's Tollet Chamber Revealed. The idea of "making up" is extremely distasteful and suggestive of the ballet to the woman of refined taste, and yet such is the delicacy of coloring in most American faces that in the blaze of brilliant lights their beauty seems faded, or is lost altogether. Particular ly is this noticeable in boxes at the theater or opera, where the glare of the footlights increases the pallor of delicate women and dims the coloring even of the freshest and fairest youth ful faces. The great beauties of bygone ages owed much of tt.eir triump to the se crets of the tblletk but, unfortunately, so jealously were tlx ,e secrets guarded that they were b ' with their owners. But since 4t is every woman's bounden duty and privilege to make the best pfrthe beauty which she possesses, whether the Creator has en dowed her with a greater or lesser share of charms, a little chapter on the "make up" for ladies may interest some fair reader. Some one wise in the arts suggests that the appearance of the neck and arms is always most pleasing in even ing dress when they have been sponged with perfumed tepid water, thoroughly dried, and then bathed with a lotion composed of equal parts of glycerine and rose water. While this is still damp a thick coating of powder is ap plied with a puff and left on until the last l'ement. If it is then rubbed in thoroughly, but gently, the skin will seem beautifully white and all.races of powder will have disappeared. The scarlet tint of the lips is intensi fied by wetting them with perfume, and, when that has dried, touching them with cold cream to soften them. This treatment should not be applied very often, as the delicate membrane of the lips may become hard and dry. Powder on the face shows less if ap plied with a bit of chamois rather than a puff, or if a puff is used the powder should be rubbed gently into the skin with a hare's foot or a small, soft brush, such as is used on babies' heads. Eyebrows are wonderfully improved by rubbing good brilliantine into them, and then coaxing or training them into proper curves with a fine-tooth comb or the fingers. The brilliantine does away with the need of the actor's pencil, as it darkens the hair. There was once a famous lady who tinted her cheeks with mashed straw berries washed off with milk, but the inexpensive and easily obtained garden beet will give the cheek as fair and natural a bloom, and can in no sense be construed as rouge or paint. Just why it is so much more shocking to use a bit of color on the cheeks than any amount of powder on the face and arms and shoulders is a bit difficult to compre hend, but such seems to be the prev alent opinion among conservative women. The homely vegetable is simp ly cut with a knife and left to drain its juice out for beauty's use. The liquid should be applied with a camel's hair brush and toned down after it dries with a coating of powder. But the women who uses it must have such ar tistic inspirations and nicety of execu tion that even her most intimate friends will never imagine that she is "made lip," or the whole process will result in disastrous failure.-N. Y. Sun. PROPERTIES OF ALUMINUM. It Is One-Seveath the Welght of Gold and Doesn't Rust. To the laymen a few statistics about aluminum may be instructive. The atomic weight is 27.4. With iron three or four pounds of aluminum to the ton reduces the melting point to such a liquid state that it can be run into the finest interstices of the mold and pro duce the finest castings and consider ably improve the quality of the iron. With copper aluminum very easily amalgamates, improving the quality, appearance and strength, and resembles gold. Useful results are obtained with about five per cent. Aluminum also amalgamates with many other metals, and this is a boundless track for experi ments. Aluminum is sonorous, and doubtless when alloyed with other metals would produce as good an effect as now can be produced from the finest bell metal. Its lightness in this respect would be of advantage for high elevations. The specific gravity of the metal is 2.55. It is about one-seventh the weight of gold, about one-fifth the weight of lead, and, roughly speaking, about one-third the weight of copper, zinc or iron. The melting point of aluminum is about 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit, while that of iron is almost double the tempera ture. The electrical conductivity is stated to be eight times that of iron. Its elasticity may be taken to be equal to silver. It is non-soluble in sulphuric acid, which acid, produced from coal. combustion, is so destructible to iron, zinc and marble. It can be beaten into plates as thin as tissue paper and drawn out into wire as attenuated as the finest silk. It does not oxidize like iron, con sequently does not rust, and requires no pains or protection from the influ ence of the atmosphere.-Iron and Steel Trades' Journal ]x*rcadag Due Ccation. "Have you made up the list for your reception yet?" "Yes; but I haven't revised it since the panic. I must consult Bradstreet's before sending out the cards."-Har per's Bazar. To. WnOM. Yomung Wife (reprovimly)-My love, you know my dear mother can't bea .Igars, and she won't remain with us a week if you smoke them in the house. Young Husband-AUi right, my desr. I'l smoke a pipe.-N. Y. Weekly. Subscribe for the Star.-Vermilion Star, of Abbeville. They say John A. Morris has, and quite liberally, too-Iberia Democrat. A weak mindis like a microscope, which imagnifies trifling things, but can not receive great ones. State Tax Sales -OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY. The State of Louisiana - VERSU-- DELINQUENT TAX DEBTORS OF THE PARISH OF ST. LANDRY. By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana, I will sell at the principal front door of the Court House, at Opelou sas, parish of St. Landry, within the legal hours for judicial sales, beginning at 11 o'clock a. m., on Saturday, September 5th, 1891, and continuing on 1iondav, and each suc ceeding day, until said sales are complet ed, all property on which taxes are now due to the State of Louisiana and to the parish of St. Landry, to enforce the collection of the taxes assessed in the year 1890, and each year previous thereto, to gether with interest thereon at the rate of two per cent per month till paid, and all costs. The names of said delinquent tax-pay ers, the ainount of taxes due by each on the assessment of said year, and the prop erty assessed to each, to be offered for sale, are as follows, to-wit: 1507. Marie Emelie Daniel, tax 1890, 300 acres south fractional part of section 15, fractional section 18, and southeast frac tional part of section 19, township 6 south of range 7 east, fronting on the west side of the Atchafalaya river, $300, state $1 80, parish $3, total $4 80 with interest and cost 1508. Tax 1889, same as above. 1109). Tax 1888, same as above. 15-27. Etienne Darby, Port Barre, 00 acres bounded north by the bayou Courtableau, south by Amas Zeringue, east by Francois (oulon Devilliers, and west by J. Frozard. with improvements, $440, stock $80, vehicles $10, state 3 18, parish $5 30, poll $1, total $) 48 with interest and cost. 1598. Adolphe Dejean, Melville, one lot in the corporation of Melville, $100, state (6)0, corporation 50p, poll $1, total $2 10 with interest and cost. 1603. Mrs. Clara Orphia Dejean, Port Bar re, the undivided half of 75 acres bounded north by Thibodeau and Chevis, south by 'ourtableau, east by Dubourdieu and west by C. Hebert, $'_30, stock $60. state $1 74, parish $2 90, total $4 GI with interest and cost. 1674. Gustave Deshotels, Mammouth, 100, acres bounded north by Jean P. Lafleur, south and east by Alcide Guillorv, west by L. Guillory, $360, stock $20, vehicles $20, state $2 40, parish $4, poll $1, total $7 40 with interest and cost. 1830. Hypolite Doucet, Coulee Croche, 85 acres with improvements, bounded north by Treville Leger, south by Louis Landry, east by Adam Richard and west by Ed mend Comeau, $550, state $3 30, parish $5 50, poll $1, total $9 80 with interest and co)st 1916. Philogene Duplechain, Bayou Teche 36 acres improved, on Bayou Teche, $310, stock $120, vehicles $40, state $2 82, parish St 70, poll $1, total $8 52 with interest and cost. 1965. Laurent Dupre, Opelousas, one lot improved, in the corlporation of Opelousas, bounded north by lot of H. L. Garland, south by Bellevue street, east by property of V. Boagni and west by Garland, $500, stock $50, state $3 30, corp. $2 75, poll $1, to tal $7 05 with interest and cost 19:8. L J. Durre, Opelousas, 4 lots in the corporation of Opelousas, bounded north by Bellevue street, south by Landry street, east by Liberty street and west by Railroad avenue, $2000, state $12, parish $10, total $22 with interest and cost. 2018. C. W Duroy, Opelousas, 1 .lot iI - proved, in the corporation of Opelousas, bounded north by Landrv street, south by Vine street, east by L. A. Black and west by C. N. Ealer, $1210, stock $50, vehicles $50 state $7 80, corporation $6 50, poll $1, total $15 30 with interest and cost. 2035. John Eaglin jr, near Grand Coteau, 16 acres wiih improvements, bounded north and south by E. Thompson, and west by D. Guilbeau, $150, stock $50, state $1 20, parish $2, poll $1, total $4 20 with interest and cost. 2017. Mrs. Magruder Ebert, Mallet, sixty acres and improvements, bounded north by C. Lede, south by Papillon, east by Las tie Guillory and west by N. Guillory, $200, stock $70, vehicles $10, state $2 04, parish $3 40, poll $1, total $6 44 with interest and cost. 2091. Charles Ellis, Washington, one lot improved, $120, stock $30, vehicles $10, state 96#, parish $1 (0, poll $1, total $3 560 with interest and cost 2119. Mrs. Joachim Esprit, Big Mainm mouth, 80 acres in Big Mammouth, bound aries unknown, $240, state $1 44, parish $2 40, total $3 80 with interest and cost. 2126. Estate of Bataille, Plaisance, sixty acres of prairie land, bounded north bv Sam Haas. south by Narcisse Lavigne, andZ west by Eugene Lavigne, $240; 8 acres of woodland bounded north by C. Andrepont south by J. Perrodin. east by Dejean and Sebastian and west by Aurtistin Bellaire, $40, improvements W$0, state $1 98, parish $3 30, total $5 28 with interest and cost 2190. Estate Alee Dup re, Opelousas, 43 acres in prairie Basse, hounded north by Leonard swamp, south by Belmont, east by Gustave Donato, and west by swamp, $80, state 48#, parish 80#, total $1 28 with interest and cost. 2171. Estate John Fahevy, Waxia, 95 acres bounded north by bavou Waxia, south by D)oyle, east by J.'IL Walker. and west by Foreman, $770; 220 acres bounded north by J. Martin, south by Gantt, east by swamp and west by bayou Waxia, $170; 480 acres improved, $980; stock $800; state $16 32, parish $2, total $43 52 with interest and cost. 2228. Estate Mrs. Kellbr, 2 lots with im provements in the corporation of Wash ,nton bounded north by R. S. Wilkins and irs. T. P. C(ooke, east by Carriere and west by C. Wolff and Corso street, $300, state $1 80, corp. $1 50, total $3 30 with in terest and cost. 2338. Estate Louis Luquette, 128 acres and improvements, bounded north by F. Dejean, south by E. Bertrand, east iby D. Ross and west by J. (hachere. $540, state $3 24 parish $5 -10, total $8 64 with interest and cost. 2264. Estate IHypolite Rattel, 41 and 261100 acres, lots 2 and 3. section 10, town shipl 6 south range 2 west, $50, state 30, parish 509, total 180 with interest and cost. 2264.Estate Jean Louis Roy, the undivid ed half of fourteen acres hounded north and south by Theo. Chauhere, east by Gus. Paillet and west by Octave Roy, $50, stock $30, state 489, panrish 809, total $1 28 with interest and cost. 2285. Estate of D. W. Wilson, Cocodrie, 40 acres with improvements, bounded north by bavou Cocodrie, south by Svlvester, east by C. S. Fontenot and west by J. J. Fonte not, $4150; 240 acres bounded north by pub lic land, south by bayou Cocodrie, east by A. Vidrine, west by Octave Fontenot, $1740; one saw-milL planing machine and lum ber yard, $400; vehicles $20; state $15 96, parish $26 i0, total $42 56 with interest and cost. 2188, Estate George Young, Washington, one lot in Gantt's addition bounded north by La. and Texas Railroad and Gordon's aidition, $1000, state $630, corp $5, total $11 with interest and cost. 2330. 8 H. Faulkner, Bayou Current, 100 acres on the Atchafalaya river, bounded north by unknown, south by J. Adams, east by Mies J. Roberts and west by Mrs A. M. Dickey, $110, stock $100, vehicles $10, state $1 62, parish $2 70, poll $1, total $5 32 with interest and cost. 2333.John M. Farris Cocodrie, 40 acres on C.ocdrie, bounded north, south, east and west by public land, 00, state 169, par ish O0, pofl $1, total $1 96 with interest and eost 2t14. Mrs. Alphonse B Fontenot, Plati ance, 84 acres in Plaisance, bounded north by Sam Hase. south by Alex. Thierry. east Bayou Carron, and west by J. Malvean, state $1 so, parish $s1a*, total 5 ±8 with interestandoet cost1 2458. Demetrius Fontenot, ViUe Platte prairie, 125 acres bounded north by Mn. lrignac, south by A. E. Buller, east by M. Lazarro, west by A. Launey, $500 20 acres with improvements, bounded north by A. Brignac, south and east by Mrs. Brignac, west by F. J. Pitre, $160, stock $90, vehicles $50, state $4 80, parish $8, poll $1, total $13 80 with interest and cost. 2475. Emile P. Fontenot, Chataignier, 40 acres of prairie land bounded north by Paul P. Fontenot, south by Francois J. Ii. P. Fontenot. east by D. Lafeur, and west by Sulice Billaudeau, with improvements. $200; 9 acres of woodland in Mallet woods, bounded north by Alphonse Guillet sr, south by Francois J. *sP Fontenot. east by Valmont P. Duplechain and west by Jiseph Fusilier, $30, stock $00, vehicles $3(, state $1 92, parish $3 20, toll $1, total $f 12 with interest and cost. 2483. Fabrisse B. Fontenot, Bellair's cove 32 acres with imptovements, bounded north by Gustave Fontenot, south by Onezime B. Fontenot, east by Damon B. lontenot and west by Auguste B. Fontenot, $120, im provements $50, stock $20, vehicles $20, state $1 26, parish $2 10, poll $1, total $4 36 with interest and cost. 2499. Gustave F. Fontenot, Anse-aux Pailles, buildings and improvements on railroad land, $50, stock $40, vehicles $10, state 00j, parish $1, poll $1, total $2 00 with interest and cost. 2575. Marcel Fontenot, Ville Platte, 20 acres botnded north by Louis John, south by Mrs. F. Brignac, east and west by M. Liazarro, with improvements, $100, stock $70, state $1 02, parish $1 70, poll $1, total $3 72 with interest and cost. Phalanie B. Fontenot, Ville Platte prai rie, 24 acres of land boundded north by Sam Haas, south by Appolonius B. Fonte not, east by Louis 1ontenot and west by Joseph B. Fontenot, $100, improvements $50, stock $80, poll $1, state $1 56, parish $2 60, poll $1, total $5 B1 with interest and cost. 2605, Theophile G. Fontenot, Bellair's Cove, 19 acres of prairie land bounded north by Onezime Young, south by Alce cius Fontenot, east by Auguste Pitre, and west by self, $80; 19 acres wood land boun ded north by Adolph Manuel, south by Al cecius Fontenot, east by self and west by Omer Manuel, $00, improvements $10,stock $40, state $1 02, parish $1 70, poll $1, total $3 72 with interest and cost. 2749. Mrs. Ephraim Prank, 20 acres boun ded nortli and east by C. Dossman, south and west by 0. Dardeau. $80, state 48#, par ish 80#, total $1 28 with interest and cost 2758. Mrs. George A. French, near bayou Carencro, 6 acres and improvements, boun ded north by M. Pollingue, south by Win. Philips, east by M. P. Colomb, $140, stock $40. state $1 08, parish $1 80, poll $1, total $3 88 with interest and cost. 2708. Christopher E. Frith, 80) acres N4 of SE¼ section 33 Tp 3 S 11 6 E; 321 acres, :N% of SE% section 34 Tp 3 8 R 6 E; 100( acres, SE% section 35 Tp 3 8 R 6 E; 80 and 71100 acres, W% of NW3 section 3 Tp 4 S R G E; 240 acres, SEI of NW' and 8E/ of SW3 and SE% section 4 Tp 4 8 R6 E; $880, state $5 28, parish $880, total $14 08 with interest and cost. 28'0. Mrs. Jean Baptiste Fusillier, Big Mammouth, 40 acres with improvements, bounded north by Elie Guillory, east and west by Jean Bte. Fusillier sr, $220, stock $70, vehicles $20, state $1 86, parish $3 10, poll $1, total $5 006 with interest and cost 283L Mrs. Jean Bte. C. Fusillier, 40 acres with improvements, bounded north and east by F. Perron, south by railroad land, and west by bayou Cane, $150, stock $110, vehicles $30, state $1 74, parish $2 90, poll $1, total $5 64 with interest and cost On said day of sale I will sell such por tions of said property as each debtor will point out, and in case the tax debtor shall not point out sufficient property, I will at once, without further delay, sell the least quantity of said property of any" tax debt or which any bidder may buy for the am -osnt of taxes, interest and eeots de -by by said tax debtor. The sale will be with out appraisement, for cash in legal tender money of the United States. Pasrih of St. Landry, August 1st, 189L T. S. FONTENOT, Sheriff of the Parish of St Landry and Ex-Ofleio Collecior of State and aug 1 Parish Taxes. GRAND Anti-Lottery RALLY At Point Chataignier, SATiUR~DAY, BARBBCUB AND Public Speaking in ENGLISH & FRENCH i By Able Speakers. That Staunch Old Democrat D. P. LAFLEUR Will be Master of Ceremonies. All Are Invited. FOR SAaE.-.The lot and residence Of Mrs. M. R Williams, on Court street For terms and eonditio ly to july18 tf T38S. H. LEWIS. FiLR 8ALL-45 acres of land inraire Barne woods, 3% miles from Opelousra Apply at thinOc. rroceeaungs or tae seare or rouee. OPELOUSAS, July 6th, 1891. Proceedings of the Board of Police of the Town of Opelousas, at its regu lar meeting members present, Robert Chachere president, presiding E. J. Clements, E. Latreyte, J. B. Sandoz and J. T. Stewart, minutes of last meeting were adopted as read. The quarterly statements of town col lector and treasurer were submitted as follows: OPEULOrsA, July 6th, 1891. To the President and members of the Board of Police of the Town of Opelousas, La. Gentlemen.-I hereby tender to you my report for the quarter ending June 30th, 1891, as follows : Licenses, Taxes, etc., collected from April 1st to June 30th, 1891. License 1890................$ 5.00 " 1891 .............. 280.50 Taxes 1890................ 98.45 Fines ..................... 72.25 Dog Stamps.............: 15.00 Market Dues............... 192.00 Total $ 663.20 Respectfully submitted, ARTHIUR DEJEAN Collector. To the President and members of Board Police Town of Opelousas, La. Sirs.-I herewith tender my quarter ly report ending June 30, 1891, as fol lows: To cash balance last report..$ 655.80 " " rec'd A. Dejean l'ense '90 5.00 . . " . . . '91 280.50 ." i " " Tax 1890 98.45 . " . .. Fines.. 72.25 .. " " " Dog stamps 15.00 1127.00 By warrants 1059.64 Balance 67.36 MsancEr. To cash fal. last report ...... 266.20 " A. Dejean........... 192,00 $ 458.20 Respectfully submitted, F. E. BAILEY Treas. On motion of E. J. Clements duly seconded and carried, the above re ports were received as read, and sub mitted to the finance committee for examination. The commissioners ap pointed to hold the election on June 9th, 1891, providing for a special tax upon the property tax payers of the town of Opelousas for the purpose of erecting two school houses, report as follows: State of Louisiana Parish of St. Landry.-Opelousas, July 6th, 1891. We the undersigned commissioners, qualified aceording to law, held an election in the courthouse, town of Opelousas,on Tuesday, June 9th, 1891, for the purpose of adopting, or reject ing an ordinance, published for thirty days in the St. Landry CLAtIOx, the oflicial organ of the town of Opelousas, providing for a special tax of 21 mills on the dollar, upon the property tax payers of the town of Opelousas, for the purpose of erecting two public school houses. We opened and closed the polls at the appointed time with the following results. For special tax one hundred and two, against special tax, fifty-four. V. K. Iro, ) J. B. SAFDoz, Commissioners. W. B. CocUaH . )) On motion of E. . Clements, the above return was accepted. The following bills were read and approved. -H. Bodemuller tax notices and election tickets ........... $ 5.50 H. D. Larcade making dog stamps..... ...... ..... 5.50 Arthur Dejean commission on collections ........... 1.58 J. T. Stewart lumber for bridg es, etc.................... 1806 John Perrault hauling lumber 3.05 M. Vilaseca 44 bbis. shells @ 8f 3.52 St.Landry Democrat printing street orders.. ......... 2.50 J.B. Sandoz horse hire 84days @ 75i, $63, sharpening spades $1.35 .............. ..... (4.35 PROCLAMATION. Board of Police Town of Opelousas. -July 8th, 189l1.-Whereas, at an election held in the town of Opelou ms, on the 9th day of June, 1891, for the purpose of ratifying or rejecting an ordinance recently passed by the board of police of said town designated as the special tax ordinance, providing for the building of two public school 1 houses in the town of Opelousas, by levying a special tax of 2 mills on the dollar, ete, which was duly published according to law,that said eletion having been held by Dr. V. K. Irione, J. B. Sandmo and W. R. Cochran as eommisioners resulted as followa to For special tax one imnadrid and two, against special tax fifty-four. Theretfore I, BRobert Chae~iere, presi dent, of the board of policeof the town of Opelousas, l.., do hereby prouelaim that the aforemid ordinance having been duly ratified by the legally quali-' fled electors of said town has become a law. ROBERT CHACHERE, President Boarzd of Police of the Town of Opelousas. On motion the betn adjourned sub ject to call. ROBEIr CHACHCRE, W. . cocunaiw, P.mesie State Tax Sales -OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY. The State of Louisiana -VESLUs-- DELINQUENT TAX DEBTORS OF THE PARISH OF ST. LANDRY. By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana, I will sell at the principal front door of the Court House, at Opelon as, parish of St Landry, within the leia hours for judicial sales, beginning at 11 o'cloek a. mw, on Satunrday, August 20th, 1801, and continuing on Monday, and each suc-, ceeding day, until said sales are complet ed, all property on which taxes are now due to the State of Louisiana and to the parish of St. Landry, to enforce the collec tion of the taxes assessed in the year 1800, and each year previous thereto, together with interest thereon at the rate of two per cent per month till paid, and all costs. The names of said delinquent taypayers, the amount of taxes due by each on the assessment of said year, and the property assessed to each, to be offered for sale, are as follows, to-wit: 4i. Jean Allain lls, Prairie Jean Reed, 200 acres in Prairie Jean Reed, boundaries unknown, valued at $430, stock $40, parish tax $4 70, state $2 82, total $7 52 with inter est and cost. 94. Adolph Andrus, Big Mammouth, 50 acres prairie land bounded north by Lu cius Guillory, south by.T. S. Fontenot, east by railroad land and West by Frangols Vi drine, $170, stock $80, state $1 38, parish $2 30, poll $1, total $4 68 with interest and costs. 10L Mrs. C. Andras, Big Cane, 400 acres on Petit Prairie, bounded north by estate of C. Mixer, south unknown, east by L S. Havard and west by M. J. Richard, with improvements, $1830, stock $80, state $11 46, parish $19 10, total $30 56 with interest and cost. 123. T. S. Andrus, Washington, I lot and improvements, bounded by Moundville st, Mrs. Schmidt, Hill street and Methodist church, $200, state $1 20, corporation $1, poll $1, total $3 20 with interest and cost. 135. Jack Anselm, Opelousas,8 acres boun ded north by Hawkins, south by Lewis, east by Stokes and south by Richard; $80, stock' $70, vehicles $10, state 96f, parish $1 00, poll $1, total $3 56 with interest and cost. 209. Joseph Arnaud Arnandville,42acres swamp land bounded north by A. Devil liers, south by Arnaud and east by St. Cyr, $40, stock $00, state 009, parish $1, poll $1, total $2 00 with interest and cost 242. Onezime Auncoin-Sr., Chataignter, 35 acres bounded north by Simon P. Fonte not, south by Philip Fontenot, east by Jeansonne, "and west by Simon P. Fonte not, $140; 30 acres bounded north by O. Le vy Fontenot, south by A. Mareantel, east by Fontenot and west by Bayou Cane,. im roved woodland, $120; state $1 80, parish Spoll$1, total$5 80 with interest and cost 289. Frangois Award, Church Prarie, 55 acres improved, bounded north by II. C Comeau, south by H. Fisher, east by C. & Hollier and west by C. Comeau, .810 stock $110, vehicles $2,state $4 80, parsh 48 poll $1, total $13 80 with interest and cost. 329. Parfait Balquie, Prairie Laurent, 80 acres improved, bounded north by Chach ere, south by Durousean, east by Lemon and west by Berry, $380, stock $130, state $5 10, parish $3 06, poll $1, total $ 10 with interest and cost. 357. Widow Elsy Barnes, Grand Coteau, 3 acreo.mproved, near Grand Coteau, boun ded ndith by Mary Barnes, south byplmb lic road. east by McPherson and west by WiUie Carter 393. Baptiste Baumont, Ginville, A3 acres bounded north by B. Donato, south by J. Debaillon, east bv same and west-by & Labbe, $70, state 42f, parish 70#, poll $l,.to tal $2 12 with interest and cost M. J. Be, 40 acres being the 8W'A of 8W section township 3, south rng 4 w 0, state 24, parish 40A, tota, # with interest and ost. 4757. Mrs. Evariate Bellon, Mallet, 48 acres improved in Mallet, bounded north by Dr. Z. T. Young, south by J. Megyer, east by S. W. Land Co. and west by Mrs. Edw. Wikoff, improved, $210, stock $ ve hicles $10, state $1 74, parish $2 90, total $4 64 with interest and cost. 458. Louis Bellon Sr, Mallet,,4O qes im proved in Mallet, bounded north by Mrs. T. Godeau, south by L Bonnier, east by public land and west by A. Guiliory, $1M, stock $l0, state $150, arish $2 50, poll$1 total $5 with interest and ost. 484. Msr Louis O. Beas, Bg Marnoth, 40 acres bounded north by raroad lands, south by O. Quillory.west by Miss 1 D. Lafarne, improved, $170, state $1 o parish $I-70,total 1 72 with interest an 620. Lawrence Berry, Glenn place, eight acres and imp ts, boauded north by Pu plechan, south -by Haas east by Sackett and west by . $110, state 960, parish $1 10, poll ,teta$2 with liter eat and cost. 855. Joseph A. ýlcOh, Opel 1A lo$ Improved, bounded north snd westr am 726. Charles B. ru rman, Washgton, one fractional lot Improved, bboundby Bridge and Gordon stret and G,. Cv is, agent, and -L. Malt, $00, sta te l corporation $I, poII 1 total $8 with In terest and eost. 45. Alexande Bonneap, Bellevire, 78 acres and improvements, bounded north by Pandelly, south by E Richard I;, east by A. Gdry and west by E. sdazie; 17 acres woodland bounded north byD. Car riere,south by £. L.e, east by manmeand west by EBea s,0, stock $l80 vehicles $10, state $5 2parlsh$ 70, poll$, total $18 M1 with interest and osnt. s87. M. E. Bokin, .yon Cunrnt, "ift acres on the Atchnsala river, bounded north and east by said river, soth by Ste phens andwest by IL E. Gordon, with Im lab $3 50, poll $1; total $I9 80 with intrest and cost 812. James Braden, Mammaouth, 40 acres NWM of NWK section3 stownsht i 6 south range 3 west,$0,state 429p sh 709, poll $1,:total $2 1z h inmtrest and cost 843. Mrs. Masgast Brady, Melville, I lot and improvements in Melville, 280, state $1 50,corp. $1 25, total$276 with Intert and cost 94 George Bruheau, Marie Cliqunt, 2 acres andimprovements, boundednorth by MontSomeiry, south by George Whee ton, east by T. reenlee Sand west by Pierre Mihel,0stock $9 , state $1 20, rih k. Tieodore Cmamon,; Tate's Cove, 42 acre sitsted in Fabonurg, bonded north by Adeol Camnon, south by railroad land, east by P. Z. Foternot and west by Jessie Joeph, $110, stateal 20, perish$tZ polt$1, $tby1 21 with ltteresBanelo eost 1187. Mrs Malea ai . Prairie Base 5 acreaimrrtd, no onadagies, $ e poll $, total $51 wit ateinest ncost 1301. AristIde CDmise, Pointe Dosnide, 2 sares and imprdvement, ehuded north by C. Uesaire, i C. Csaiere, east ba. west by A. (saire $1t 36 eig1 em.r e woodland bounded as stock$0 ,state$I OS, prh$I 80 Poll $1, totl aintariltead cost and improvealbats, bounded north and east by J Robin,,soutby k Heller asd west by Robin, ·0, stock 40, state $1 8, parish$3 10, oit$1 totsl $ so, with Inter 1221. EHis hapman, Palmette, 40 scmr on Petit Priie, boudsed north by 3 Godean south and wet yA Gode a, east Gm 81mnts,$100, stOek 91 vehicles $80, with Interest sad cost acres of land in Maouhbuid north by public rad, southby 171e Il drine, eashtand weet-'-.ad improe UW&4#thhMOsh,$lS,-Ste~or~kP $4 h-es parish S1 70,.poll 41,total $8 72; with in terest and east. 1265. 8 Chevls, agent, Washington, 45 acres of 14a.d and improvement, above Mr Lam.rndier, below Doagn, bounded east by public road and west by Bayou Courtabieau, $650, stock $t7 state 4 32, parish $7 20, poll $1, total $12 52, wi in terest and cost. 1206. 1000 acres of land and Imrove ment, bounded on two sides by Csta bleau, on one side by swamp, $11 state _6 90, parish $11 50, Ot s 4, tal$840 ,. John Clay, Arnndvi lee.: and Improvements, bounded A A aeabedeau, aoath s.an .al4isr4e, west by Teche, v 5 vehicles $30, state $4 50, p , r30 poll $1, total $18, with interest and roe. 1337. Joseph Collins, Plaisance, 21 acres and lmwvte.ents, bounded north by pub lic roa south by P Jeanson, eas by Perrodin and west by Andrepont, stock $40, state $1 102, prih $1 70, poll $4, total $6 72, with interest and coat. 1320. John Cooper, near Opelousas, five acres near Opeloueas, bounded noth by Belmont, south by Mrs Fisher, east by Sylvestre and wee by John Winfred, e5, stock $50, state $1 20, parish $2, poll $1, total $4 20, with interest and cost. 1410. Mrs Lisa Colts and Melisa Scott, Mallet, 31 acres, bounded north by F Oull lory, south by Guillory, east and west by Bayou Maet 12, state 72#, parish $1 2i0, total $1 l, with interest and cost. 1456. Alex Cummings, Coale Croehe, 40 acres and improvements bounded north and west by P D Richard south by C Calli han, east by A Smith, $200, stock $80, state $2 04, parish $3 40, poll-L, total $6 44, with interest and cost. 1490. Dalcourt & G(uilorty, Mammnouth 41 acres in Mammouth, begthe 8; of E, Sec 12, Tp 4 8 R W1 .tate T4, parish $1 20, total $1 92, with interest and cost. On said day of sale I will sell such poP tions of said property as each debtor will point out, ani in case the tax debtor shall not point out sutficient property, I, will at once, without further delay sell the least quantity of said property of any tax debtor which any bidder may buy o, tg amount of taxes, interestand coatedue bysaid tax debtor.- "The sale weitmesne spab se ment, for cash in legal tender money of the United States. Parish of St. Landry, July 21th, 18L. T. S FONTENOT, Sheriff of the Parish of St: Landry and Ex-Oflelo Collector of july 25 State and Parish Taxes. The Equitable Assurance Society UNITED STATES. JANUARYa 1, s . ASSETS . ............. .a243,744 00 Liabilities, 4%, ..... 96,508,207 00 SURPLUS ............ ... ,40,447 00 INCOME ............ ....... 505,53 00 New Busines written in 180.0 I5,82i0 00 Assurance in force ..... .. #0,02,47 00 THE EQUITABLE SOCIETY holds a LeP SIurplus, writes a Larger Annual Buasnes, and hasa Larger Amount of As surance in Force than any other company in the world. Its latest form of cy is Unrestrieted after one year, Incontestable after two years, "Non-forfeitable" after three years, and payable Without Dela. . HENRY B.HY Prdent JAM ES W. ALERXANI,' ; Ace-Pres't. DAVE NEWHAUSB Spe I,, 11i +t Commisioaner U. S Circuit Court for thi Wearnt Dtstarc Ipf Iwuwiu#:. Commlsdote r Unites wSik Coour Of Claims, týirtwut the Up te4,te Notary PuNbic inaand. or taw PariAlh of st. Lndry.f Omfce, wi Stint. John. N. Ogd.sz. Particular eteaff gisrari to Jand eCr., and-to Fina1 Proefs. Colections in thte lPtieskr of 9t. Landry and Acadia ptly sattepd. tfir PusIoam,.4WsiPrsts.( at,.s tsrad, Marks, etc., paocured withoit deay ju del ty Nodece.* ib~ i~tiw Parish of' t.. 1 Juna I I. In conformity with e 5tio3, Actn! " 1888. notlce i-~s horeby ituk o ieris ing ~mor¶age upon real ean located In the s 2ý of SC. , oar on wqhlh h..xes for tye yea ldBOt8hav, no i aid II Iwii ,bin the -sosle of th.er at the Courthouse door on. ;J 11th, 1891. and t st numbher of arty so delinq ept, are . 1ti od in this nw apperi in thclwtr on with the thlanrn warysned sal h.Sep tenti~n of m ·otpouebdttoqs· e prior to the sato.s; ;; protect their- rIit. $herlff and ,*$cio7 Vbr14etcv1 lJane N) S13 Wi'EIECKS. The- PoLce Oahsm will be mlled, s cutrly ý -e .to a addres in the DOLLL tIllrpsal l.co tnt.allowed to post' m.ter. ageat. sad lub.. Sram e eopis msaled fre. e iAddreaAli w to BI ýa. may,. L YO. Agsfe 'so Noftiod . The -aseumentlideatenow on bins mvy ofice, and all persona are requested to edal and exsamine tfe sane for corection, as the Police Jury will sit as a Boed .of e viewers on Mfonds a , AU. -t10, i fLL .l rMTE TAYLOR, July 1l-tf . ý of iih r jndry., Foln BALM AT An TI1I1 MfMdlO XI~ Tact o I4 Act BiP TEXAdS AND AbCIPIC RAIL ROAD in. the parish of Bt. Ifufry. betwmen Melville and Palmetto stations. lands have been aseenliysurvveyd and ew heavlr timbered with Kahleubt sit O luaas I* . L LXWIIK .tO P4~ar loE( - T3EJiUnjiP~ I OT~ed -Th e ir a arh t e toerý esng Puider the :wm n acme, et Iement. ILk ANa 1mm eud after thf Twsm murance ageuncy lately ýudbr41m euh * Steg wilbl B onttEauesd e.cms A e oo of hel p. - of the i.x s T o soEtt Opelouasm, Mursh 1at- .. misT it AL If. LUWIK 4i P. SAIZAN LEWIS- & SMIZAN, PHKY8ICdIAFS A 1 $UREONS, Qm. Eop a oe$41 About~woasnwwut eflsa UouxLarci 1~ .ti,--·~yj?