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SALOON.

Remorca TO BetIepue Street, bet.ceen mrs.
aud Geo. w. N0riGrty's Shops
SHAVING, Hair-Cutting, DyeiDg, oo"'
y pooling, &c, dene in the latest stylse.
Prices moderate: satisfaction guarantee
- Hair-cutting by machinery; e
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F4pEe SALE.

IA TOWN LOTS bounded north by land of
IL Joel III. Sandoz. south by lard OF Joseph
Bloch, west by land of Mrs. Cora Sales, and
East by Lombardy street. Apply at the CoU-
RIER office. sl86,n
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FOR SALE.

TINE desirable property situated corner OF
j. Main and Grol6e streets, con listing of a
building suitable for store and dwelling. with
necessary onthonses, aud about me lot of
ground. For particulars apply at this office.
or to NJ. Lavergne. agent, Opelousas.
Opelousas, Nov, 5, 1881. If
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FOE a

ON ADVANTAGEOUS TERMS.
FVyHE splendid property tlate residence o.
IL 7. Valadel situated opposite the Catho
lie Church, Opelousas, consisting of wo lots
an excellent dwelling house. Kitchen, a car
rage house, barn, stable, vegetable and flow
er garden and orchard-an in perfect order
Apply to !.
Oct. Cd, 1880 w O~pelousas,
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"a VIZ SALE.

1.-TWO Hundred Acres OF Woodland in Bayou
IL Mallet Woods. Also. a fine Residence il,
the town of Opelousas, situated near the rail-
road and q small residence on Court street.
For terms, &C., apply to G. MAYO.
ut the Post Office.
Opeloisas, Dec. A. I8S0-tf
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AFHNE CHANGE

s. BOUT 300 acres of land to he given the
- free nse of for the year 1882. so or so
acres rice land, the balance tnrf land. Sitna-
ted about 81 miles from Opelousas, enclosed
With good fence and we'll ditched. Apply to
Thee. Chachere, 0pelousas.
Jan. z, 1882. I'm.
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The Toad.
London Farmer.

The whirligig of time brings
about strange revenges, and
among them may be noted the
recent accession to favor of the
long-despised and much-malign-
ed toad. For centuries these
harmless animals haye been per-
secuted and reviled till their
very name has passed into a by
word descriptive of disgust and
loathing. At last, however,
their nnobstrusive virtues are
obtaining recognition, and the
value of the unhandsome toad as
an insect destroyer is now gen
eraGadmitted. At the present
time q toad market is held
regularly once a week, on an
open space of ground in the Rue
Godfrey St. Hilaire, at the back
of the Jardin des Plantes, viii
Their the dealers In this novel
article of commerce bring their
wares, carefully assorted accord
ing to their strength and size,
and packed by the hundred in
baskets of damp moss. Whence
the supply omay be derived is
yet a mystery, but it seems clear
that they are not over-abundant,
since those of moderate size find
ready purchasers at prices rang
ing from seventy-fve to eighty
francs per hundred. By far the
greater portion of them are
bought up for the use of English
market gardeners, and it is stat
ed that orders are to hand at
Paris for the purchase, at cur
rent rates, of every basketful
sent to market.
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nrrs. ROSE

RESPECTFULLY informs the public al ~
II her friends that she has opened q Bos !
ing House on Rail Road Avenue, d snofs ~ q
lance from Morgan's K. K. Depot; Means eod.
ali hours. Nice and neat Rooms. Pries - IF
prafn. tApfll w.
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WELLS! WELLS
No Charge Unless a Plentiful Supply OF
Water ia Obtained.

FHSHE undersigned is prepared to furnish
Il good water to all in need of this necessity,
by an improved process-eombining efficiency
and economy. Our process is the celebrated
BORED WELLS, which has stood the test for
years. We make no charge unless % plentiful
of water is secured, and my charges are within
the reach OF all. as this is the most eeonomieal
plan of constructing wells ever invented.
WELLS BORED THROUGH QUICKSAND
Orders left at the COURIER office will re
ceive prompt atteutlon.
June 26-tf T. S. BAILEY.
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A BARGAIN.

EOR sale cheap-A ten-horse power engine
and boiler, all complete and IN running
order; also, a grist mill, double geared.
For particulars, apply at Jos, Bloeiis store,
Opelousas. where engine and mill can be seen.
NOR SALE.--3333 acres of land, wood aud
prairie, near the line of the La. Western
r.. r., in the south western portion of this
parish. Will be sold in lots to suit purchaser
cheap for cash.
j. j.. BEAUCHAMP.
0pelousas, July "a. 1880. If
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Valuable LANDS

WNDR Lease or Sale, on long terms of credit,
i'll in lots of forty acres or less. to suit per-
SONS desirous of leasing The body of land on
the east bank of the Bayou P~laquemine. at
about u miles from the railroad station neal
Grand Coteau. and 10 miles from Rayne sta
tion, bounded above by Bayou Plaqnernint
and below by lands of Emile Thiboaeau, con
tanning about five hundred arpents.
-. DELLA GARRIGUES.
Opelousas, Oct. Is, 1881. I
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Printing Office For Sale.

a. COMPLETE outfit for printing q 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 Nears, VIII be sold
rL7ap. Apply at this office.
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THE COTTAGE HEARTH,

Published at Boston. An illustrated Magazine
of Home Arts and Home Culture. Contains
more reading of Practical Domestic Worth and
Posiire Home Interest than any other maya.
zine of its price. Each number contains Por-
traits and Sketches of Distinguished Men. Su.
perior Home Music, Floral Articles, Stories and
Adventures, Choice Poetry, the latest Fash
ions. the Mothers Chair, the Students Corner,
the Young Folks Window. all fully illustrated.
Terms, $50 "a year, in advance. postage pre-
paid. p We are enabled to make this fol-
lowing liberal offer to our readers: To all who
subscribe within 3 months and pay $3.50 in adj
vance. we will send the COURIER and the Cot.
toge Hearth for one year. This will give you
a good paper and ID choice magazine for a littla
more than the price of either. Please send IN
Your subscriptions at o, ce.
u Sample copy to- he seen at this Office.
Opelousas, Nov. 5, 1881.
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II M E M O r / A Nj


fE9HE Life and Public Services of the Ma.
u toms Hero, by Major Bundy, complete 10
date. Written at Mentor by inv 3tion, under
the direction of Mr., Garfield. Contains steel
portrait of Garfield, faithful portraits of mo
Their, wife and children; also numerous fine
engravings; 63 confidential letters covering
and explaining his whole career; ten original
testimonial letters from Williams College
and writings endorsement by Col. Rockwell
and the President in euery book. agents posi-
tieely making $40 daily. 1t is the most attract.
i've. authentic and best. Price, $l.25. agents
,oanted e~ueryphere. "a Send 81 for terms ana
outfit. including copy of book. Address a; ,.
BARNES s. Co, Ill & l13 William St., Ny.
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I has been analyzed by Joseph Albrecbt NJ
= Chemjst, and obtained the Ffrst Prsn M'
nm al the Gulf States Exposition. Feb. II. l87a
ne tlrct,ar for this valuable food. mann
Incurred IN New Orleans, contains numerous
,1I"s. diaries. and boss draymen, t%est;fv;nss y
its fully possessing all the desirable n5al3ss; "
claimed torit by the manufacturers w5;.S |"
That it will fahen and keep Horses and Nal.
in good condition, and save them from to
ha61hty to disease; and that it is the beet fo oS
for Carriage a.d Race Horses;
That it will keep Cows in good health md
condition and increase the flow of milk
That ii Will increase the number of eogs laid
y Hens and prevent gapes and other diseases.
NAT 1t VIII tatten Hogs more readily and at
traction of the cost of any other food
- Send for Circular. Ists
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FOR SALE

IA SMALL residence with about one arg,ent
n of land. situated IN Court street, near
the Catholic Convent. Part cash, talanee on
time. Apply at this office. ori9
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100000 bricks for Sale.

BUILDING. Tile aud Well Bricks for sale
Id IN any quantity, and delivered when de-
sired. All orders promptly filed.
Apply to LOUIS Il. DEPUTY.
Sept. IL, 1881. Opelousas.
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Three Exquisite Books.
LOngfeIIOw Birthday Book. y
Emerson Birthday Book.
Whittier Birthday Book.

THHHESE BIRTHDAY BOOKS are of he first
III order OF excellence, i'll their literary, art
istic, and mechanical feat The most strik
ing passages ia the works of Lo~NGFELLuw,
EMERSON, and WHITTIER, are arranged on the
lett-hand pages. aa
Tive dass are assigned to each page, and on
the right hanu pages. under the same twodays
are given, in many instances. the names OF dis
tinguisiled persons born and the record OF men-
orable events, acquiring on tluatlday especially
persons and events mentioned III the para
ggai,iis oit tn oppasife page. A blank space
is left under each date tor the autographs Of
friends bori, ON that day. and for such memo
randa as one. wishes 10 make; SD the bOa6 is
at once a beautiful gift and an autograph al
bum Each of the books h = II fine portrait of
the author and II chaice illustrations. The
cloth bindings are beautifully stamped, and
the flexible calf, seal, and murocco buildings
are elegant enough TO satisfy the most exact
ing taste.
Price of the Birthday Bucks in 10th, 81 90
each, in fe xible calf. morocc", or sealskin,
So so.
For sale By all Booksellers. Sent, post
paid, GA receipt Of price by the Publishers,
HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN Il CO,
JaH2l-tf @ Boston, Mass.
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The Daily City Item,
PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING

City Item Printing Company,
Office, No. 80 Natchez Street, New Orleans.
NJ. +. BIGNEY. Editor.
Terms Of Subscription:
One year, So; six mouths, So three
mouths, 81 rs one month, so cents one week,
Is cents; single copy, 5 cents, payable in adj
vance.
, 1882-08-05
Journalistic Missions.

II IS surprising how many persons there
are who have-.n their minds-jJurual-
istic missions. They are generally az
tached TO advertising dodgers to which
they affix high-sounding names, and, oG.
Of which they scrape bare living. The
smaller the circulation Of this dodger, and
the less advertising patronage IT gets, he
louder brays the man with mission. He
ilnag:nes himse!f infalIitle in his judg-
rnent Of what newspaper should be. He
does not give the public credit ior beng
able 10 judge Of literary efforts as present
ei IL the newspaper. The beam Of per-
sis'eutly soliciting advertisements for his
dOdger, never gets between him and the
mote in the eye of the real Journalist.
Soliciting advertisements tor newspaper
is as legitimate as going around the coun-
try buying beef cattle, and the man with
the mission doubtless understands this,
so far as his dodger is concerned. But
he cannot bear the iiea Of success attend
Ing the la5nrs Of another, in this direc-
ton. And then the man. whose duty 1t
is to correct journalism, is alarmed be-
cause the ,bonl-iie journal is gaining in
fiuence in the comr.uuity, and he is melt
ed to tears lest capital grind labor, or the
influence be used wrolgfaiiy, as the man
with the mission judges.
We might say TO these young men who
imagine that they have a journalistic mis-
sion, that th.re are more ways than one
OF removing a stone wall, and, perhaps
the most foolish way tp attempt re
moval is by butting ones head against It.
The man who establishes himself in
community, and nesiects his business TO
reform everything else. will soon be rated
rs fool There is a great deal "f error
and wrongdoing in this world, but the
contract TO remove it Is an immense one
fJr a man whose ability Is only equal 10
an advertising dpdser
, 1882-08-05
Art IN Assassination.
dishonesty

terse dispatch comes from Waco
down in Texas Mr Delmar WAS offended
By the presentation of bill for months
board HIS friends calmed him by say
ing "pay the bill but shoot the clerk. Re
member, sir, that you are gentleman.
Mr.. Delmar did no. forget for moment
that he was a gentleman. Doubtless he
was polite to the Judge who ordered his
release. He probably thanked the sheriff
for his courtesies, and shook hands with
the jailor who kept his pitcher Of ice
water replenished while sojourning there.
He LETT the impression on every mind,
that he was full Of noble ways, a gentle
man, but he was grossly insulted by the
presentation Of common truck of hash
bill, and he shot the clerk. Nothing
could be more graceful than Mr. Delmar' :
management of this affair. Most Of men
would have made bungling job If it, an
askward and unpleasant affair. Mr.
Delmar made it work OF art.
This case is cited, that ordinary vulgar
assassins may see how they are bru:ai.z-
ing their peculiar calling turning as they
do, what ought TO be a work of arr, int"
a vulgar murder. and they should be
ashamed Of ii. With little practice up
on tramps, associated press men, telegraph
operators, and perhaps few editors could
be spared, their eyes would soon acquire
the headed directness, and their nerves
the needed sseadiness, to accomplish the
thing as a work OF art. With a little
practice, the head OF the family could be
brought down in such a way that the by
stander viii be moved to congratulate the
widow and orphans on the skill and neat
ness with which funeral vas prepared
for their house.
, 1882-08-05
Running Away.

Just now, when the mercury slides up
into the 70's before breakfast; when we
are no longer happy in the possession OF
glorious medium Temperature, but
rather III the full realization Of a heaven
endowed punishment IN the shaEe of
heat-sent so,ae Of Us, doubtless, that We
may acclimatize ourselves - the t-mpera-
ture of locality Scripturally located;
when It ls not Necessary to consult q
geography TO know that Walla Walla is
not a sea port and we cannot here get d
Whit of salt air everybody seems To
feel desire 10 flee such summery per
secution and get som where else. Ii
does no good, seemingly TO say, that no
matter how persis,ently the mercury
rushes upward, there is some pleasure i'll
living III the city, for ths nights are cool
Refusing 10 see al this, people do 'nat II
rational thing Of running the gauntlet cf
mosquitoes, and the coast b4i 4ikrepers bi-
bibles, eat dinners of decay,d veg tables
that make them resort to the doctors dis
pensary for month af-erwsrd, and rise
each morning with headache, heart
l. and stomachache T. te.l thsir fellow
.s..,s'!erers what g rious place the sea
SIDE Is, and what a good time they aye
having. 1t is all sham recreation, en-
dured IN eight by-ten coops by the sea-
side
, 1882-08-05
Getting Nervous.

Laboring under the erroneous impress
sion that its utterances III tn local or
territorial political arena, have some slight
influence, the Union begins 80 talk about
the impropriety and bad principle of
third term in local Office holding. The
Union il getting nervous, because 1t is
letting its personal aversion and dislike
get he better Of what little journalistic
judgment it may possibly be credited
with. We fony -A,,erstsnd the Unions
motive, and N due time shall take occa-
sion to explain it TO this public
As to the third term in local Office hold
ins, there is neither improprietr nor bad
precedent or principle IN 1t, aud most of
those who oppose 1t do so because they
are opposed to it; they cannot give the
color of reason or justice for any such
article Of political fifth Probably We
shall have the argument Of nepotisn
against our local office holders, and be
sharply reminded by the Cnion that our
sheriff, probate judge and some other
officials have brother-in-laws and o-ner
relatives. OF course this is a grave otfense'
and no man should be lr"bate Judge or
sheriff whose 0roiher-in-l laws fathers
aunts sister had married the SAID sheriff 5
or probate judges grand uncle's brother
in-law. and especially should he be ruled
out of the contest If his fathers aunt was
step-mother to the officials grandfather
The man should not be elected whose
nepotism IS so plaIn no matter II his rec
ord as an official does point you to years
Of efficiency.
, 1882-08-05
An Unfortunate City.

FIR some time it has been nip and 'ucS
between Boston and its neighbor Fall
River in the production Of dsfaleailons
among i,s gilt-edged business men- FOR
ashiie Fall River produced more enieTz-
zlers than cotton cloth. Preaching was
in vain, and people waited IN sniazeiAsh'
70 see What would come next But Dos
ton. not TO be outdone, has produced
couple Of disgraced bank cashiers and a
deputy treasurer Of missionary society
He wss a most pious member cf The
church, and, Is it appears, an enereeuc
thief. He was noted tor has devotion :"
the esusa OF missions and 10 business
which now appears n have been stealing
He had the longest and most oerout lace
in Boston, his cravat the WhItest, ms nal
lelujsh the most unctious. he had no
yices-on the surface. lie was temper
ate. His life appeared TO be consecFa'ed
TO the advancement Of religion among
the Hottentots. In and out OF season
he seemed capable of eternal vig'i'nc- n
behalf of the gospel and his-own tenn
poral benefit. He WAS head usher at
fashionable church and thelover OF mui-
titude of sisters. He engineered Sun
day school, and probably never missed
PRAYER meeting, unless there were too
many of them on the same evening Tor
HIM 10 make connections-or he was too
busy posting up two Sets OF books, one
for the eve Of the Board Of Mission man
aoers. the other TO tell him OF his steal
ings. He spent his Sundays at church
and the balance of the week stealing
funds donated by Sunday school children
for the missionary schools.
Nothing Is more dangerous than the
apathy of society with regard TO such
crimes as this. Indeed, such are the
maxims of society with reference to
these gilt-edged there's, that man has
Little credit for conscigntiousness- To be
governed by sense Of duty rather than
self-mterest, is seemingly regarded hy the
world as an extravaganza OF devotion
and to be deferred by conscientious scTu-
pies from sezing advantages within reach,
as fanaticism and folly 1t is not harl to
find men who have feeling OF coEtemp-
for him Sho lets opportunities of fortune
slip On such frivolous pre:exrs rs Frin-
cip!es. Thus men excuse themselves IN
dishonesty
, 1882-08-05
TelegrAphic Clicks.

Advances towards a peaceable solution
of the Egyptian question have been made.
The ministers have advised the khedive
TO offer terms to the rebels in order to
detach them from Arab Pasha They
suggest that the khedive issue procla-
nation promising full pardon with
the retention OF rank and privilege to all
officials, military and naval, and Egyp-
tains generally who within given time
tender their allegiance to the khedire,
and warning them if they do not submit
before the expiration Of the time stated,
they will he treated AS rebels Araol
and other members will be excepted by
name from amnesty.
The assassin Of Lord Cavenoi.h has
been arrested. Parties who have Seen
the man give credence to his confession.
He says the price Of the deed was f2o to
each of the asssssins He SAID ENO was
worth more to an Irishman than an Eng
lishman's life
The president has approved the act
appropria:ing $4,000 for Mrs Lucretia
Gar6-ld, less any amount paid President
Garfield on account of salary.
The Senate naval committee agreed to
repor. farorably the appropriation OF s25, ;
600 for removing the bodies OF Lieut..
DeLong and companions from Siberia To
America
A determined effort viii be made BY
the Mormon. to render nugasory the Law
enacted al the present ses.sion OF congress
to suppress poIygamy EI-Delegate Can
non, who has passed the Crater part OK hii
time in Washington since the seat te
which he was elected was declared vacant
paid visit of one week to Utah recently
and it is thought that when he Sas ther'
a programme Of order Of resistance 10 op
Grafton Of the anti-polygamy law "a
mapped out.
, 1882-08-05

Down BY the sea a, Long Branch, within
caring Of the tinkle at ice IN sherry
cobb,er, several statesman are busy tn
kering the tariff. II strikes us rs queer
how much ado the respective PARTIES are
making about this question:. They are
alike inslncere. The manufacturing CON-
munities want = tariff much more severe
than the present one The agricultural
regions want free trade This Is the case
generally, though Of course there are
many EXCEPTIONS Before Congress meets
the local papers stir Up aud argue this
question, in the ahsence Of anything else
to write about By the time tie Con
gressmen get To the capital there Is not
one In ten Of the whole crowd who cA,s
tell whether or not he has any d-hnite
opinion on the subject, and II he has.
eanno. give intelligent reasons for his
belief In the good old political days. so
called, the Wings said, "let US have
tariff that We may protee, our home man
ufsctories and sustain the price of labor
The Democrats said, 'all men hsvs a
right to purchase where they can buy the
cheapest, and the price Of labor Will adj
Just itself" During thu war. a tariff for
revenue Was a necessity. The effect has
been to permit abuses Of what at first was
. blessing When an American manu-
facturer has so perfected his machinery,
that he is able to ship it to England ard
obtain fair price for it, 1t is manifestly
evident that he does no longer need the
protection which tariff throws around
him. On the other hand protection IS
often needed, as for instance when the
making of steel rails was inaugurated IN
this country. When politicians talk about
a tariff for revenue, il is evident that they
do no, mean it sincerely, or do not clearly
understand the matter Most Of them
mean that to save directly taxing the peo-
pie an import duty is placed upon articles
of luxury coming from the old world.
This is only part of the meaning. With
out that duty the balance of trade would
turn against this country, "a constant drain
of money and a scarcity of 1t here Then
q tariff for revenue means plan to keep
down excessive importation and cnnse-
quent drain of money A moderate tar
if pruned of Its present sbuses is what
the great mass of people desire. /, would
adjust conflicting interests and keep on
solid ground the finances of this country.