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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-10-22

The workings Of the democratic
legislative convention which met
here yesterday resulted the nomina-
ton Of the following ticket.
For CouNcIL.-John r. Wood Of
Union county. and Oscar Rea, Of
Lincoln county.
For THE House,. HI. Tryon Of
Union county, J. v. Conklin of
Lincoln county, Franklin Taylor of
Clay county Horace j. Austin Clay
county.
A part Of the ticket along with the
accompanying resolution is from it's
transparency somewhat open to crit
icism. The Resolution which pas
sed the convention unanimously is
as follows:
Kesotted, that We are opposed TO
any appropriation being made by
the next legislative assembl for
the benefit OF the capital building
at Bismarck and that we do instruct
the nominees Of this convention if
elected to work and vote against the
same.
The facts are that the Clay county
candidates are strong supporters of
the Burdick faction which ridiculed
the people meeting at Elk Point few q
weeks ago which met for the avowed
purpose Of instructing some plan Of
action against the appropriation re-
ferred TO in the above resolution and
which resulted in the anomination
Of a ticket by the republicans with
that special object in view. Now
when an anti Bismarck or anti cap
ital transparency is hoisted in south
eastern Dakota with the handsome
portraits Of Sheafe, Inn,an and Bur
dick showing through its thin walls
and with 4 sore head republican Mr..
Austin, on their ticket, the people
may begin TO look for that niger
that is concealed somewhere in the
wood-pile. The obscurity Of the
Lincoln 20. candidate has prevented
their position on the subject and
even their names from passing be-
yond the bounds oftheir own county
and hence we will allow them TO rest
until their neighbors reveal their
position 81 probably until the elec-
ton has relogated them again to
obscprity.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-10-22

VirRinia tWp. has not been repre-
6ontsd 2t,fong our county officers
M a. ye1ss; now let every republi-
snRtdlrn olt and assist III electing
Willialns, "a The first Office in their
Glilk q make rp Tor past negligence.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-10-22

Night sweats, fever. ebflls. malaria. dyspepsia
cured by Wells Health Remover
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14
Go Slow at First.

Learn to walk, young man,
before you try to prance. Don't
hunger and thirst for a boudoir
car while you are q Junior clerk
and have to sweep out the store
aud sleep under the counter.
If you are a young physician,
don't expect to make it all IN
the first year. Your father
rode four or five horses to death
before he was able to put an
Administer on the Office floor,
and lean back in his sleepy hol-
low chair back and announce
that he would answer no calls at
ter 6 .. M. If you are practic-
ing law, remember that the old
attorney whose office you are
sweeping out wore gray hair, and
not much of that before he began
taking whole farms for single
fees in small cases. And bear
in mind, too that they didn't
spend every cent Of it as fasi
as they got it.-Bob Burdette
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14
A Cure for Drunkenness.
Toronto Globe.

There is a prescription in use
in England for the cure of
drunkenness by which thousands
are said to have been enabled to
recover themselves. The receip
came into notoriety by the eff
forts of Mr.. John Vine Hall,
commander of the Great Eastern
steamship. He had fallen into
such habitual drunkenness that
his most earnest efforts to re-
claim himself proved unaVailing.
At last he sought the advice OF
an eminent physician, which
he followed faithfully for several
months, so that atthe end ofthat
time he had lost all desire foI
liquor although he had been
for many years led captive by
a most debasing appetite. The
receip which he afterwards
published, and by which SC
many other drunkards have
been assisted to reform, is a.
follows Sulphate Of iron, q
grains; magnesia, 40 grains
peppermint, AL drains spirit;
nutmeg, 4 drains. Dose, ont
tablespoonful twice a day.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14
Farm Work for June.

The best time to kill weeds is
when they are very small.
Most of this work should be done
by horse labor. Keep tho Guilt
vator running through the corn
field, using the hand hoe only
close to the hills. Much of till
age should be charged to the
succeeding crops, otherwise fig
pres will often show that it does
not pay to grow corn, or any
hoed crop. Sow a quantity of
fodder corn to supply an album
dance of wholesome food when
the pastures get short. Sow in
drills three feet apart, and at
weekly intervals, that there may
be a long and continuous supply.
A field from which winter rye
has been removed, may be man
ured, plowed, and sown to fodder
corn. Sow Swedish turnips now
in drills two and a half feet apart.
Use at least two pounds of seed
per acre. 1t is essential to have
the soil rich and mellow. When
the second leaf appears, thin the
plants to about fifteen inches in
the rows. Haying begins this
month, and every implement
should be in readiness for this
pushing work. Cut only as
much as can be we'll cared for,
otherwise the quality of the hay
will be injured by exposure.
The hay tedder, next to the
moving machine, is the most
valuable haying implement. 1t
hastens the curing, and makes
the hay Of uniformly good quail
ity. Hay caps made of stout
cotton are excellent to protect
hay while in the cock. They of.
ten pay for themselves in d single
season, and if properly cared for
will las" for several years.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14
Henry Clay's Heroic SUN.
Cincinnati News Journal.

Cincinnati News journal.
do you know what killed
Henry Clay 2" my genial. Ken
lucky story-teller asked nj the
the other day. IF not, h will
tell you. He died of a broken
heart, not because he lost the
presidency, but his son. Hen
ry Clay, Jr., was his fathers
idol. He was sent to West
Point, where he graduated sec
ond in his class. After four
months in the army he resigned,
and began practicing in Lex
ington, living with his father at
Ashland. Not a young man in
Kentucky promised better things
than he did. When the Mexi-
can war broke out he was de-
termined to go. His father
made no objection, and he went
out as Northumberland of the
First Kentucky regiment. At
the battle of Buena Vista, San
ia Anna with $4,000 troups,
nearly overwhelmed General
Taylor, with about one eighth
that number. Clay fought hard,
but, as his regiment was falling
back, a shot went through both
legs. He was not MORALLY
wounded, and three men picked
him up to convey him off the
field. It soon became evident
that the Mexicans would over.
take them. "Saye yourselves
boys" and taking his pistol
which his father had given him.
he handed it to one o.
the men with the words, "Take
this and return it to my father.
Tell him | have no further use
for it, With that they dropped
him and ran after the retreat.
ing troops. The last they saw
of Clay he was lying on hi
back, fighting a squad of Mexi
cans with his sword. Mex
morning his body was found
hacked to pieces and mutilatet
by the towards who had killet
him. The pistol came to his ia
ther, then a Senator, and
though he lived several year
after, / am convinced that b.
died from the blow
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14
The Same Old Story.

One morning in the spring OF
1871, General Washington hop
ped out of bed and began to
rummage in the wardrobe.
"What are youseeking George
dear 2" queried Mrs. Washing
ton.
"Why, those light trousers
of mine," said the Father of his
Country a little testify.
"They are on the mantel-
piece, my dearest" said Mrs
Washington slyly.
ION the mantelpieee J" re-
peated George. "You are mis-
taken; I do not see them"
"Oh yes, they are-in substance,
at least" returned the Ma OF
her Country with a gurgle OF
laughter. Il traded them oil
for those lovely blue vases and
that red matchbox"
With a groan of despair
George Washington donned his
old winter clothes and went out
in the hot, hot sw6rld.-Wash'
ington Ratchet.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14
Schoolboy Franks.

mo-" said the schoolboy
the valley, 'sthere hasn't
one of us boys been licked this
term. We kind of stood in on
the matter you see, and always
calculated to have two or
three mice around our desk
somewhere and the minute the
schoolma'm goes to lick a fellow
somebody lets one o. them
mice loose aud then she gets
upon her desk and gathers up
her skirts and squeals, and by
the time the mouse is killed
and things have quoted down,
the boy she was going to lick
has become a hero, protecting
her from the furious beast and
she hasn't the heart to lay hand
on him."
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14
Something That's Dis
agreeable.

"You is lookin' berry poorly,
Uncle Nose"
"Dat's a fac, l recon, eff looks
as poorly as | feels"
"Yo' must hab taken sumfin
what disagrees wild yo'."
sob course j; | has done tuck
sumfin seberal years ago what
diagrees wild me. Oars nobody
knows dat better'n you do,
Parson Wangdoodle Baxter,
'kase you CUB me de berry ting
what has been disagreedin' wild
me, leastways you had your
ham in it, anyway"
"Me! Me CUB yer sumfin
what disagrees wild yer? Uncle
Nose, / b'leves you's alosin'
what little brains yo' had in de
fus place. What de debbil did
I glib yer dat disagrees wild yer
an makes yer look miser'ble
"My wife ; dat's what you
Cub ne. Didn't you marry me to
dat Matildy SNOWFALL, what
disagrees wild me forty times
day cher since we were married
Wangdoodle, or III dis
remember YOU am de 'nointed OF
de Lawd an jam yer carkiss in
teran ash barrel. G.way, l say
dis heah disagreement am catch
in, an | has got it on bofe sides:
bad.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14
Lands Lands
Title Guaranteed
For Sale,
On Terms to Suit Purchasers.
NEAR VILE PLATE.

NEAR VILE PLATE.
Description. Acres
Lot 7, section A, townsh A s rye 2 east ITO
COULEE CR0CHE,
Near DIXON Grove.
E4ofs w ! sec %, t 7 range 8 east 1886
WI of W / sec %, t Z s range 8 east 1886
N / sec and n e / of s 9 / of sec %
N e sec and n ] Of n W / sec II,
r 3 east, containing.-.--.--..---.- 44S.S4
Lots / and 2 of sec "a, 8 s rye 8 east 30
W of N g ! of sec "a, t~Ssr3e---.- ~
BELLEVUE.
S / of s e / of sec 3; s W of WI,
and lots A and Z of sec 2 t 7sr3e,
west of the Montgomery plantation
of Q | of sec 8; S W / of 8 w
of sec 9; 9 ] of s W of see 10-an
nt7sr3 east, eontainlng---.--.- 29o.o4
NEAR POINT LYONS.
Lot No 3 and n g / of s g ! of sec 30, t
8 8 east, containing---------.-- oo'oS
NEAR AND EAST OF CIR. COTEAU
Lot No / of sec 6 t 8 s r 5 east.-----.. l3'4s
PRAIRIE HAYES.
N w of S W of sec 25 ; e ! of $ g
Ssr e i E. a eont { i og Il . : .. seo. 1se.ss
Lots 8 and A of section 25; lots l, 2
and 8 of sec So; and lots l and 2 of
sec So, t SIS r l east, containing 1926
Lots ,, 3 and 4 n W of e !, and n
e ! of s w of sec 26, s r | east. lb2
N W ! of w of sec %; Q ! of s Q / OF
me- of sec 26, 8 + ! east---.-.-- l60.39
For further information, apply to
E. D. ESTILETTE,
At the Office of Estilette & Dupr6,
iaI4 Att'ys at Law, Opelousas. La.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14
FOR SALE.

0NE of the most desirable residences in
" Opelousas; ample g~rounds-yard, lot,
together, about IA acres of land, all under
fence. improvements consist of two-story
dwelling. brick basement, containing nine
rooms; outbuildings, kitchen, servants, rooms
etc, in good order. This property will be sold
very low for cash, or on favorable terms. For
further particulars apply at this office.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14

Charles It. Richel, of Bridge
port, who tried to invent a Hy-
ingmachine, will get 100000
to perfect the invention with
from the estate Of Maxwell, a
millionaire brewer at Milwaukee,
who left 100000 for expert
ments iii aerial navigation, one
fifth of it being specified as for
Ritchers machine. Ritchel will
begin experiments on q large
scale.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14

A compositor with a great
prophetic soul, while putting in
to type a wedding notice, in
stead of ssthe high contracting
parties,' made it read "the high
contradicting parties"
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14

Nine thousand dollars were
paid for the exclusive privilege
of selling peanuts on the Elk
position grounds in New Or
leans.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14

See that your husband is
properly fed, and the chances
are that he will take pleasure
In seeing that you are properly
clothed. The experiment Is
worth trying anyway.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14

The French cure for Group
and diptheria, to which much
attention has lately been drawn,
is thus described /: Equal parts
Of liquid tar and turpentine are
put in an iron pan and burned
III the patients room. The
dense resinous smoke gives I'M
mediate relief. The fibrinous
membrance becomes detached
and the patient coughs up mi
crobicides which, If caught IN a
glass, may be seen to dissolve ~
the smoke. Entire recovery
should follow this treatment IN
three or four days.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14
Uneducated Americans.

IT Is u lamentable fact that
the United States lags in the
rear Of Germany and some other
nations IN the matter OF ednca-
ton. It is estimated that y
100000 mature American clti-
zens are unable to read or write.
Some Of these are foreigners OF
course. "a great many Southern
negroes are wholly unedncated,
while iIliterate whites can be
found everywhere. Ex-Presl-
dent Rutherford B. Hayes made
\ speech on this subject not
long since. He thought the
nation should supplement-
fhe work of the State IN
the education of the people.
This is really i matter OF vital
importance. With universal
suffrage, We ought to have
universal education. Every one
should vote, but then no one
should cast d ballot who cannot
read the constitution OF his
country OF write bis own name;
Nor Il this all measures should
be taken to train our boys and
GIRLS to work as well as to read
a.,d uypffa
For the first time in four thou
sand years, say the astronomers,
fhe planets are all east OF the
sun id their regular order q
perihelion. Venus has reached
The highest point il the SKY
and will begin to descend. She
win be at her greatest brillian'
cy june q, and her inferior con
junction July IL, at which timt
she will also be IN proplnqnltJ
to Mercury.
slim i knitting needle int
your pocket, says Well-knoWi
| dairyman, and when you go &
4 meal dip il il the milk plfcn
81. Tf any DE the milk stick
ID the needle it is pure, but ]
Ii does not, the fluid IS adulterat
ed With waters-Detroit Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14

WHY are there not more lady
reporters ~ Well, we suppose
lis because they would tell all
they knew before the paper
came out, and then no one
would want to read it.-Oil City
Blizzard.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14
interesting Figures.

sEs cards cost the Govern
cents and 4 mills per
indians have cost the
sament s7O,0OO,OO0 in the
ssn years.
y Ten Sugar Exchange in
Orleans just completed
10000.
mary has increased it's
|4 sFop Id ten years from
o00 to 100000 tons.
sss,s we're 1900 murders in
%Soited States last year and
9s legal executions.
knitting company at Cohoes,
|,T makes from 1900 to 1000
erseys daily.
ssgspess, the mountain evange-
dams to have converted
E#ln0 people in seven years.
ssa York City has 1896 butch
l,akers and grocers, where
.s aTe 10000 liquor dealers.
I's cattle industry in this
.ssffT represents over forty
millions of cattle, worth
aO,OOO,OO
sbguine Dakota papers pre-
SIS Esat the emigration to that
sll;tory will amount to 300,-
ibis year.
81 wait upon the seventy
&enators there are 242 I'm
ssRes not counting police,
sbulen and librarians.
II said 5000 boys and 1000
i. under Is years of age are
moved in Chicago factories
NDlatiOn OF law.
INV Jersey charges the lowest
msriage license fee-12 cents.
states, including Pennsyl-
ssIa. make no such charges.
Nearly 100000 900 pounds of
szEIe sugar were produced in
country last year. Penn
NIfania supplied 2,866,010
eands.
ii nineteen private galleries
4 NeW York are pictures worth
100000, Vanderbilt's forms
most costly single collec-
lH.
walnut tree, eight feet in
snetsr, has been found near
Smith. a cut will be TAX
som it and sent to the New
beans Exposition.
official report, quoted IN
Pail Mall Gazette, states
of $1,000 teachers in the
alic schools of France $4,000
iyed salaries below $500
II asbington County, Miss
oanees more cotton than any
list county in America i
as 5000 bales. Yazoe
anty Il second, with R.OO(
1000 bales.
Hhe OF beer il
Varia is tWo barrels per capita
in Canada i
8HlY two gallons, in the Unitet
eleven, in Great Britial
six.
Inn WORLDS EXPOSITION
Ihe mail yesterday brough
usual amount of interesting
s6mmunications from all qual
III the country. The Hor
lln Eaton, Of the Bureau 9
gaIcation. Id d personal lette
bwIng that of his acceptanc
Il Ehe commissionership tendere
IiHI, suggests that there shout
Anaer the head of "Printin
saa books a representation
newspapers and magazin
Aieations of the country
there be iii the educationa
paEtment a locality soarrange
iii nigeon-holes as to proylo
place for every one OF the SOC
newspapers published IN Il
Nnfled States, and that aftt
details have been agree
4N0f the announcements sHoul
made to every newspapt
IT'D magazine that they are dt
Fsd 10 send at least one nun
III its Issue to the Expos
aa containing such 8 state
sBnI Of the statistics OF its l
educational, scientih
NastriaI and commercial, asI
oFs would like to have pr
Axaa, and that after the q
illon these papers should !
Aated To some permanel
library Ia the city Of New y
ans Then, there could be ]
small space tables for q llml
number Of visitors and rea'
sort OF newspaper 9
r.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14
Choice Wines and Liquors.
a Lu6-
LOWEST LIVING PRICES.

u AS our prices are SO low as to
leave no margin for credit sales, We
must positively decline delivering any
goods on any other terms than cash on
the spot. If we did not adhere to this
rule. we could not afford to sell our
goods at the very low prices we are
Offering them at.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14
GREAT CONDEMNATION.
o.
THE OPELOUSAS COURIER
and
DEMOREsTS ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY
MAGAZINE.
-:-O-:-
BoTH PUBLICATIONS FOR N YEAR.,
for
$40 FOUR TWENTY.

Demorest's Monthly is Justly entitled the
Worlds Model Magazine. The Largestin Form,
the Largest in Circulation, and the best We
Dollar Family Magazine issued. 1884 will be
the Twentieth year of its publication; it Is
in the front rank of Family Periodicals, and
equal to any magazine. 1t contains "a pages,
large quarto, s3xll4 inches, elegantly printed
on tinted paper, fully illustrated, each mum
Der having steel engravings, oil picture, or
art subjects, published by w. Jennings Dem
crest, New York, and by special agreement
combined with the OPELoUsAs COURIER at
$500 per year.
March l, 1884.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14
Sl.O25 CASH

WILL buy a small plantation in Bellevue
w containing forty-nine arpents of best
quality Of cotton and corn land, situated on
high ridge, all under fence, together with
improvements consisting of a building l6x2S
feet and cabin 1Ox30 feet, all in tip top order.
For further particulars, apply at this office.
TNOR SALE.-3333 acres of land, wood and
prairie, near the line of the La. Western
r.. r., in the southwestern portion of this
parish. Will be sold in lots to suit purchaser
cheap for cash.
Opelousas, July "a, 1880. tt
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14
NOTICE.


A LII perons in the parish owing licenses ON
IA any trade, profession or occupation, IN
der existing laws, are hereby notified that II
the same are not paid prior to the lst day OF
April next, 1884, they will be collected with
the costs by the attorney specially appointed
by the Governor for that purpose.
G. c. DUSON,
Sheriff and Tax Collector
March 8, 1884. Parish of st. Landry.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14
SALOON.
FOR SALE.
Printing Office For Sale.

A COMPLETE outfit for printing a seven
"A 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 Ne0s. Will be sold
cheap. Apply at this office.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-06-14

81 who had become tired
gIe edness, thus wrote
aer intended Dear Jim
gN ioht oH Il You aKe coming
EdWard KBldernlan ~
that shall have him
HQ and Kisses me SO
aAa hat can't hold
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-13
GENERAL NEWS.
Washington Whispers.

Washington, II. - Five Demo-
cratic members of the ways and
means committee, Morrison, Black.
burn, Bloupt, Herbert and Hewitt,
met at The house of the last named
gentleman last night uron his in
vitation, to consider q tariff bill
which he intends to introduce in
the House TO morrow. What this
bill will propose has already been
stated. Its principal feature will be
a series OF provisions based on rec~
concentrations of the Secretary Of
the Treasury, and upon decisions
rendered by the Treasury Depart
ment with respect TO the c,nstruc-
ton OF the present tariff laws,
which are designed to remove the
difficulties that now occur in the ad-
ministration of the law. Hewitt is
CHAIRMAN OF the subcommittee of
the ways and means committee, 20
which til s matt ter Was referred early
IN 1he SESSION, and be has been at
work upon il since. He has, how
ever, added to these provisions
others VIII Oh propose reduction of
the present tariff rates On some
articles, and the abolition Of the tax
on others, that will in his opinion,
reduce the revenue from custom
duties about $60000,o00 per year.
In this latter portion of his blu
it is understood that Hewitt pro-
viGes for the enlargement
Of the present free list to the extent
of putt g in thai list all articles
enumerated in the free list of the
Morrison tariff bill as it was re-
ported to the House and few others
AID shat he also adopts the limita-
ton clauses OF the Morrison bill
with respect TO the extent to which
the duties shall be collected on ar
ticleS enumerated in the cotton, wool
and me al schedules OF the present
tariff law The object of the meet
ing at Hewitt's house last mig hit was
to secure the opinions OF members
o! the Democratic majority Of the
ways and means committee respect
ing the introduction of the proposed
bill at this time. The matter was
Informally discussed but nothing
determined as to the consid. ration
of the bill by the com mittee Hewitt
will, however, introduce it in the
House tomorrow. Morrison, OF
the ways and means committee,
said tonight when asked about this
matter that the com mittee had
never considered anything hey ond
the Morrison bill, and tina since the
defeat Of that measure they had net
had a meeting. He did not know
how the pirty IN the majority In the
House would treat the proposed
Hewitt bill, but the committee could
have no objection to the introduce
ton of the measure by Hewitt and
its reference to the committee.
Washington, Tissue of sian>
dard silver dollars fol the week end
ing May 10th, 345, 1897 corresponding
period last year 165,500.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-13
The Wabash.

New York, PIT is officially an,
nounced that The Wabash company
will be placed in the hands of a
temporary receiver until plans for
placing the property on solid basis
are affected. 1t is estimated that
ninety days will be required for re-
orgsn:Zation under the coneOlida-
ton. Mortgage bonds will be ex-
changed for first preferred stock.
This action sets at rest the reports
that the Missouri Pacific will be
called upon to take care Of the Was
bash debts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-13
France and China

London, 11.-Advices from Ten.
TEN say Captain Fournaer, acting
on behalf OF the French governs
ment, and Hi Hung Chong, for the
Chinese, have signed treaty under
the provisions OF which China rec
ognizes the French protectorate
over Tonquin and AMMAN with the
existing frontiers. 1t is stipulated
that the contracting parties shall
together regulate the customs ca
the frontier provinces of Quong
Lung Kuang Hi and Yunap, to be
opened to general trade No in-
demnity will be pad to France.