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Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-06
COLLARS AND CUFFS.

Linen, Paper and Celluloid-all the newest styles-fne goods and cheap goods-Earl & Wilson's, Coon 6 Co.'s, and other good makers Boys E. & W. collars. Cuffs, Ably linen, 8 for half dollar.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17
a MAHOGANY LOG.
An Exceptional Piece of Lumber Which
was Worth 5000.

An Exceptional Piece of Lumber Which
was Worth $4,000.
"a larger quantity of mahoganyis be-
ing received here this year than any
other variety of foreign wood said a
well-known importer. 1T is becoming
fashionable to use mahogany in almost
every kind of fancy and ornamental
woodwork, and in the manufacture Of
furniture and other articles of ordinary
use it has taken to a great extent the
place of black walnut This fall, espe-
cially, the partial failure of the sugar
crop has stimulated the shipment of
mahogany from Cuba and Mexico, from
which place the wood in this country
principally comes. Very little comes
from South America
"What does it bring in the market
here?"
lit is one of the most uncertain COM
modities that we import in respect to
price, and cargoes vary in value from
eight to twenty-five cents q foot, these
beng the ordinary limits. Sometimes,
however, q single log will bring hum
bred times as much as this. In its
rough state a log can only be judged by
its exterior and some idea can be formed
of Inequality of the wood and the pat
tern Of the grain in this way. Its COM
mercial value depends principally upon
its pattern Experts frequently expert
ence great difficulties in Judging of the
value of a log, and the buyer often
strikes a big bonanza in this way most
unexpe etedly- Last week log was
sold on shipboard to a man for $50.
We gave him $50 for it a quarter Of an
hour afterward, and have since cut
$4,000 worth of strips from this single
log. The beauty. of the pattern was not
discovered till we began to cut it. 1t is
not very often, however. that so valu-
able a prize is drawn. IN Z. 1aatz
and cypress.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17
a PATRIOTIC GERMAN.
Bound to Be an American, He Eats a
Pumpkin Watermelon Fashion.

Bound to Be an American, He Eats
Pumpkin Watermelon Fashion.
s'yot dot again." inquired Mrs.
Gacrtner Of her husband, Carl, the
saloon-keeper at Eighth and Spruce
streets, yesterday, as Carl. at the end
of heavy dinner of sauerkraut and
pork. set down big brownish-yelloW
sphere on the table.
'Dot? Wy, dot is a pumpkin. ="
'Und Yot is a pumpkin YETI
"Vell, | heardt it vas for America
ike sauerkraut for Germany. Every
body on Danksgiin' Day eats dot. "
EMIT yat?''
INIT itself yust. You take de knife
und you cut him SO und den you schlich
him so ind so und so und so. f"
"Und den you cook him?"
"Cook him! No; you eat him al
retty."
Eyes. Wy notP Like vatermellionen."
each! va. Like vatermellionen."
Eat yet biece once?"
''Nein. 2
Hump! It's new. Hulda, yust dem
election pefore was naturaliHeu' 1ou
know vat vas vet An American droo
und droo. Und Hulda?"
Eyes, Carl =
81 viii eat desc pumpkin eff die for
it."
I'm NIT you, Carl" :,
Ten minutes later. Carl?
eyes, Hulda. =
stVe peen done it. y
I've done it, Hulda."
Nine o'clock last night.
carl, oh! Carl, run for doctor or
I'm dead. !"
II can't, Hulda. Ach, himmel, Wy
did we do it? Tn dead alretty yet.
Midnight. DIR. Frederick Stolzkopf,
of No. S29 South Ninth street: '"Fhey
will recover in few days. It was a
natural mistake, arising out of mis-
directed patriotism, /" = Philadelphia
Times.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17
A Conscientious Juror.

Several years ago the Egenirag gus-
lettn was sped for libel for its discussion
of the marble work in the public helfld-
ings. It proved every point that it had
made, and the jury evinced its belief of
the fact by finding for the plaintiffs
with "+one cent damages The jury
had tough fimeto it, however, with
the proverbial twelfth man. He was
colored gentleman. and he obstinate1y
held out for along time against the aer-
diet, and his stubborn argument was:
IF you's gMine to glib the plaintiffs
anything, glb 1um surnfin what's wurf
sumfn. 7 The eleven argued the case
with hirn for an hour or 50 without get
ting any odaer response from him. I'M
till at Last ii occurred to one of the jury
men to ask him what he would consid-
er as A4wlarf satnfin' in the way of dana-
ages. We'll. said the intelligent COL
ored gentleman, .ssgib UNI sumfin wurf
sumfin Glib nm. dollah, emmy hoWr'
He was finally persuaded that cent was
the regular form for such a verdict, but
he probably sfill holds to the conviction
that the damages ought to have been
eWurf sunitin- = PHILADELPHIA Bulletin.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

In the women exchange Of many
cities the practice is obtaining of allow
ing poor people to cosk an& furnish
ediHes of various sorts, switch are sold
TO and paid for at a good rate by the
rich or well-to-do folk who patronizs
the exchange. The exchange is an Inc
stitution started by a band of philo-
sophie ladies, who conceived the plan of
helping poor women by giving them an
opportunity to help themselves. There
is not a department within the range of
women's work as has been said, cook
ing included-that is not presented in
the rooms of these exchanges. The ex-
pertinent is proving very successful.
particularly in Western and Southwest
ern cities Boston Post.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17
Apog That Eats spsEsges.

Nsssas1. dogs are the moss fearful and
wonderful productions Of nathure. They
have e,vistfuI. hungry look about the
eyes, and an all-gone thin appearance
ahouttthe tanks that gives taaem an air
at feeding on wind and the air in a
dead calm Butfge have dog here ON
aae place that goes q little ahead of
angnhing in the dog line ! ever saw.
He helongs to the cook and the sboys
saw they are never sure WhethaE he il q
snake or dog, heTs 50 thin He is .
ear d uiefcm-rest KIND. black and gray,
hut an affiectionate Gittle rascal and a
good watchdog, forAle barks Ct nigh;
on the smallest proyGcation. His name
is Jack GU know. down here ssonges
are as Iaelitysaf apples at home They
wash dishes with them, and use them
for every imaginable purpose, so aaaere
are always bits of OSd sponge living
about. Ytaa might 60 est in my baek
ward and nick upsa half 6ushel Of them
III ten minures. Wen. Jack eats
sponges. OF couEse you will laugh ,ak
this; but pledge nY solemn word that
r went out into the yard one day and
saw Jack aafing sponge, and he
seemed to enjoy It. No doubt his idea
was TO cram himself full OF sponge.
then 90 off somewhere and take a big
driak of water, and thus swell himself
out to q respectable well-fed size. |
have respected Jack more ever since
M u. Times.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

From surveys of the Gulf of Mexi-
co it appears that its area is 595, 900
square miles, and that the area of the
surface included within the 1OO-fathom
line is $4,000 square miles-rather
more than one-third Of the surface
having a depth of less than 100
fathoms. The greatest recorded depth is
s,l19 fathoms, the mean depth being
o58 fathoms.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17
-sierra valley. Sierra County. Cal

Sierra Valley, Sierra County, Cal,
is one of the prettiest but most isolated
places in the State. It has no tele-
graphic communication with the rest of
the world, and can only be reached by
difficult stage drive of twenty-five
miles. The inhabitants have just begun
to sing Grandfather Clock" and
probably will not hear of ''Wait Till
the Clouds Roll By for several months
yet.-Sd11 Francisco Call.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17
Another Life Saved.

About two years ago, a prominent citi-
zen of Chicago was told by his physicians
that he must die. They said his system
was SO debilitated that there was nothing
left to build on. He made up his mind to
try 'tnew departure" He got some of
Dr.. Pieree's " Golden Medical Discovery"
and took it according to directions. He
began to improve at once. He kept up the
treatment for some months, and is to-day 8
well man. He says the " Discovery saved
his life.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17
wrecked Health.

Victims Of youthful indiscretions suffer-
ing from nervous debility, lack of self con.
fidence, impaired memory, and kindred
symptoms, should send three letter stamps
for large illustrated treatise, giving means
of certain cure, with numerous testimo-
mails. Address Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, Buffalo, N. 7.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

THE statement of DIR. Samuel K. Cox,
Practical and Analytical Chemist, Wash
ington, D. c., reads: Red Star Tough
Cure is entirely free from all opiates, poi
sons and emetics. 1t is an original combi-
nation of the best remedial agents, and is
as harmless as it is effective"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

please their customers, because it is their
especial business to suit people.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17
Home Items and Topics.
-" All your own fault.
If YOU remain sick when you can
Get hop bitters that never-Fa1L.


Get hop bitters that never-Fa1L
The weakest woman, smallest child,
and sicl1est invalid can use hop bitters with
safety and great good.
Old men lettering around from thett"
matism, kidney trouble or any weakness
will be made almost new by using hop oitters.
NV wife and daughter were mate
healthy by the use of hop bitters and rex
ommend them to my Qeople.-Methodlss
Clergyman.
ASK any good doctor # hop
Bitters are not the best family medicine
On earth u.
Malarial fever, Ague and Biliousness;o
will leave every neighborhood as soon as
hop bitters arrive.
my mother drove the paralysis ana
neuralgia all out of her system with hop,
bitters. Ed OslDego Sun
G5Y Keep the kidneys healthy with hop
bitters and you need not fear sickness"
Ice water is rendered harmless and
more refreshing and reyiYing with hop
bitters in each draught.
The yigor of youth for the aged and in-
firm in hop bitters!!l
(-"At the change Of life nothing equals
( Hop Bitters to allay all troubles incident
Thereto"
-" The best periodical for ladies' to take
monthly, and from which they will receive
the greatest benefit is hop bitters.
Mothers with Siekly, fretful, nursing
children, will cure the children and benefit
themselves by taking hop bitters daily.
Thousands die annually from some forKa
of kidney disease that might have been pre-
vented by timely use of hop bitters.
Indigestion, weak stomach, irregulari-
ties of the bowels, can not exist when hop
bitters are used.
A timely = use of hop
Bitters will keep whole family
In robust health year at q little cost.
TO produce real genuine sleep and
child-like repose all night, take a little hop
bitters on retiring
az None genuine without bunch of green
Hops on the white label. Shun all the vile, poie
OnOus staff with OBJ or Hops in their name
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

No, SAFER REMEDY can be had for
coughs and Colds, than tsBroaon's Bron-
ChiGt IrOcheS." Sold only in boxes. 25cts.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

The school superintendent Of Mas
eaehusettg resolved at Boston recently
in favor Of opening the schools OF the
State for night sessions, it being shown
that 10000 persons can not read and
write Boston Globe.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

CONTEMPT of court-The way the old
man feels when the daughter'sl lover fingers
into the small hours.-B0ston Star.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17
"Frailty, thy Name is Woman"

That she is fraiI, often in body.
"'Tis true, tits true. It's pity.
And pity tbs, 'tis true
DR.. Pierce's :" Favorite Prescription" is
the best restorative tonic for physical frail-
ty in women, or female weaknesses or de-
rangements. By druggists. Price reduced
10 one dollar.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

EVERYTHING is adulterated. Even boys
Of sixteen are adult-he-rated.-IHh Whitehall
Times.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

WITH umbrellas, like men, it is general
~ the poorest that gets left.-N Y. Jour
7lGl.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

Pixies TooTHACHE DROPS cure in minute, Csc.
Glenn's Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. 25c.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns Bunions
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

I AM seized with disgust, said the darby
whose hat was blown away by the wind
Waterloo Observer.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

~ None genuine without d bunch of green
Hops on the white label Shnn all the vie, pois-
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17
For ChOirs, Conventions,
Singing Glasses and the
Higher Schools,
No better Books have appeared for years than
the following:

Choral Worship. Fin Fl E sf1e cSaroh sEa as
Book Of go pages. 100 pages Elements with eap1aI
the best Hymn Tunes. 40 pages of Anthems, and ~
pages of miscellaneous Concert Music. 81. Per daze
en-, 50,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

TO produce real genuine sleep ana
child-like repose all night take little hop
bitters on retiring.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

The Model Singer. W 5 o rg PEsf1S' sp so5s
for Singing Glasses. 1872 pages; f24 Graded Excr-.
cfses 81 Gees and Part Songs % Hymn Tunes y 4 n
theIns, and Chants Abundant and usetul mateFiaA
for the Singing School Teacher 20 cts Per DOS So
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-01-17

Song Greeting L e. hans ao song 2 book aRs
the higher schools meaning BY that CSPasge s
Institutes Summaries High and Normal schools lSJ
large octave pages 82 harmonized songs OF ths nga
est order both In words and music, classical IN Deauy
and interesting every Also exercises ana soy
feggios for voice culture 80 cts. Per dozen, 50.
Any book mailed for the retail price.
LYON 81 HEAIE, Chicago, HI.
OLIVER DTTsON 81 co., Boston.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01
\ mnnIr.nn.

The last legislature of Colorado pass cd a law fixing the valuation on cg.tle, and prescribing Shat in making pay ments for stcck killed, railroads should pay that amount. The schedule IS as follows.
 For American sheep, each, two dollars and fifty cents tS2J0l.
 For Mexican sheep and goats, one dollar and fifty cents (Sl JOl
 For Texas cattle, yearlings, twelve dollars (Sl2OOl.
 For Texas cattle. 2-year.olis. seven teen dollars (Sl7.UO.
 For Texas cattle, e-year-olds steers and COWS, twenty dollars (S200OL
 For Texas cattle, 4-year-clds. steers or cows, tweri iy-tive dollars tS2j.OOi
 For American yeaT.ings, fifteen dollars (Sl500l.
 For American, 2-year-olds, twenty dollars (S20 OUj.
 For American. 3-year-olls, steers and cows of all aces, tEsnty-eight dollars ($2S.OGl.
 For American. t-year-o.3s. steers and over, thirty four dollars lS3iOOI.
 For calves, ten dollars l$lUOOl
 The above price, when paid. tO be payment in full; sll Texas and Mexican cattle to be considered as Texas cattle, and half blCods shall be chased as Am erican cattle; thoroughbred cattle, milch cows, hich-Vrude American cattle and grade bulls to be paid for at their cash yaiue; horses, mules and asses to be paid for at their cash value.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

TEE near completion otthe works at the Ouijotoas, and the small amount of work yet to be done to place the mine in a proper condition to handle the ore with economy, inspires almost a new life m that growing camp. It Is ar ranged that the mill shall start up about one month hence-September lst-snd the public will watch with anxiety the first run of bullion therefrom. Of the extent of the bodies of ore and its satls- factory grade, there is no doubt, and the last uncertainty has been removed by the success attending the development of the water supply. The superintend- end states in his last official report that the pumps can raise water enough ID twelve hours to supply the mill for twenty-four hours-or, in other words, enough for a forty stamp mill and also that the continuous movement of the great pumps is inadequate to ex- haust the supply of water sufficiently to permit further excavations to be made for stump. The grand test, however, will be that which follows a mill run of several months duration, in which the theory and practice shall have oppOrtu- nity for comparison.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01
one of the Po.,IbIIItie..
Chicago Times


 A change which would permit the stored energies of coal mines to be eX- tracted on the spot, and in this form sent to the points where needed, would produce a revolution in prevailing me- chanical methods. The immense space
 now occupied by furnaces, boilers, and steam engines would give way to the comparatively insignificant space re- quired for the dynamo machine. The dense smoke of manuiactorieS would disappear; the air of cities would become free from soot and cOal-dust, and in proportion would become health giving and desirable The lighting of the streets of cities and of pr.ydtc houses by electricity would become an economical fact, and all the defects of the present system of lighting by gas would be done away with. The free dom of the electric light from deleteri- Ous products, such as attend the burn ing of gas, and from heat, would add materially to the health of all c0mmuni- ties in which it would be employed.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

IT has been asserted that the rowing squads of Indians now committing dep relations from the line near La NoEia and to the northEgrd are endeayoiiDg to reach the reservation or are couriers from Geronimo tO the other tribes, but such can hardly be the fact. In either case the willy savages would steal quiet ly back without committing any diaboli- cal outrage to excite pubic feeling. There is an occult purpose of deeper significance than even the mere snppo- sition that the opportunity to murder and plunder was too utterly irresistible to be neglected by the adventuresome savages. It is known that the savages have a rendezvous for their squaws and old men ln the mountains of Sonora, which is certsinly gn indication that for time, at least, the warriors contem- plate career of murder They have either broken up into small bands to operate independently, or the man body in the Sierra Madres are preparing sn ambush for the troops now following them. In any case the appearance Of a few Indians far in the rear Of the Rd- vancing troops, striking right and left with the apparent design of creating consternation and alarm among the peo- pie, is certainly strste g:cal movement, designed to inspire n beliei that the main body of hostiles is seeking return to the protecting arms of their military nurses, and confuse the troops, while they employ new line of tactIcs to disconceri their enemies. It is very i'm probable that Geronimo will lead his warriors into the same Sierra Madres stronghold that Crook once before pene- trated, and there await extermination. The wIly leader appreciates the fact that it ls now war to the death, and be will spare no coign of vantage to decimate the ranks Of the troops. The Indian war, for which we hold General Crook responsible, we are compelled to believe has more hcrrors for the future than during the past, although they nay be practically confined to the northern states of Mexico.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

Do OUR esteemed contempOries in ArIzons know that s great peril over- shadows them, and that the blow may descend at any moment in one fell swoop as It were: Do they know that a certain individual Is now dodglng around the White House, seeking by all the arts and wiles known only to the desperate office hunter to make sneak on the office Of governor of Arizona? And do they know that the name of this dsrk-browed, sinister monster, who would crawl into the very citadel of their rights "urbeknownest to the garri- son. is Morgan R. Wise. Mir. Wise was a member or the Forty-Fiith Congress, but did not accomplish much for his constituents, and instead of returning to his district he branched off 10 Ari- zona. For some years nothing was heard of him, but shortly after President Cleveland Was inaugurated he put in an appearance in Washington in quest ol purlAlpi- AV HAA An quiries be said be wanted to be governor of Arizona and would take nothing else. Examination of the files of the treasury department showed that the aspirant for gubernatorial hon ors has cast an anchor to the windwsrd by fling papers for a messengership of that department. Still he persists in haunting the White Bouse. and comes mp smiling every morning with card inscribed: Morgan R, Wise, ex-mem- mer of Congress from Pennsylvania, now of Auzona territory" The Presi- dent has thus far given NIT. Wise but cold comfort, but in his bright lexIcon there Is no such ~ord as discourage ment. and unless the press of Arizona speaks out unanimously in thunder tones NIT. Wise, of Pennsylvania. may some fine morning walk into the capi- tol building at Prescott and demand the keys of the executive chamber.-Albu- querque Journal.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

A WAsHINGToS correspondent gIves the following particulars regarding pos sible attempt to prohibit the Northern Pacific railroad from carrying mails inde- pendently of the postal departments. He says: Postmaster General Villas has re- ceiyed letter from MT Day of St. Paul, giving an account of the Northern Pa cific's plan of carrying mails on their line in competition with the United States. The scheme, as described, IS certainly not the usual form of compe- tition, for each letter carried by the Northern Pacific carries United States stamp in addition to that required by the company. Dr. Day states that thls enterprise interferes in no way with the revenues of the postofiice, and that It really is a convenience to the pubhc, from the fact that the railway company carries tits mails on every train, while the United States mail goes on but few; but be reports it thinking that it Is VI olstion of the law forbidding private persons from carrying mails in compe- tition with the United States. Attorney General Bryant has been set to work to discover If there IS any way to stop this practice, Three years ago a similar complaint was raised against Wells, Far 70 < O., who were carrying letters in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico. The United States in some places did not have postal routes, and to others the mails were slow and infrequent" The railroad con- psny has even put up letter box es in the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis and its legal advisers are evidently of the opinion that the government cannot and will not make any attempt to suppress the new service. The only reasonable way to pat stop to 1t Is for the government to improve its own service. There is no reason why fast mail should not be put on all the trsns-continentsl railroads. The eE- terprise of the Northern Pacific in es- taoishing 8 mail service ot its own is very oommendjble If it has no other effect 1t will at least tend to show where reforms may be made in the manage ment of the government mails"