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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1882-06-24
SHERIFF'S SALE. :
DOM1NIQUE LALANNE VS.. HYPoLErE
BODIN.

bODINs
District Court, Parish st. Landry, No. l3a6l.
By virtue of a writ of fl. fa. issued by the
Hon. the District Court in and for the parish
of vt. Landry, in the abeve entitled suit and
to me directed, | will proceed to sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, at the principal
door of the Court House, in the town OF Opel
ousas, parish of st. Landry, ON SATURDA Y,
August 9th, 1882, at ii O'clock A. NJ, the fol-
lowing described property, to-wit:
|. A certain lot or portion of ground, TO-
getber with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon or thereto appertainiBg, situ-
ated in the town OF Grand Cotean, being on
the public read leading from Opelonsas TO
Vermiionville, bounded in front by the pub
lie road, on two sides by the property of j. s.
A. Perrodin, and on the other sitfe BY the pro-
perty of Burleigh
2. Two American bay horses, lot Of dry
goods, clothisg, boots, shoes, hats, SC.
Seized in the above entitled suit.
Terms-Cash. &C. C. DUSON,
Sheriff of the parish of st. Landry.
Opelousas, Jane II, 1882
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The granite TO be used in the CEN
struetion of the grand entrance to the
ground loer of the State Capital has
arrived at Baton Rouge.
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4 new daily paper, called TRUTH"
has been established in Baton Rouge.
e is independent in politics,
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Eighteen experienced operatives
from Natchez have arrived at Baton
Refuge and will be employed in the
warn factory at that place.
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Brief printing executed atathis Office
with neatness and dispatch. Prices
moderate. Terms cash.
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Every class of planning mill work done
at bottom prices at the St. Landry Plan
ing Mill, Washington.
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ALI aboard on the grand excursion'to
New Orleans next Tuesday. Only $5
for the round trip
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Pine flooring, ceiling and weather
boarding can now be had at the St.
Landry planning Mill, Washington
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For glass of frst class soda. COO
and delicious, go to Posey's.
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THANKs-To w. L. Gil, Esq. of Ba-
ton Rouge, enrolling clerk cf the Sem
ate, for various public documents.
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The cheapest drip to New Orleans and
back-the excursion next Tuesday.
Only $5 for the round trip.
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List NfE.efters

Remaining in the Postofice at Opelousas, on
June 18th, 1882, which, if not taken out
by the lst day of July, 1882, will be for
warded to the Dead Letter Office at Wash.
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NOTICE
FOR RENT.

A SMALL residence in Opeousas, situated
IA near the center OF town.
Apply to DIR. p. j. Parker. je24
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Kser.raaf III 3 SazlgsfEa ton.

Insist upon obtaining Floreston Cologne
III Is pre-eminentIy superior n pertnanence
and rich slelicasr nf raaranee.
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Jore, Victoria
johnson. Jacob
John, Jenkins
Linton, Thomas
Lemelle, Firmain (2)
Lotion, John
Landry, Mrs. Joseph
Lastrapes, Capt. N. (2)
Leei, John .
Laveveze. Elephe
Lecassier, M. j.
Leday, Mrs. Mary
Mccormick. Ef'y Ann
Montford, B. F.
Mcdowell. Miss Mary
Moulhe. j. P.
Morris, Mrs. John
j" Miss Lizzie
Mcdowell, Mrs. Maud
Mcdowell, j. I'll.
Morris, Albert
Nelson, Mrs. Emily icy
Nichols. Bros
Oakley, William
Pitre, Charles
Pendill, James
Phillips, Eulalia
Pitre, Martha
Phillips, Eula
Perry, Alfred
Rene, Ceazar
Royar, Alexson
Rushall. v.
Richard, 'i'heogene, e.
Richards. Mrs. NJ. r.
Richards, f.
Roy, j. P.
Raimond, Mrs. Mollie
Reed, Alphonse
Slater, Geo.
Simon. Alec
Sancier, j, B.
Slater. Miss siillie
Swanton. Chas.
Stepony, Stewart
Starks. j.
SCOTS, Robert
Shartian, Mrs. John
Simmons, Mrs. Z. E.
Steinbach. Fraulein
Thomas. Mime, Louise
Turner, Mrs Lucinda
Thierry, Toizin
Thomas, Abraham
Thomason. Laura
Vincent, b.
Woods. Milliard
Fible, Andrews
Williams, Mrs. Becky
Wolf, j. T.
Williamson, Mrs. Marie
yelling, Mrs. Delphia
Washington, g. c.
Wellens, Daniel
Wadswarth, a j.
Wilkins, r. j
Whortman, Mrs. L.
West, Mrs. Mamie
Wesley. Hypolite
Williamson, Hiram
the above letters will
re advertised
,MARAIS. Post M'str.
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See Pesey's little advertisement on
another page.
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ington, D. C.
Allen, w F
Albert, A E P
Aubespin, Louis
Andrus, Edward {2)
i" A. B.
August, j
Andrus, Ned
Ballard, Frederick
Brown, j. C. D.
Burley, Ms. Sallie
Bourgeois, Homer (2)
Burbank. C. w.
Barcraft, L. 0.
Battise, Andrew
BordeIon, Miss Olivia
Blanks, Mrs. Annie T..
Boutte, Jules (2)
" V.
I" Mrs. Mary G.
Belford, w.
Castian, Miss Maggie
Ca ry, Lewis
Curtis, Miss Mary
Clifford, Mrs E. w.
" j. w.
Carriere, Mrs. Ozeme
Chachere, Louis
Carter, E. s.
Christ, Joseph
Carbet, Joseph
Donate, Lewis
Degence' JAG -,
Dickson. Miss Alma
Dickerson, JACK
DeJean, a. J
Delorme, A.
: r
Gstellle. Esteiie
Eumo.'1I Ean.;a = I;A1'e y
Er:,a Ex no. :
E'l'os' "a. u, -.
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OF TABLEAU.

June 10, 1882.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-04-20
The Newspaper as an Educator.

The newspaper-the universal lltera'
ture of our people-is itself becoming a
library of knowledge and art. No man
could read habitually even one OF our
chief newspapers without an immense
open ming of his horison of thought, a
substantial relation with the thought
and feeling of the whole world. Inc
difference between man who can reaa
well enough to enjoy his newspaper ana
one who cannot is hardly to be esh-
mated. I suppose our newspaper eda'
GATOR. is the most influential OF all ID
this country. But it depends for It's
existence and its improvement on inc
preparation for its use and enjoyment
made in our common schools. 1t rises
in tone, spreads its intellectual breadtn
and increases in moral purity as the
reading class becomes more numerous
and varied. 1t is a great mistake "
speak lightly of newspapers. The press,
| think, has q somewhat romantc 1lu
exaggerated idea of its supremacy ~
creating or leading public opinion Ga ls
in its general educating influence 10
stimulus for thought, it has a cerIain
tendency to create taste Tor pg.' 10
reading than it can itself supply "
not believe it is easy to overrate It's I M
tional importance.-Reu. Dr. H. "
BeLlOlcS.
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nicely till his next crop is gathered.
All this has been accomplished by in
dustry and perseverance,; this man is
in fair way TO become independent in
very fow years. The above IL a
statement OF facts without ornament
or exaggeration. Is there any other
country under the sun where poor
man could under circumstances have
done as we'll? This man will soon
send after two kinsmen who will come
here. Had this man remained in Po-
land he would have considered that he
was doing well il he could have meat
ON his table for one meal in "a week.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-04-20
Electro-Magnetic Brake.

Mr.. Edison's recently patented =.
tro. magnetic brake is desionaae 'ec
use on any style of railroad vehicle t iOt
is more especially intended for n,a oSl
connection with system Of elect
magnet railways. a0
The invention consists in placin,
electro magnet in such relation h ss 80
rotating metallic portion Of the ' ma
ming gear of the vehicle to be ston ,ut,
that the magnetic circuit shall p ~
through the rotating metallic port;o -
the electromagnetic being furnisSas
with movable heads, which NAV moua
toward and clasp the rotating port;oe s
whenever the circuit of the magnet =
closed. Upon an axle, and at or 'nsa'
it's center, is rigidly fixed a disk :,
iron, which rotates with the axle ana
between the polar extremeties on ~
electromagnetic supported from the bot.
tom of the car. The cores of this elsS
tro magnet are extended beyond tba
coils, forming spindle, which ia "a.
duced in size when necessary, the end.
being screw-dreaded to receive nuts
Upon each spindle is placed block Of
iron forming apolar extension, secured
in place by the nut.
The orilices in the blocks. into which
the spindles pass, are elongated, 50
that the blocks or polar extensions
msy have movement to or from the
fixed disk upon the axle rotating be.
tween them. The polar extensions are
normally held away from tho disk by
suitable springs of low residence. When
it is desired to use the brake circuit
from any suitable source of electricity
is closed through the coils of the cleo.
tro-magnets, when the polar extensions
mutually attract the disk, and the at.
tractiye force causes them to move
to the disk and grasp it between them,
causing a retardation or stoppage in its
rotation, and so acting as an effective
brake upon the wheels.
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fopr breaker and four finisher pickers,
from the works of the kitson machihs
Company of Lowell, Mass, separa.eu
by a substantial brick wall from the
card room, which contains eight douoie
sections of nine cards each, in all laa
Foss & Pevey cards. The second ana ana
6rst floors will be occupied by l,ooo
looms. about 200 OF which are Cramp'
toms fancy looms; the others, together
with the carding, spinning, and warp
ing machinery, being built 6y the m No,
we'll Machine Shop, Lowell Mass. Inc
rooms are all high, will lightdo, admir-
ably ventilated, and fitted with every
convience for the comfort OF the oper'
atiyes. In front of the main entrance
stands the office building, handsome
two story structure, having on the hrsl
floor offices for the president superln'
tendent, and general business, ana on
the upper floor capacious designing
room. In front of the office stands as
a monument of the past, the giant
chimney of the Augusta Powder Mills
the property of the Confederate sur,
yiyors' Association, standing. guard
over an industry of peace, as it once
did during the manufacture OF mum
tions of war. Near by the main bulio
ing, and overlooking the grounds, Is
the residence of the superintendent,
and at the other end of the mill are SIX
brick tenements for the overseers, whlle
across the canal the company has fifteen
acres of land on which are built twenty
houses of four tenements each for oper-
atives. The capical stock OF the COM
pany is $1,OOO,00O. The officers are
William G. Sibley, president; Jones ..
Davis, superintendent. Mr.. Davis is
we'll known among northern manufac-
turers.- South.
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Inauguration of the Sibley Mill, Augusta,
Georgia.

An interesting event in the HISTORY
Of cotton manufacturing IN Augusta
Ga took place on Wednesday, FeDru,
arv %. On that day, in the presence OF
n large number of invited guests and
interested spectators, the head gates OF
the canal were raised, water turned on,
and the entire machinery OF this mag
nifcent structure was SET III
motion. The Sibley Mill is without
doubt the most elegant as well as the
most thoroughly equipped mill in the
Sontb. and, in fact, in all the details
tbat 90 to make up handsome, com
nIete- and convenient mill 1t has no
snnerior in America. The main building
is $50 feet long, 76 feet wide, and tour
stories high, with commodious picker
bouse. dye house, finishing room' ana
sore honse. In the construction and
arrangement of these buildings the
greatest possible attention has oeen
given for the convenient and economl-
cal handling of the cotton, from its arm
val on the premises till its departure
in the shape of manufactured goods.
On the upper floor is the opening ana
mixing room, with a capacity LOT %
bales of cotton, the floors being lald
with slate to allow the dirt to iall
through. On this floor also Is the
varying and spinning machinery. Inc
third floor is occupied by the cotton
bins and picker rooms, IN WHICH Ne
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-04-20
The Marriage Of Children in India.

One of the greatest evils incident &c
Hindoo civilization is the early mar
riage of children. Mr.. Wood in his ar
ticie upon Chudder Sen, states that he
was present one evening at wedding
where boy of 6 was married to CIR
of A. "The boy" he adds, must be-
come a man before he takes his wife to
his home, but if he should die in the
meantime the child whom he ceremo
nially married must always remain o
widow" Latterly the Brahmo SomaJ
have made an effort to break up this
demoralizing practice by taking an OBJ
legation upon themselves not to marry
their daughters until the latter have
reached the age of lG. 1t Is hard, how
ever. in the face of popular custom even
for the refolmers to observe this rule,
and Chudder Sen himself lately, in the
case of his own daughter, broke 1t, as
MIR. Wood relates:
A few years ago a Maharajah, or
prince, was left an orphan, and became
necessarily ward OF the English Gov
eminent. His property was cared for'
and his education-a very careful one
seen to by the Lieutenant Governor
of Bengal. This young MaharaJah OF
Kunchberge became one OF the best
known characters in Calcutta, and was
universally liked, both by tho natives
and the Europeans. 1t was thought
wise for him to travel in Europe, but
it was more than probable that II he I'M
dertook the Journey unmarried ne
would re turn with European wife, ana
this would iniure his influence over his
future subjects. The English Govern
ment wished him to be married at once
and, on looking around for wife suit
able for this ward, decided to make
PROPOSALS for the hand of the daughter
of Keshub Chudder Sen. 1t was a
great temptation; real Indian prince,
and called by the English the best OF
them all. 1t was to great temptation
TO be resisted, and a few months before
the young lady had reached her 10Th
birthday she was married to the Mana
raiah, but with the condition that she
was not to be taken to his home till his
return from Europe. Even the Eu-
ropeans consider the marriage obJec'
tionable, but the members of the Brah-
mo Somaj moved court of inquiry IN
to the conduct of their minister, and IN
spite of his assurance that he had re-
ceived direct revelation from heaven
that this marriage was right and proper,
a large number withdrew from the Bran
mo Somaj and organized reformed so
maj of their own.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-04-20
Cotton Cultivation.

A planter of Georgia, gives the fol.
lowing plan of cultlvating cotton by
the level system, as superior to the OLD
plan:
When we keep our lands level, which
can only by giving proper distance IN
widths of rows, we have uniform soil,
the sun and atmosphere penetrating
and affecting all alike uniform moist
ure, which is just as attractive to a
feeder in one place as another, each
root hay ing it's own way, coursing at It's
will. A good width of rows brings out
q larger number of feeding roots, be-
cause the attraction is just as great IN
the centre of the rows as at any other
ocality, with the same opportunities
at to supply of moisture, and under
such circumstances cotton will stand a
drouth of twenty days with less injury
than by the old plan, one Of ten days,
and 1 am saying little enough Tor the
wide rows and level cultivation when
I affirm that such is my experience.
Cotton cultivated, if possible, on a
perfert level does not require more
than half the rain that is necessary to
make an ordinary crop ditched and
ridged up with rows hardly wide enough
to walk between.
Our wide system Of rows and level
cultivation fills our soils with roots,
which, when decayed, forms loan
shat is, a natural soil mixed with de-
composed vegetable matter" and IN
creases the productiveness OF our lands
annually; also we have larger and
more portly stalk and foliage which
naturally yields larger and better de-
veloped fruit-leaves our landsin much
better condition not as to its QUALITIES,
but less liable to be washed OF and
better fitted for any crop that Is to
follow. Owing to the level cultivation,
securing the advantages named, we get
a larger proportion of vegetable matter,
which adds to the productiveness OF
our soils, both internally and external
II, and the larger the external growth
the larger the yield, and the larger the
yield the greater the benefit to the soil.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-04-20
Who Represent the People.

According to the directory of the
Forty-seventh Congress-, there are in
that body 293 members:
One hundred and ninety five lawyers.
Nineteen professional politicians.
Three railroad officers.
One capitalist.
One clergyman.
There are sixty-five members repre-.
senting the useful employments of the
country, as follows:
Seventeen merchants.
Eleven farmers.
Twelve editors.
Ten manufacturers.
Five physicians.
Two civil engineers.
Two miners.
Two mechanics.
One metallurgist.
The useful employments are still
worse represented in the Senate, as the
following shows. There are seventy
six members whose professions are as
follows:
Fifty-seven lawyers.
Five bank officers.
Three railroad officials.
Three professional politicians.
Of'the useful professions there are
eleven.
Three merchants.
Three manufacturers.
Two miners.
Two general business.
One farmer.
One Editor.
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StoneWall JacksOn's Teddy.

Having fingered to the last allowable
moment with the members OF my faml-
ly herein before mentioned"-as the
legal documents would term them-lt
was after 10 o'clock at night when re-
turned to headquarters for final lnstruc-
tions, and, before going to the generals
room, ordered two whisky toddies to
be brought up after me. When they
appear offered one of the glasses to
Jackson, but he drew back saying:
mo, no, colonel, you must excuse
me; never drink intoxicating liquors. "
81 know that, general" said I, "but
though you habitually abstain, as do
myself, from everything of the sort,
there are occasions, and this is one OF
them, when a stimulant will do us both
good; otherwise 1 would neither take
it myself nor offer it to you. So you
must make an exception to your gen.
eral rule and join me in .toddy to-
night"
He again stock his head, but, never
theless, took the tumbler and began to
sip its contents. Presently, putting it
on the table after having but partly
emptied it, he said:
Colonel, do you know why / habit.
ually abstain from intoxicating drinks 2"
Aud, on my replying in the negative,
he continued:
why, sir, because / like the taste of
them, and when / discovered that to be
the case, made up my mind to do with
ont them altogether. philadelphia
Times.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-04-20
Getting On Fast Train.

It was at a way station on the Wa
bash. An old man and woman with
bundles and packages arrived from out
in the country. They expected to get
on the train for Detroit. The station
agent told them the tram always
stopped. Just put your things where
you can get them quick" said the agent,
land when it comes along Just get on.
There was an "extra" on the road as
it happened, in advance of the "regu'
lar" In few minutes they heard the
sound of the approaching extra; Inc
baggage was all secured and the two
waiting passengers stood close to the
edge of the platform. The train went
by at the rate of forty miles an hour.
When it had passed the old woman
dropped her bundle and rushed to the
door of the office shaking her list. she
screamed out:
"You big-headed fool, did you say get
aw-en?"
The old man rushed around the plat
form calling for the agent to come out.
The agent came to the door. There was
a smile on his face.
Don't come out SHINING at INC ~
the living Holly" said che old gentle,
man, we've a notion to pace you around
this platform six times faster than them
kers went! You blasted fool, Gid you
say geton? Doyou think man OF my
age can get on a streak of CREASED light
enipg? You may play tricks on some
folks, but don't you try any game on
me! Because a man lives on railroad
he doesn't have to know it ali. I'M
feeling hungry and somebody is Liable
to get chawed up afore leaye!"
Before anything serious happened,
the regular train arrived, and tue
couple boarded it all right. The rail-
road agent felt relieved. de doesn't
like the boys that halo, Did you say
get on!" ut him. Detroit Free Press
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-04-20
Size Of Newspapers.

Many persons, otherwise clear neAu
ed. are inclined to value ne"SpaPo
according to its size, and instance lAiS~
ones published at the same price, =
preferable to the smaller one Dui
the smaller one condenses Its arii:acf
so as TO get the "kernel" of the sIU!i =.
into a quarter of column, Wnne hois
larger cotemporary requires s si~,s
column in which to state the same I shis
is not the smaller paper more yaIu- an,
inasmuch as it required but q lev - -
utes to get at the pitch of the ms ID
instead of being obliged 70 -
through a quantity of unnecessi
verbisge, which is indeed coniu sioes
Almost anybody can write ,.SoT S
uinded" article, but it requires oos
tact and skill to write snoI' .lssr.
which shall contain all the PolnIs, -
" stated. It is not the SIZE, = go; s
as what IL contains, which co 15..1ss.
the value of the nsvspePer.-H
sire Age.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-04-20
An Immigrant.
SIM Antonio ENpress.

Facts ut all times command much
more in the market than fine spun theo-
ries or calculations of what can be done.
1t is claimed that Texas is good coun-
try for poor man who Is willing to
work: the Banner has a case in point.
Last spring Polander, aged 10 years,
arrived at this city with his wife, two
children and about - IN money. He
was a Dor UIau unu hau been one ali
his iIle.u..u tie remained III Poland the
probaUlilly Is inst lie never would have
had as nucu as 500 Oi his Own money
at one time. He rented thirty acres OF
land of Sir. Chadwick, a few miles east
of Breuuam, and with yoke of oxen
made a crop. The season as all know,
was bad one, yet he has gathered seven
bales ol Gotten; made corn enough to
do him aud some to spare, having sold
IS bushels at = dollar bu,hel. be has
sold five bales OF cotton, paid his rent,
bought clothes Tor himself and family;
has a fair supply OF groceries on hand,
and having raised three good stout pigs
has pie .ty Oi meat IN his smoke house,
and IN addition To all this he still pos
sesses two bales Of cotton, the proceeds
Of Viii h will no doubt carry him over
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-04-20

THERE is famous bareback rider in
Virginia, not female but mail rider,
who has a pony that has been in the ser
vice thirty year.. he can carry more,
and carry it farther than Krupp gun
on an Armstrong rife ordinance. Once
he carried q cook stove and sixteen
feetof pipe over the greater part Of
his route, which hes between Warren
ton and Washington
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-04-20

EIGHT years ago there were only
Sl2O 600 invested In steamers on the 81
Johns, Fla. Now there are twenty
eight steamers plying on that river, one
of which cost S240,000, and t. this fleet
constant additions are making. The
Indian river and South Florida lakes
and inlets are now dotted with sailboats,
carrying freight to and fro. In very
short time these will be supplemented
by steamers, and then anew region Will
be opened of surprising fertility and
beauty.
WHAT can make more noise than a
bow driving ten cevs through q town
Why, alloy driving two COWS, Of course
the more COWS the less noise.