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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-03-03

The board of Fire commissioners have,
upon the advice of Chief Black, recon-
mended that all water mains in the
wholesale district be made from IL inch
pipes. The department have answered
856 calls during the past year. The pay
roll for + February amounts to $14, $40 .98,
Died: at the residence of his parents
st 474s Collins street, on February %,
Jay u, aged S7syy ears.S3 months and l8
days, Beloved sson 81 Barth olomew 3.
ma maria MOI league. The funeral
i ahureh1l 81, on
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-03-03

Four cars of delayed N Ill arrived at
Fargo, Wednesday.
Scientists say that the savage has a
more acute sense of smell than civilized
people. When two savages get together
how they must suffer.
The Wicklow Town Commissioners
presented the Marquis Of Ripon and
Mr.. John Morley with an address on
the occasion Of their visit to Dublin.
Jamestown claims to have the finest
electric light plant in the territory.
The lights were turned on for the arst
time last night and gave general salts
faction.
The newly formed English naval con-
struction and armament company. which
will acquire the Barrow ship building
works, will establish branch works at
Bilboa, where men .of--war for the Span
ish government will be built.
The property owned by w. III. Eus-
tbs, on the corner Of Hennepin avenue
and Sixth st., and known as the Blaine
block, was badly damaged By fire. early
Tuesday morning. Flames were seen
bursting from the building at 2:25. and
when the fire department arrived the
whole block was one mass of fl smes.
MIR. z Tim, the West hotel tailor, had a
narrow escape, just managing to es-
cape from his room before it was filed
with flames and smoke. The fre APP
peared to be the hottest near
the center Of the building, and.
it was with great difficulty that the
flames were prevented from spreading.
The total, Loss was e s2s,, 900 Insurance,
81, 7oo 3.5. I.:ss. ]:
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-03-03
Don't Put It OFF Till Tomorrow.

Fire insurance at the cheapest rate i'll
Minneapolis. First-class companies.
Is your household furniture insured?
T. w. McGrath, top floor, Temple
Court.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-05-26
L AND OPINION.

A THOUSAND influences in our moderr
life tend to separate, to isolate and
alienate.-Liring Church.
THE church to-day is like the butt
end of a broom-as many diversities as
the broom has fingers.-Henry Wdrd
Beecher.
The thing desired is to make men
forget they are anything but American.
"A Southern Teacher IN the hide.
pendent
A MAN voting when he is drunk is as
if You should send a wild bull into an
orphan asylum to take care of the
children.-HenTy Hard Beecher.
ANY man strong enough to have at
tanned prominence in National affairs,
whatever his name, is too strong to per
NIT women to fight his battles.-EUen.
ing Wisconsin.
WHILE the D. DIS are ~quibbling.
these bonnetted Amazons are marching
on to the conquest of the people for
righteousness and Gol.-Mrs. Gen.
BoOth, ofthe Salration army.
THE theory tina. the interests of a
journal. when it is suddenly robbed of
its working head. can best be seruad bv
the promotion of the next in rank, has
lound favor with all great American
misrepresentation Observer.
If unreformed Utah applied to Con-
gress for a place in the Union. and il
admitted by n time-serving party,
God grant she may hang as a mill stone
around the neck of every politicion who
favors the conspiracy TO give the Amer
lean Biuebeard a scat by the side of
Washington.-Joseph Cool, Boston,
Lecture.
VIZ want simplicity of life. frugality.
modesty, industry and system. If we
could introduce these virtues into our
higher society, we should diminish the
despair, envy, jealousy. dissipat.o on ind
suicides of the single. and the bicker-
lngs, w~retchedness and divorces of the
married.-N:. HoWard Crosby, of
NeU York.
AS LONG as our school system con-
tlnues to be a stuffing machine the as
saults will be made. Reform need not
be revolutionary. Too many things
are taught; sweep at least one third of
the "ologies" off the schedule and teach
the others more leisurely and moro
thoroughly and less mechanically
Minneapolis Tribune.
1T is scarcely possible to estimate the
effect upon the social status of women
in general which might be exerted by .
class Of women comparable in many
sided intelligence and power to tho
class Of men who rule the thought and
industry Of men but such . class Of
women can only he created by equal
opportunities Of education.-1 The No-
si0NL
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&c ~f HeullKss nldh

Tho great Robert Houdin went By
royal command to st. Cloud, - he re-
lates in his Condolences" 70 give .
show before Louis Philippe and his
family. In the course of this show he
borrowed six handkerchiefs from the
audience. Then various members of
. the audiedce wrote down on slips of
paper the names of places whittier they
would like the handkerchief to be
transported. This done the Sonjurer
asked the King to chose three of these
slips at random, and from the three to
select the place he referred. "Come,"
said Louis Philippe, "let us see what
is on this slip. l should like them to
be found under one Of the c~andlesticks
on the mantlepece." That is too easy
for a wizard, let US try again. Il
should like them to be found on the
dome of the 1nvalides." That is too
far-not for the handkerchiefs. but for
us. All! You will, 1 fear, find it diff
ficult to comply with the last request
on the slips!" The request was that
the handherchiefs should be found in
the box of the last orange tree on the
AAOLt ihilu VI tiC dtCAuc VII ol. N1OuOs
The conJurer expressed his readiness to
comply with the request, and the King
Immediately sent off a party of men to
keep guard over the orange tree. The
conlurer put the han ,kerchiefs under
q bell Of thick Glass, waved his hand,
took up the bell and showed a white
dove in place of the handkerchiefs.
Then the King, with a sceptical smile,
sent orders to the head gardener to
open the box of the orange tree chosen,
and to ring whatever he might find
there. This was done and presently
there was brought in an iron Golfer
covered with rust. well" cried the
King, there we have a Golfer! Are the
handkerchiefs in it,"
ayes, SIRE" replied Robert Houdin;
they have been there a long time" "A
long time, when it is only a quarter of
an hour since they were given to you?"
"What, sir, would be the use of magic
if it could not perform impossible feats?
Your Majesty will be surprised when
prove to you that the Golfer and its
contents have been in the orange tree
box for sixty years" The King now
observed hat a key was needed to
open the box, ard Robert Houdin asked
him to take the key which was hung by
a ribbon round the white doves neck.
This was a key as rusty as the Golfer
which it opened; and the first thing
found in the Golfer was a parchment
bearing these words: To-day, June
9th. 17S6, this iron Golfer. holding six
handkerchiefs, has been placed amid
the roots of an orange tree by me, Bal
samo, Count of C~agliostro, to aid the
accomplishment Of the magical feat
which will be done this day sixty years
before Louis Philippe or Orleans and
his family" Below the parchment,
sealed with Cagliostro's seal, which was
known to the King, was a packet, and
in the packet were tho six borrowed
handkerchiefs.-EngHsh Magazine
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-05-26

WHEN . man has been . part OF .
great thing. the g1estest in Americas
history, what viii he do? All other
things are less, and however we'll be
does them, he seems . smaller figure IN
the doing. The pictures Of General
Grant will not represent him standing
on Wall street King q trade. Apo
mattox is higher ground, and the con-
ditions of the surrender Of Lee and
his legions are the words we shall 70.
member.-Reu. MyrOn Reed.
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The First Sign

OF failing health, whether in the form Of
Night Sweats and Nervousness, or in o
sense of General WEAKNESS and Loss Of
Appetite. should suggest the use of Ayers
Sarsaparilla. This preparation is most
effective for giving tone and strength
to the cnfeeblcd system, promoting the
digestion and assimilation of food, restor-
ing the nervous forces to their normal
condition, and for purifying, enriching,
and vitalizing the blood.
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Why Kerosene Explodes.

In the first place, kerosene never does
explode. Ordinary kerosene is q mix
ture of oils which are converted into
gas or vapor at different temperatures.
This gas, when mixed in certain proper.
tions with the air forms q most explo-
eive compound.
The danger, therefore, from kerosene
comes from this gas, which, of course.
cannot be seen. From the best quality
of kerosene al, or nearly all, the oil
which evaporates at a low temperature,
and thus becomes explosive, has been
removed. This lattec oil is naphtha or
benzine. So long as this is kept con-
fined, SO that its vapor cannot mix with
the common air, it is safe. But the mo-
ment the gases mixes with the atmos.
phere it become explosive and danger
q These facts give the reason Why
1t is neuer safe, under n circum.
stances, to fill q lighted lamp, or to
pour kerosene from q can upon q burn
ing fire.
The lamp needs filing; therefore
there is o space owe the oil filled with
the gas of the oil e~vaporated by heat
and ar. It is confined, and as long as
the cover is screwed down no spark can
get to it.
But when the cover is taken of, the
gas is pushed out by the oil entering
the lamp, mixed still further with the
common air, becomes explosive, COM
municates with the fame of the lamp,
and Immediately explodes.
So, too, there is explosive gas in the
top of a half-emptied kerosene oil can,
and when the oil is thrown on the fire
the fame communicates with that gas
and causes an explosion.
The sellers Of cheap oil frequently
declare in selling the dangerous fluid
that it is SO safe that Is lighted match
can be thrown in it. That this can be
done with safety only shows tnst the
conditions for making the explosive
gas are not met in the experiment. But
Il the same oil was used in a defective
lamp, or with any but the extremes
care. there would be an explosiou-
Youths Companiom
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Falling Health.

/ was troubled with a distressing Cough,
Night Sweats, Weakness, and Nervous
ness. l tried various remedies prescribed
by different physicians, but became SO
weak that l could not 20 up stairs with
out stopping to rest. My friends recon-
mended me to try Ayers Sarsaparilla,
which l did, and l am now as healthy and
strong rs ever Mrs. T.. L. Williams,
Alexandria, MINI.
I have used Ayers Sa~rsaparilla. in my
family, for Scrofula. and know, if it is
taken. faithfully, that it will thoroughly
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prescribed it as a tonic. as well rs an alter
alive, and must say that l honestly believe
1t to be the best blood medicine ever
compounded. Wv. F. Fowler, D. D. s.,
d. D., Greenville, Tenn.
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Dyspepsia Cured.

It would be impossible for me to de-
scribe what l suffered from Indigestion
and Headache up to the time l began
taking Ayers Sarsaparilla. l was under
the care of various physicians and tried
q great many kinds of medicines, but
never obtained more than temporary re-
lief. After taking Ayers %SarsapariIla for
q short time. my headache disappeared,
and my stomach performed its duties more
perfectly. To-day my health is COM
pletely restored. Mary Harley, SPRING
field, Mass.
l have been greatly benefited by the
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the action of the digestive and assimilative
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without doubt, the most reliable blood
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3sS Atlantic ave-, Brooklyn, n. Y.
Ayers S~arsaparilla,
Prepared by DR.. J C. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Price 81; six bottles, SIS.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07
FDUBLIC SALE.
I6aAa School Section.

By virtue of the power in me vested by law,
and in pursuance to an order emanating from
the Honorable o. B. Steele, Auditor of Public
accounts for the State of Louisiana, | will
proceed, at the Court House door, in the town
of Opelousas, La, on WEDNESDAY, Aug
ust i, 1883, to sell at public auction, through
duly qualified auctioneer, the following
described property, to-wit:
The 10th tsixteenth| section in Township. a
(fOurl south range two west, situated in the
Parish of st. Landry, La.
Said property will be sold on the following
terms and conditions, to-wit: lilo tone-tenthl
| thereof to be paid cash on day of sale. The
balance in nine equal annual installments
from day of sale, represented by notes OF like
amount, bearing, each, eight per cent yearly
interest from date of sale, till paid, to be ex-
ecuted by purchaser, with personal security,
| In solido-said notes to be made payable to
| the Auditor of Public Accounts, and shall be
secured by special mortgage on the land sold.
In the event of the purchaser neglecting or
refusing to pay any of these installments, or
| interest at maturity, the mortgage shall be
forthwith closed and the land resold. The
interest on the whole of the notes to be paid
annually.
The above property will be sold in lots, ac
cording to plat which will be exhibited on
day of sale. j. o. CHACHERE,
| June 80, 1888. Parish Treasurer.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07

In balloting for janitors, Jack M6lanGon was
elected and his salary remains at $40 per
month, payable as heretofore out of funds not
otherwise appropriated.
On motion recess was taken until 3:3O
o'clock p. III.
The Police Jury met at $3.50 o'clock p. IN.
Present, E. M. Boagni, President s. Haas,
E. S. Barry, G. t. Bihm, L. j. Dossman, E. c,
Milburn, P. Stagg, II. Durio and r. w.
Heath
The Police Jury proceeded to revise the as
sessment of 1888.
On motion of L. j. Dossman, the question
of making an appropriation for an extra i'm
migration edition of the Opelousas COURIER
was deferred until Monday, the 9th inst.
On motion of Mr.. r. w. Heath, Resolved
that the President of the Police Jury be au-
thorized to advertise for 10 days for the Off
cial printing for the parish of st. Landry, for
one year, from -; Said printing to con-
sist of all legal notices and proceedings of the
Police Jury to be published in some paper,
now published in the parish, at a stipulated
price per year with the privilege of the Po-
lice Jury TO renew said contract for 40 or
more years) said contract to be adjudicated
to the lowest responsible bidder. The Police
Jury reserving the ri ght to reject any and all
bids, said bidsto be addressed to the President
of the Police Jury in sealed envelopes marked
"Bids for Public Printing"
The Police Jury adjourded until Monday,
the 9th inst, at 9 a. III.
Attest /: E. M. BOAGNI,
J. BARRY, Clerk President
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07
The French Eete.

N. o. Chronicle.
The celebration Of the "French Fete,' -
or festival in honor of the fall of the
Bastille, on July Ia, will take place al
West End. The gentlemen composing
the Committee of Thirty on Arrange
ments. have already mapped out the
full programme of festivities. Mr.
Panl Dejardin, French Copsul, has beer
chosen honorary president of the Fete.
With characteristic generosity the com
mittee will donate one-half of the net
proceeds to the Charity Hospital ambu-
lance fund, and the other half to French.
men in need.
On the eve of the fete salute OF
tWentyone guns will be fred, at the
head of Canal street.
Decorations in profusion will be law
ished at the Canal street depot and al
the West End terminus of the railroad.
Mrs. Betat has charge Of the decorations
The ceremonies of the day will begin
with speeches at Ii o'clock at the
French Opera House. Mr.. j. Gentil
will be the orator of the day.
At or about 2 o'clock p. m. the COM
mittee of thirty and guests will take the
train to West End, where on arriving,
Consul Dejardin will hold reception.
.nere will be all the elements of a
gigantic festival at West End games
innumerable. concert, decorations, illu-
limitations with Venetian lanterns, etc,
besides a display of fireworks and a
grand ball. Patriotic songs by the
Orpheon Francais will be one of the
features of the fete.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07
Proceedings of the Police Jury
OPELousAs, La, July 2, 1888.

OPEL0UsAs, La, July 2. 1888.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present: Auguste Perrodin, d. r. Saizan,
=. Dnbuisson, w. c. Gordon, Sam Haas and
Martin Carron.
Mr.. Perrodin in the chair.
The report of the committee to lay off pub
lie road to start from the Acadia line at the
section corner OF sections 81 and % to the /
section of sections 80 and "a, was read and not
adopted, because of the protest of Mr. Ed.
mond Leger, whose land the road would cut
IN two parts and cause damages which the
parish is not disposed to pay.
The report of the joint committees from this
parish and the parish of st. Martin, relative
TO letting out the contract to build the bridge
over Bayou Teche at Arnaadville, was read
and accepted. Th3 contract for the building
of said bridge was sold to Mr.. C. ID. Stewart
the lowest bidder, for the sum of $1,000 fsix
teen hundred dollars|, $500 (eigLt hundredl OF
which are to be paid by the parish of st. Ian
dry out of the internal improvement fund fol-
the year 1888, and the other $500 TO be paid
by the parish of st. Mrrtin-the bridge hav
lug been built according to contract and ac
cepted By the committee. Said amount Of
$500 was on motion ordered placed to the ere
dit of Mr.. Stewart and the committee dis
charged.
The committee appointed to sell the con
tract to build the bridge over Bayou Crocodile
on the road from Chicot to Eola reported thai
the contract was sold according to law TO Mr.
G. d. Stewart, the lowest bidder, for the sun
of $1,000 twelve hundred dollars), that thu
| bridge was built according to contract ani
accepted by them. When on motion the re
port was accepted.
The payment of the above contract is a
| follows, viz:
$500 three hundred dollars1 ont of the in
ternal Improvement funds of 1888;
$3.50 -four hundred and fifty dollars) ont o
/ same funds of 1883
$3.50 -four hundred and fifty dollars) out o
same funds of 1890; without interest. TIL
committee discharged.
The committee appointed to sell the con
tract to build the bridge over Beaver Creel
near Neville Dogu6 reported that the contrae
was sold to A. M Goodwin for the sum of s.
fifty dollaTsl. that said bridge was built an
accepted by them. When on motion the re
port was accepted, the amount ordered place
to the credit of Mr.. Goodwin and the commit
tee discharged.
] Messrs. Haas. Gordon, and Perrodi
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07
Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court met on last Mon
day, the I'd inst. Present: Chief Jus
tice E. Bermudez and Associate Justices
Fenner, Watkins and McEnery.
The following decisions have been
rendered
By Justice McEnery : State VS.. Cy-
riaque Washington & Cleophile Brown
appeal from Avoyelles. Judgment
| affirmed.
State ex rel. Stern's Fertilizer and
Chemical Mfg. Co. VS.. City Of New Or
leans ct als.-Judgment reversed and
plaintiffs demand rejected.
Olivia Mccall VS.. A. B. Irion ct ais,
appeal from oyelles.-Jndgment re-
yersed and case remanded.
BY Justice Watkins: P. II. Gilbert
VS.. David Seiss. Judgment affirmed.
Charvey Barbe VS.. Thomas Hanser ct
ais, appeal from Lafayette. Judgment
affirmed.
Chas. M. Thompson, Agt., VS.. c. C.
Duson, Sheriff, ct ais, appeal from ST.
Landry y.-Judgmen affirmed.
By Justice Fenner: Eastin & Breaux
VS.. Board of School Directors, appeal
from Lafayette. Judgment affirmed.
David b. Thompson VS.. G. c. W,slk-
er, Test. EXT, appeal from st. Mary
Judgment affirmed.
By Chief Justice Bermudez Mary E.
Glaze ct al. VS.. C. G. Duson ct al, ap-
peal from st. Landry.-Judgment re-
versed so far as it maintains the dation
of the movables, and amended by al
lowing defendants seiZing creditors the
sum of $3.50.
j. A. Boyer VS.. L. A. Joffrion, Sheriff,
ct ais, appeal from Avoyelles.-Judg-
ment affirmed.
Bernard LapIeine VS.. Morgan RR. &
S. s, Co. appeal flom Iberia.-Judg
ment amended and damages reduced to
5000 dollars.
The only successful candidate for ad-
mission to the bar was Hugh Sydney
Sathon, of Houma.
The Court will probably adjourn this
evening.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07
Personal.
evening.

DR.. j. E. Gardiner and wife left yes
terday to take up their residence in
New Orleans. Their many friends part
ed with item With sincere regret.
Miss Gussie Wells of Lake Charles is
whiting friends and relatives here.
Miss Cora Stagg returned last week
to her home. at Wb;teville, La.
Mr.. Juleap. R6Sin and wife of jean
nerette are here on visit to relatives.
Messrs. Bordelon and Cullom of
Marksville, Breaux and Perry of New
Iberia, Mitchell and Wells of Lake
Charles, Caffery and Suthon of Frank
lin, and Bourges of Lafayette, were
among the lawyers in attendance on the
Supreme Court here this week.
Masters Laurent Lacombe and Nath-
an Roos are back home from school at
Alexandria, Va.
Masters Charley Elms, Rodney Duson
and Jonas Roos, who have been attend
ing school in New Orleans, are spend
ing their vacation at home.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07
General Notes.

Cotton worms have appeared in five
counties in the southern part of Arkan-
sas.
Three new blast furnaces are to be
nut up in the vicinity of Birmingham, for
which purpose $70O,OOO cash has been
deposited.
An elegant monument has been erect
ed in Metairie Cemetry, New Orleans,
to the memory of the late Chief Justice
Thos. G.. Manning.
Abbeville Meridional: The Third
Congressional District Convention will
meet in New Iberia on Tuesday, Sept
ember 4th, to nominate Democratic
candidate for congress.
The salaries for 1888 in what are
called presidential post-ofices in Lou
isiana, are set down as follows: Alex
andria, $II0O; Baton Rouge, $500
Donaldsonville, $1,000; Franklin, $780,
Lake Charles. $500; Monroe, $14O0
New Iberia, $500; New Orleans, $500;
Opelonsas, $1,000; Plaqnemine, $1,000
Shreveport, $1,000; Thibodaux, $1,000
plaquemine and Shreveport gain al
additional hundred dollars, while Lake
Charles and Monroe lose hundred dol
/ lars each.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-07


MARRIED.-In this town.r on the Sd
inst, at the residence of the BRIDES
aunt, Mrs. M. M. Hayes, by Rev. s. j.
Davies, Mr.. A. G. SKILEs of Plano, Tex
as, and Miss MoLLIE DAVIS of Opelou-
sas.
Accompanying the above notice we
received the usual printers fee some
delicious wedding cake, which was rel
ished at this Office. We wish the hap
py young couple full measure of the
joys and prosperity of this life, and our
hope is that the gentle flower trans
planted from Louisiana TO Texas may
by loving care bloom in perennial
sweetness and freshness, diffnsing an
aroma of happiness in her adopted
home.