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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1882-12-30


NOTICE.-U.S S Land Office at New Orleans
~ La December 5, 1sso.-Complaint having
been entered at this office by George K. Brad
ford against William n. Cousins, for abandon
ing his Homestead Entry No. 1884, dated
February 9th, 1881, upon the west of W /,
section 19, township 9 south, range east, in
ST. Landry parish, Louisiana, with ii view to
the cancellation of said entry the said par
ties are hereby summoned to appear at this
office on the 10th day Of January, 1885, at 10
o'clock a. M, to respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged abandonment.
Also, complaint having been entered at this
office BY George X. Bradford against james
". Barnes. for abandoning bis Homestead
EntIy No. 5S7l, dated February27, 1881 upon
the Z of S w and W of 5 f section 10,
township 9 south range east, iu st. Landry
parish, La, with view to the cancellation
of said entry: the said parties are hereby
summoned to appear at this office on the 10Th
day of January, 1883. at II O'Clock II. m., to
respond and furnish testimony concerning
said alleged abandonment.
GEO. BALDEY, Register.
WIN. NJ. BURWELL, Receiver.
Decemhar g. 1880 4k
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10 EPH COR B E t !.
Undertaken.

HtOFFINS of all descriptions on hand and
~ made to order, at moderate priceg.
Shop on North street. near Union, in rear OF
C. Deitlein's grocery dec9tf
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Beautiful, sly lish and rich--R. Morn
hinveg's new stock of iewclry, watches,
clocks, diamonds, etc.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1882-12-30

s. The 0pelousas ward election, held
eaa Aursday. for delegates to the Dem
saEle Parish Conversion, which meets
asEs to-day 70 elect ten delegates to the
2asEles congressional convention, sixty
AeReA votes were cast, as follows:
Il. Garland 65, B. Al. Martel SIS,
" Thompson 52, Is. Levy SO, #. F.
szzollln 64, +. a. SRndoz 65, E. PETER
saan e Arthur Dejean 63, TIlos. H.
zs a Il, Edm. F. Deiean 65, Ant. G.
llliefn 66.
'slls one ticket vas n tho field, and
- aR gentlemen above named were
sasa
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ARTISTIC NOVELTIES

Come and see my New and Tasty Goods, 1t
will cost you nothing to look at them, and
you mag find tho very thing you wanted,
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PERsoNAL-The Hon. Charles Par
iangc of Point Coapee parish, candidate
for Congress in the Sixth Congressional
District, gave as q pleasant cali during
the past week. He was here looking
after the interests Of his candidacy, and
we find him to be Il very affahle gentle
man iu his manners, and quite interest,"
ing in bis conversation. He left Opel
ousas by Morgan passenger train on
Thursday
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+ grand excursion to New Orleans,
gwen under the auspices and for the
heaeat Of Blue Bucket Fire Co. ], OF
BHaanx's Bridge, win take place on
sunday, Jan. 7 leaving 0peiousas at
a::se 4. M, and returning, viii leave
Nsw Orleans at 3 q. M, on Wednesday,
80 10. The Breaux's Bridge Brass
nalad will be On the train at Opelousas,
ena VIII anliVen the journey with it,
sxseAent muslc. Fare for the round
sssp from 0pelousas, Grand Coteau o.
encFO. only "a. Tickets are for sale
Il NJ slla stations along the line to be
pA vefAcd, aud at the Clerks Office,
Helousaa.
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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. = Altogether,
the Christmas holidays have passed off
very quietly and pleasantly. On Christ
mas day John BaFleycoru had the upper
hand of good many, and while there
was good deal OF noise aid some dis
turbaDce of the peace, yet nobody was
seriously hurt except those who got
shot i'll the neck by Tipsy Tanglefoot," /"
and they have danbtless recovered Il ON
their wounds by this time. Business
has been quite brisk for the past few
days, and next week, with the advent
OF a new year, everybody will set atnnt
establishing their plans for tlie work
and duties of the coming season.
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BAD CONDUCT. = We are informed
that some persons behaved very badly
ut the Catholic Church, during the ser
vices of Midnight Mass, on Christmas
eve. Lond and profane language was
uttered in the immediate vicinity of the
church by persons intoxicated. fire.
crakcrs were popped, and some mali
cious mischief done by unhitching horses
and turning vehicles topsy-tnrvy. Such
reprehensible conduct finds no excnse
in civilized community at Christmas
OF any other time, and should be pun
ished with the severest penalties of the
law. If men or boys want 10 find
amusement, let them seek some other
place than church, and even then in
dulgc in nothing but legitimate sports.
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4 GOLD DIME.-Last Saturday morn
ING . colored woman, while walking
down Main street, was SO fortunate as
% fnd . $3.50 gold piece. Walking
int store she asked the merchant
What he would give her for it. He an
awared that be would give her goods to
The amount Of $3.50. shereadily agreed
W tue proposition, and made the pur-
ehaaes. She returned to the residence
of her employer and told the lady Of tho
house Of her great Christmas luck in
snding y " gold dine,n and how good
heaFtsd man had kindly given her rs
many goods Or it US she could have
hDught for $3.50 in silver.
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JAMES VIcK.--From the appearance
OF Vick's Floral Guide, which is on our
desk, re should judge that the young
vicks are q chips of the old block as
the Floral Guide with it's Autographed
cover is handsome enough for the par
lor table. It's printed on the best of
paper, has three colorcd plates of Flow
ers and Vegetables, and full Of useful
information. Those who send 10 cents
for it cannot be disappointed, as the
plates alone are worth the amount.
Address, Ms in past years, James Wick
Rochester, N. Y.
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Demorest's Monthly Magazine for De-
cember is feplete with suitable articles
for the season, well written, and OF q
highly interesting character. Mrs. Alex
ander, the popular English novelist, con-
times her story, THE Admiral's Ward =
and the shorter stories are well worth
reading. All the Christmas articles are
unusually good, including Jennie June's
sChristfnas Sermon in her e Talks
with Women" The article on Home
Art and Home Comfort will give the
ladies some good hints, and z Current
Topics are, as usual, full Of interest.
The Kitchen has not been forgotten,
and the I. Fashions are carefully
attended to. Among the poems is " A
Christmas Dream" by Margaret Sangs-
ter, beautifully illastrated. The art
department embraces d charming oil
picture of German lady of the six
teentIl centAry, two fine steel engrav.
ings, and great variety of other illus,
trations. On the whole, the Christmas
number Of Dem0rest's Monthly Maga
zine ii decided success, and cannot
fall to aiye pleasure to its readers.
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omeial Journal of Parish School Board
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oaBcial Journal Of Town of opelousas
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NOTICE OF TABLEAU.

Dec. is, 1882.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-01-26

news. That, sir, has been the only
thing that ever interested her. Wher
she got the Times this morning and
read she news from the Jeannetto you
might have heard her screams almost
a mile of. The whole family were
in bed at the timo. When they
reached her she was in faint, and
everybody thought she was dead.
But God was not kind enough to put
the poor girl oAt of her misery. The
first thing she said was, Mamma.
take me take me to San Francisco at
once" She don't seem to know what
she wants, but her mother would start
for the spot where the Joannette was
lost if her daughter would ask it.
Glow cid is she ?"
"She was nineteen last October,
bnt to look at her now you would
think she was at least thirty"
The young lady is well known in
this city, and up to within the past
two years was one of the brightest
and most beautiful of Los Angeles
bellies. Her name is suppressed for
the present, and her unfortunate love
affair is known but by few, as the
family has made effort to keep it
quiet.
For the sake Of the girl, if for n,
other reason. it is most devoutedly
hoped that the third boat, with the
gallant Lieutenant and his brother
officers, will yet be saved.
This is probably one of the saddest
stories that has ever been chronicled
on the Pacific coast. The young la
dy's sad history is very similar ts
Lady Franklin's, aud she will un-
1oubtedly receive much sympathy
from the feminine portion of the whole
Angles CCal.) Times.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-01-26

The New York Tribune Csm-
menced an editorial en- the Dram
Shops Of New York, with the follow
ing: with the exceptions Of few "
the best residence avenues and streets,
every corner of the city has its grog
shop. The Excise Board has granted
4, 10 licenses to so-called shetels,
while the total number of places in
which strong drink is sold. as proved
by the returns Of the Internal Revenue
Collectors, is more than twice as great.
The Tomb is crowded full and brim-
ming over with prisoners awaiting
trial the criminal courts are over
welned with business the capacity
of the institutions on BlackwelPs
Island is overtaxed week after
week the gangs of convicted men and
women go to Sing Sing and Auburn
the number of nurders and other
crimes 81 violence is appallingly large;
a Sunday without a murder is now
rare, and last Sunday there we're twc
while almost every other day of the
week is marked by q shooting or a
stabbing; in the tenement houses
destituation and misery abound"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-01-26

If yOu act With view to praise only
ysu deserve none.

If yOu act With view to praise only
you deserve none.
Tho strongest natures are tendereSt
and most Pitiful.
One Of the sublimOst things in the
world IL plain truth.-BulWer.
HE that worketh wickedness BY
anOtheris wicked himself"
Look at the bright side. Keep the
sunshine Of a living faith In the
heart.
The wrongs wo inaict upon others
follow as like shadow,
Life is just long enough fer man
to decide as to where be will spend
eternity.
If yOur eausp is good, be sure yea
do not injuro it by bad spirit; If it
is bad give it up at once.
Never neglect the house Of the
Lord. Let attendance upon tho
worship Of God be a fixed principle
with you.
It is q fact worth remembering that
il does not take half SO long to make
a wonu as TO heal ono.
self-love, pride, and eovotOusness
have their team, but God wipes away
only those Of humility, repentance
and lOve.-Qussnal.
General abstract truth is the most
precious Of all blessings, without il a
man is blind it rs the eye of reassn.
--Rousseau.
Money and fame aretws things that
men work hardest for, and after death
one IS werth TO them just about as
the other.
lie that would understand lhe false
hood and decsit Of sin, says South,
must compare lis promises and ita pay
ments.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-01-26
RELIGIOUS NEWS

The whole number ssof mission.sta-
tions in Greenland is six, with TWEEN
ty missionaries and over fifteen
thousand members.
The English Bible and Prayer I'm
ion has enrolled 1858 members.
It includes members in America, Asia
and Africa.
The first complete railway train,
carrying one hundred passengers.
passed through the st. Gothard TIN
mel, November 1th, in fifty minutes.
Yokohama is a city Of SO, 900 peO-
pie, and one outlaying village. Ne
less than twenty-ons Christian meet
ings Of various kinds ars held there
weekly.
4 collection of seeds ofthe various
species Of cAinchona, never grew in
India, has been sent to the Livingstone
Mission on the Congo, in West Cen.
i trail Africa, in order that the valuable
trees, which produce them, may be in
troduced into the highlands Of that re-
gi0n, i possible.
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AGRICULTURAL.

FoR SPRAINs-There is nothing
better than a strtmg dscoction Of wOrrn-
wood and vinegar. A flannel Olsth
wrung eut Of the above just ms hOt
as the patient will bear and bound ON
the affected part win give immediate
relief.
CARANEIs.-Of grated chocolate,
milk, New Orleans mOIasses, and aM-
gar, one cup each; q lump Of butter
the size Of an egg. Boil unlil il dropa
hard-say about three quarters Of an
hoHr-stirring to preveRt burning,
run in buttered tins.
Az EFFICIENT DIsINFEcTAMT.-A
disinfeotant ingeniOusly composed sf
one part of rectified oil of turpentins
and seven parts benzine, with the ad-
dition Of five drops of oil Of verbena
to each ounce, is recommended for de-
stroying the poison germs Of SMALL
pox, scarlet fever, and other Infectious
diseases.
APPLE CAKE.-Four Oggs, one cup
butter, two cups sugar. one cup milk.
four cups flour, two toaspeonfuls bAk-
ing powder. Bake in jelly CAko pans.
Filling for cake Two large sour ap-
pies grated, the rind and juice Of one
lemon, one cup sugar, OLS egg we'll
beaten. Stir altogether and boil five
minutes. Let cool before spreading
Of the cake.
CUTTINGS Of grapevines may be
taken off ms soon as the leaves have
fallen. Cut with sharp knife by the
bud for the bottom and an inch above
the bud for the top leaving thrOe buds.
Tie the cuttings or bunches and bury
them six inches in well drained soil,
antil the ground is suitable for
planting in spring. BY this
Iimc the time Gallons will have form.
ID, and the cuttings win be ready to
'end out rootlots soon after the burst
ngs Of the bud.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-01-26

In 1870 there were 290, $40 persons
in Tennessee more than ten years Of
age who could not read. In 1870
there were 364.679 persons in this
State who could not write. In 1880
there We're 1907 So we cannot
derive much consolation from the
fact that ne stand number five in the
list Of States in the point Of illiteracy
now, inceept of number two in 1870.
We cannot feel proud Of the fact that
while others States have fallen back
educational statistics. We have made
no progress,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-01-26
IsituOt Sweet to Thiak Hereafter /

Is # not sweet to think hereafter,
When the spirit leaves this sphere,
Love, with deGthlcss wing shall .aft hor
To tn sse she long hath InOurn'd for here ?
Hearts, from which twas death to sever,
Eyes, this world can ne'er restore,
There, warm, as bright as ever,
Shall meet US and be lost no moro
Whom Wearily VIC wander asking
Of earth and heavn where are they,
Beneath whose smile We once lay basking,
Bless 4 and thinking bliss wsuld siay2
Hope still lifts her radiant finger,
Pointing 10 tn eternal Home
Upon whose portal yet they linger,
LOoki & back for Us 10 come
Alas, alas...doth Hope deceive us
Shall friendship-love-sllaII all those ties
That bind moment aud then leave US,
BE found again where nothing dies1
Oh, if no other boon were given.
To keep our hearts arom wrong and stain,
Who would not try to win Heaven
Where all We love snail live again?
-No0RR.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-01-26
NEWS AND VIEWS.

Charity begins at hsme, bat should
not stay there all the time.
The ether day $4,000 was bid 70.
a fall membership of the Now Yorl
Cotton Exchange.
The rice crop of the Gulf States, i
is said, will reach one hundred anc
twenty million bushels.
Be on time. Some people have
never yet been able to be on hand a
the precise time they promised.
Resistance to the Land act il
j Ireland has resulted in filing the
prisons. Any other benefit is not
visible.
The rcason the Dead sea is dead
is said to be because it it always rc.
ceiving and never giving out any
thing.
Bcauford county, South Carolina,
this year, in addition to State taxes,
paid into the State treasury, as phos-
plnate ROYALTY, s1Oa,s49 80
The Chicago bank clearings for last
week foot up total of $64, 40, 4O6 40
being abouts1O,O0O 900 more than
for the corresponding week last
year.
A Texas judge knocked six months
OF ninety nine years sentence in or
der to show the prisoners friends that
he was willing to give him a chance.
In his proposed revision of the
constituti IN of France, Gambetta
includes his great scheme Of
ballot inspection. Defeat does not
discourge dambetta.
TheCOal Trade Journal estimates
the output ofanthracite an 1881 at
twenty-cight million two hundred and
fifty thousand tons, the largest guam
tity ever mined.
Live as long as you may" said
8outhey, "the' first twenty years are
the longest half of your life, and what
is sown then will be reapod when The
harvest timo comes"
The Girard fund for the support
Of the Girard College, Philadeldhia,
last year to 5000, 900.
With improved business, it is said it
will easily not $4,000 in 1882.
A banquet was given at the
Grand Pacific hotel, Chicago, on
Monday night, in observance of tho
me hundredth anniversary of tho birth
If Thomas Widey, found of the I. o.
0.F
The estimates of the Florida orange
.rop vary widely. Colonel Elliott,
If Jacksonville, puts the number at
million, while tho Palatka
Journal says it will reach eighty. four
million.
The war ever the movable edo
Iystcm of musichas broken out in the
Philadelphia news papers, and it is
kelly to rage like the smallpox. 1t
J a Yirulent disease, as we know from
Experience
TIE word character comes from
term which means to engrave upon Z
r to cut IN. Character Is that inner
ubstantial.an essential quality which i
! wrought into the very soul, and 9
makes 3 man what he acHally il. l
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-01-26
TENNESSEE NEWS.
Knoxville is busy vaccinating.

| Knoxville is busy vaccinating.
Nashville is much excited abou
having a bridge, free of toll, over th'
river.
Last week was the wettest, slOppiest
dirtiest, ugliest, that R'gersville has
ever experienced.
Nashville American "Hiawassee
! river is up and Knoxville expects to
j get wet"
A great revival is going on at Shell
byville; several of the hardest cases
in town brought in.
Skif-riding is just new the princi-
pal amusement at Nashville; "one
mans meat is another mans pol
son"
Chattanooga has organized an eloc-
tric light company and will have the
things blazing away by the 1st OF
May.
Shelby has had only ono rain
this year it began on the Sd instant
and the pouring was still going on on
Sunday.
A stock company is organizing at
Chattanooga for the manufacture of
stoves, with a capital of $4,000 al
ready subscribed.
A movement is on foot to organize
stock company in Chattanooga, with
a capital of 1000, for the MANS
facture of plows. The amount of
stock is already nearly subscribed.
A Columbia correspondent says:
''The gOosebone theory has been ex
ploded, Mother Shipton distancod.
aud Vennor's battery silenced. Alas,
to whom shall we turn for disaPpoint-
ment."
In Nashville the Old Egyptian
PRESBYTERIAN church, the grand old
structure Of years standing, and af
hundreds more, has been remodeled
inside after the style of Eastern dee
oratien.
The McKendres Methodist Episso-
pal church at Nashville, with its beau
tiful style of architecture, with the
Milan Cathedral style of spires pierre
ing the clouds, will be finished in
March. The organ (the finest in the
SOuth) is new in position. This mu-
sical wonder will be operated by hy-
draulic power.
Woodbury. is sinking an oil we'll,
new seven hundred feet deep. There
arc strong hopes of getting oil In pay
ing quantities at the depth of one
hundred feet. 1t is running cut of
the ground in over hundred places
east of WOODBURY., Parties have col
Iected bottles Of II In variaus locali-
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-01-26

The Massachusetts, General Hospi-
tai Is the oldestin the country. except
the Philadelphia hospital. It was
Incorporated in 1911 and opened for
patients a 1921.