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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-06
True Worth Of Plain People.

The place to study American women
In their varieties is at Washington. The
congressmen's wives and daughters come
there and the constituents daughters and
wives too, and most of the difference In
them at first is that some are thick and
some are thin. The thin ones have had
a good deal of hard work and worry,
thick ones have worked hard and not
had so much worry. don't mean they
are poor. The finest house in an inland
city in my youth belonged to a man
whose wife died soon after he made his
fortune and built his mansion, and she
always said the care of her fine house
killed her.
The change from simple, easy going
village life to pretentious society which
adds constantly to its rules and standards
must be one of effort and exhaustion.
Too often worthy man sees his plair,
wife at a disadvantage beside the smii-
ing, gracious, carefully drilled women
who live to smile and to shine, and
though he feels sore at the contrast, he
cannot but be vexed at himself for it..
What she feels can never be told. The
OaIih All oil BULL uuI u lS tildt Ile pIdul
people are nearer right than the snowy
ones, and behave more suitably to their
circumstances and as citizens of repub-
lie. Plain people do not push them
selves forward, and make no pretense to
be what they are not, have a real dignity
which no slurS can affect. They have
more to do with the life and prosperity
of this continent than the very fine ladies
whose luncheon parties and reception
dresses are in the daily papers.-Shirley
Oare'S Letter
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-06
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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-06
WEATHER BULLETINS.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA, Kan, Sept.
5.-The highest temperature was $50 (;
the lowest SO, and the mean &c. ..
The wind was gentle to fresh south
east, with clear weather and stationary
barometer.
The maximum velocity OF wind was S.
E. 12 miles per hour at Bis p. m.
The reduced barometer at Z a. m. was
lib inches, at 2 p. m 80 COZ inches, at p.
N. 30.006 inches.
The mean humidity 63 per cent.
FRED l.. JOHNSON, Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, ID. C.,
Sept 5.-The indications for twenty-four
hours, commencing Thursday, September
6, at a. m, are as follows:
For Kansas: Fair, followed by local
rains; cooler, southerly, shifting to west
erly winds.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25
the Surplus.

The disposition Of the Surplus in the
US. Treasury engages the attention
of our Statesmen, but a more vital
question has our attention, and that is
the reduction of the surplus Con-
sumptives. Since the discovery and in
PRODUCTION of DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, there has been a
marked decrease in the mortality from
this dreaded disease, and it is possible
to still further reduce the number Of
Consumptives. How? BY keeping
constantly at hand a bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery and using ac-
cording to directions, upon the appear
anee Of the first symptoms, such as q
cough, a cold, a sore throat D. chest. or
Side pain. Taken thus early a cure ia
guaranteed. Trial bottles free at
FL Baiteyis Drug Store. 4
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25
The Use of Water at and Before
Il Meals.

Opinions differ as to the effect of the
free ingestion of water at meal times,
but the view generally received is pro,
baby that it dilutes the gastric juice,
and so retards digestion. Apart from
the fact that moderate delay in the
process is by nc O disadvantage,
as Sir William Roberts has shown in
his explanation of the popularity of
tea and coffee, it is more than doubt
full whether any such effect is IN real
ity pSpduced. When ingested during
meals, water may do good by washing
out the digested food and by exposing
the undigested paRt more thoroughly
to the action of the digestive ferments.
Pepsin is a catalyptic body, and given
quantity will work almost indefinitely,
provided the peptones are removed as
they are formed. The good effects of
water, drunk freely before meals, have,
however, another beneficial RESULT
washes away the mucus which is Sc
creted by t@e musus membrane during
the intervals of r6siose and favors H.
ristalsis of the whole alimentary trait.
The membrane thus cleansed is in a
much better condition to receive food
and convert it into soluble compounds.
The accumulation of mucus is special
Nv marked in the morning, when the
gastric walls are covered with a thick,
tenacious layer. Food, entering the
stomach at this time, viii become COW
cred with this tenacious coating, which,
for a time, protects it from the action
of tho gastric ferments, and Sc retards
digestion. The viscid contents, a nor
NAL condition in the morning before
breakfast, is not suitable to receive
food. Exercise before partaking of a
zeal stimulates the circulation of the
blood and facilitates the flow of blood
through the vessels. A glass of water
washes the mud1s, Partially distends
the stomach, wakes up peristalsis, and
prepares the alimentary canal for the
morning meal. Observation has shown
that non-irritating liquids pass direct
ly through the tubular stomach, and
even flood be present, they only mix
with It to a slight extent.-The British
Medical Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25
The Bagging Squeeze"
N. o. Times-D Democrat.

N. u. Dehioefab.
We are glad to note hal the South
ern papers have taken up our warning
in regard to the Bagging Trust, and
the necessity of devising some way OF
beating it, some substitute for jute
bagging in baling cotton. The matter
is now being discussed in the press,
aud it is possible that the trust may be
beaten. Every encouragement ought
to be held out to those who have any
plans to propose; indeed we are in
clined to think it would be a good
thing for those men who are interested
in the cotton crop and wish to prevent
the South from being f1eeced OF several
million dollars in the cost OF bagglng
to offer a prize to any one who sug-
gest a good and practicable substitute
for it.
So far, the suggestions made in our
columns of cotton duck seem to
have met with the greatest favor.
The Albany (Ga.) Nevs and ADVERTISER
agrees with us that the substitution OF
coarse cotton cloth for bagging is pos
sible and the Atlanta Constitution,
| after quoting our articles on the sub
iect, declares that the suggestion lis a
very sensible n indeed, since the
crop would furnish the material to
wrap it and our own cotton mills would
be enabled to supply the cloth, so that
the BagsNDg Trust would teach our peo-
pie how to produce their own bagging."
The Consultation wants the Southern
farmers to try this experiment. The
cotton mill which will place upon the
market a cheap variety of duck adapt
ed to baling the cotton would, in the
present condition of affairs, secure a
handsome business for the product, and
lay the foundation for a new manu-
facture. If the cotton itself is substl-
tuted for the iute, it will mean u great
deal for the South, for it is not alone in
baling the staple that the Indian pro
duet is used. California sends it's grain
Ito market in bags-it cannot be safely
sent otherWise-and more than 35 ,00O,.
600 are needed by it for this seasons
wheat crop. They are made of jute.
and the same trust or corner played or
the South in the matter of jute bagging
is being played ON the Californians in
iute bags. We will, therefore, have
the co operation of the Californians in
our crusade against the trust and in
our endeavors to prevent 1.-THE squeeze
it proposes. Ehat ought to be done is
for cotton duck or cloth to seize the
opportunity Offered it by the corner,
and become a substitute, not only fol
bagging, but for the grain bags used in
marketing the California grain crop as
we'll. There's millions in it, for the
South.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25
Gar Loads Of car wheels.

N. o. Picayune.
The shops of the Southern Pacific
Railway at Algiers are most complete
and quite d number of coaches, box
and fat cars are annually built for the
company. Allthe wood and iron work
except the car wheels, is made in these
shops giving employ ment to numerous
artisans and laborers and the work
turned out is as good, if not superior,
to any similar shop in the country.
The car wheels are manufactured in
Houston, Tex, and last Tuesday q car
load Of these was sent to Algiers, where
the cars will be built.
Several car loads of wheels passed
over the Belt Railroad yesterday, com
ing from the shops in Alabama and
destined for some of the southwestern
railways.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25
magnolia, etc. Lumber ranges from six to
sixteen dollars per thousand. The latter price
is for the best hard pine flooring.

magnolia, etc. Lumber ranges from six to
sixteen dollars per thousand. The latter price
is for the best hard pine flooring.
Time to Immigrate.
October, November, December, January,
February and March, are the best months for
farmers 10 move south. This allows time to
make the necessary preparations for spring
The farmer becomes somewhat acclimated
before the heat of summer.
A GOOD crop of sweet potatoes, cow peas,
millet and vegetables may be made the first
season. Hay can be made in any quantity
and find ready market, netting the farmer
eight dollars per ton upon an average. Cows
can be purchased and milk sold at ten cents
per quart, where p arties are located near a
town.
Butter usually brings from 35 to 40 cents
per ponnd-winter dairying would be a good
business.
Eggs average fifteen cents per doz. Simply
because there are not enough small farmers in
the south.
The winter is just the time to produce eggs.
Car loads should be shipped north in Febru-
airy.
Society, Etc.
The people of Louisiana are kind and hospl-
table, and welcome immigration, especially
from the north. In no country is life and
property safer.
The best element from the north is coming
by the thousands. People must not expect
school houses, churches, fruit orchards and
p~alatial farm houses already for the settler on
government land. The most of the country
is unsettled and one year since was govern
ment land.
Price of Land. >
There is very little government land ieft.
In the hands OF private owners lands range
from five to ten dollars per acre for farm pur-
poses. More at five than ten. Near towns
| choice locations are worth from ten to forty
dollars per acre Lots in the towns range
from thirty to one hundred dollars each-in
Lake Charles from fifty to thee hundred each
Size of lots Cog by 200 feet
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25
TOWN TAX SALES
MOVABLE AND ENJOYABLE PROPERTY
The Board of Police, Town OF Opelousas,
VS.. Delinquent Tax Debtors.


By virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the State of Lon-
isiana, / win sell at the principal front door of
the Court House, in which the Civil District
Court of said parish is held, within the legal
hours for judicial sales, beginning at the hour
of eleven ILL o'clock a. m., on
Saturday, the lst day Of Septepber, A. D.,
1889,
and continuing on each succeeding day, until
said sales are completed, all movable and inn
movable property on which taxes are now due
to the Board of Police of said town,
to enforce collection OF taxes assessed
in the years 1886 and 1882, together with in
terest at the rate of ten per cent per annum
from the first day of October, 1886. on the
taxes Of 1886, and with 10 per cent per an
mum interest from the LIST day of October 1887,
on the taxes of 1887, until paid and costs. The
names Of said delinquent tax payers. the
amount of taxes due by each on the assess
ment Of said years, and the movable and i'm
movable property assessed to each to be offer
ed for sale are as follows, to-wit:
Andrua, G B-Certain lots in town of Opel
ousas, bounded north by Landry street, south
by Vine street, east By Landry street and
west BY Assessment $500 spe pal tax
Auzenne, Cadmus-Lots with improvements
bounded north by III. Rogers, west by Miss
Oliver, south by Estorge street, east by Main
street. Assessment 500; special tax $5 and
cost I; regular tax 30 and cost.
BaiIlio. Kenneth-One roam ,daorae, yalae
400 cash value Of aIl bonds ll2ble to taxa
tion, notes, Judgments and ether credits 500.
Assessment I20 90; special tax $3 and cost !:
regular tax 60 cents and cost.
Bercier, AJ-Four lots with improvements,
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin
of the Louisiana Weather
Service.

New ORLEANS, Sat-, Aug. IL, 1855.
In the sections visited by the heavy
rains during the past week the tenn
perature and sunshine were generally
below the average for the season, while
in the western and northwestern par
ishes an excess of both is reported,
with an unfavorable effect on the grow
ing crops. Rain fell on an average of
three days, being particularly heavy
in the eastern p~agkapf the State on the
18th and accomplished with high winds
that did some damage by blowing
down the cane and twisting the cotton.
In the western part of the State the
rainfall was comparatively light and
local, and complaints of injury to the
cotton crop are received from all north
western parishes. The weekly rain
falls reported are as follows: Farmer
Vile O.3O, Minden O.22. Shreveport OBJ,
Liberty Hill O.97, North Louisiana
Experiment Station 0.6O, Monroe 0.s8,
Girard O7.5, Vicksburg, Miss, ESQ,
Point Pleasant 2.10, lKeachi OBI,
Coushatta OH, Natchitoches sprinkle
on four days, Trinity 2.10, Alexandria
O.s9, Marksville 1.O6, Cheneyville O.56,
Clinton lao, Franklinton 500, Amite
3.21, Melville l.26, Maurepas l.38,
Vaudeville 4.52, New Orleans 4.Sl,
Thibodaux 4.85, Des Lignes 23l,
J~eanerette 100, Abbeville O.49, New
Iberia 1.29, Lafayette l.02, Port Eads
2.l3.
OBSERVERS REMARKS.
Farmerville-Cotton crop badly
damaged by dry weather.
North Louisiana Experiment Sta,
tion-Corn and forage crops good
Owing to a ak weeks drouth, with
exception of light local showersp the
cotton crop win not exceed 80 per cent
of an average crop.
Monroe-Crops much improved by
the showers of the week.
/. Liberty Hill-Rains local. Cotton
almost beyond help worms plentiful,
but no damage.
Keachi-Cotton suffering for want Of
rain.
Observation-Disclosures rain for cot
ton no more needed.
Point Pleasant-Crops all in good
condition.
Trinity-Weather injurious to crops;
cool nights.
Observation-Disclosures local showers:
caterpillars reported.
Clinton-Storm of 18th did some
damage, blowing down cotton.
Franklinton-Excessiye rains and
high wind damaged cotton.
Melville-No damage reported from
storm of 18th.
Maurepas-Showers affected crops
favorably.
Mandeville-Too- mnch rain, and
high winds. Crops favorable.
New Iberia-Cotton picking pro
crossing crops generally good.
Jeanerette-Outlook favorable. fol
good yield of sugar; corr is at an ave.
rage hay, with favorable weather, vii
be good.
Abbeyille-Cotton opening rapidly
rice being harvested in some places
first bale of cotton shipped this week
Des Lignes-Rainfall very beneficial
to cane corn will be short; rice doing
well.
cane and rice by storm of95th Sain
stopped all plantation work.
r. E. KERKAM,
Signal Corps, Director.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25
I59 Common St., New Orleans..Apr %, '88,
To the Citizens Of Louisiana.

I59 Common ST., New Orleans.@Apr %, '58,
TO the Citizens OF Louisiana.
The State Immigration Association of Lou
isiana offers its services gratuitousfy to the
citizens of the State in assisting them to sell
their lands, inducing immigrants, homeseeik-
ers. and colonists to come and settle here, and
invite capital.
Hundreds of Northern inventors apply at
The office of the Association No. l59 Common
street, and desire to see lists of lands. Prices,
etc.
In order to facilitate the movement, and to
give them ample opportunity to select from
every parish in the State, we earnestly request
epery lana holder in the State to at once for
ward to this office a description of the land
they have for sale, with its price per acre, its
character of soil, how many cleared acres the
land contains, and how much and what kind
of timber is on it, the kind of agricultural pro-
auctions that flourish there, or if it is better
suited to stock raising. and how il is watered,
whether it is high and dry, OF subject to over:
flow and what kind of improvements on it.
We also wish to know if there are schools
and churches on or near the land, and if j. lies
at or near a town, railroad, a projected railroad
or river, with the name of said railroad, town
or river; also If the land is fenced and built
up, and the assessment on it, with maps and
plans of the land, and oSher items of informa-
ton the parties are willing TO furnish.
We would suggest that a certain price De
fixed on such a number of acres as landowners
have in excess and are willing to dispose Of;
aohere 1t is possible please furnish this list and
information in print or hare it made ont on a
tgpe-,oriter.
No charge will be made by the Association
or its officers for any service rendered in this
matter to the public.
These lists of land will be kept on file in the
office of the Association for homeseekers, in.
%vestors, and immigrants to examine and select
from and the Bureau will give all the addi
tional details necessary, as TO locality, mode
Of reaching it, transportation, etc. to aid boil
the seller and buyer.
Very respectfully,
GEO. NORMAN, President.
WIN. b. SCHMIDT, Vice President
ISIDORE NEWMAN, ST., Treasurer
III. H. BAKER, Secretary.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25
Proclamation
In Relation to the State Fair to be Held at
Baton Rouge in October, 1888.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
State of Louisiana.

State OF Louisiana.
Whereas. The Louisiana State Agricultural
Society has provided for the holding of a
State Fair on the grounds of the Louisiana
State University and Agricultural and Me
chanical College, at Baton Rouge, during the
first week of October, 1888, and has appointed
an Executive Committee composed of repre-.
sentative, energetic and capable citizens to d-
rect and manage the same; and whereas, said
Fair will undoubtedly be of great utility to
this State in making known her resources and
attractions and in affording her citizens excel
lent opportunity for observing the merits of the
different farm products and the improved
means and methods employed in the mechan-
ical and agricultural industries;
Therefore, /, Francis I. Nichols, Governor
of the State of Louisiana, have thought proper
to issue this my proclamation, soliciting on be-
half of this commendable enterprise The favor
and the liberal patronage of all friends of pros
perity, development and progress, and partic-
ularly of all associations and citizens of this
State, and urging them to contribute in every
possible manner to the success of said Fair;
and especially do | urge upon them to procure
ttor it such articles as will illustrate the physi-
cal geography of this State, her resources, her
minerals, her products, her climate and her
soil and also such other articles as will exhi-
bit her progress in the various arts and SCI
ences-
| furthermore request producers and manu-
%facturers of other States to send their produce
and wares for exhibition at this fair, promising
them an inviting field for advertisement and
patronage.
Furthermore, | earnestly invite the citizens
of other States to visit the Fair and inspect our
resources, assuring them ola cordial welcome
ON tho mort of a,,r pifi1anS and urna upnn oil
lines of Railroads and Steamboats, to afford to
the people of this and other States every posi-
BILE encouragement and facility.
In testimony whereof have hereunto sign.
ed this proclamation and caused the seal q
the State to be hereunto affixed at the city of
Baton Rouge this seventh day of June, A. d.,
1883. FRANCIS L. NICHOLS.
Governor of&ouisiana.
BY the Governor:
l.. +. MASON,
Secretary of State.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25

Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Di-
arrh@a Remedy is the mosa successful
preparation ever produced for Summer
Complaints, Cholera Morbus, Dyson
terry, Diarrhoea, Bloody Flux and Chro-
mic Diarrhoea and thousands of persons
certify that they believe their lives
have been saved by this great remedy.
It is the one preparation that every
family and every travelling man should
be provided with, especially during the
summer months. Many cases of chronic
Diarrhoea that had resisted all other
treatment and baf1ed the skill Of good
Physicians have been permanently cur
ed BIZ it. For sale by E. e. Bailey.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25

1 have tried Chamberlain Is Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on a
very bad case of chronic diarrhoea, and
it gave perfect satisfaction. / recoRr
mend it to my trade. J.E. BUTLER,
druggist, Eastland, Tex. Sold by F.
Z. Bailey.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25
our Candidate for president.

He will be nominated by the con-
vention and will be elected BY the peo-
Pile, because liz will come tile nearest
TO filing their ideal Of d Chief Magis-
trate. Electric Bikters has been given
the highest place, because no other
medicine has 80 well filed the ideal Of
q perfect tonic and Alternative. The
people have indorsed Electric Bitters
and rely upon this great remedy in all
troubles Of Liver. Stomach aud Kid
neys. For ali Malafial Fevers and
diseases caused BIZ Malarial poisons,
Electric Bitters cannot be too highly
recommended. Also cures Headache
ans Constipation. Satisfaction guar.
anteed, or money refunded. Price SOC.
and ~ at n. T.. BaiIeg's Drug Store. 4
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25

By paying five cents daily for the
Times Democrat, it will cost $18.25 q
year. We have made arrangements to
give the Daily Times-D Democrat with
the COURIER for $1,000 a year. just
note the saving.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25

Use DIR. Tichenor's Antiseptic for
foot evil or fstula. 1t cures every time.
Sold by Druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25

We have made arrangements to send
the Weekly Picayune with the COURIER
at 30. so per year, or the Daily Picayune
and our paper, n year, $12.5O-six
months, 1925. Note the saving
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25

For cramps, diarrhea and hux, Dir,
Antiseptic is the SO efeign
remedy. For sale by Theo Posey.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25

For ice-cold soda water and the best
of ice cream go to tho elegant Star sa-
loon under the COURIER Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25

Blank liens, for advances of supplies
by merchants, for sale at this office.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25

Just what the people want II have
used Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrh0ea Remedy with satisfactory re-
suits. Ny neighbors have also used it
TO their satisfaction. IL is a frst-class
remedy, and one that is safe to recon-
mend for bowel complaints. NJ. AUE,
Post Master, Leon Springs, Bear Co.,
Texas. Sold by f. E. Bailey. =
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25

FoR REET-A good business stand,
old established and centrally located. on
Main street, IN O~pelousas. Apply ST
this effice.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25

Tichenor's A~ntisaptic Is Nc longer on
trial. It has proven it's merits and
today without an equal.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25

The way to have a good home paper
is to assist it by subscribing for it, adj
vertising in it, and occasionally writ
ing for it.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25
Don't

Suffer any longer with that painful
wound. Br. Tichenor's Antiseptic will
relieve from pain and heal the wounds.
Price 30 cts.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25

A perfect A tiseptic-Dr. Tichenor's.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25

All manufactures in Louisiana are
exempt from State and municipal taxa
ton by organic law until 1899. Ope-
lousas is a splendid location for a cot
ton factory, furniture factory, wagon
factory, rice mill, oil mill, ice factory,
etc.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25
NOTICE..
c. D.. STEWART.
Ell VICTOR MOUH4EE,
lfE FASHIONABLE TAILOR.

Having opened a shop adjoining Pulfords,
on Main street, Opelousas, ! am prepared Y
do ali work in my line in tirst.class style
living prices. Suits ard clothing for gems
and youths made to ifder in the latest s.yiss
and best workmanship. Respectfully solleis
q share of patronage. lnaf oi-oth
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25
&0Inet hina Reliable.

kaOE wounds, cuts, bfuiaes, burns or
scaada ase pr. Tichenor's Aatisoptic
The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-25

Call on the Secretary to-day and par
the weekly installment on your stool
in the Building and Loan Association.