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The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-17

Mr.. P. B. Delany, inventor of
the synchronous telegraph sys-
tenn, has recently patented a
lightning rod for the human
body. It consists of Il large
copper wire that passes down
the back, with branches extend
ing along the arms to the hands,
and along the legs to the shohs
and to metal soles thereon. The
wharer, if provided with this
rod, may, if standing on the
ground, handle electric wires
impunity, and if out in a thun.
der-storm would stand a good
chance of not being hurt if his
rod were struck by lightning.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-17

There is to be a total eclipse OF
the sun on Sept.9 Of the present
year. The only land from which
the phase of totally will be Yisi-
bic il the shore Of Cooks strait,
in New Zealand.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-17

A priest the other day, was ex-
aiming a confirmation class in
the South of Ireland, asked the
question "What is the sacra-
ment of matrimony7" A little
girl at the head of the class
answered TITS a state of tor
ment into which souls enter to
prepare them for another and
better world" "Good," said
the priest ''the answer for pur-
gatory." Put her down." says
the curate 'sput her down at the
foot of the class, "Lave her
alone" said the priest, "sure
for anything you or | know to
the contrary she may be right"
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-17

It is a remarkable fact that a
poisonous snake cannot poison
one of its own species. It can
slightly poison othhr kinds of
venomous snakes aud can quick
ly kill harmless ones. A vigorous
cobra can kill several dogs, or
from a dozen to twenty fowls,
before it's bite becomes har mless,
and then its rapid secretion of
virus makes it soon as dangerous
as ever.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-17
For, Sale.

a FINE RESIDENCE, with all necessary
n outbuildings and improvements, and suf.
fcient land for q email farm, adjoining the
corporate limits Of Opel0usas, will be sold
cheap. Apply ct this odies. dl3tf
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-17

How no OBRH A CoLD.-Pour
about half a pint of boiling hot
water over about a drachm OF
pnlverized camphor, and inhale
the vapors arising therefron ten
% twenty minutes. Great re-
ID IS at once experienced, aud
sitter two or three repetitions
she discomfort is said to disap-
Hsar entirely.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-17
Printing Office For Sale.

a COMPLETE outfit for printing aseyeD
Il 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 Nsscs. Will be sold
cheap. Apply at this Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-17

The law of compensation is
aot always adjusted, for while
Nan: Middleton got $4,000 for
IMPRESSIVE RieI's rebellion,
Sapt. Eewsra, the Connecticut
dFanDe cert Of the Calling
sun tho business, Was
en D pbliG tuner Only.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-17
W0nted-A Creole Horse.

NTUST be gentle to harness and saddle, in
W. exchange for a fine silver plated, breach
loading carbinesWitb leather case or carbine
will be sold very cheap for cash. Apply at
this Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-17
How Lee Died.

Inc tneatrlcat Qeath, ParSOn
Newman gush, and sensational
funeral of Grant, was in striking
contrast to the quiet passing
away of Robert e. Lee, who was
as great in e>war and as noble
in peace. Hon VIM. Preston
Johnston, an eye witness, writes
Of the death Of Lee:
On Wednesday, Sept. %, 1870,
the beginning of the end came.
In the morning of that day he
was busy, as usual, with official
work, refusing the assistance of
which he sometimes availed him
self; and ia the afternoon at
tended a vestrymeeting of Grace
Episcopal Church. He acted as,
chairman, and enlivened the
meeting with cheerful converse
ton and interesting anecdotes.
The weather was chilly and damp,
the room not warmed, and Gen.
Lee sat with his military cloak
thrown around his shoulders.
Hislast public act was eminently
characteristic. The question un-
der discussion was the rector's
salary, and when the subscrip-
tons we're handed in it was
found that a deficit Of $55 still
remained. He remarked quiet
ly, II will give that ,sum"-and
the company separated, little
dreaming that the most illustri-
Gus member would never join
them again. Returning home,
tea was on the table, and, ac-
cording to his invariable habit,
he stood up to say grace. But
the lips refused to speak, and he
sat down without showing any
signs of agitation, though the
expression of his face told plain
ly enough that he realized what
the dumb lips meant. Physi-
clans were promptly summoned,
and he was laid on the bed from
which he never arose alive. The
case was treated as one of venous
congestion of the brain, but there
was no paralysis of motion OF
sensation, and only slightly im-
pared consciousness. A fatal
Termination was not anticipated
by anyone, except the patient,
He seemed to feel from the first
he would not recover, and mani
tested not the slightest desire to
do so. When his SON, Custis.
spoke Of recovery as probable.
he shook his head and pointed
upward. Some persistence was
required to induce him to take
medicine. The mind wandered
occasionally and at one of these
times he exclaimed, "Strike the
tent" and at another ".Tell Hill
he must come up" showing thai
thoughts of the great soldier
were far away from the sick
room, in the midst of the toll.
some march and the fercel
scenes of battle. There was nc
suffering at the close simply 9
gentle falling into that SLEEP
which knows no waking.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-17
DR.. W. NJ. THOMPSON.

Physician, Surgeon and Oculist,
OFFICE: Union ST., near Catholic Church,
OPELoUsAs, La. 80"
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-17

On visiting u large retail dry
goods store during the 'dull
period" we found it filed with
customers, proprietor and clerks
all busy. Being somewhat sur
prised at. the brisk business
going on, we inquired the cause,
as other retail houses had COM
planned of slack trade.
The proprietor volunteered
the Information that the activity
Within was simply the result of
advertising more literally when
times are hard than when bust
ness IS 1T full tide. AS a result
my store is full of customers
while my neighboring merchants
complain of dull trade"
Is there not great force in
this argument When business
is good every merchant gets a
certain share whether he adver-
tises or not but when trade is
stagnaht then it becomes neces-
sary to push things. Goods are
wanted whether times are flush
or dull, and the people who want
them will go where the mer-
chants who have them to soil,
let The fact be publicly known.
The most liberal advertisers
in a period Of business depres-
sion will have the most liberal
trade, for two reasonsI: first, their
advertisement are more eonspie-
uous because of the fewer num-
Der of them to read in news
paper columns, and second, the
people who see them are pleas
ed with the push aud energy
displayed by merchants who
have the courage of their con-
victions.
Merchents who advertise when
depression prevails show that
they have faith in themselves,
their business and their wares.
The public admire this sort of
spirit and patronize it. Dash
and energy always win the day
over fear and hesitation.
Merchants readers, give adver.
Using a fair trial in this .dull
PERIOD and note the favorable
results.
Three of the persons
inoculated with DR.. Oarmona's
attenuated yellow fever germs
have since died Of the fever al
Vera Cruz. The popular impress.
sion Is that the system is as mucl
q failure as DIR. Fcrran's attempI
to guard against cholara by inoc
uIation with cholera bacilli.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-17

A medicinal statistieian III
Boston took the trouble to ex-
anime 1926 prescriptions at a
drug store to see what remedies
were the most popular. Quinine
took the lead by making part
Of 292 prescriptions morphine
came next, liz; iodide Of potas-
stun in 155, and muriate of iron
in 134. The total number of
articles in the ~pharmacopaia IS
994, and 5O4 Of them were asked
for in one form or another.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-17

pHprs Cor sale at this
The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-17

"A resident of Malvern, Hot
Springs county, Ark, Mr.. Hun
nicut, is said to have solved the
problem of aerial navigation.
His machine, SO the account
saws, has been thoroughly ex-
amined by prominent men in
the vicinity, who declare that
there is no doubt of it's success.
An enthusiastic reporter decla-
res that the machine is so con-
structed that it can go from New
York TO Liverpool in forty-elgho
hours. Mr.. Hunnicut annorln-
ces that he will push his inyeli-
ton.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

correct. But no pariy-the Democracy
least Of all, perhaps, was ever accused
and convicted of modesty In making
claims. There Is one thing however,
which may be logically nailed, MS 1t
were, to this plank Of the platform. II
the Democrats claim credit for the re-
viyal Of prosperity they can not well
dlsclaim responsibility for such phases
Of the general condition as are not satis-
factory For example, since Cleveland's
accession to the Presidency the price OF
wheat has fallen to the lowest point
reached in many years. Logic is logic.
The Democratic brethren must take the
responsibility for low wheat or abandon
this platform claim Of credit for the RE-
vval OF prosperity lfit would be UNI
fair to go deeper than surface facts In
the one case It would be unfair to do so
in the other. The same sort Of logic is
implied in both propositions. 1t is sheer
twaddle. But this kind Of nonsense
passes-even in the great state Of Ohio
as the best possible stuff for use In the
construction Of political platforms"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

Piles are frequently preceded by a
sense of weight in the back, loins and
lower part of the abdomen, causing the
patient to suppose he has some election
of the kidneys or neighboring organs
At times, symptoms of indigestion are
present, llatulenoy, uneaslness of the
stomach, etc. A moisture, like perspir-
alton. producing very disagreeable
itching after getting warm, Is n common
attendant. Blind, Bleeding and Itching
Piles yield at once TO the application of
Dr. BossnkO's Pile Remedy, which acts
directly upon the parts effected, absorb
ing the Tumors, allaying the intense
itching, and etlecting permanent cure.
Price 80 cents. Address, The DIR. Bo-
sanko Medicine Co., Piqua, o. Sold by
Rice q Fowler, X. COIN 4 Co., j. ID. De-
vine, j. ClaYin.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

Are those disorders which, beginning
with an apparently trivial inactivity OF
the kidneys or bladder, terminates In
Bright's disease, diabetes and cystitis.
The first two not only interrupt the
functions g. he renal organs, but des-
troy theig structure with rs much GER
tainty ~ tubercular consumption does
that Of the lungs. llOstetter's stomach
Il tiers is an excellent diuretic, promo
ting the activity Of these organs without
over exciting them, thus averting the
deadly maladics In which their inaCtion
Ia 50 prone to eliminate. The removal
from the blood Of impurities which the
kidneys should, but DO not, when inac-
tive, seorete. is another benellc'ent eff
feet of this Incompatible medicated
stimulunt and depurent. The Bltters H.,
in all eases, too, "A fine restorative Of
vigor and aid to digestion, remedies ma
larial disease and banishes liver COM
plant and constipation.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

-Medicina Mexicana Maravillosa, or
Marvellous Mexican Medicine. is a COM
pound Extract of roots and barks found
In the forests of Mexico and long used
by the knowing MeXicans and Spanlards
ms an iniallible cure for all diseases of
the blood Of whatever name or nature,
from the BLACK or SPANISH sly
PILLS down to the common pimple.
Il is undoubtedly the most potent blood
purifier of the age. Write to MEXICAN
MEDICINE COMPANY, ST. Louis, Mo, for
Treatise on Blood and skin Diseases,
free. Sold by +. kalteyer ~ Son.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26
ApvrRTisISo RATES


Special rates given on larger space and long
time advertisements.
Legal advertisements sl N per inch first in-
cr,lon 70 cents per inch each subsequent IN
sertlon Trustees sales 81 ~ per inch hrst IN
sertion % cents each insertion afterwards
Reading matter editorial page, % cents per
Inc each insertion. Local columns ~ cehts
flrst Insertion; tOccnts first week. cents nitor
nrst week Special rates on IN and II" lines
running for month.
Home advertisements payable ON hrst oi
ench month Transient neutrality-suspicious. 10
advance Only metal cuts printed.
All contracts must be approved by tho Bust
ness Manager
Subscribers not receiving their paper VIII
please make complaint 10 the Office. sub
scrbcrs are warned not to pay their snhsrr'p-
ton except upon presentation Of properly
roceiptcd bill FROM this office.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26


ONE Of the planks of the Ohio Demo-
cratic platform contains this sentence:
THE revival Of prosperity and the in
crease in the value Of property already
begun demonstrates the bcnehcence of
Democratic principles, even before any
session Of Congress has enabled the
country to realize the full fruitiOn of
their application by legislation on
which the Cincinnati Times-Star COM
ments as follows: 1.-The failure to specify
some OF 10 principles which have pro-
duced, simply by virtue Of their inherent
blessedness, such benetcent results was
doubtless mere oversight. And on the
same theory, perhaps, must be ex-
planned the omission to elucidate the
philosophy OF cause and effect, of which
there is not herein even bare sugges-
ton. The idea has prevailed that over
production or under-oonsumption was
the cause of business depression, and
That the reduction Of the stocks of manu-
featured articles in the markets-a pro-
cess which was going on steadily long
before the Democrats came into power
has had something to do with the reviva
Of our industries. This idea, we be
lleve, still obtains among those who's,
opinions on the subject are apt to b,
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Proposals for Water Pipes and Drains.


liFADQuAHTERs DgpAHrMTNr or TEXAS.
OFFICE ~ CHtEf QUAHTTHaAsTEH.
san Antonio, Texas, August ". 1875.
GEALED PROPOSALS, In triplCntc, subject
- 10 usual conditions. will be received at thi I
Office until " o'clock. noon, ON the 18th day Of
August lASb, nj which time and place they
will be opened In presence OF attending
bidders. for furnishing aud laying 1T san An
tonic Texas, Of about 300 lncnl feet, each, Of
water and Drain Pipes, according to plans
and specifications on filc In this Office, which
will be shown, blank proposals furnished, aud
full Information ~ to the manner Of bidding,
ana terms Of contract given, on application,
The Government reserves the right 10 re-
icct any or all proposals.
Envelopes containing proposals should be
marked. Proposals Tor water Pipes aud
Drains,' and addressed to the undersigned.
j. q. G.. LEE,
Major aud Chief Quartcrtnastcr.
augl5-li.lNig. 2r2G.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

Water rates, according to contract
with consumers, are payable in advance,
at the office of the company, on LIST Feb
ruary, May, August and November.
Early payment is advised, as by so
noyance attending the cutting oil of the
water supply.
lO.lm WATER WoRKs COMPANY.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

II ADDED tothe complications between
Russia and England, Spain and Germany
get down to fighting basis it willserve
to make the European situation one OF
extremely lively interest.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup
should always be used for children
teethlng. 1t sooths the child, softens
the gums, alleys all pain, cures wind
collie, and is the best remedy for diar-
rhua. % cents bottle. 7-22-lyr
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

"THE Lords people, " as the Mormons
claim to be, are very much broke up, be-
cause of the prosecutions for polygamy'
but they say they will fight the matter
IN the end
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26
Cancer of the Tongue.


Some ten years ago had scrofulous sore
on my right hand which gave me great trouble
aud under the old-tme treatment healed up,
but 1t had only been driven into the system by
the use OF potash and mercury, and In March,
lo,2 IL broke out In my throat, aud concen,
trtcd In what some of the doctors called can
Ger, eating through my cheek, destroying the
roof of my mouth and upper lip, then attacked
my tongue, palate and lower lip, destroying
the palate and under lip entirely and half my
tongue, eating out to the top OF my left check
bone and mp to the left eye / could not eat
amy solid food, hut suhsistod on liquids, and
my tongue was 80 far gone | could not talk.
such was my wrotohcd, helpless condition the
first of last October 0S4l, when my friends
commenced giving me Swift's SPECIFIC In less
than month the eating places stopped and
healing commenced, and the fearful aperture
in my check has been closed and firmly knitted
together. a process of II now under lip is pro-
crossing finely, and the tongue which was al
most destroyed Is being recovered, and il
seems that nature Is supplying "A new tongue.
] can talk SO that my friends can readily UNI
dcrstand me, and can also eat solid food again.
If any doubt these facts, | would refer them
10 Hon. John H. TraylOr, state Senator of this
district, and TO DIR. 4. S. Bradileld, of Lat
Grange, Ga.
MRS. MARY l.. CONFER
! LaGrange, Ga, May "A, 1885.
treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
| free.
TIM SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 0, Atlanta
Gu, N. Y, l5I W. I'D st.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

WedneSdQH August 70, 1885.

No CHANGE is reported regarding the
proposed knights Of Labor strike, and 1t
is quite likely there will be II settlement
Of the difficulties without resorting to a
strike.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

NEW ORLEANS seems to have raked in
the business plum in the recent pool
rates of Texas roads, and at the figures
given 1t would seem that the bulk Of the
cotton will go to that city.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

GAHvIN, Wise Co., Tex, March ~, ISL.
Mcssrs. Morley Bros, Austin, Texas;
GENTLEMEN-Send me three dozen of
your TINS Ague Tonic at once. |
have sold every bottle | received from
you and guaranteed 1t to cure, and 1t
has never failed in n single instance.
Yours truly, W. L. SEARCY.
. sold by +. kalteyer q Son.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

Mr.. CLEVELAND may be said to have
done tolerably well, II in addition to
standing of" the vast crowd OF the
hungry and thirsty, he has not allowed
Mr.. Samuel j. Tilden to influence him in
all things.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

SAID well known member of Con-
gress to the correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati Telegram in regard to the next
meeting OF Congress; ut will be the
longest session since 1868. The appro-
priation bills will be fought at every
| jump by the INSTRUMENTATION Demo.
Gratis, Of whom there is quite respect
able number, while the silver question
will cause'a long and desperate strug-
Gle. Added to this is the tariff and other
measures OF general interest, besides Il
lot Of new aud ambitious members who
! will be quite anxious to make their mark
| during the term of the first Democratic
administration in 2l years. ! also pre-
dict that the next session will develop
considerable presidential timber. All
! Democratic Senators and Representa-
| tiyes believe another Democrat will be
elected TO The Presidency in lSsS, and
many Of them will, therefore, strive to
place themselves in line Of promotion"
"Will there be n strong anti-administra-
| ton factionY' asked the correspondent.
"Ies, fear there will. and it will be
led by such determined men as Judge
Reagan of Texas, Hunt, of Louisiana,
and certain lndianian who is partcu-
lar friend OF the Vice President think
the estwhile dry and uninteresting pub
lication, known as the Congressional
Record, will prove to be almost ms in
terest,ng next winter as the best of
Dickens or SCOTS novels. 1t will be n
spicy volume and full Of points, now
mark my words.n
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

Mr.. q. d. Rocmcr and Henry schumacher
are authorized Solicitors and Collectors Tor
Tnr LIGHT, and their receipts, rs agent VIII
be duly recognized. Mr.. liocmcr viii nave
charge Of the delivery of the city subscription
department, and all complaints and notice OF
changes given 10 either ot the above, or lcl'
at the office. will be promptly attended Co.
No member of the firm, or amy employee "i
the LIGHT Office, has authority 10 ooutrnot amy
liabilities In the name of the frm. Ana mo-
bills will be recognized or paid unless 'hr
same is approved by the undersigned.
THOMAS Is. JOHNSON.
business Manager and Treasurer.
CLIFFORD. Johnson n wiNrEW.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

Published daily, except Sunday, at go East
Commerce street. Delivered b, carriers
Throughout the city. Single copies for sale by
ws.boys at cents. subscriptions per year
e. 10 in advance.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

Entered at Postomce at San Antonio, Texas,
as second class matter.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

II TIE City Council could be made to
appropriate money for the Improvement
of the side streets, in the way Of cross
walks and drains, us readily as they seem
to do for matters not of such great need,
there would be u general rejoicing from
the suburban citizens.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

whom it Is alleged he had seduced. lie
then attempted to Mil his wife, but did
not have cartridges enough In his Win
chester, and wound up his career OF
crime by cutting his own throat amer
which he mounted horse and started
towards johnson city. He met Mr.
Thomas Brunswick on the road ana at
tackled and wounded him with hniie'
but was finally arrested near johnson
City, About - children nre orphaned
by these deeds. THIS news comes from
the Austin correspondence OF the Express
.. tto,.,,.,.,. 4, - ho vim, business
Il, ,bo Nor,b md XortbN..t." snys the
rhioo,,, N.,,s ..,h, co,,,i,,, fall ought
In zoo tho sortl,r, s.ctiop If the coun-
trv in n highly nrosr.rous condition
p,sr.c,ir,, COW, ia. r.,or,s fran, tho
entiro North mr.. or tho most 1,tterIny
cboroct.r II is asserted bv nearly all
that IA. who'll, win lac In. host for venrs
and M, NAT d, r.,, tlot II will I've the best
aver known Tho Commissioner Of Az
riculture say. that the Increased acreage
and vi.ld ov.r those or last v.ar will
d
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

TIm Ohio Democrats, after re-nomi-
mating Governor lloadley and uttering
a very mixed sort Of platform, are in
no great spirits as to success this fall.
The prohibition detection is not likely
to be as disastrous to the Republicans as
1t looked when the party first put up a
ticket, and on the whole the chances are
very much in favor Of the Republicans.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

THIS PAPER r FIX 5 s' i'a?' Ss iS 81 Se1;
Advertising Bureau OSprirc - d. w.r, .dNeri ,,ngE
contracts may bo inldo Tor % IN NEW AOANN.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

WHEN Sherilis go to shooting unarmed
and unsuspeoting men to settle old
grudges, as the case reported from Cas-
troville, where Sheriff Thumm shot Fer
dinand Niggli, it is time that blindfold
justice should take a square look at the
situation and see that the law, and all
the law, Is vindioated.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-26

PRESIDENT CLEvELASD's order bouncing
the cattlemen out Of the Indian Terri
tory, will, in the end, have the good
effect of unearthlng all the unlawful oc-
cupation of land by foreign syndcates
and putting a stop to that business in all
the Western Territories. The cattle in
dustry, in time, viii get down to legiti-
mate channels, and the sooner the better
for the country at large.