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The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-22
An Ys,dia,, Girl.

She was not too tall, and was. finely
formed, though want of food had marred
the once rounded contour of her young
and shapely limbs. Her hair was long
and of arich purplish.biack. Her eyes
were large, lustrous, full of natures fire
and brightness. Her eyebrows were
dark as her hair, and perfectly arched.
Her lips were full and -of a vivid red.
Her teeth, like those of most indians,
were beautifully regular and brilliantly
white, though tooth brush had never
touched them. They seemed, however,
like all Indian teeth, to have been made
to eat raw flesh. I cannot better de-
scribe the appearance of Indian teeth.
Her cheeks id her forehead were
touched with the vermilien dye the
squaWs use for the purpose of
personal adornment; for they too,
like too many of their white
sisters, endeavor to improve upon ma
ture. Her matted hair fell in long elf.
locks and inextricable tangles; it was
virgin of a comb. She looked like a
savage edition Of a head / have seen
among Julian's erlyon studies. Her
dusky arms were bare. A few brass
rings ornamented her wrists.Her dress
wa composed oftwo rectangular
pieces of a dark and coarse
woolen stuff bordered with red ;
tine latter is a f~avorite color of In
dians, These pieces were joined at one
end, a place being left open for the
head to pass through A piece OF buck
skin bound them about her waist. Her
feet were small and well formed, but
truth compels me oconfess that theg were
thickly encrusted with the yellow mud
Of the Cienega. The nearest approach
to a washing they ever made was when
her path lay across a brook which she
had to ford. Her hands, alas! were COW
cred with dirt and clay, for it was nv
poor little no-heroine's daily labor to dig
up the papa. O Navajo potato, with her
young fingers. + should have hesitated
to lend her my cloak or my shawl il + in
tended to wear it again. And ii / were
compelled to don it again after she had
worn it / should cause it to do duty for
some days as a horse-cloth first. This, I
have learned from old frontiersmen,
from Mexican scouts, guides, ETC., re-
owe the unpleasant consequences Of
Indian wear. The perfume of the wild
red rose was not remarkably agreeable.
Judged from a dancing-school point Of
view, her step was not graceful. Like
all Indians and other untutured children
Of nature, she turned out her heels and
turned in her toes.-Unaed Service.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-22
CIeaning SiIk and satira.

#I&
TO clean silk Oh satin dresses it is well
to take out the sleeves and separate the
skirt from the bodice or waistband.
Have two earthenWare vessels which will
hold about two gallons each, and put
half q gallon of camphine into each.
Soak the bodice in the first pan, and
when wetted lay it on the cleaning board
las described) wrong side up. With
one of the securing brushes clean the
lining first, then turn and clean the out
side rs fast as possible. Plunge it again
into the first pan. Take it up and allow
liquor to run of. Plangeiti in the
second, and drain for q few minutes over
he latter. Turn the PLAIN side Of the
cleaning board, spread d clean sheet out
it, take the bodice, which has well
dripped, and lay it down smoothly,
allowing no crumpling; rub well with
clean India cotton cloth until quite dry.
Treat the sleeves, then the skirt, as far
as possible in the same way. Hang up
III d hot room for twelve hours to take
Off the smell of the camphine.
Silk dresses are more effectively cleaned
when the breadths arc separated. In such
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-22

Time once passed never returns; tn:
moment which is lost is lost forever.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-22

have secured the services of Mr., Walton
AISandoz. a competent and experienced
scripfions at n time, and give prompt
attention to all matters in my line of busi.
ness. 1 respectfully solicit a share of the
public patronage.
r. NJ. LITTELL,
Proprietor.
Opelousas. Sept. g., 1881.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-22

Life becomes useless and iiisi,sia whsl
ne have no longer ffienfs o. en- mics
The Opelousas courier., 1884-11-22
OPELOUsAs FEMALE INSTITUTE,

Opelousas, Sept. 6, 1881.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

1hud' sometimes killing large fish
Holes have to be drilled in the
roch under water to the depth of 6
feet 3 inches, where tin cartridges
containing from two to three pounds
OF dynamite are placed, and are con-
nected by wire the wire is fasten-
Ell to battery on the boat and are
touched Oft with the greatest ease,
Capt. Taleferro has been at work
only about a month, and during
tuat time has worked up a 10 feet
cut of about $50 feet rock in lenotb.
lie is a gentleman both polite
and cordial, and in taking our de-
partare from his craft asked us to
come again.
Twas now near noon and we
Goodwin We mean, for he did all |
the hard work, halloed to our d1i-
yer to come over with the fiat for
us, which, after reaching our side
we popped and started back. Again
on the Alexandra shore we took tn
the buggy, and after a short stop
page at the saw mill landed home
about .l:30 o'clock.
BY way of closing we will say
hat the cool, ripping waters of
Rlgolette quenched our thirst with
out few exceptions when we drank
II the nectar of the Gods. Good
yyn named the fluid, and our read
rs are referred to him for its name.
The trip was one to which we
hall in future pleasantly refer and
ften remember.
Our friend Goodwin is whale,
or he not only showed US the MANY
eautIes of nature that abound in
ne locality of which this para
rapher has been writing, but he
lso ,. hshed out a specimen of the
additional gopher that feeds but
vice a year, so Goodwin says, and
! IN natural imprint of a fox's paw
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01
TIE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS.

This day, called in the Rubric
"All Saints Day." has by christian
nations been set apart for a sacred.
holy purpose-that on which to per-
form most solemn and beautiful
ceremony, that Of paying devotion
to the memories of our departed
ones; that of showing our affection
by a pilgrimage to tile Getty of the
Dead;;" by keeping alive their viz
tues, their charities and their good
deeds; by strewing their graves
with bright and beautiful immor.
telles; by decorating the cross,
that emblem of our salvation, our
faith and hope, that after life's fit
full fever the sleepers beneath the
green sod rest we'll. No ceremony
can be more solemn, more soothing
~ Impressive or more touchinely
beautiful. 1t is one that prevails
more peculiarly amongst the Catho-
llc and Episcopal denominations.
but is especially appropriate to all.
Very many today will piously
wend their way to our cemeteries.
and on the tombs of the loved and
ne lost deposit their offerings, their
resh and tender tributes, fit en-
'lems of holy, abiding affection.
" lille recalling their lives NAV we
trive to initiate their virtues. Thus
re we reminded S
The boast Of heraldy, the pomp
of power, q
md all that beauty, I'll that wealth t
e'er gave, :
wait alike the inevitable hour
he paths of glory lead but to the
grave"
FOR kESr.-The desirable pro- Ia
erty (brick) corner d Second and G
ohnston streets. Large store and TT
ur rooms in main b,lding, with st
akery connected, in complete or til
". Stable, ontbuillings and els al
IN. Possession givn in ten days IL,
ter renting. For terms, ETC., ap- an
y to Mrs. Annie Cshee, on the pc
emises. 40
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

The importance, nay necessity
OF our Parish making a creditable
display of her vast resources, at
the coming Worlds Fair cannot for
a moment be doubted. We look
around and see our neighbors
throughout the State moving in ac-
cord, and that too to the achieve
ment OF a grand display oftheir ag-
rlcultural and mineral wealth their
forestry, etc. Let US in Rapides
awake and put on a new life, SO to
speak, and equal if not rival them
all. We can if we want to; will
We, is the question.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

LIE opening of the Fall fights
Is expected shortly after tue cleo
ton next week.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01
QUE TRIP ON THURSDAY.

s GOODWIN and Jacob Geiger, of thi
City, and Mr.. Ed. Enderland, spe
, cial biologists for the Worlds Elk
} position, a local scribe of this Jour
nal made a trip on Thursday las
in the neighborhood of the Upper
. Falls and across the river from tina,
point to the quarry near the Forts.
The voyage being an important
one, the trip was, of course, ar
ranged in every particular, and the
"necessaries" both with regard to
comfort aud ease, provided for
MIR. Geiger acted as master of cere-
monies, and Our friend Goodwin as
navlgator,spy and discoverer, whilst
onrseif and Mr. Enderland looked
on in the quietest way, with now
aud then an exclamation, merely
Tor the purpose OF keeping things
IN motion, or more particular for
the reason that we wished to be
sociable.
We left Alexandria about 10
o'clock in phaeton owned by one
of the livery men Of Town, drawn
by a pair Of "dandy nags," and
when just across the bayou bridge
our observations began.
Here we saw fifteen or twenty
men with shovcls and scrapers in
hand, working earnestly on the
levee that is to encircle the New
FORK Lumber Mill. A little fur
her up the road we went, about
olnewoods quarter, and our guide,
informed US that we had best get
'ut and cross the stream.
We had no trouble in finding a
'oat, for there was one tied to the
hore, and no doubt for this very |
of ours to make the trim
nd taking the opportunity thus
into it we popped and !
rossed over.
The shore reached, Mr.. Goodwin
ill at the oars, we clambered out. 9
fter which our gnide soon got be- II
de US, and once more taking the i
lad began to show us around. A Fl
lort stoppage was made to give c
IF. Enderland a chance of testing t,
re rock on the shore, that Good O
YIN claimed contained large per b
ntage Of iron. Mr.. Enderland Z
owed to the contrary however, tt
ID our journey proceed up the hill d,
ID over to the quarry on the land W
the Clapp estate. te
Here we viewed the large pieces th
sand stone rock that abounds in ia
is locality, and which the geolo- FL
1t pronounced as being fine for or
llding purposes. After looking ca
er and inspecting almost every "
scilnen and piece of rock in the be
airy, and then going over to the me
er adjacent ones and doing the lie
ne thing, we concluded that the bu
It rock was where we had first We
ked, and forthwith went back. we
re MIR. Enderland selected fine an,
&c which Mr.. Goodwin is to get the
after which it will be properly fire.
ssed and exhibited at the Expo BILE
the stone will size WI
about as follows: length, 80 in stri
$, width, 26 iches; thickness 16 are
hes. The piece of rock will vr1
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

Mr.. j. B. Carnal, the coming
young merchant OF Lecomte, paid
our Town a visit day before yester
day ON business.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

-THE Grand Jury failed to find
a true bill against George Marsh,
who is charged with the killing of
Richard Reiuach. No doubt, from
the evidence adi,ldged before them
they thought him iustitiable in the
deed, hence their action.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

DEMOCRATS Stand to your
colors and be men. Vote for the
Democratic nominees on Tuesday.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01
Town and Parish News.

ALMOST frost yesterday
morning.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

Mn. Julius Levin has just COM
pleted a gallery on the left hand
side of his building, on the corner
of Third and Murray Streets. It
will add materially to the comfort
of all who may favor Seiss' saloon
the coming Winter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

Col. and Mrs. VIM. Polk, of
Lamourie, We're registered at the
Exchange Hotel on Thursday.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

THERE will be service at Mt.
Olivet Chapel, in Pineville, Thu;
morning at i o'clock. The regu-
lar services for All Saints Day will
be gone through with.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

-THE river is falling as yet, it
now being foot s inches below
zero.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

JUICE Overten is expected
here on Tuesday nights train. He
will try cases in which Judge Black
man is recnsed. This will be his
flrst appearance in Alexandria as
Judge of this District Court.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

VIZ had the pleasure of visit
on Yesterday from Mr.. Jerry Don
"van, contracting and press agent
for S. Fl. Barrett & Co.'s New Uni
ted Monster Railroad Shows, which
IL billed to appear in Alexandria
on the Goth of November.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

-THE opening of the Fall fight
is expected shortly after tue cleo
ton next week.
-CoL. and Mrs. VIM. Polk, o
Lamourie, We're registered at the
Exchange Hotel on Thursday.
DEMOCRATS Stand to vour
colors and be men. Vote for the
Democratic nominees on Tuesday.
Mr.. j. B. Camal, the coming
young merchant of Lecomte, paid
our Town a visit day before yester-
day on business.
THERE will be service at Mt
Olivet Chapel, in Pineville, THU;
morning at Ii o'clock. The regu-
lar services for All Saints Day will
be gone through with.
JUDGE Overten is expected
here on Tuesday nights train. He
will try cases in which Judge Black
man is recnsed This will be his
first appearance in Alexandra as
Judge of this District Court.
Mn. Julius Levin has just COM
rleted a gallery on the left hand
side of his building, on the corner
of Third and Murray Streets. It
will add materially to the comfort
of all who may favor Seiss' saloon
the coming Winter.
-THE Grand Jury failed to find
true bill against George Marsh,
who is charged with the killing of
Richard Reinach. No doubt, from
the evidence adildged before them
they thought him iustiiable in the
deed, hence their action. I
we had the pleasure of visit
on Yesterday from Mr.. Jerry Don
ovan, contracting and press agent
for 5. II. Barrett & Co.'s New Uni
ted Monster Railroad Shows, which a
IL billed to appear in Alexandria o
on the Goth of November.
STRAYED OR STOLEN. - One o
mouse colored mule, about 13J u
hands high, branded on right shout 6
der w. d. Small white spot on b
forehead. A liberal reward will be O
raid for same on return to Mrs. 8,
Sarah Gehrs Store at Alexandria. -
Coz. Tom French was laying OF
on la Conkling on Wednesday sa
1t the Court House, with a man. be
moth rose Ind in his button hole. 10
t made the old gentleman look Fl
Dung and risky and caused all =;
resent to view him the more intent r
V. But he bore his honors we'll, gu
S all will say. DIR
m In
The trial of Dubois, for the -,
'lling Of McGhee, commenced on sr
thursday evening was being slow =:
progressed with yesterday, and
IL o'clock the examination of we
illnesses was still going on. The
'guments were made in the eve oul
ng, but at the time of going to inc
'ess the jury had not rendered a .ro
,rdict. o'o
--- ant
ON Thursday last about two to
lndred pulpit cranks, drummed up a f,
: Steve Elkins, spoke moral ma
eee to Blaine in New York, in ero
nlch they declared they would
md by the grand old Republican 10
rty rather than aid the Demo- at
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

BRAZIL, who claims to be
from Georgia is the name of a white
man at work at the Upper Falls,
where the blasting of rock is now
going on, and the other day when
he touched off a box of so pounds
OF powder from a spark which fell
from his pipe he thought his time
had come. Since then he has
sworn off from using the weed, and
taken to praying at times. We are
of opinion that he is level-headed,
to say the least, and in future will
run no more risks.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01
STRAYED Or STOLEN. -

STRAYED OR STOLEN. - One
mouse colored mule, about 1sa.
hands high, branded on right shout
der W. D. Small white spot on
forehead. A liberal reward will be
raid for same on return to Mrs.
Sarah Gehr's Store at Alexandria.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01


SPECIAL geologist for the
Worlds Exposition, Ed. Endor-
land in company with Mr.. A. A.
Goodwin left on tho T. and P.
train on Thursday night for Lena
station, where he goes to examine
the many specimens of rock that
ao0unds in that locality. The gem
tleman will also look at and ,ex-
anime the Sulphur Springs at this
point. If there is anything worth
seeing there, Goodwin will find It,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

ON Thursday last about two
hundred pulpit cranks, drummed up
by Steve Elkins, spoke a moral
piece to Blaine in New York, in
which they declared they would
stand by the grand old Republican
party rather than aid the Demo-
erats, who have "R,tm, Romasaisn,
|'aa Re6ell'om." They should also
pave applauded Mr.. Blaine's Kaoy-
Eolhlng antecedents.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

Coz. Tom French was laying
it on a la Conkling on Wednesday
at the Court House, with man.
moth rose Ind in his button hole.
1t made the old gentleman look
Young and friskv and caused all
present to view him the more intent.
~. But he bore his honors we'll,
as all will say.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-01-17
that The Grccny;l!e Ne,cs Is meddiing
protestor against progress and the real
interests Of the people.
PENDLEEaN REATEN.

The Democratic caucus Of the Ohio
Legislature nominated Hon. Henry b.
Payne for the Senate to succeed Mr.
Pendleton, upon the first ballot. The
defeat Of Mr.. Pendleton, who was high.
toned and honorable statesman. is very
generally regretted all over the country,
for he was the champion of civil service
reform, and represented the bes. elements
in American politics. His successful ri
val is man Of prominence and ability.
The following is brief sketch of his
life:
Henry b. Payne, of Cleveland, Ohio,
was born in Hamilton county. New
York. November 80, 1910; was educated
at Hamilton College, New York, studied
law under John c. Spencer, Of Canaan
daigua, New York; was admitted TO the
bar and commenced practice at Cleveland
Ohio, in 1884, has been for the last
twenty.eight years largely interested in
railroad and manufacturing enterprises
was member Of the Ohio Senate in
l840.50; was chosen Democratic Pres.
idential Elector III l84S; was the Demo.
cratic candidate for Governor against
Salmon p. Chase in 1867 was delegate
to the Democratic National Convention
at Cincinnati in 1856, TO the convention
at Charleston in 1860 and to the conven.
ton at Baltimore in 1871 was elected as
q Democrat to represent the Twentieth
Ohio Congressional District in the Forty.
fourth Congress, l876.77, receiving 49,.
$40 votes against II $3.50 for Richard G.
Parsons, Republican, and 3Gi for Go5d
man, Prohibitionist.
Mr.. Payne took leading part in the
proceedings of the Forty. fourth Congress,
bein.. Chairman of the Committee OF
the House TO meet with the Senate Com
mittee az TO the counting Of the electoral
votes for President and Vice President /;
| Chairman of a Select Committee on
investigation; Chairman OF the Commit
tee on Conference Of the House on the
Silver bill (Messrs. Randall and Landers
being the other members of this commit.
tee) and member of the Committee on
Banking and Currency, and also Of the
Committee on Reform in the Civil Ser
! vice. Mr.. Payne was elected IS one Of
the five ne1nbers Of the .amous electoral
Commission by tee House of Pepresen-
tatlVes, receiving tWenty-three votes more
than the late President Garfield, who was
elected to the same commission.
Mr.. Payne was the author of and in.
troduced in the House of Representa-
tivos the bill to provide for and regulate
the counting of votes for President and
Vice. President, and tho decisions Of
questions arising thereon for the term
commencing March 4, 1878, and bill to
provide for tho gradual resumption OF
specie payments.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-01-17
The American HOG.

CHICAGO, January IA large mum. I.
Der Of interviews ere published this
morning upon the action of the Govern
ments Of Germany and France in prohi.
biting the importation Of American
tory measures on the part of Congress.
Ihe importers of French aud German
wines generally join in the view that an
import tax, such as would prove equiva-
lent 10 stoppage Of their importation
would result in much stronger protest
on the part of the people OF those ma,
tlons than the generality Of American
people have taken in the exclusion OF
American pork, as it would vitall7 effect
more numerous class. Anything short
OF prohioitory tariff would simply re.
suit In the procuring Of wines through
English agents at small percentage OF
increase of price.
One large dealer said: "a slight in.
crease Of tax on cheap Rhine wines
would avail nothing, but If g per gallon
should be added the result would be to
drive such wines out Of the market. and
cause both France and Germany to recon.
slider their act on the pork question, and
not seek to keep out all shipments with.
ont any discrimination as to qua.i.y.
Interviews with wholesale dry goods
men were generally to the effect that an
increase In duty on dry goods would NOT
have any effect in inducing the two ma.
tions to modify their orders of restric.
tions against American pork.
PARIS, January 12.-M. Leon Chal.
1eau will sail for America, via England
tuesday next: His mission is to prevent,
II possible, the United States Govern.
tnent from adopting retaliatory measures
on account of the refusal of France ia
permit the importation of American
salted meats.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-01-17
Hendrix McLane as q Tax.Dodger.

1t will be interesting and amusing to
the public generally to learn that would
be Governor j. Hendrix McLane, of
Greenback.Kuklux notoriety, failed to
pay his taxes for last year, and necessita-
ted the issuing of an execution against
mia property. Whether tho late Hen. J.
Hendrix was too impecunious or too
unpatriotic 80 to do is foreign to the
question, but all the same it stands out
bold fact in the public records of this
county that one Greenback. Labor. Reform
aspirant for the GubeFnatoTial hono-s of
South Carolina ia led to pay bis little
pittance or contribution towards sustain.
ing the Government of the State over
which he had sworn "by the eternal
God" to preside. The taxes were paid,
not willingly, not voluntarily, but by the
iron.clad processes of the law. Is
comment necessary p JVinnsboro Neus
and Herald