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The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21

LII fol- working people. Send 10 cts post
I'LL age. and we will mail you free, aroyal,
valuable sample box Of goods that will put you
in the way of making more money in a few days
than you ever thought possible at any business
Capital notrequired. You can live at home and
work in spare time only, or all the time. All OF
both sexes. Of all ages, grandly successful 5oc
to $$5 easily earned every evening. That all VINO
want work may test the business, we make tins
| unparalleled offer: TO all who are not well salts.
fed we will send $1 to pay for the trouble lot
writing US. Full particulars, directions, etc.
sent free. Immense pay absolutely sure for all
who start at once. Don't delay. Address
| lgs STiNsoN g. Co, Portland, Maine
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21

Minnie Wallace Walkup, who
was accused Of poisoning her
husband. ]. r. Walkup, and for
which she has been tried for her
life at Emporia, Kan, during
the past three weeks, was ac-
quilted On last Friday. Mrs.
WaIknp,upon the announcement
of the verdict of the jury, was so
overjoyed that she kissed two Of
the jurors, which fact causes a
wicked old balheaded editor
down in Southern Louisiana to
wish he had been on Minnie's
iury.-W. B. r. Sugar Planter.
- ~
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21

John Sherman and friends are
very soIicitous about the colored
men: Four Of them ran for the
Legislature IN Ohoio, and so
fearful was the Republican par
IL that they might be contami-
mated by being thrust into Off
cial life, that It scratched every
mothers son Of them.-N. @.
States.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21

An editor in Utah has been
convicted of polygamy! It is
the first case on record, and the
profession will ~cheerfully put
lid i pony purse to pay his fine
III he will .give y away how be
supports d lot of wives when
most newspaper men cannot put
M the honnets for one.-State.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21

Abbeville has neither q tailor
nor q shoemaker, no citizen Of
Irish iii German nationality and
10 lager beersaloon. Ahbeyille
wants d railroad 10 connect with
The Morgan road. With this
blessing she will secure the 9th
ers.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21

We learn from the American Com
mittee of the Statue of Liberty that the
Granite Pedestal is nearly completed,
and the work of erecting BartholdTs
great statue will soon commence, and
for this purpose d considerable amount
Of money u still required. The New
York World Fund Of 100000 COM
pletes the Pedestal, but it is estimated
that $4,000 is yet needed to pay for
the iron fastenings and the erection OF
the Statue, and for this they rely upon
the subscriptions for the miniature
Statuettes, which are being received
from all sections of the country, the
Committee promptly filing all orders.
The No. I, OF One Dollar Statuette,
has found ii place in thousands OF
homes the No. Q, or Five Dollar size
is fast gaining IN popularity, and justly
too. for it is a work of art and we'll
worth the money.
To supply a demand for something
still 6ner, the Committee have just
completed a No. 5 Statuette, finely
| chased by hand, aud by d patent pro-
cess heavily plated with silver which
will not tarnish Or discol0r, mounted
upon q beautiful plush base, and fur
nished TO subscribers at Ten Dollars
each.
These souvenirs are NOW being delIy'
cred to all parts of the United States OF
receipt of subscription price.
All remittances should be addressed
to Richard Butler, Secretary, 33 Mercel
t Street. New York.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21

Al new lot Of books, Seaside Library:
Century for October, &c, &c, at the
Star Grocery News Stand.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21

Lobsters and Salmon ct I5c., Eagle
MILK at 20c., 2.lb. cans Corned Beet at
35c., &c, SC, at the Star Grocery
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21
Best Points from Josh Billings

1 &lMQlHEr
Pride is cheap and common ;
you kan find it all the way down,
from the monarch on hiz throne
tew the rooster on hiz dunghil.
The same time spent in learn
ing tew phiddle a passable tune
on one string wud enable a man
tew bekum an elegant shuma-
ker.
Happiness konsists in having
what we want, and wanting
what we hav. d
Responsibility in theze times
depends a good deal upon a
mans bank account.
There is a kind of kuriosity
which il very common amongst
pholks, which promps them to
see how near they can 60 to q
mules heels and not get hit.
The parrot IL not a game bird,
altho they blight good, hang On
well, and di hard.
They hav no song, but kan
be larnt teW sWare korrectly.
A parrott in q private family
iZ about az useless as a seckond
attack on the meazles !; and make
more trubblet than taking askool-
mann tew board.
A regular old fashioned, thoro-
bred lie don't do much hurt, it IL
the half breeds that do the mis-
chief.
"A good deal has been said
through the papers lately about
the heathfulness oflenons. The
latest advice as how to use them
so they will do the most good
runs as follows: Most people
know the benefit Of lemonade
before breakfast, but few know
how it is more than doubled by
taking another at night, also.
The way to get the better OF d
bilious system without blue pills
or quinine. is to take the Juice of
Que, two or three lemons as the
stomach Graves, in as much
water as makes it pleasant
to drink, without sugar, be-
fore going to bed. IT'D the
morning on rising, or 1T least
half an hour before break
fast, take the juice of one lemon
in d goblet of water. This will
clear the system of humors and
bile, with mild efficacy, without
any Of the weakening effects Of
caIomel orcongress water. Peo-
pic should not irritate the stoln-
ach by eating lemons clear; the
powerful acid of the juice, which
is almost corrosive, infallibly
produces Inflammation after q
while, but properly diluted, so
that it does not burn or draw
the throat, i does its full mettI.
cinal work without harm, ana
when the stomach is clear of food
it has abundant opportunity to
work on the system thoroughly.
-
The outlook for the canal can
not be regarded as very proinIs-
ing, even if IA. De Lesseps
should get the money fe e now
trying To get 20 enable him GO
keep the work going. lt looks
as if Capt. Eads might give the
great French engineer ten OF
fifteen years the start, aud JET
build his ship railroad across the
Isthmus OF Tehnantepec long PC
fore the waters of the Paclnc afe
mingled with those oi fhe Gaflo-
bean at Panama, me captain
IS quite sure tnao ny cal1 n oan
900. aud there are reasons for
Ih~al;nvinr that his ESTIMATES are
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21
STATE or LOUISIANA,
Parish of st. Landry

STATE or LOUISIANA,
Parish Of st. Landry.
i hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
q correct copy of the Jury list as drawn
b. Commissioners and Clerk, as per sec. 5
Of Act No. ii Of General Assembly OF 1877,
and duly recorded in the book of jurors in my
Office ii tie town of Opelousas, this 9th day
OF October, A. D., 1885. b. MARTEL,
Nov, I, 1885. Deputy Clerk.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21

Mobile Register Advertising
is now admitted to be one of
the fine arts. Many. great bust
ness houses pay large salaries
To men who do nothing but
write advertisements. The news
papers meet their patrons half
way by employing advertising
agents who have the ability to
write up any line of business in
an attractive style. The
business house that doesn't adj
vertise gets left behind. Large
houses ii large cities don't sim
ply advertise on special occa-
sions. They advertise steadily
the year through. The adver-
Using columns of its papers are
a good criterion Of a city's en-
terprise and progress.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21

At a recent meeting of ffhe
Academy of Sciences, of Paris,
M. Duclaux detailed the results
of some experiments which he
had made to determine the effect
of sunlight upon the vitality of
microbes. He found that a few
hours of exposure to the direct
rays of the sun were sufficient to
weaken, and finally to destroy,
the pathogenic mierococci Y,ed
in the experiments. He arg(ed
therefore that the sun was che
best disinfectant which we rips
sess, the most universal, The
most economical, and the ms6t
active.-Scientife American. ID
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21
For Sale.

lhl more money than at anything else BY
W taking an agency for the best selling
5 ook out. Beginners succeed grandly. None
fail. Terms free. HALLETT Book Co.,
Igs Portland, Maine.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21
The Pninta Coupee Bannel

The Pointe Coupee Banner
SAYS Bids are coming up
from Avoyelles for the filing 81
the vacant seat from this district
Ia the State Senate. We do not
know what position Pointe Cosl-
ice Will take Id regard ID y sue
cessor to Hon. Charles ParIallge,
but We have heard several gen
tlemen advance the opinion that
AvoyelIes should be satisfied
with having the Congressman.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21

Quite q victory for prohibition
AID MOrehouase parish was secured
|in Bastrop last week. The 20
lice jury met and received pefi-
|ti0ns ON the liquor question.
The ProhibiGiOnists asked for i
parish election. while the anti
Prohibitionisfs asked for an cleo
tion BIZ wards Ont of the nine
members of the police jury eight
voted for 4 parish election.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21

Ex-Congressman Darrall, of
st. Mary, is making three hogs.
heads of sugar per acre on his
Avoca plantation, this season.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21
B Weeks. ~ Weeks.

THE POLICE GAZETTE will be mailed
securely wrapped 70 any address IN the
United Stafes for three months on receipt of
Ome Dollar Liberal discount allowed 50
poatmaeters, agents andcIu5ss Sample copies
mailed free Address ali orders %
RICHARD II. FOX,
H-sf1 Rranklin Square, N 4
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21

The building Of The Natchi-
toches tap railroad is one Of the
near things ID the future. Sc
says President WheeIOck
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21

The great variety Of colors
and dyes attained from common
plants, growing so abundantly
almost everywhere, is apparent
ly known to but few persons ex-
cept chemists. The we'll known
huckleberry, or BURBERRY, when
boiled down with an addition of
d little alum and a solution of
copperas, will develop an excel
lent blue color the same treat
ment, with a solution of nut
gals, produces. a clean dark
brown tint, while with alum,
verdigris and sal ammoniac va
rio,ls shades Of purple and red
can be obtained. The fruit OF
the elder, so frequently used for
coloring spirits, will also pro-
duce ii blue color when treated
with alum. The privet, boiled
in a solution of salt, furnishes a
seryiceable color, and the over
ripe berries yield a scarlet red.
The seeds of the common burn
ing bush sseunonymous," when
treated with sal ammoniac, pro-
duce a beautiful purple red.
The bark of the currant bush,
treated with d solution of alum,
produces a brown. Yellow is
obtainable from the bark of the
apple tree, the box, the ash, the
buckthorn, the elm, etc, when
boiled in water and treated with
alum. 4 lively groenpis furnish
cd lly the broom corn. :
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21

This is the glorious season OF
the year when you wear an over
coat one day, a thin coat the
second, a porous plaster the
third and a doctors bill the
- Americas (Ga.) Re.
form.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21

In testimony whereof We have hereuntt
signed, this 30th day Of September, 1885.
f@~1 ROB. CHACHERE,
1sEALl w. @. BELL, Com.
~9 ID. DURlO,
JAMES O. CHAcHERE, Clerk.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21

The orange crops of Louisiana
promise to repay orchard own
ers for the disasters of 1880.
The Opelousas courier., 1885-11-21

Wanfed to Purchase.
vHyWO MARES = must be young and free
from vicious habits. Apply at this Office,
July 25-3m
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03
A Sad Warning.

Philadelphia has just seen the hu-
initiation of a clergyman of learning
and eloquence who had looked upon
the wine. The Rev. Alexander b.
Crawford WAS pastor of the chapel of
the Episcopal Hospital, position of
honor and usefulness, with a salary
of over $4,000.
Or a certain Sunday, when Mr..
Crawford appeared at the altar to
conduct the vesper service, he was
observed to be under the influence of
liquor. One of the officers of the hos
pital, observing his condition. per-
suaded him to bring the services to
close. AT once he wrote his resig-
nation and laid aside the holy orders
which he had disgraced.
No other circumstance of his fall is
related. No light is thrown on his
private life. He may have been in
the habit of drinking to excess, or
this may have been an exceptional
time. 1t is said that "he was stunS
t. The quick" when he realized his
disgrace. Mr.. Crawford may have
been man who lacked proper con-
ceptiOn of his work and his obliga'
ton, one of the men who enter the
ministry as profession, AS, another
man adopts the law or practices med
icine, not as sacred calling.
1t is more charitable to suppose, as
indeed it is more probable, that he
was weak man who did not appre.
"iate his weakness. He may have
seen no harm in an occasional glass
and INDUCED himself until, on tn,
Sunday Of his public disgrace, he
made sad exhibition of himselfa ant
desecrated holy place.
A clergyman ought to be proc
against the vulgar temptation to ge
drunk. But clergymen are human
beings with human appetites. l
appetite tempts one of them and rob
him Of career of usefulness anC
honor, this is warning to other mel
whose temptations are greater. A
drunken clergyman attracts most at
tention, not only because the worlC
rightly expects more of him than o
other men, but because the spectacle
is less frequent.
Other men of as brilliant parts an,
as gO0dly promise as the Philadel
phia clergyman fall into the sam
ditch. Is it worth the awful penalty
This is something for men-particu
larry for young men-tO consider il
this season of good resolutions.-Er
change.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03
Europe Shaken Up.

MADRID, December 29.-Accord-
ing to the official news of the recent
earthquake up to last midnight, 526
persons were killed in the province
of Granada, and 100 in Malaga. AT
Albania over $50 bodies haye already
been recovered. At Periana, a viii
lage in Andalusia, about thirty miles
from Malaga, great damags was done
and many lives were lost, Six y
bodies have so far been recovered.
Many persons died of fright. A fa-
tai landslide occurred in the noun
tain near Periana. This destroyed
many houses which stood in its path,
and buried forty. eight persons. OF
these, eighteen were rescued alive.
1t is reported that 900 persons were
buried beneath the ruins of the build
ings of AIbunuelas. Three churches
at Antiquera were left in a tottering
condition. The inhabitants are en-
camped i'm the fields. The convicts
in the state prison at Seville took adj
vantage of the excitement Occasioned
by the earthquake to create mutiny
with the hope of escaping. The dis.
turbance was quelled. however.
The telegraphic lines in Andalusis
are unavoidable in consequence Of
the earthquake. AdviceS received
by mail show that the results in Ma.
laga were even more terrible than
heretofore reported. The loss in thf
town exceeds 100000; 227 houses
were damaged. During the excite
ment caused by the earthquake Il re-
ligious procession headed by The
bishop, impIored divine mercy. Re
newed shocks were felt in various
places to-day. Further damage wa'
done at Cordova, and the inhabitant'
are leaving the town in panic.
VIENNA, December pa severe
earthquake shock was experienced il
Carinthia to-day. Considerable dam
age was done to many buildings
The earthquake was felt at Tarvi,
on Sunday night. Violent shocks a
intervals ofan hour were also felt il
the vicinity o. the town. The Inhab
llaniS were greatly alarmed.
LONDON, December 29.-An earth
quake was felt in Wales to-day
Many HOUSES were injured.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03
SATURDAY, JAN. 8, 1885.

In almost every instance where the
people are taxed for any purpose the
law requires the officials who disburse
the fund raised by taxation to pub
lish a statement showing the receipts
and disbursements by them. Notably
Is this the case with County Commits
sioners and County School Com
missioners. There are at least two
reasons for this requirement of the
law. One is the right of the taxpayer
to know what is done with his money,
and another is the right of the people
to know whether the officials entrus-
ted with public money discharge
their duty. In looking over the state
ment published by the Secretary and
Treasurer of the Scnool Board for this
county, it seems to US it does not
give the information to which the
people have a right.
Under the Act of 1884 there were
$4,000 of bonds issued and sold as
we are informed. The statement only
accounts for S2,3}0.1O of the SIS, 900.
Again the statement does not show
the Indebtedness nor resources of the
Board.
We have always been under the
impression that the salary of schoo
commissioners was limited to one
hundred dollars, but instead of S3OC
the statement shows S43l for this pur
pose.
We do not call attention to these
matters in a spirit nf fault finding
but because our attention has been
called to them by inquiring tax.
payers who have right to know ex
actly how the public money has beer
expended
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03

kOdicals or newspapers, is subject to
letter postage unless accompanied by
proof sheets of the same. Manu-
ecript music is rated in the same
AIanner.
d A box with its lid nailed on is held
as being closed ag inst inspection and
is therefore subject to letter rates.
Postmasters have no right to pry
open such box and then nail it up
again. Even if they had the right to
do so they have not the time.
In sending one, two, three or four
aicles of the fourth class, or, in fact,
am articles up to four pounds, you
c1 indicate on such package the
II n les of the articles inclosed. You
rals0 write upon or attach to any
sud articles, by tag or label, mark
or lumber, name or letter, for pur-
f pos of Identification.
Fhotngraps, Photographic or stere
: olic views, reproduction by solar
pbcess, blank cards, business cards
Ivsiting or playing cards, tags, or la
bells. paper sacks. wrapping paper
cardboard and ornamented paper are
all classed as merchandise and post
age is charged at one cent an ounce
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03

Our neighbor is wrong in suppos-
ing the Republican eagle is trying to
get off the pole on Oak street. The
fact is this: that eagle has stuck to his
post for many year, and through
sunshine and storm, through victory
and defeat has never wavered in his
allegiance to liberty. We don't pro-
pose to take him down. Should he
chance to fall we will again rear him
aloft in tiIne to scream victory for
the Republican pa y in Garrett
county next fall.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03

AS nearly as can be ascertained at
present, the total vote cast in the
United States at the recent Presiden'
tiaI election was 1O.O39 1878, as against
9,104 ,428 in 1880, showing an increase
of 1874, $50. The total Republican vote
in the country at large this year is
4,s44 ,087 +; in 1880, 4, 449. 053 increase
395,034. The total Democratic vote
this year is 1909. 346; in 1880. 4,442,'
035 increase, 467 ,3ll. The net Dem
ocratic gain is 23,9Ol. The largest
Democratic majority is that of Texas
1885 /; the largest Republican ma
jarity is that of Pennsylvania, 81 ,0I9
The total Rntler vote was 1874 ,0o2 St
John, ISL .062.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03

GREENsBURG, PA, December %
While on lark Saturday night four
young men, named Joseph Randall,
Charles Smith, George Nichols and
Scott Robertson, procured half a gal
Ion of alcohol at a drug store at
Mount Pleasant and drank it, mix
ing portion with oyster-stews which
they ate at Eicher's saloon. On Sun
day all of them were taken sick. and
Randall and Smith died in great
agony. The other two are still living
and will probably recover.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03

A scheme has been invented by the
western Democrats which promises
well for the comfort of those mem
bers of the party whose aspirations
for congressional hon0rs were not in
dorsed Ivy their constituency. 1t is
this: Each Democratic congressman
is 20 control the patronage in his own
district, and where districts are rep,
resented by Republicans the defeated
Democratic candidates are to dispose
of the offices. The defeated candi-
dates will, of course, fix themselves
nicely, and. from comfortable point
of observations, proceed with the
general lay out.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03

General Sherman is making an eff
fort to save the swords, medals and
rare articles presented to General
Grant in this country and from Eu'
ropean potentates from sale under
the judgement given to William III.
Vanderbilt, when the Sl50,000 Was
borrowed to save the firm of Ward
g. Grant from failure. Mr.. Wander
bilt has been generous in the matter
and consented to take 100000 in full
payment of the claim, which is $780,
600 in abatement of the full amount
including interest.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-01-03
Brilliant Christmas Tree.

| A pretty as well as novel Christ.
mas tree was shown to few friends
by Mr. E. H. johnson, president of
the Edison Company for Electric
Lighting, on Christmas evening in
his residence in New York city.
The tree was lighted by electricity,
and children never beheld brighter
tree or one more highly colored than
the children of Mr.. johnson when
the current was turned and the tree
began to reyOlve. Mr.. johnson has
been experimenting with house
lighting by electricity for some time
past, and he determined that his
children should have novel Christ
mas tree.
1t stood about six feet high, in an
upper room, last evening, and daz-
zled persons entering the room.
There were l20 lights on the tree,
with globes of different colors, while
the light tinsel work and usual adorn.
ment of Christmas trees appeared to
their best advantage in illuminating
the tree. Mr.. johnson had placed a
little Edison dynamo at the foot of
the tree, which, by passing current
through from the large dynamo in
the cellar of the house, converted it
into a motor. BY means of this mo.
tor the tree was made to reyolve
with steady, regular motion. The
lights were divided into six sets, one
set OF which was lighted at time in
front as the tree went round. By
simple device of breaking and maxi
ing connection through copper bands
around the tree with corresponding
buttons, the sets of lights were turn.
ed out and on at regular intervals as
the tree turned around, The first
combination was of pure white light,
then rs The revolving tree severed
the connection of the current that
supplied it, and made connection
with a second set, red and white
lights appeared, Then came yellow
and white and other cOlOrs. Even
combinations of colors were made.
BY dividing the current from the
large dynamo, Mr.. johnson could
stop the motion of the tree without
puttingou the lights. The mechan.
ism by which the shifting of the
lights is made has been patented by
Mr.. Johnson, who believes that its
use will be invaluable in scenic effect.
The changes can be made with clock
work regularly, while the field for
combinations and effects is almost
unlimited. There is no house in the
city in which electric lighting is put
to more novel uses than in Mr.. John
sons. AS one enters the parlOr a
bright CRATE fire attracts attention.
On examination, the discovery is
made that it is of cOlored paper.
which is never consumed, but under
which electric lights are hidden.
The brilliancy of the effect of the
painting on porcelain urn surprises
the visitor. Inside the jar is an cleo
trio light. The brightness of the
chandeliers and brackets is empha-
sized by means of the electric lights,