The Opelousas courier., 1883-02-10
Perseverance Conquers all Things

We clip the following article from the
Fi,eman's Herald of New York City, a
paper with a national reputation as
standard authority on all questions per-
tanning to Fine Departments. We re-
produce the article in order to show our
people that the efforts Of the advocates
of a steam fire engine are better appre-
ciated abroad by those who know
whereof they speak, than at home by
those who are certainly more immedi-
ately interested. However, we might
state just here that we are pleased to
chronicle tie fact that since the recep-
ton of our steamer we have heard no
more of those frivolous and ridiculous
objections urged against it before the
arrival of the engine.
"The enterprising spirit of rising
communities should take courage from
the example set them by few active
men of Southern town we have in
mind who were convinced of the value
of fire protection. The question of buy
ing steam fire engine was suggested,
but found scarcely any supporters.
However, an ordinance providing for
the levying of a tax on property y-holders
was drafted and submitted to vote.
1t developed bitter opposition and was
defeated. A subscription list met with
no better success, and was withdrawn.
But the supporters OF the movement did
not lose heart. They were determined
to furnish the people OF the place with
fire protection. whether they wanted il
or not. They went to work and inau
gurated a series of such excellent enter
tainments and excursions that the peo
pie found them irresistible, and the
consequence was that sufficient profit
was made to. enable the firemen to buy
completely equipped steam fire engine,
hose cart and all, upon their own res
possibility. They look to the future to
convince the unbelieving property
owners of the wisdom of the step they
have taken, and that sooner or later the
! time will arrive when the apparatus will
be universally appreciated there is no
doubt. No community which has once
made provision against the rayages of
fire has regretted the action"
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The american 4gricuIturist for Feb
ruaty, 1883, is an improvement upon
the splendid number of the previous
month. There are five fine full page
groups of engravlngs by Hahn, Forbes,
and other leading artists, namely: In.
door and Out, A Poultry Show ia
breeds); Maple Sugar Making; Win
ter Sports and Pastimes; and Houhgton
Farm Experiment Station). Among
the other leading engrayings are por-
traits Of d prize Devon Steer aud Jersey
Cow: a Cattle Barn; French Compos
House; New Fodder Plant (Vetch)
Pruning, Good and Bad a cnts); ana
various Farm, Garden. and Household
coBraniences. Amang the leading con
!. tribntars are Dr. g. d. Sad, (Harvare
! Uniyelsity), Sunlight III Stables; Col
NJ. C. Weld. Poultry and Live Stacl
articles; DR.. Geo. Tharher, Plants
Fruits, Flowers, ete.; VIM. Clitt, Home
supply of Food Orange judd, Coco
Country Roads Pay, etc. ID. q Evans
Jr., Useful Farm articles; Dr., B. ID
; Halsted, Grating, Farm Chemistry
/ etc; P. Fl, Jacobs. Experiments Will
I. Poultry Agnes Carr, Household arti
cles. etc. Farm Experiments nnlocl
the hidden truths of agriculture. and al
: tillers of the soil will be interested il
the extended aud fnlly illustrated artl
Gle on Hougl,ton Farm-an Experiment
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: America We wonder that So muc
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of Georgia's most noted statesmen: Go
Alex. I'll. Stephens and the late Senate
Benz. HI. Hill. They are engraved fro
= photographs, and have been pronounce
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: !. sell these and other popular, cheap pi
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