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Un Romme de $50 ans.

ST l'on croft les habitants de Bogota,
Colombo, cette vile possede l'homme
lie plus age du monde. II accus l5C
ans, mails ses compatriotes afirment
quill est modesto en- Sc Dormant que
Get age, car il %serait, en- realit6, plus
age. II est d'origine semi-espagnole
ct s'appelle Miguel Solo. Son exis-
tence est affirm6e par lie docteur Her
mandez, qui Pa trouve occup6 a des
travaux de jardinage. La signature
de Solo Sc trouye au bas dun acte pas
s6 en- 1912. Sa peau, dit le docteur,
resemble a du parchemin; SEES cheveux
sont blancs CONNIE de la neige ct lui
enveloppent la t3te en- forme de tur-
ban. II attribute sd longevit6 a SEES
habitudes tres r6guliares. II ne mango
qu'une fois par jour, pendant une demi-
heure settlement, pretendant que la
force de 10 digestion en- "a heures est
proportisnnee d 10 quantit6 d'aliments
prise en- 80 minutes. De plus, il a
phabitude de jedner tous les premiers
ct quinze de claque mois, en- buvant
autant d'eau que possible. ii ne prend
que des ailments froids ct nourris-
SAINTS, ct c'est, pense-t-on, a CO regime
quill doit de Sc porter a merveille.
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Les Mons des Chinois.

LIE premier nom qu'un petit Chi
nois recoit au moment on on lui rase
la tete, quatro semaines apres sd nais-
sance, s'appelle son "nom de lait".
&c nest solvent qu'un numero d'ordre,
CONNIE A-yan, A-san, A-luk, c'est.a-
dire numero 1, numero 2, numero 3. II
lie porto jusqu'au moment on il entire a
l'ecole, ct OH il en- prend un autre en- rap
port avec- les qualities intellectuelles
qu'on lui suppose on qu'on lui souhaite;
par sexemple: "Merite n%aissant'',
Ecriture e~l6gante", solve qui va
m1rir', "Encre parfaite'', etc..
QUAINT au nom de famille, il s'6nonce
toujours le premier, avant le prsnom
ct le titre les suit tous deux.
Les files mont qu'un nom de lait,'
CONNIE Hear, Petite Scar, Pierre Pre-
cieuse, urno qu'elles 6changent en.se
mariant contre I'm ON tel que Elem
de jasmin, Lune argentfe, Partum sua,
ne, etc. Mais en- parlant d'elles on les
designe DIES lors par lie nom de leur
mari, suivi de leur nom de famille
propre, CONNIE on dit chez nous Nine
X. nee r.. D'autre part, le mari lni-
meme a pris a roccasion de son ma.
rage On troisieme prenom, qui seri
dssormais a lie designer, a moins QUEEN,
trant au service de rEtat il men prem
ne un quatrieme. Entin, sill est nego,
| Giant, il Ell adopte parfois I'M cinquieme
on snom do commerce; ct, en- tous
cas-, il en- recoit I'm dernier a sa mort.
Pour clore la s6rie, il fault a~jouter lie
surnom que les troupiers donnent aux
Chinois de marque qn'ils r%encontren'
sur les champs de bataille. Exemple
lie chef des Pavillons-Noirs Liu- Vinh
Phuoc, quill prononcent %volontiers
lie FieuG Phoque.
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lie Courier des Opelousas,
Public LIE sAMED1 PAR
LEONCE & L. A. SANDOz.

LABONNEMENT sera de $3.50 par an,
payable d'avance, on trois piastres dams lie
| courant de Pannee.
LES AVIS Sc paieront cinquante cents par
carre pour Ia premiere insertion ct vingt-clnq
cents par carr6 pour chaque insertion subae,
quente. HUT lignes on moins eonstltueront
un cares
Les avis qui seront enyoyes pour etre publ
es seront ins6r6s en- Francois ct en- Anglais Ia
moins quill men soft autrement ordonnel jus
qua ce que Pediteur JUICE a propos de les dis
continuer.
Les candidats aux faveurs publiques de
vront payer quinze piastres d'avanee, slis
| yeulent Sc faire announcer.
Les necrologes, les lettres de remerclment
les reclames, les communications dun genre
personnel, etc, Sc p~aieront au taux d es avis
Les articles Pune nature p~ersonnelle (quand
toutefois lis serout admissibles1 SO paieront
vingt cents La ligne ct d'avance.
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Un brave aum6nier militaire, gu
ne sen laisse pas confer, a reeu lautre
jour dun troupier lettr6, mails carrot,
teur, la lettre suiVante
Monsieur Table,
Jal des enn1is d'argent. Je les al
confiSs q la bonnie Verge qui ma dit
I" Addressed tot d raum6nier de ton re.
gimeut, il to tirera de peine."
LIE lendemain, ie troupier carotteur,
mails lettr6, ~reeevait de Paum6nier la
-reponse suivante:
Mon bon ami, la bonnie Verge m'est
egalement apparue, mais ellie ne ma
pas dit I'M mot de tot. D'on je conclus
que f6preuve que tu ~traverses ne peut
qa'etre agreeable au ciel, CO don't je ne
sanrais asset tie feliciter.
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lie general Grant, toniours tres ma
lade. est parti avec sa famille pour
Mount Gregor, N. Y. LIE voyage Ia
beaucoup fatigue ct l'opinon des me-
decins est quill luifera plus de NAL que
de bien. On dit que maintenant sa vie
ne tient Qua I'M FL.
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La Cloche de la Libert6 est arriv6e
mercredi aPhiladelphie ct a etc aussi-
tot remise a "a place dams la sale de
l'Tnd6pendance.
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LIST OF PRIZES:
CERTIFICATE.

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, and 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
fac-similes of our signatures attached, in it's
advertisements
G. 7. BEAUREGARD,
j. A. EARLY,
Commissioners
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lie steamer Isere, ayant a % bord
la statue colossale de Bartholdi LA
Libert6 6clairant lie Monde" est ar
rive lie IL a New York.
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Achetez vos wins, liqnenrs, cigares,
tabacs, cigarettes, pipes, livres blancs,
papiers, encres, Sc, an Star Gro
Gerry nan-desaous du bureau du CoUR-
eIER,
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I'm tremblement de terre s'est fait
sentir dams lie Caucase russo. La viii
lie de Sikuck a etc complement en-,
glOutie. Les dommages dams le com
Is s'Slsvent a plusienrs millions de
roubles.
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Romans francais par Pigault-L ebrun,
Alexis Bouyier, Alexandra Dumas,
Eugene Sue, ETC., a vendre au Star
Grocery d des prix an-dessous de ceuz
dc la Nonvelle-0 Orleans.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27

Lie Louisiana State University an
nonce lie commencement de ses Exerci,
ces de fin d'ann6e pour lie dimanche
% JUN, d Baton Rouge. Ce Festival
scolaire ne durera pas moins de cine
jours. Les dipl6mes seront conf6r6s
par lie gouverneur Nc. Emery.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27

I'm cr6ancier dune jeune gommeux
On reGut ces jours derniers, pour tout
acompte, n lettre termin6e par cette
formule de politesse:
"Je suis, pour la vie, votre devou6
d6biteur."
L'autre nest pas content.
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Il M&MH-G#E&R#S
La petite Nine Cabassol est telle
ment yiYe que, dams SEES moments dt
colere, ellie brise tout dams la maison.
Son mari Sc plaignait amsrement d,
Get 6tat de chooses d I'm ami.
-Enfn, MOI cher, disait.il, ellie esI
tellement yive ct endiablee qu'on Ii
prendrait pour une femme electrique.
-ElectriQne ? mails alors il y a unt
chose bien simple d faire.
-C'est?
-C'est de lui administer. une
pile
Un joli mot d'huissier /:
Honorable officer ministerial sc
presente, portenr dun jugement de
%saisie, chez IN debiteur irascible qui
s'arme. en- le voyant, dune gigantesque
pelle a feu:
oh! celia NEST bien 6gal, s'ecrie
l'hnissier, non jugement est ex6cutoire
nonobstant tn peLe!
on.fait des reprochea a Champoireau
qui s'est gris6.
81 vous saviez comme yons marchez
NAL quand Won avez Blu vous vons
heurtez aux murs; vous avez tort de
boire tant que ca.
de mai pas tort de boire. mon ami /;
j'ai tort de marcher quand j'ai bu.
VOLTA toni.
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Dams la vall6e de Cashmire les chocs
de tremblement de terre continent ct
ii v a chaque jour une dizaine de chocs +;
n6anmoins ceux-ci sont maintenant
moins violents.
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Printing Office For Sale.

A COMPLETE outfit for printing a seven
IA 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 Neaes. Will be sold
cheap. Apply at this Office.
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I R.

Millinery Goods and Novelties, comprising
Oriental Laees, new style Ribbons, Feathers,
Flowers. Bonnets, Gloves, &c, which she of
fers, in view of the great scarcity of money,
at very reasonable prices.
Also Boys hats at from 25 cents up.
Always on hand a select assortment OF Per
fumerv. Albunss, Satchels, Corsets, Buttons,
Ruchings, &c, &c.
Mrs. Eaas ~so1icits an early call, aud is con.
ssginced of her ability to please all, both in
goods and prices.
She is the local agent for the new American
Sewing Machine, one of the best made, and
also keeps oil and needles for all sewing ma
chimes. mchI4tf
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27

Pour des groceries frafches ct a bon
march6, allez au "Star Grocery" au-
dessous du bureau du COURIER.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27

Guibollard s'est abonn6 i un journal
de province il q des int6rets dams lie
pays.
On lui demandait 81 c'6tait un jour
nal quotidiep,.
n ne parait que lie dimanche, re-
pondit G~uibollard, mails il est quoti'
dien par lie formal
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WANTED TO

A FINE Family Sewing Machine, new, for
n a good creole pony, must be good saddle
and harness animal; or will sell machine very
low for cash. Apply at this Office.
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n. jules Herbelin ayant fat creuser
denx wastes puits art6siens sur sa pro-
pfist6 de LOuisbourg, paroisse Sc. Tam
many, Louisiana, ct pouvant, %aujour-
d'hui, = avoir, en- abundance, de reau
pure ct Iimpide indispensable pour lie
Alage du Cocoon, va Y transporter la f.
latare Stable, II y q quelQues mois, a
II Nlls. Orleans, par ordre du Departe-
nsent de Iagriculture DIES Etats- Unis.
IL personnel sc compoeera dune qua
rantaine d'hommes ct de femmes. Les
premiers seront charges de la culture
De d terrs les secondes, de la flature.
Chaque travailleur aura son logement
q a0n coin de terre.
L. prophetic de NJ. Herbelin, sera,
d'ici 40 mCis d'aodt proclaim, transfer.
moe On uns cite d'industrie serig6ne.-
Absille, %
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Wanted-A Creole Horse.
NJ UST be gentle to harness and saddle, in
w exchange for q fine silver plated, breach
loading earbine with leather case or carbine
will be sold very cheap for cash, Apply at
this Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27

La resistance du peuple de Madrid
contre les mesures prises par les au-
toritSs pour d6sinfecter leurs rssiden.
ces est 81 forte ct ST pe%rsistante quill a
fallu y renoncer. II y a encore peu
dc cas- de cholera a Madrid, mails dams
les villes ct provinces de Valence ct
de Murcie de nombreux cas- ~nouveaux
cont constates.
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llsIN more money than at anything elsSA
WIN taking an agency for the best ss;Ss
book out. Beginners succeed grandly.
! fail, Terms free. HALLETT BOOK So2
Is. Portland, Maine
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27

Travaux typographiques en-
tous genres executes a pimprl-
merle du COURIER.
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Up Oortsge ~ afaats.-Une c6r6mo.
ME 4 laquelle il sera donn6 IN carac-
tore public. aura lieu lie yendredi, 8
Juliet !: ls reinstatement de la d6pouil-
10 mortelle du gouverneur Allen, de
F6tablisssment des entreprenenrs de
pOfnpes funabrres F. johnson ct fls,
coin des rues Julie ct Magazine, d Par
senal du battalion d'artillerie Wash
ington. lie comit6 u soins dnquel
lee pr6paratifs do cette translation de
csndres provisoire sont comics, YOU
draft que cent enfants de peres on de
grand peres c~oDf6der6s issent cortege
an cercueil de l'illustre d6funt; ct, a
Get eifst, il invite les enfauta desireux
de prendre part d Get manifestation
patriotique, 4 81 r6anir apras domain,
Al heures de Ia soiree, on Ia sale
0Funewald.-Abeille, "a JUN.
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La Sentaelle, Thibodeaux, paroisse
Lafourche, du 90 JUN
lie Rev. Lavaquerie va parer son
sglise, situee an canal Harang, dan
magnifque clocher. Les foundations
sont terznin6es ct toutes les measures
s0nt prises pour en- commencer la con
atruction dams 10 plus BRET delai posi-
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LEcho, Lac Charles, paroisse Calca-
sieu, du 90 jain
Lhon.A. ]. Kearney est revenu de la
paFoisse Vernon, enchant6 de ce quiz y
q w. 81 la saison continue a 8tre IA
yorable. dit M. Kearney, Vernon fera
an moins 10000 bales de cotton. LIE
naais = est on excellent 6tat jamais la
population ne s'y est mieux part6e.
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n ATREYTE, ETIENNE-Dry goods, hard
- ware, crockeryWare, staple and fancy
groceries. Main street, opposite Littells.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27

EWIS& BRO.-Attorneys and Counselors
- at Law. Office on Landry ST., between
Court and Market streets.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27

ESASSIER, F.-Staple and fancy grocer
A les, liquors, cigars, confectionery, hard
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27

nGDEN, JOHN N.-Attorney and Conn
- selor at Law. Office on Landry. street
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27

EDOOS, DAVID-Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats
- Boots, Shoes, Groceries, Hardware, SC.
Corner Main and Bellevue streets.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-06-27

D Highest Market Prices paid for HId,
Hool, Poultry, &C., and all Country ProdH'
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L1kU9. O0I< WV. r CaAIpnfII, ourps Of en-
Boz, near CherTystons nghthouss, Va
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
schedule in effect SUNDAY. NAY sD. 1885. unit

schedule in effect SUNDAY, NAY 3p, 1885 until
Leave ashington froin Station. corner of New Jer
For Chicago 1000 and 1910 p. M. daily The 1000
chicago. arriving In PtlsburE al 7sO D. M. csicaao
aext morning at sos No extra fare charged on this
For Cincinnati Louisville St Louis daily at $50
ce sleeping cars To ABOVE pons %sS and
$50 P m train is fast limited train to Cincinnati
40 81 Louis $50 m No extra fare IS charged on
For Pittsburg al 1000 a m, with Parlor Car. and
ei0 p M daily TO Pittsburg. Cleveland and Detroit
For Baltimore on week DAYS, s. Clio. GAO An
s Isin sn $50 aSe sse aso 1913 S.S Ia
,d fSE sal5m ore on as sundays $40 80 $50 and
for points on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, and
s=eo train has Pullman sleeper. Washington 70
o. FOR Annapolis; g. 20 a No. and 12:iO and 400 p m
For eqn Way Washington and Bal.
more 5. 6;4V $50 a m. l2;Io m. $50 4;A0, 500.
5aS 10 and ii pm, fci stations Ms.ssso a
lay for principal Stations on Meiropolisn sFsne an
ds Sn sS and sSs an sS
taily except sunday for Frederick $40 am. 4;4O
For Local stations between Washington and Gath
sr so1 i i250 P m daily except sunday An
, Except SUNDAY and $40 m daily to Haeerstown
daily except sunday 10 Winchester.
Trains arrive from the West daily 600 TO Am
las, $50 pm
Prom Annapos $50 am, and 1:5O and 6:25 pm.
From lexington 3sso p m. daily. except Sunday
Prom FREDERICK and intermediate pointa 8.lS am
and s:lS p m daily, except Sunday
Trains leave Baltimore for Washington at 5:lO
12o, D $50. $40 300 and IL p ION Sundays, $50
500 300 and 1 90 d M Wv
All trains from Washington stop It Relay Station
except l.25 3:l5 and $40 pm.
For mrther information apply At the Baltimore
and Ohio Ticket Ofhcew ashington Station 81 3 and
1901 Pennsy lvania avenue corner of Fourteepth
Greet, where orders will be taken baxgsre 10 b.
B. DUNBAR. C. K LORD
Gen. Manager. Baltimore. a. p A
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ID Ed.

FLYNN On August 20 1885 Of her eon-in-lawe
Residence No. 1922 Twentieth street northwest MrG
HARRIET c. FLYNN, aged fftythree yesn, amer
q long and painful illness, which she bore with
Christian fortitude.
Gone but not forgotten.
the Methodist Protestant church, Ninth street,
tween Il and F streets, at 2:30 p m Relatives and
friends respectfully invited
GASS. Thursday afternoon, August 10 lesS
AMELIA A GASS, wife of stuart j. Gass
Funeral saturday, st four p. m. from whitnsy ave-
LYLEs. On the 2lst day OF August 1856. NJ ! 40
am, HARRIET J. LYI4Es, beloved wiie VI Henry
Lyles, in the fifty-seventh year of her age.
c street southwest, on Sunday afternoon, 1t three
O'Clock. Friends and relatives OF the family are re.
spectfully invited TO attend %
MORAN. On Thursday, August 90 1857 ANNIE
E. MORAN, beloved wife OF I. II. Moran In ths
fOrtyf year OF her age.
Notice OF funeral In Saturdays paper
PALMER On Thursday, August TO- 1855 n 1910
O'Clock. JOHN M. infant son OF John II. aud Han.
more Palmer, aged month and days.
l2l7 n street southeast. August 2lst.
RYON On August 18th, 1885, st IL o'clock n m
DENNIS &. RYON. aged fortyhve yeara
Funeral rom his late residence, 71s Eleventh street.
relatives invited Marlboro paper please CODY. s.
sCHILLING. On Thursday, August 40 lts,6 a
1:lo O'Clock p. m, JOHN eCH1LLLNG, aged seventh
seven years and four montha
nsrs, VII take place from his son's recidsnce. No
~ lS86, q hafpast eight an, thence 70 81 Mcry's
church, where requiem mas win be held for the ~
poe OF bis soul RelAsvss and friends rsnps0fuily
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l. Real Estate Auctioneers

CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
A fSbp6 TNIMP PRy, REAL Real, Estate THE
sbEEaE Nsf: 'S1 AND 80 EIGHTH STREET
BY virtue of DEGREES passed the 18th day of -
the cause Of Sehoenborn Schoenborn, in the 2:H
supreme Court of the District of Columbia numbered
HHWxEETasF1 Enn Pay 1aToSE hTsUsT 1855
auction in front of the premises parts OF Lots
numbered twenty-six (26) and twenty seven CD in
ginning at point Sth 2O)
feet south from the northeast of said twe-
y six 26 and running thence south along said street
fOrtysx t46 feet six (6) inches and thence one
hundred and nine uO9l feet one ~ inch to alley
s thence asFta S feet six 90 inches and
inch 70 .ne h Place OF 6egnnng partly improved by
The s s1 ~ s6 es 80 a
improved and unimproved portions Of this property
And on THURSDAY, the TwENTYsEvENTH
DAY OF AUGUST at HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK
PM,w we viii offer at public auction, in front of the
premises the south twenty-five (22) feet front Sth
street east by the depth Of one hundred and twenty
four n2al feet one inch of Lot numbered six 80,
IN square numbered nine hundred and twentyeight
l92SJ, with the use of ten-oot alley running nom
the east ten feet Of the north line of part Of Lot
brick house. No; SiS SRI street southeast ."'''''
And on the SANE DAY, at FIVE O'CLOCK PM,
eastern twentyve(25) feet ofiot numbered four a by
hs dsPsa II numbered eight hundred
Terms Of sale, as prescribed by decree: One
day Of sale the notes Of the purchaser to be- given for
the deferred payments. bearing interest at six per
secured by deeds Of trust on the properly sold. de
posit of one hundred dollars will be required on each
complied with within seven days the trustees re-
serve the right to resell at the risk and of
aniting purchaser All conveyancing at the cost of
h. RANDALL WEBB, Trustee,
CHAs A. WALTER, Trustee a street.
an4-2taw 342 d street NV.
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W ~ e. rem rs%e ehs, hn then to ten.
So THEY SAY:
THEY THE PEOPLE. SAY AS HOW
ADLER's
TEN PER CENT CLOTHING HOUSE,
against trickery chicanery and cummings PREACHER
Gus combination which "reaped where it had notsown
and gathered where 1t had not strewn."
Just look the strife began,
Jealousy the flame did fan.
True love course ne er smoothly ran,
30 THEY SAY.
They, the people, say
AS HOW
They win with voice and one accord rally to the
And as prelude to the radeF gaze. Mi ali attend his
ANNUAL RED LETTER SALE
A simple declaration Of our proposed principle Of
conducting business 'just look" as It WERE and the
strife began howlngs and mutterlnRs Of disapprova
and discomfort were heard from DEALERS ONLY on
every side The success which attended the adoption
and faithful carrying out Of the principle settled upon
wrought jealousy In their hearts
And famed the fame Of discontent
Until on villainous mischief bent,
they sought disturb the even tenor Of our way By
vne vicious. malicious and fraudulent course which
In the rebound. will catch and crush them; In the
meanwhile they are doing the
KussINa
while we are selling the
KLorH1Na
What remaineth then to teus
ALI well that endeth well.
ADLER's
ANNUAL RED LETTER SALE
the Great Boom ofthe season. Don't al to attend
AID L E'R's
~ TEN PER CENT a
CLOTHING HousA
e27 md e20 Seventh strsst northwssl
Corner Massachusetts svenus.
sTRlcTLY ONE PRICK
II Open evenings until q sasurdayS antii a.
Loo g1EuIEE sRERsuuKEa uoATs AND
~ M NE lAtsst patterns Va.o7 ibr Ooas end
s6A0ery Ton Par Can't uothinw House has NC
Snns - ,s snis Ss NOT cohnected with any otel
be- W ,1 :S ssss % bss % g ap -
as.is1. bsase asias e si sy e ocE s ss
snaii have the bsnsAs of our fedncsd NO. snld
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Farmer Woods Faithless Wife.
CASE IN WHICH THE HUSBANDS RIFLE
AVENGED HIS WOUNDED HONOR.
John Wool is q well known, prosperous farm
er, residing at Trenton, near Bellevilce, Ont,
with his wife and twelve children. William
Bradley, q young neighbor, became enamoured
of Mrs. Wood, who reciprocated his love. The
pair eloped in the spring. Wood followed them
to Detroit in June and had them Jailed. Mrs.
Wood returned home with her husband, and q
few weeks ago she attempted to poison him.
on between Mrs. Wood and Bradley, and the
latter returned on Saturday.
On Sunday Mrs. Wood made an excuse to
leave her house, taking her youngest child. Her
his wife, lodging from tree to tree, his trusty
rifle in readiness. Suddenly emerging from
clump of trees he saw his wife and her para
mOur in each others arms, and his child O wit
ness of the shame. The rifle came suddenly to
his shoulder. His wife saw him aim at her.
Catching up her child she fell upon her knees
with the little one between the rifle and herself
and implOred mercy. Bradley sprang to the
nearest tree for cover, and shrieked out, "Don't
dare shoot at me, Wood" and blased away
Wood who was In the open.
All Wood could see of Bradley was his shout.
der, and he sent q bullet crashing through it
which came out at his back between the shout
ran, when Wood took aim and fired again. He
had forgotten to take the shell Of the cartridge
out. Meantime Bradley was running for life
Wood got another cartridge in just as his enemy
fired but missed, and Bradley was in a few sec
onds in his own house. Wood Immediately
gave himself up to the authorities, who took his
parole and insisted upon him lodging q COM
up Woods family and Bradley is likely to die
of his INJURIES
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OHIO AND WESTERN RAIL
w ROAD

On and after JUNE l4TH, 1885, trains win Leave
nom and Arrive at 9th and streets Depot follows:
Leave Washington a m. and ABS pm. daily ar
burg 1Ol a IN and $3.50 p m arrive at Round Hill at
II;43 am and I:lS pm Returning leave Round
Hill sos and 3:O9 pm: pass Lee burg $40 a m.
and 346 pm: Belmont Park 6a54 am and 3.5S
pm and arrive al Washington at SIS and $40
pm
special excursion rates and Sunday trains to BEL
MONf PARK Monthly and Communication Rates to
all points =. NJ. BROPHY, -
superintendent Alexandria
Z ]. LOCKWOOD,
Passenger Agent,
5O7 Penn. ave. Washington te12
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District Government Affairs.
nrI0rrT.r, A NrnvYc

w. n. Davis, James Joy, ct al, property
owners and residents on LIST and North Capitol
streets, ask the abatement Of the nuisance,
consisting of q stagnant pond of water in the
alley between LIST and North Capitol streets and
causing much sickness in that neighborhood.
Mr.. u. B. Croft, 1901 18th street, corner of T
street, requests extension of the pavement on
the east side OF Vermont avenue from U street
north to alley In square $50, and also in front of
lot II. square 334, 10th street, corner street.
The Commissioners, in a note 10 Mr.. John H.
Vorhees, attorney, state, in reply to his request
for permission to tap the main put down by
Messrs. BigelOw and Dubois, that the further
extension of water service in the District north
of Boundary street is not advisable until a new
standpipe Is erected for that special purpose.
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DRY GOODS.

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