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The Opelousas courier., 1885-09-26
Groarinn Old.
oh, the days when we were young
Sweetheart, do you listcn7

Oh, the DAYS when we were young
Sweetheart, do you hstcn7
Fiery heart and earnest tongue
Sweetheart, do you listen?
Then tho world was gay and strong,
Full of hope and full of song,
And the hours not overlong-
Sweetheart, do you listen?
Now the days are dark and dull
Sweetheart, do you listen?
Fades away the beautiful
Sweetheart, do you listen?
Now the world begins to pail,
Hand Of time is over all,
Age doth push us to the wall
Sweetheart, do you listen?
All, the days shall come again
Sweetheart, do you listen?
When new life shall stir The brain
Sweetheart, do you listen?
Days when IN a heavenly bower,
Earthly buds shall burst to flower;
Oh! the rapture of that hour!
Sweetheart, do you listen?
Henry Peterson
The Opelousas courier., 1885-09-26
a TerGS LasssfE0dy.

Mrs. Flayjack Ito fat boarder)
"How long will you be absent from
Austin ?"
Boarder-"Why, I'm not going te
leave town."
Mrs. Flapjack-"Will you be here to
supper tonight"
Boarder-"Yes, num-"
Mrs. Flapjack-"Then why don't
you wait till then for a second cup OF
coffee ?'-Tenos SVtings.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-09-26
STATIONERY,
PERFUNERY, SOAPS, ETC., ETC.

Ih7ve sc cured the services of MIR. Walton
druggist, nd will be prepared to fill all pre-
scr,ptions at any time, and give prompt at
tention to all matters in my line of business.
l respectfully solicit a share of the public
patronage. 1,1rp11
Proprietor.
Opelousas Sent. 6, 1SS
The Opelousas courier., 1885-09-26
Opelousas, Sept. 6, 1873.
OpELOUS S F:sALE INSTITUTE.

OpELOUS S F:4ALE INSTITUTE.
OpeiouSas. st. Landry Parish, L..
1,rIs Institution will yesume duties Monday, Sep
- nher IN. 1875, under the immediate supervision
. ~ NJ. NJ. Hayes and Mrs. NJ. A. Davis. with COM
patant assistants. The scholastic year consists oil forty
weeks.
TERMS OF TUITION:
P.epa'a at ~y Department, per month sS %
Academic '"."' s0
~, riding, including washing, light and fuei,.... I5'W
Embroidery, wax flowers, painting ora"lng' ,o,
e,ch. extIa (, ~
DISCIPLINE:
Ehe government OF thts school Is strict put parental,
M har1 tas.s or restrict ons are imposed, out ever
sfndanr must comply With the rules. ana must prepare
-, 4, tho me ,sur5 of har ability, the lessons assigned.
{,nr course OF study and and mode OF instruction are
fn trai in the m u | t. nab t. OF corroct;, IhtHKius ing
II. ,rrn h ;nye tfS.ti0u NJ stadent Will DC allowed 10
entnr higher classes without th1roGg h preparation, fa'
rents ard ~grarians may rest6sSGred that rue manners
has IN and morals of the Children anu WaFis SHa' 10,
cejve ua attention. 49,.
No dedlctrun for absence, unless in case o I Pro5ract
al :Ipass. The location OF tue town Is heaInlu' anu
pTsy ri access. rhs boarding department Is under
,hs immad;ste ch1rga of Mrs. Hare; b2Hr'iers VIII
n-ov::de th-mselv YES with blankets and towers For par.
;icuIais address -. NJ NJ u,vES
jtIy 23'37.a1v 2I79. h'Al0ip@i'
SE
The Opelousas courier., 1885-09-26
AHek. the Sokasee.

MISUNDERSTANDING woman, old
boy! l congratulate you"
Judge (languidly)-"Thanks."
Dusenberry "Such grace Such
WITT
Judge (as before)-"Y-a-a-s."
Dusenberry -"Such conversational
powers ! could listen to her for
hours"
Judge (gloomily ~ often do
CaMs
The Opelousas courier., 1885-09-26

In the drinking of spirituous liquors
the Danes, Russians, SWedes, North
Germans, Belgians. Dutch and Swiss
far surpass the English people. The
Danes, it seems. are the greatest dram
drinkers in Europe.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-09-26

The seis-E-KWai. a japanese medi
cal monthly publication, says that
Western medicine is gaining a perma.
nent hold In Japan, and within a few
years the old style Of native practice
will cease.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15
LOT WRlGHT'S DISMISSAL FROM
OFFICE.

The people of the United States
elected Mr.. CLEVELAND to Office and as
signed to him, even in the platform of
the Democratic party, certain duties,
the execution of which he could not,
had he so desired, failed to have per-
formed. Notably was the discharge
from service to the government of such
creatures of the party in power as the
man WRIGHT, who bull-dozed the Gin.
cinnati election.
NOW, WRIGHT was very noticeable
and very disgusting, but how much
deeper is his shade of guilt than that Of
the whole batch of stlpendiaries, who
not only paid their money to prevent
the inauguration Of a system which Mr.
CLEVELAND proposes to put into effect,
but actively worked against such sys-
tenn? Are they not all"tarred with the
same stick" and can LoT WRIGHT's
more conspicuous activity in that line
be visited on him with propriety
when others doing the same thing
in smaller spheres Of operation are al
lowed to 90 unnoticed?
1t appears to the average Democratic
mind that the principle should be APP
piled, especially by president who un-
doubleday desires to conform as nearly
as circumstances Will permit to the
civil service idea. II the notion of
service to the government is to be dis
connected from party fealty, let those
who, since the question has been agi.
tated, be removed, so that the people
may know what is TO be the rule OF &C.
ton, not of profession, in the future.
In the Southern States the administra-
ton, with its advisers, must know that
all Federal otlice-holders have been &C.
lively engaged in opposing the Demo-
cratic party, and have not only used
money and personal exertion to enoom-
pass their ends, but have never been
either apologize or explanatory as to
their labors. On the contrary, they have
boosted Of what they were doing, and in
Texas, at least, have ridiculed the idea
that the state OF affairs then prevailing
and which Mr.. CLEVELAND seems
rather slow in disseminating, would
ever come to an end.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15

THE Forney Register has CORES
pendent writing from this place who
thus discourses of Dallas:
al met young man the other day
who had just returned from CONNER
clal tour among the merchants of tho
North Texas towns, and he was iubil-
liant over the fine trade he had enjoyed
and TIE prospects OF good business on
his next trip. Il tell YOU he said, 'Dal-
las Is the coming town, not only of
North Texas, but of the whole State.
Everybody speaks of it as such, and /
don't think they can all be wrong. The
merchantsI visited, the travelling men
i met, the acquaintances l made on the
train, the stranger within our gates, all
look upon Dallas as the boss and
| believe their suspicious are well
founded Anyhow l am go
ing to invest what few dimes | can
save from my monthly stipend in real
estate here, and take my chances on its
development / took real estate as
my cue, and Immediately sought the
office of friend who deals in that sub
stantial commodity, and who is known
as one OF the most enterprising and sue.
cessiul real estate men in the city and
as one of the keenest and most intelli-
gent observers of passing events.
What do | think of the prospects? 1
think l never saw place with brighter
prospects than those which are casting
their ettulgence, so to speak, over Dali
las, and / am away of in my guess if
the coming season don'J prove the most
prosperous that this section ever en-
ioyed. The crop prospects are good,
merchants are doing better business,
the banks are in good condition anG
rJal estate IS beginning to stir with n
motion that promises to grow into
rush and then into q genuine boom.
was just saying a day or so ago that
wished | had twice as many houses on
my rent book as have, for
am sure, from present
from now there will not be anything
like enough tenement houses to supply
the demand. Dallas stock has an up
ward tendency now, and IL will con.
tinuo to climb. The city has good To-
cation, in the midst of the best agricul-
tural region In the State, excellent
transportation advantages, enterprisng
citizens and y good business record.
The close proximity of the coal fields in
the northern part Of the State, Joined to
the reasons already mentioned, makes
this one of the best points in Texas for
the establishment OF manufacturing in
situations, and the eyes of Northern and
Eastern capitalists are already fixed
apon Dallas as good point for mills
aud furnaces. Put 1t down that tho
prospects of Dallas are A from now on,
and hold me responsible for all dam
ages which may arise therefrom.
81 found the same feeling existing
among the merchants, bankers, agri-
cultural implement dealers and bust
ness men OF every kind, and 1t really
seems as though my friends calcula-
tons were well founded.n
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15
DismlssInr Federal omcIals.

New ORLEANS, June II. - Collector
Badger to-day received telegram from
Secretary Manning notifying him of the
adjustment of four important offices, to
take effect Immediately, as follows:
Special Deputy Collector Thomas G.
Anderson, salary $4,000.
Warehouse Superintendent James d
Kennedy, salary $1,000.
airy, $1,000.
Measurer of Vessels George e. Paris,
salary $1,000.
1t Is understood other important
changes are to be made in the custom
house between now and July1.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15
Notes From Baird.

BAIRD, June A. Especial The
southern portion Oft this county is set
thing up more rapidly than any other
portion, and It is thought by some that
there will be cast at the next election,
At the polls in that portion almost twice
the number Of votes cast at last eleu-
ton.
The weather Is oppressive, and rains
would do no harm. The gardens arc
hourishlng and the orchards are laden
with fruits OF all kinds.
There have been three or four large
cattle trades made recently.
Much wool has been shipped and the
clin is still pouring In.
Fishing excursions now are "all the
go" and war has been declared against
the finny tribe.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15
THE LOCAL NEWS RECORD,
HOW THE FARM PICTURE HIT HIM.
A Fast Rider Booked for the Mayors
Matinee-A Pair OF Runaways-A
Stampede in the Sherin's
Office - Other Items.
Pretty Advertisements.

AS he stood gazing at highly colored
pictures, with his hands jammed down
into his pockets, with vial of the liquid
of destruction protruding from his coat
tails, he thus communed with himself:
illustrated advertisements of reaping
machines give. us gorgeous pictures Of
rural life. A span of thoroughbre DIS,
wearing richly plated carriage harness
step jauntily along through the golden
grain, pulling reaper which runs SO
easily that the traces are scarcely
Strengthened. The lines are held by
a handsome young man neatly dressed,
beard and hair carefully arranged, loose
necktie about q turnover collar, and
wearing q broadbrimmed straw hat
with band of ribbon encircling it, the
ends of which flutter gracefully in the
pleasant breeze. An attractive farm
residence, surrounded by trees and
shrubbery, vines clambering about the
windows, and specimens of red red rose
rose as big as soup plate scattered
promiscuously about,is seen near by,and
to one side spacious barns, pastures in
which blooded horses, cattle and sheep
cavort about, and other accessories COM
bine to form scene OF rare loneliness
and beauty. Very fine, all this, but did
anybody ever see any thing Of that sort
in actual lifeP"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15

E. @. Ross, the newly-sppointed Gov
ernor of New Mexico, is a pivotal man
by tradition. He declined when Re-
publican Senator from Kansas to vote
for the impeachment of ANDREW JoHN-
son. On his vote JOHNSON was not im-
peached, but Ross was guillotlned by
his party and through many years has
stood out against ugly diversity, await
ing for the day OF his vindicatiou.
Whilst Senator he became, as a commit
teeman, acquainted with Indian affairs
and 1t is entirely probable that the late,
and only Indian difficulties we have
had lately, will be summarily settled by
his wise ancillary conduct as Governor
Of the Territory where the troubles with
the Apaches are now being had.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15
GUARDING AGAIN ST PARTY SPIRIT

GUARDING AGAINST PART SPlRll
The Marquis of Salisbury has signi
fed to the Liberals and England gen
orally that he will form ministry, pro-
vided, only. that he has the assurance of
tho sup port of the people Of the realm,
irrespective of party. The Marquis is
eminently correct. tits trying time
now in Great Britain. Discussions
within and foes without are giving the
State great trouble, and to inherit the
blunders and complications Of pre-
ceding ministry is no trife in govern
mental or party management. II all
England will stand by SALISBURY and
the Tories their administration of al
fairs might prove guccessful.
What is true of English affairs is true
here, as the position of the Tory leader
is one that would be just position for
| the Democracy of this country. By q
civil revolution the Democracy came
into power last fall and the best inter-
ests of ell the nited States are in that
party's keeping, for term of four years,
at least. Patriots, regardless of party
utilization, will, and ought to, give the
administration, at least moral help. The
hands of the government should be up
held by all means and by all classes.
Democrats and Republicans should step
to the front and know but one purpose
in maintaining peace and prosperity
and purity at homo, and growing COM
mercial relations abroad. In word,
partisanship should be sunk now for
the public veal. This is the dictate Of
wisdom and patriotism. This is what
the Marquis of Salisbury demands as q
condition precedent to the assumption
OF power by the Conservatives in Eng
land.
Party spirit is growing in Intensity
over all the world. 1t is blocking re-
forms and retarding development. A
vigilant minority can practically stop
legislation. This famous Tory leader,
therefore, in the present English crisis,
not only has grasped the necessity Of
the hour, but given expression to de-
mand that enforced and observed in
France or America or elsewhere, must
result in great gains to the nation at
large,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15

A BOX marked on all sides "snakes"
was shipped from Chippewa, Wisconsin,
to Reading, Pennsylvania, by express.
The messt niger thought there was
something valuable in tho box and
tumbled it around like a regular bag
gage-smasher. In performing this act,
the top Of the box came Off and out
crawled 10 poisonous snakes, that took
quarters among the express packages.
The messenger fled, locked tho door,
and at the next town bought all the
chloroform to be found, threw it around
IN the car, and the result was 10 coma
tose snakes put back in the box, which
was securely nailed. That messenger
will handle snake boxes more carefully
hereafter.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15
Hotel Arrivals.
AT THE ST. GEORGE.

Frank Jones, Henry Smith, John
Harrison, Waxahschie; James T Woods,
Lynchburg, Virginia; owen N Ander-
son, Sedalia, Missouri; w S Simkins,
X Shields, city; Albert Roefel, Akron,
Ohio; w Cam and wife, Marshall; W
L Reynolds, William M Young, Fort
Worth; Mrs Bell, Garrett; Samuel Il
Cherry, Parsons; w FL Sims, McKin.
ney; James r Cravens, Gainesville; w
j Geer, Atlanta; Fred Hughes, N Sal.
mond, George r Drangion, city; L w
Brown, Akron, Ohio; Gerse Harrison,
Longview; @ II Williams, Silver CITY;
John Freohette, Fort Worth; William
Westbrook, Decatur; M W Wheeler,
Montague; w R Moore, Mexia; p p
Johnson, Dallas; w L Wright, l. X AL
len, John T. Light, y Benjamin, city; j
Baasburg, Denton; Charles w Turner,
New York; w P Literal, Kansas City;
Il Greedy, Wills Point; p r Johnson,
W FL Winfield, Norton Wisdom, city.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15
"spalding's Gluo," handy and useful
wild Horsemanship.

Herman Glsssburg, young Tunton
alive on the language, but dead on the
English, took little horseback ride
yesterday afternoon. 1t was when he
reached Sycamore street that he put the
whip to his. fiery steed and proceeded 10
split il wide open at such fearful rate
of speed that the passage of him and his
iipry charger looked more like fast
fitting shadow than. anything else.
Shsehsn caught glimpse of aim
and he proceeded to impress him
with the ordinance prohibiting fast
riding by arresting him and placing him
under bond for his appearance before
the mayor this morning, The young
man claims that his horse ran away
with him,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15

DEATH will have a royal and dis
tinguished harvest in few years at
most. GLADSTONE is far beyond the
sixtiesi 30 Of BISMARCK, EMPEROR VIII.
LIAM, DELEssEPs, JEFFERSON DAVIS
and others OF the worlds most proml-
nent characters. Great men, IL has
been Said, come in Rroat groups, and
the Same is true Of their demise. They
90 away together TO the pale realms or
shade. The world will feel their loss
gricvously, but the law Of supply and
demand may be depended upon TO fill
Tho vacuum. Tho emergencies Of ma
tions may be depended upon to create
The military and statesmen heroes Of
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15

GEORGE w. ClILDs, OF the Philadel-
phia Ledger, by many may be regarded
as cranky or sensational, but his chart
ties have been unlimited and of a char.
ac:er to win him the love and respect of
the people OF the entire country, A phi
lanthroplst is friend of the masses and
the public should honor him. CHILDs
hasmany holdupon the just public. His
last good deco was a presentation to the
Methodist church ola memorial win
dow of tho late BISHOP SIMPSON, its
cost being $500. More GEORGE w.
CHILDs would not hurt this country.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15
RnMin.

Bowie, June l4.-lSpecial .l-Mr. d.
@. Brown, a leading and well-to.do mer-
chant of Jacksboro, will remove his ex-
tensive business to this place. He has
rented the new brick of Messrs. Trim
BILE & Co., now being built, and will oc.
cupy 1t with a large stock of goods as
soon as completed
The Reys. h. Il. Baker and DR..
Thompson, of tho Cumberland Presby.
terrain church, have in progress a series
OF interesting religious services and dis
courses. They are both preachers of
ability and will secure good audiences.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15
A Stanlnede.

This warm weather the fire CRATE in
the sheriff's office is made the recepta-
Gle of loose paper and sweepings from
the floor. A few days since Judge Bur-
ford entered the sheriff g office, and,
lighting his pipe, threw the match in
the CRATE. The paper caught affe, and
all OF q sudden there was a popping, re.
sembling the rapid firing of skirmish
line. The judge having heard the sound
during the late npleasantness, took his
departure In most unceremonious
manner. Tho deputy sheritfs fled the
scene, and proved conclusively, by their
agility that they knew how TO get
around. In sweeping up, lot of loose
cartridges had been gathered and
thrown into the CRATE.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15

THERE Is a joint stock association,
with capital of 81 200, called the "JoHN
Brown Scaffold Company" organized
In Charlestown, West Virginia, when
the immortal j. b. was hanged, who have
purchased the gallows of gentleman
who had incorporated 1t into his porch.
This timber will be cut up into relics
and sold to those who have canonized
the 0ssawotomie hero. 1t is said that
some thousands cords of the blessed
Ssvior's cross have been sold to incred-
ulous tourists, and 1t would not be sur
prising II the number OF these chip rel
les sold didn't have some effect on the
price Of lumber.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15

CALIFORNIA may escape the locust
plague, but greater evil is in store for
its various municipalities A dispatch
says: "Just as California is fairly
getting over its trouble with the grass
hoppers, some 800 editors with their
wives are on an express train bearing
down that way"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15

To Re barber at tho White House is
to be certainly in the line of promotion
and greatness. In Washington such a
distinction appears to preoede profes.
sional distinction, for on Monday last,
CHARLES IL. LEWIS, the colored barber
at the White House from the beginning
OF GRANTS administration till the close
of ARTHUR's, was admitted to the bar in
the capital city.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15

THE Chicago Inter. Ocean, as much as
we have against 1t, is a good newspaper
and has some salutary ideas to advance.
Amosg othors is the following, worthy
of notice, too; "BEEoHER asserts that
slavery and Mormonism are both taught
in the Bible, and 'Mormons believe in II
like thunder Then why in thunder,
BROTHER BREoHIR, don't they use and
ciroullts the Blble?n
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15

THE Chicago Inter.ocean declares
that 81. Louis has 5000 wells and is try
Ing to close mem, but proceeds to re-
mark tina, ST. Lo uls is Democratic city
and water not. therefore, the favorite.
The st, Louis papers might reply that
Chicago has about 5000 saloons II is not
trying TO close, and that, therefore, the
favorlle in Chicago, Republican city,
Is whisky aud beer.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15

FoR several years past the United
States military authorities have adopted
competitive trials of skill among the
troops as marksmen and even have sent
them TO Europe TO compete with the
soldiers of that realm. Would it not be
well to form team of these skilled
rihemen to so to Arizona and practlce
on the Apaches? These expert marks
men may hit board at long distance
with BULBS eye painted on it, but up to
this date during the season they have
not been able to penetrate an Indian,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15

JNo. KELLY is alive and-Tammsny's
Sachem. He is satisfied with MR..
CLEvELAND's administration, or SUNSET
Cox would never have been appointed
to the place be desired above all others.
CLEVELAND did not love Cox, but
KELLY did.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15

FROM what the Elgin Times says
there is but little probability OF WASH.
jones' candidacy for the governorship.
That paper says that he is In the good
old county OF Bastrop, working like
Trojan for the Taylor, Elgin h Bastrop
railroad. II be is working for a rail-
road and has not changed his liberal
ideas, the probability is he win not con-
sent 70 another defeat as nominee for
Governor. WASH. JOINS Is an anti
monopolist-and-a good fellow.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15

THE HERALD ventures an opinion on
the prohibition question in Texas. II is
simply this: That it must be settled on
that question alone, and sink or swim
independent of political surroundings.
Otherwise its supporters will pc recog-
niEed as trimmors, who fear to trust the
naked question to tho people who are to
decide II,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-15

UNQUEsTIoNABLY true is 1t that "the
case being altered alters the oase.' If
this were not so how is it that JUDGE
NORTON, the old pub. funo. of so many
administrations, in advising HENDER-
SON, the newly appointed collector of
the internal revenue for the Fourth Dis
trict, to come to Dallas and say Of this
place: sit is the place of more whisky
and more devilment from which tn
officers of the corruption fund extract
their pap2" Can't these outsiders talk
dippantly-"pap" and "corrupnon
fund?n