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The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06
REWARD
Improved Cotton Seed For Sale.

a LIMITED quantity of the celebrated AL.
n len prolific long staple cotton seed, grown
in this parish. The cotton always brings one
cent or more per pound over the highest mar
ket price at New Orleans. Apply at this of
6ce, or to T. J. D,Avy, Plaisanee. IFeb7tf
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06

On bon point a Honorable
corps DIES typographes de la
Louisiana : La fameuse peehe
Burke, don't on a tant parle dams
ces derniers temps, est due d un
ouvrier topographic, de NJ. j. L.
Normand, employee au Marks
vile Bulletin, paroisse DIES
Avoyelles.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06
LOUIS PUCHEU,

MwARCHAND de Groceries, Provision
NM QuincaiIlerie, Faience, Verrerie, Fer
blanterie, Ustensiles dts "Graniteware,'
Fruits, Huiles, Couieurs, Vernis, Etc.
Pogies de Salon, ct les c6lebres Pogles de
Cuisine s.Charter Oak, = ct autres.
BUVETTE joignant le magasins on Pon
trouvera les meileures BLOSSOMS; anssi,
B6ere BadWeiser GIaeee.
Les plus hauts Pix du march6 seront pages
pour la mousse, laine, peaux, ct toute espeee
prodnits du pays. 2ija84
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06

Wis est par 10 present donne que tous
- cesIx Qui passefont on connecticut quel-
que degradation sur mon habitatioRa Plat
ganco seront p%onrsuiYis avec toute la rigaeur
de la loi. J.. JUMERE.
81 HAIRS, 1886. I'm
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06

LII D for working people. Send y 81 N
VIEEI age, and we will mail you tfs g g. ~; 4
valuable sample box of goods chat WV Rss
in the way o fmaking more money u ~ ~
than You ever thought possible at any uss MI
Capital notrequired. You can live O. ao'AT
work in spare time only, or all the tlnas Il
both sexes, Of all ages, grandly sucesssss H
to $5 easily earned every evening, Ipasds
want work may test the business, sFe n,s ~
unparalleled offer: To all who are not ass eh
fed we will send 81 to pay fer she w.
writing us. Full particulars, d~lEeeasl ia
sent free. Immense pay absolutely SUI
who start at once. Don't delay AQAl0ss IN
I9* STlNsoN & Co, Eossiansa
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06
TOR SAFE.

A cow i've years old with young calf.
"A Perfectly gentle-raised in town. Price
e25. Apply to w, A. Sandoz, at r.. NJ. Lit.
tells drugstore. mays If
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06
.OPFLOUsAs LUMBER YAH

WHITWORTH & CO., ProprietoEa
A LII kinds of Cypress Lumber, ShI5l
N Dressed Flooring, Ceiling, Sash, wi
Blinds and Mouldings. A good lotof slass|
lumber. - Bills of lumber sawed toesa
on short notice. Lumber at SI2,50 ana !
per thousand. dasIs
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06

!. MoRNHINvEG, JR., Tallal

"A NNOUNCEs to his friends and tho N
n lie that he is prepared to make elotll
to order in the latest styles and IN 2 SsasF
manlike manner cheaper hal the chsspe&
Call on him and be convinced. He i
prepared to adjust and repair sewing W.
chimes of all makes at reasonable rates
work guaranteed. Shop on Bellevue stree
Joseph Gibbs Old Stand. June U
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06
Torpilles ct Torpilleurs.

Un grande ct importante de-
couverte pr6occupe en- ce mo-
ment les MINISTER'S de la guerre
ct de la marine de France. IL
ne s'agit de. rien moins que
dane Revolution dams Part mill
taire naval.
LIE colonel Sebert, apres de
tongues ct patientes recherehes,
Went de Greer un type de tor
piles ct de torpilleurs qui dsit
compl6ter dune faeon formida-
BILE I'armement DIES fottes fran
caises. Les torpilles Sebert,
don't la pursuance laisse en- ar,
riere tout ce que imagination
peut rever, sont dune dimension
relativement tres petite. Files
sont exeessivement l6geres ct
par consequent tres maniables,
meme par I'm seul homme. Pour
vues aux deux extr6mit6s dune
envelope m6tallique q secret,
Giles peuvent atre maniees,
transport6es ct emmagasin6es
sans offrir plus de danger qu'une
bale de cotton.
Tn seul de ces engins sNfit
a faire sauter lie plus grand tui-
rass6 de n'importe quelle gd an-
deur, avec la meme faciiite u'-
une jonque. Ajoutons que la
France est deja outillee pour
pouvoir developer lie systemic
du colonel Sebert, ct en- four
mir en- peu de temps toutes ses
stations navales. Dams quel-
ques jours, un certain nombre
de nouvelles torpilles ct de nou-
veaux torpilleurs Sebert, Won't
6tre pr6ts a prendre la mer.
Sous la signature Paul Girard,
all Oharivari:
Dams un salon.
Entire une demoiselle maigre
CONNIE un cent de clous.
-Qui est-ce?
Mile de Nj.
-Ah2...
Ellie voudrait bien Sc marier.
Mais, bate CONNIE ellie Pest, ellie
ne trouve pas.
--Pauvre file Un baton qui
cherehe un aveugle.
LIE jeune Pipengres a pauteur
de ses jours:
Ibis done, papa, pourQuoi
qu'ils recherchent les vieilles
murailles, les l6zards
---O'est pour y trouver des
lezardes
Commend, jean aptiste, vous
ayez encore cass6 une assiette ?
Jean aptiste, tranquille-
ment
Ca ne s'use pas autrement,
la vaisselle
Romans franeais par Pigault-Lebrun,
Alexis Bowler. Alexandra Dumas,
Eugene Sue, etc, a yendre an Star
Grocery a des prix an dessous de eeux
de In Nouvelle-0 Orleans.
Pour des groceries frafches ct Il bon
marche. alleZ au "Star Grocery" an
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06
B9eye BNdWesser Glacee.
PnMsxoM PRxv1n.

NO. 1Oe Rue Bourbon. Nfle-orleans
--TENUE PAR
Mr.. & Nine. M. BELL.
tDernierement de ST. Landry
HHAMBRES GARNIESS. La pratiqne de
~ nos amis &c connaiasances de st. Landry
tres fepeetuensen1ent sollicit6s.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06
Chez Ia fruitiere

a name Pochet, je ne
me items plus 4. Je wen d'as-
sister a une ca1astrophel... i. IN
dacre coupe en- deux par IN
omnibus 1.
DIT les gems qui 6taient de-
dams
I'll nv await personne
Out! liant mieux pour
euss
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06
LIST OF PRIZES:
Prizes, amounting to-.

2,279 Prizes, amounting to.--.-...S522 500
~ CERTIFICATE.
We do hereby certify, that we supervise the
arrangements for all the monthly and semi
annual Drawings of the Louisiana State Lot
terry Company, and in person manage and con-
troll the Drawings themselves, aud that the
same are conducted with honesty, fairness and
in good faith toward all parties. We author
ize the Company to use this certificate, with
fae-similes Of our signatures attached, in it's
advertisements.
@. 4. BEAUREGARD,
=. a. EARLY,
Commissioners
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06
u. 4. RAMSEY.

Attorney at Law,
OPELoUsAs, La.
Prompt attention sven to collection of claims
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06

Achetez vos wins, liqueurs, cigares,
tabacs, cigarettes, pipes, livres blancs,
papiers, encres, Sc, au Star Gro
Gerry, nau-dessous du bureau du COUR-
RTER.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06

&&T&#%##@&H@%
On Went de faire une grande
decouverte dams la Sonora
autre preuve 6vidente de Pexis-
tence dune ancienne civilization
an Mexique. "A so miles en-
viron sud-est de La vallee de
Madeline, des explorateurs ont
trouve, an fond dune for8t vier-
&c, une pyramide de 1850 pieds
de hauteur, pres du double de
la grande %pyramide de Oheops.
On peut aller, de la baseau som-
met, par IN chemin pour vol
ture construct en- spirale.
Les murs ext6rieurs sont on
blocs de grant tres-bien travail
les ct acknowledgements poses par
assises.
Tn peu plus loin, sleeve IN
monticule OH sont crens6es, par
centaines, des chambres, DIES ca
vernes de 10 a Is pieds de long
sur D d ID pieds de large. Files
mont pas. de fenetres ; on = en-
tire par le toit. Les murs sont
converts d'hi6roglyphes ct de
peintures. On q e~galement
trouV6 des ustensiles en- pierre. !
On attribute ces constructions.
aux Mayos, anciens habitants de
Ia Sonora, qui dif9raient en-
DIES Indiens lis
avaient les yeux bleus, la peau
ct les eheVeux blends.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06
O q Al II
ATTENTION.

Attention tonte spectacle donn6e a To- collec
dea reclaHnations. myIltf
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06

II semble y ayoir, dams les
machines q coudre americaines,
quelQue chose qui brave toute
concurrence. IEurope construct
des machines maintenant il Y
q meme DIES pays qui contrefont
les n6tres, mails sans yr6ussir,
car elles sont inimitables, ct
partout oh p6natre IN agent
AMERICAN, il demontre sans
peine la supercherie.
IA notre 6poque, il faut wiser,
avant tout, au bon march6
sous ce rapport, les Etats-
Unis ~triomphenb plus que
iamais. Veut-on savoir usqu'on
s'6tend, chez nous ct ailleurs,
CD genre de commerce? Nous
prenoDs les ventes DIES cinq der
niares annEes; Eli 1880, il s'est
export6 pour &1,649, 900 dc ma
chimes : On 1881, $1,082, 900; On
1882, $2,647, 900; ca 1883, 3d.
0G2 600 en- 1884, s3,55O.0OO.
On volt que le progress est cons-
tant.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06

Statue de la Liberte eclairant
lie Monde.
lie Couaits qui est charge de prelever les
fonds hecessaires q la construction du pedestal
de cette statue colossale, atm de mener d bon
ne FIN son enterprise, a fat prepareT une sta.
tue en- miniature lie fac siz1ile de la Statue
de la Liberte. Ellie a six pouces de naut
ct est en- bronze le pedestal est en- argent
nicke1e.
LIE prix est dune PiastTe chaque.
Pour la somme de Cling Piastres, on peut
en- avoir uue de douze pouces, de meme me-
tai.
&c travail est patente ct ne peut etre yendu
que par le comite.
Enyoyez votre argent q
RICHARD BUTLER,
Sec. du Comite American,
SO, rue Mercer, New.York.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06
Les Cerveaux.

Voici quelques observations
qui peuvent.interesser nos lee
tours.
On admet gen6ralement qu'un
homme don't la cervelle pese
moins de 1000 grammes est me-
cessairement priv6 d'intelli-
gence. Lee cerEeau de Crom-
well pesait 2,238 grammes +; ce-
lui de lord Byron, absolument
lie meme poids, 2,238 grammes /;
celui de Culver 1929 grammes.
VOLTA de BONES cervelles. Mails,
dun autre cote, Raphael, Des-
cartes, Voltaire, Napoleon, Schil-
Ter ct beaucoup d'autres hon.
mes illustres avaient de petites
tetes ct leurs cerVeaux ne d6pas-
salient pas lie poids moyen qui
varie entire treize ct quatorze
cents grammes. ,Bien mieux,
le ceryeau de pel6phant pese
trois fois plus que lie cerveau
human, ct 81 ron tient compile
de La masse du corps, on trouve
que lie ceryeau de l'homme est
relativement inferieur a eelui
de plusienrs especes de singes
lie ouisti par exemple-ainsi
qua ceux du moineau, de la me-
sange ct du serin. Le CHEN a
de meme r~elatiyement moins de
cerveau que la chauvre-souris,
ct le cheval moins que le lapin.
Cue conclure7 surtout quand
ii est prouv6 que le cerveau dun
Ane est marque dun grand nom-
bre dc circonvolutions, qui sont
considerees CONNIE des indices
de sup6riorit6
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06

M. Reveillon, de la paroisse
Lafayette, Louisiana, a fait !;
cette aimee, avec une demi-once
de graine de vers q sole, 6
livres de sole brute, don't cha
cune vaut environ So. Quel be-
n6fce en- aurait-il tire sill en-
await fait 6cfore plusieurs acres
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06

On salt que la statue de la III
berte 6clairant le Monde va ar
river bient6t a. New-York, SUI
Is navire iIsere. Les Quelques
chiffes snivants donneront une
id66 de ses dimensions. Qua
rante personnes peuvent tenir
dams III tote.
Tn homme do six pieds de
haut SO tenant debut au niyeau
Is levres attein a peine IL sourcil.
Quinze personnes peuvent s'as-
aeOir antour de la famine de la
torche. On u arrive au moyen
dun escalier en- spirale pratiqu6
dams Ii bras tendu.
Uest Id plus grande statue des
temps mOdernes. lie colosse
de Rhodes n'etait qu'un pygm6e
anpras dele. Ellie s'6levait COM
me glne haute tour dams Ia waste
couK dc Ia rlle de Ohazelles, Pa
ris, oil ellie d 6t6 constitute. lie
poids est de 10000 livres, don't
$4,000 en- cuivra ct le reste en-
fer.
Uest To general W. I. Sher-
man qui d choisie Tile Bedloe
pour Femplacement Oh ellie Sc
~. Quand ellie aura Ste plac6e,
ellie aura en- tout 304 pieds an
dsssus du niveau de IL mer. la
atatae alle-masne d 1912; lei
Pedestal oI Of Ies fondationsl
40. Ellie dominera les tours
dA Point did Brooklyn ct la re-
cae 81 Trinity Church.
IfaVanx typ0gEaphiques en
tens genres executes 4 Fimpri-
&%&%4
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06

Application for rates to clubs should be
made only to the Office of the Company in
New Orleans.
For further information. write clearly, Civ
ing full address.
IMPORTANT.
Remit by POSTAL NOTE, Express Money
sordsr, New York Exchange, or draft on
New Orleans.
Letters with Currency. invariably by Ex-
press.
We pay Express charges on al sums Of s5
or upwards, Addressed
M. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La.
Address Registered Letters and make P. o
Money Orders payable to
NEW ORLEANS NATlenAL BANK.
New orleans, La,
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06

Pour des groceries frafches ct Il bon
marche, allez au Star Grocery" an
dessous du bureau du COURIER.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06

En- cour.
lie juge.---Je ne comprend
pas comment vous aYez pu bri-
ser seul une 6norme serrure
CONNIE celle-la.
L'accus6.---Je 10 crois bien,
mon president ; ce n'6tait pas ST
facile que de faire marcher une
plume sur 1e papier, allez, ct de
condamner de pauvres gems.
Nous antres, 81 Aous voulons
faire DIES affaires, il nous faut
de solidesl poignets cit toutes sor-
ties dc trucs que ceux qui ne
sont pas du meter ne comnren-
nent settlement pas.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06

a Notice = Tickets are Ten Dollars Only
Halves SIS, Fifths Sc, Yenths ST.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06
Sur le boulevard.
Comment va Z
-Bien Ell tot

-Toujours Ia meme chose.
-gu'est~ce que tu deViens ?
-Rien de change. Je con-
tinue q tirer 10 diable par Ia.
queue.
-0ommant II lui On reste
encorej
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-06

Romans franeais par Pigault-Lebrun,
Alexis Bowler. Alexandra Dumas,
Eugene Sue, etc, a yendre an Star
Grocery a des prix an dessous de eeux
de In Nouvelle-0 Orleans.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-01-14
How Colds Are Caught,

A great many cannot see why it is
they do not take a cold when exposed
to cold winds and rain. The fact is,
and it ought to be more generally
understood, that nearly every cold is
contracted indoors, and is not directly
due to the cold outside, but to the heat
inside. A man will go to bed at night
feeling as well as usual, and get up in
the morning with royal cold. He
goes peeking around for cracks and
keyholes, and tiny drafts. Weather
strips are procured, and the house
made as tight rs fruit can. in few
days more the whole family has colds.
Let a man 60 home tired or exhausted,
eat a full supper of starchy and vege-
table food, occupy his mind intently
for a while, go to bed in warm, close
room, and if he doesn't have cold in
the morning, it will be wonder. A
drink of whiskey or a glass or two of
beer before supper will facilitate mat
ters much. People swallow more
colds down their throats than they
inhale or receive from contact with the
air, no matter how cold or chilly it
may be. Plain, hearty suppers are
good to 60 to bed on, and are far more
conducive to refreshing sleep than
glass of beer or dose of chloral. In
the estimation Of great many, this
statement is rank heresy, but in the
light of science, common sense and
experience, it is gospel truth, and all
those who give heed, may be profited
thereby, both in the way of escaping
bad colds. and paying doctors bills
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-01-14
"ConsNmption in tie Family"

There is no more common observa-
ton than that consumption runs in
family" or in side of family. Some
other features of the disease in this
direction have been also noted but the
significance of them has been disputed.
DR.. Rush, in his treatise, says the dis
ease was unknown among the Ameri-
can Indians; it was not among their
legends and traditions until compara-
lively recent period. Now they die as
freely as the whites. There is an in.
teresting fact of peculiar significance
to be here noted, namely, the inocula
tion, some years ago, by three Greek
physicians, of a man with this disease
a rare opportunity presenting itself to
them for the purpose. The man was
doomed to die, and they inoculated him
with the sputum from diseased lungs.
Great care was taken to eliminate all
sources of doubt. There was no his
tory of family susceptibility. About
the third week after the incubation
the signs of consumption began to
manifest themselves in his body; and,
at the post-mortem examination
tuberc.es were found in the apex of
each lung and some oa the free surface
f the liver.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-01-14
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

The average life of railroad car is
said to be only ten years. This is un-
doubtedly due to its fast living.
During the next $50 years, it has
been computed, there can be only one
total eclipse of the sun, that of August
IL, 1890, which can be seen in Eng
land.
The replanting of forests in north
western India has already made itself
benefcially felt, according to Sir G.
Birdwood, in increasing the rainfall of
various districts.
Thedeep sea crustacea, according to
Prof Mose'ey, either have very large
eyes or are eyeless, and there must be
source of light in the deep sea. That
source, he claims, is phosphoresence,
but its light must be very dim.
The little living worms which have
been most Unexpectedly discovered in
ice are described by Prof. Leidy as be-
ing white or colorless, and from one
fourth to one-sixth of an inch long by
one-seventy-Gfth of an inch in thick
ness, the species being unknown.
Paper from the yucca, a hairy plant
found in Arizona, New Mexico and
lower California, is becoming popular
in Great Britain. 1t is readily bleached,
and has fibre almost as strong as
hemp. 1t can be manufactured at
about the same cost as paper made
from mixed cotton and linen rags.
A few fishes, as the sturgeon, are
toothless, but as class they have an
extraordinary dental apparatus, not
only the upper and lower jaws, bu;
even the palate, tongue and throat be-
ing SON etimes studded with teeth.
Every part of the mouth is evidently
designed for prehension and mastica-
ton. Lips are usually present, but
the tongue is often absent or very
small, and as often aids respiration as
ingestion.
A study of dry rot in the twigs of
fruit trees has disclosed the fact that
it is caused by a contagious and
transmissible disease, in which, as in
the dry necrosis of leprosy in man, the
cells of the affected issues suffer de-
generation into minute bacteria, whose
germs are afterwards disseminated by
the rupture of the cell membrane.
One diseased tree is capable of infect
ing a whole nursery; and old and
young are alike liable to the ravages of
the parasitic organism.
Sir Frederick Abel, chairman of the
council Of the Society of Arts, London,
believes the results of recent tests
seem to foreshadow a future for the
employment OF electricity as the
motive power not merely of small
, pleasure boats, but of small vessels in
which silent progression is desidera-
tum sufficiently important to counter
balance the defect due to the limited
period during which the motive power
can be maintained. The future of the
transmission of heavy weights on land
by means of electricity is not less full
of promise. Prof. Jenkin is soon to
make practical application at Mill
wall. London, of system for moving
goods trucks by teller lines suspended
on poles as telegraph wires are now.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-01-14
WHOLE NO. 2203.

"Hail to the Chief" and here another
reception was held for several hours
when the president left at about mid
night. He took supper before he went
away, and it is said that the feast on
this occasion was very fine, Good
wine flowed like water, and there were
five hundred gallons Of oysters and
eight hundred chickens. So closed the
inauguration. or course the city was
crowded with the usual sights of such
an event. The toy balloon man and
the peanut vender We'd with the pop
corn seller in making the day hideous'
There was a balloon ascension, and
Dan Rice's circus was rA3o in the field.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-01-14

To grow old is quite natural; being
natural, it is beautiful; and if we
grumble at it, we miss the lesson and
lose all the beauty.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-01-14

A Country Parson" in New York
sends the following:
Elder Phillips, who was jovial
soul, settled many years ago near the
head waters oflthe Susquehanna. He
was, in fact. a Presbyterian dominic.
He was full of humor, and ready with
his repartee on all occasions. Jack
Rickitt, quasi parishioner, who was
more punctull at the river than at
church, presented the elder one Mon.
day morning with fine string OF
pickerel.
Elder Phillips thanked him gra-
ciously for the gift.
"But. Elder, suggested Jack, still
retaining the fish, "those fish were
caught Sunday; perhaps yer conscience
won't let We eat 'em."
"Jack," replied the elder, stretching
out his hand toward the string, zone
thing do know, the pickerel were not
to blame -Harper's Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1885-01-14
Having some Fun.

"Now, boys, l will tell you how we
can have some fun" said Charlie to
his companions, who had assembled
one bright moonlight evening for
shedding, snow-balling and fun gener'
ally.
"What is it?" asked several at once.
"You shall see," replied Charlie,
"Whos got saw"
81 have. So have l." replied three
of the boys.
Get them; and you and Fred and
Nathan each get an AK and l will get
shovel. Let's be back in fifteen
minutes"
The boys separated to 60 on their
several errands, each wondering OF
what use saws, axes and shovels could
be in the play. But Charlie was
favorite with all, and they fully be-
lieved in his promises, ana were soon
back again for the fun.
"Now," said he, "Nidow Bradley
has gone to sit up all night with
sick child. A man hauled her some
wood to-day, and l heard her tell him
that unless she could get some one to
saw it tonight she would have nothing
to make fire with in the morning.
Now, boys, it vii, he just as easy for
us to saw, split and pile up her
wood as to make a snowman on her
doorstep, and the surprise of the first
will be better than that of the last.
What say you, boys?"
One or two of the boys objected, and
could not see the fun, but the majority
went for it with the inward satisfac-
ton and Joy that always results from
well-doing.
1t did not take long for seven smart,
healthy boys to split and pile up that
load of wood, and to shovel a good
pathway from doorstep to wood-pile.
They felt great pleasure and satisfac-
tion over their fun, and then all went
to neishborng carpenters shop,
where shavings could be had for the
carrying away, and each brought an
armful; then they went home with
light and joyous hearts.
The next mo ming, when the poor,
weary widow returned from watching
at the sick-led, and saw what had
been done, she was astonshed, and the
tears of gratitude ran down her cheeks.
She wondered who hal done the kind
" deed, AMI when atterwaid told, her
fervent invocation, "God b.ess the
boys" would have richly repaid them
could they hlve heard it.