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The printer, says an ex-
change, is in a very disagreeable
situation. He trusts every
body, he knows not whom ; his
money is scattered everywhere,
and he hardly knows where to
look for it. His paper, his ink,
bis type, his journeymen's labor,
bis living, ETC., must be punctu-
ally paid for. You have taken
bis paper, and your neighbors
and yourself have been amused
and informed by it. If you miss
one paper you think very hard
81 the printer. You would rath-
e. go without your best meal
than be deprived of your news
PAPER. Have yon ever complied
With your subscription Have
gou taken as much pains to fur
nlsh the printer his money as he
has To furnish you with his pa
peri Have you paid him for
Ais type, his press, and his hard
work I If you have not, go and
PAY him right of.
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The Lone Star of Louisiana.
fCor. Philadelphia Times.l

In the year 1910, some 40
wears after the banner of the
stars and stripes was flung in
the breeze, a long star flag was
unfurled within the present
limits of the State. of Louisiana,
as the standard of a gallant
band of flibusters. At that
time the territory lying north
Of Iberville river, Bayou Man
chac, and west of the Perdido
river, a beautiful country, and
one susceptible of sustaining a
large population, then under
Spanish dominion, was cursed
by bad government, and it's
contiguity to our American
States was a source of continual
trouble and alarm. So trouble
some and alarming had matters
become that the citizens of the
States of Louisiana and Missis-
sippi, regardless of neutrality
laws or treaties, united for the
purpose of driving the Span
iards out of the territory. They
proceeded on the ground that
the occupation of the territory
was absolutely necessary for
the peace and safety of the citi-
zens of Louisiana and Missis-
sippi.
The result of their daring &C
ton was the driving off the
Spaniards and the acquisition
of the territory to Louisiana
without costing the government
one cent. Had this little band
of patriots, these few Louisiana
and Mississippi heroes, failed in
their hazardous undertaking
they would have been punished
as flibusters and pirates but,
being successful, they were re-
garded as heroes and patriots.
This gallant band of American
citizens suddenly fell upon and
captured the Spanish fort of
Baton Rouge, and raised upon
it a rude flag, with a single star,
instead. of the snowy banner of
old Spain.
The flag used upon that occa-
sion was simply a golden star
on a blue ground. Thus, in
1910, 26 years before the lone
star flag of Texas waved in the
cause Of Texan independence, a
lone star flag was unfurled
within the present limits of the
State of Louisiana as the stan
dard of a gallant band of Amer
leans who rescued the Florida
parishes from Spanish domino
ton. AS the thirteen stars rep
resented the States of the
Union, a single star was chosen
BY this little band of revolution
lists as the symbol of a revolu-
tiOnary State, and the design
was repeated on the ensign of
Texas in it's revolutionary strug-
xgIn
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Lands Lands! Lands !
Title Guaranteed
For Sale,
On Terms to Suit Purchasers.
NEAR VILE PLATE.

Description. Acres.
Lot 7, section 4, townsh a S rye Q east 10
COULEE CROCHE,
Near Giron Grore.
E ! of $ W / sec %. Z S range 3 east 8O.56
WI of s W sec D, a S range 5 east S0.56
N e ] see and n e ! OF s e I Of see 2S--
n e sec and n of n W ! sec 81, rs
+ D east, contalnlng---------------- 442.94
Lots l and 2 of sec "a, 8 rye 8 east so
w of n e of sec "a, t8sr3e-----. 80
BELLEVUE.
S e ! of S e ! of see 8; s W ] of s. W ],
and lots 4 aud Z of sec 2 t7s~
west of the Montgomery plantation
s e ! of s Q ! of sec 8; s W ! of 8 W
OF sec g.; e ] of " of see l0%-all
int7sr 3 east, eontaining-----.-- 29s.S4
NEAR POINT LYONS.
Lot No 3 and n e ! of s e ! of sec 80, t
Ssr3 east, eontaining.---..---..- 80.03
NEAR AND EAST OF CIR. COTEAU
Lot No of sec 6 s r 5 east.-.-.... 13.4S
PRAIRIE HAYES.
N W ! of s W ! of sec Is 9 ] of s g
of se !, and 8 e / of II e ! of sec26, t
Ssr RI g. containing.----.-.----- l60.39
Lots 3 and A of section IS lots l, 2
and 3 of sec So; and lots | and 2 of
sec 36. t s $ + east, containing. 1926
Lots Z, 3 and 4 n W Of S e !, and n
g ] of $ W of sec %, t8 $ + | east 1872
N W of $ W of sec 25; Q of s e of
Il of sec 26, 8 r | east.......- 160. 80
For further information, apply to
E. D. ESTILETTE,
At the Office Of Estilette 81 Dupre,
jal4 Att'ys at Law, 0pelousas, La.
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The Oil City Derrick says
marriage notices are often very
appropriately published under
Eae head of ADJUSTMENTS"
Nell, sometimes it may be as
Jolly as d circus, but when the
foreman Of a Chicago paper got
marriage notice among the
ssems headed "Terrible lid
aAgs,'' the editor thought it was
g apropos that he didn't stop
Ene press to make a correction.
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Fhen 3 fellow goes skating
khe hrst time he can never
What's going TO turn up
sssAR Xork Commercial 1drer-
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Railroads In Texas will not
9aW be allowed to charge more
sls'tEl three cents per mile for
sage, the Legislature having
.|ae this . legal rate for the
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as sala her hair was dyed,
s. when She Indignantly Ok
Isassd a'Tis false ~ lie said
Presumed SO.
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TNOR SALE.-3333 acres of land, wood and
It prairie, near the line of the La. Western
4. r.. in the southwestern portion of this
parish. Will be sold in lots to suit purchaser
cheap for cash.
j. j. B~EAUCHAMP.
Opeiousas, July 2i. 1880. If
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Valuable Lands

EOR Lease or Sale, on long terms of credit,
IT in lots of forty acres or less, to suit per-
sons DESTROYS of leasing: The body of land on
the east bank of the Bayou Plaquemine, at
about II miles from the railroad station near
Grand Coteau, and 10 miles from Rayne sta
ton, bounded above by Bayou Plaquemine
aud below by lands of Emile Thibodeau, con-
tanning about five hundred arpehts.
DELLA GARRIGUES.
Opelousas, Oct. Is, 1881. +
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The present Administration
s ~ longer taking the trouble
A9 show the Garfield office-hold-
81 70 the front door. 1t just
kaeks them down stairs in
aaads: - Philadelphia Times,
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"A BARGAIN.

NOR sale cheap-A teli-horse power engine
and boiler, all complete and IN running
order; also, a grist mill, double geared.
For particulars, apply at JOS. Bloch's store,
Opelonsas, where engine and mill can be seen.
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Printing Office For Sale.

a. COMPLETE outfit for printing a seven
IN column newspaper. Press, Type, Cases,
Stands, Etc, all in good order, being the ma
terial used for the publication of the Wash
ington Enterprise and Ne,os. Will be sold
cheap. Apply at this Office.
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FOHg SALE.
ROR SALE

"a SMALL residence with about one arpent
N of land, situated on Court street, near
the Catholic Convent. Part cash. balance on
time. Apply at this Office. oet9
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49,. a WEEK. SO a day aeehome easily
VII made. Costly outfit free. address
I'D TRUE s. Co, Augusta, Maine.
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I has been analysed by Joseph Albrecht, NJ
n D., Chemist, and obtained the First Premi-
am at the Gulf States Exposition. Feb. IL, 1879.
The Circular for this valuable food. manu-.
featured in New Orleans, contains numerous
testimonials from the owners of leading sta
bles, diaries, and boss d%rayinen, testifying to
claimed forit by the manufacturers which are:
That it will .fauen and keep Horses and Mules
in good condition., and save them from the
liability 10 disease; and that it is the best food
for Carriage and Race Horses
Ihat 1t will keep Cows in good health and
condition and increase the flow of milk
That it will increase the number of eggs laid
by Hens and prevent gapes and other diseases;
That it will fatten Hogs more readily and ut
a fraction of the cost of any other food.
E~ Send for Circular. (stf
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FOR SALE OR RENT.

a NEW town residence, neat and convent.
N ent,4 suitable for q small family, with two
acres of land, enclosed. Will be sold cheap,
or rented low to d good tenant.
Apply at this office.
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EaAR A

| 1.-TWO Hundred Acres of Woodland in Bayou
Ill Mallet Woods. Also, a fine Residence in
| the town of Opelousas, situated near the rail
road; and a small residence on Court street.
| For terms. &c., apply to G. MAYO,
at the Post Office.
Opelousas, Dec. A, 18sO-tf
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-13
Wedding lknlls

On the evening of the 9th at Canton, Mis-.
sissippi the Hon. George W. Carlisle, land
clerk of the auditors Office, was married to
Miss Virginia Fcarn, the accomplished
daughter of Judge George Il, Fearn, of this
city. A telegram to the New Orleans Plea
yune says of the marriage.
An elite audience assembled tonight In
the Grace church, oi this citv, TO witness
the nuptials of Hon. George W. Carlisle the
efficient land clerk of the auditors office In
Jackson, to Miss Virginia Fearn, of Dallas,
Texas, u lovely and accomplished young
lady, who was visiting relatives here.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Mr., Brown, rector OF the Episcopal church.
The bride was given away by Judge Cal.
houn, -Four couples consisting of some OF
| the prettiest young ladies Of Jackson, TO.
gether with handsome young gentlemen
of both places, with Senator Longino, OF
Brookhayen, rs best man, acted as attend.
ants. State Auditor Gavin aud family with
the entire auditorial corps, honored the oc'
casion with their presence After the cere.
mony an elegant supper was served ut the
residence pf the brides grandmother. A,
OBS o'clock the bridal party LEFT for New
| Orleans
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saddle ring, seven years old, l3l hands high;
will pay five dollars on delivery of said
mule to me at No llOi Elm street, Dallas,
Texas.
The water in Elm Fork creek, on the line
otthe Missouri Pacific. between Dallas and
Denton, has receded and the train went
out last evening, the first for the past few
days.
Henry Sam Wah has bought out the res.
taurant at Mayors summer garden, which
he is running in irSt-C,ass style. Every
thing is neat and clean, He serves the
very best the market affords.
Jack Harris, colored, who was fined in
the county court ON the charge Of keeping
n disorderly house, was released from the
county jail yesterday on his paying the
line and cost Of the case, S279.75,
Parties visiting st. Louis should call on
Magnet Il Webb, railroad ticket brokers
corner 9th and Chestnut streets. They are
perfectly reliable and sell tickets to all
points ut Il reduction on regular fare,
We notice that VIM. Ernenwein, the
painter and paper.hanger, is doing an inn
mense amount of work in his line. It
would pay anyone contemplating having
work done in his line to see him.
Messrs. Mccormick II S,arke have Just
received and put in position the dandy pool
table. The cushions are the latest patent
and the ivory balls glide over the table
easily. 1t is pleasure to play on table
like this.
The Wheeler & Wilson Companys ma
chinist will adjust all Wheeler & Wilson
machines, tree of charge, II at are brought
to my office, No los Elm street, from Octo-
Der 10th to October 3lst, lSS2. n. ]. Hen
bricks, manager.
Now that the new town of East Dallas
has incorporated and elected her municipal
officers. she is clamoring for street rail-
way, and tho management of the Main
street line proposes extending its track to
the new burg at an early day.
Messrs. Oliver IL Griggs, formerly of
MeXia, have commenced business in their
new bank building, No. 1888 Elm street,
These gentlemen are well known in busi-
ness circles throughout the state, and since
their arrival in Dallas have by their energy
and liberalitY, made many warm friends
! Dallas is proud OF such aCcessions
| The Eclipse Marriage union of Dallas
| publishes elsewhere Il notice showing the
| business done by them since their organi.
cation. We have. during their stay in Dial
! las, done great deal of business with the
gentlemen connected with this company
and have found them PROMPT in payment
of all claims and always ready to
show the state OF their business.
The "Dozier- Weyln Cracker company
st. Louis, are the leading manufacturers In
their line of goods in the United States, and
the crackers, snaps, etc, made by this com
pany are well and favorably known through
out the south. The crackers packed under
their parrot brand are the standard
among leading grocers, and goods of thii
kind attract trade wherever sold. Send t
them for price-list and illustrated cata
logue.
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Opening Exposition
to-day and tomorrow, at Baumans 70'
Elm street.


Among the many marriage aid assoCia
tions of this section, none ars based upon
more rational or business. like plan than tn,
Eureka Marriage association, of Sulphur
Springs, in this state. IL has three plans
A, j, G., the first two of which are DAY
plans and the third monthly plan by
taking the first two s. per day are drawn
and by the third permitting parties TO mar
ry in 60 days Sl20 per month is drawn. Tn,
assessment plan is superior TO nil other, anC
is simply for fund sufficient TO replace Ia,
amount paid out on policy. II, for in
stapce, a party marries aud draws 500, n i,
there are i0O members, each member 4
only assessed 80 cents Many other feature
are peculiar To the company, and IL will
pay all those desiring to take policies TO cor
respond at once with the secretary of tn,
association, Thomas W. Griffin, sulphur
Springs, Texas,
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THE T. y ST. l.. NARROW GAUGE RoAr.
She is Booming Right Along and Work
VIII Begin on This End of the Line in
Forty has

fOrty bhNs,
Captain W. W. Kingdom, who is con-
nected with the Texas n ST. Louis narrow
gauge railroad, arrived in this city yestcr-
day fresh from the front, where the con.
strtction of the road is being pushed with
all possible ygor. lie says that the con
structon of the line has been retarded very
much by the heavy rains that fell this sum
mer. Major c. Il. Stephens, the
chief engineer, has displayed marked
ability as the head OF the con.
strucling force, and has managed
affairs so skiliuily that the lost time has
been made up for by his good management
and the energy with which he has pushed
the work Every hour of good weather has
! been taken advantage of and the gap be.
| tween Texarkana and Clarendon, Arkansas,
| will be finished, nj the iurthest, within the
next forty days, which will give the narrow
gauge n through line connec-
ton TO st. Louis and Chica.
go. After the intervening gap is
completed the entire force will be trans
terred to this end of the line to build the
road as rapidly rs possible from Mount
Pleasant to Dallas, and the trains will be
running over the line by the first or middle
of January Major stephens, who has
proven so efficient has been given full con.
troll and charge of the line from Clarendon,
Arkansas to Gatcsyille, the present ter
minus. some forty miles southwest Of Waco,
and fine continues to rise it will not be
very long before he will be general man.
agcr, which he is virtually now. Captain
| kingdom says that while the work has been
pushed it has nevertheless been well done
and for rapidity and thoroughness beats
that of any other line ever built in this
state. The directory of the road meets
next Tuesday at Pine Bluff, Arkansas
when the affairs ST the road will be fully
discussed. The road has in the way Of roll
ing stock eight complete passenger trains
as many as twenty passenger locomotives
besides a large number Of freight cars and
engines TO correspond. lie is here on the
lookout for more men, rs II is the determ
nation of the management of the road e
complete the remaining gaps at MS early ,
day rs possible.
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street distractions, Etc.
The new bridge on Polk street, over the
graveyard branch, just east of the Hous.
ton 4 Texas Central railroad switch, will
To sixty feet long by twenty feet wide, and
will be finished in few days. This will
open Up Polk street so as make the travel
over it continuous from Poydras street to
Akard avenue, aud new section of the
city will be thrown open for building and
improvement. II the city council would
forbid any further burals in the old grave.
yard, this portion Of the city would offer
desirable residence lots and fine building
sites.
The first ward School-h)uSe is ON Polk
street, and will soon be finished, and school
will open there by the LIST of November.
An effort will then be made to secure an
other location for the colored school Just
across the street, so no conflict of race may
happen between the young ideas learning
how to shoot
The street gang are putting down street
crossings on Ervay street, from Pocahontas
TO Commerce street, and in such manner
us to give continuous dry walk from the
city park to Main street.
Property owners ON Ervay street who
have not vet complied with the sidewalk
ordinance have been notified to commence
building, and all delinquents will be ar
rested and compelled to show cause why
they have refused to obey orders.
\ gang of street hands are working on
Canton street, west of Akard avenue, open.
ing ont the street across the Cockrell prop
erty. This latter property is soon to be
laid out in lots and blocks and put upon
the market, as the rapid growth of the city
demands new locations, and corn-ields,
cow.pastures and brick-yards must give
way to buildings and happy homes, and
new streets will appear in every direction.
| The city marshal is busy sending out no
| tices to parties who have violated the city
ordinances by building fences or houses
| upon the sidewalks, and the city council
have determined toput a stop to such prac'
| tees in the future. The orders are to allow
thirty days to remove such distractions
and if not done at that time to arrest all
offenders and prosecute them in the may
or's court This appropriating ground ded
icated for street purposes has been going
on with impunity for several years, until II
is impossible to tell the width of any street
and the fence lines are in and ont, at tn,
fancy of the builders, instead OF all beinl
lined parallel ON both sides of Il street, a.
should be in well regulated city like Dial
las, All guilty parties will know If thii
refers to them, and II word to the wise u
sufficient, as n kick is as good us wink L
! a blind mule
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THE CITY.
LOCAL LINKS

ing '' '"''''"'' '''' wy '''' ="
Some OF the streets in the business centre
ueed street cutters.
steel buckles, slides, ornaments of all
ANUS, AZ Mrs. Chesnuts.
The grand jury continue to grind away
aau have so far found fifteen true bills.
one hundred and fny fattening hogs for
@e' Blake ~ Son, Breckenridge, Texas.
uMr' IT, A. Lilly was married yesterday to
eating. ''''''>
The best of steaks, finest coffee and
YpaoleeN oysters In the city can be found at
felrle's restaurant
- Received fthc National Marriage union,
duetrcll Texas, SHEEP, on proof \. NJ.
Mhirk and L. TONNE.
The trains on the different railroads
, Ssme nearer all being on time yesterday
"an Tor the past few days.
Wanted-Land, in million acre tracts
,Nnean Tor cash. Address, with full descrip
"oui turner n Ncwning, Austin, Texas.
Wanted, our or five good. steady girls to
WNn shirt making, Steady work and
soou wages, ut Clancey's, 6l2 Main street.
Inc Excelsior Marriage association, of
Dallas, paid Mr.. TONNE on yesterday on
hJveipl of proof 800, on policies held by
Mt, d: Y. Botto has removed to the sou,l
ue vi Main street, between SycamoN ant
building " SWIM
copies OF the Sept ember clifton at 8 cent
wv wv DC lad at the II rRAlp office In wrap
r. send one to your friends and le
enem learn Of Texas.
svayel or stolen, October st, lssa, frou
r, W. Crawford, one small, black hor.,
NUE. no brands, small white spot abou
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MARKETS ny TELEGRAPH
NEW ORLEANS.


NEw oELEAss, October ia-flour in fair
demands higher grades, 101hS.
Corn duh; white quoted at S@s2i,: mixed IS.
Oats scarce but arm at Is
tOrnmeal quiet and quoted alta -.
Pork quoted nomlnally az 25s
Lard steady; refined uorrc, lSi,; keg, IL
Dry salt meats In good demand: shoulders,
pack d, ll@li'i; clear rib aud long clear, 10.
bacon IN lar demand shoulders, llh; short
no, W. lons o,tat W. .,
"a i, scaive oul ntil, ausM cured, canvass
W.; ululna'g w mcuium WeiagV' lo~lo oholcp
ioaanlpe,.' .,,,
missy whuy hhd uhohahgeui western reoti'
h.I . uf@L0 A.,
Iouev IN soou "e"ahn' cHfSoes ordinary 10
pI s W. ~ ,,,,.,, o,,,.. ,.t. 81, IT.
hugN w kuvn uymahu lulp ialr Ilg' yellow
o'Mineu anI on MnlVe, olstihed, st@sh,
" ,,,. sn ~. uo'n nI nlu h,uNe' centrifugal
'" i iea ,v W. r1.n,e, e, Sno'Ve, 90 ,,,,,.
Rce unssUlcl Ordinary To prime, lhe6'.
a ntHn uul. l9op,ng woo, .,... ..-u.-
sshV, goohl W per Nv, ptomium' sterling
paps' ''ai ounsois, eSaeeiA'
ST. LOUIS
sr. LOUIS. October la-flour steady and uu
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Ga MAIN STREET DALLAS, TEXAS.
STREET siFTiNas.

Parties wanting nice, quiet game of
billiards, .patronize the Glen Lea saloon.
opposite the HERALD office.
orr sells all styles of Concord side-spring
and price.list.
The finest liquors and cigars In the CITY
can always be found at the Glen Lea saloon.
opposite the HERALD office.
Tendency to weakness and premature do.
cay are prevented by the use of I,emp's
extra export Bottled Beer.
lcebergsy Nowhere Just try some OF
those cooling Metford Rum Punches at the
farlor, new catch altogether, and deli.
cious.
Wines, liquors, cigars and the coolest
beer, billiard tables and polite attention,
can always be found at the Glen Lea,