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The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-14

Proclamation
In Relation to the State Fair to be Held al
Baton Rouge in October, 1888.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
State of Louisiana

Whereas, The Louisiana State Agricultural
society has provided for the holding of y
State Fair on the grounds of the Louisiana
State University and Agricultural ard Me
chanical College, at Baton Rouge, during the
first week of October, 1893, 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 Lrr resources and
attractions and in atfording her citizens excel
lent opportunity for observing the merits of the
different farm products and thr improved
means ana methods employed i'll the mechan-
ical and agricultural industries
Therefore, /, Francis 4. 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 ali friends of pros
perity, development and progress. and partic-
ularly of all associations and citizens of this
State, and nrging them TO contribute in every
possible manner to the success of said Fair
and especially do | urge upon them TO procure
for 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 III the various arts and SCI
ences
| Furthermore request producers and manu-
~tacturers of other States to send their produce
and wares for exhibition at this fair, promising
them an inviting field for advertisement anG
patronage.
Furthermore, l earnestly invite the citizens
of other States to visit the Fair and inspect our
resources, assuring them of cordial welcome
on the part of our citizens, and urge upon all
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 of
the State to be hereunto affixed at the city ri
Baton Rouge this seventh day of June, A. b.,
1888. FRANCIS t. NICHOLS.
Governor of Louisiana,
BY the Governor: ,
l.. +. MASON,
Secretary of Estate
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159 Common ST., New Orleans, Apr %. '98,
To the Citizens of Louisiana.
The State Immigration Association of Lou
isiana offers its services gratuitously to the
citizens of the State in assisting them to sell
their lands, inducing immigrants, homeseek
ers, and colonists to come and settle here, and
invite capital.
Hundreds of Northern inventors apply at
the office of the Association No, 1853 Common
street, and desire to see lists of lands, prices,
etc.
In order to facilitate the movement, md to
give them ample opportunity to select from
every parish in the State, we earnestly request
erery land 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, or 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 it 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 other items of informa-
ton the parties are willing to furnish,
We would. suggest that a certain price be
fixed on such a number of acres as landowners
have in excess and are willing to dispose Of;
sohere 1t is possible please furnish THIS list and
information in print or haze 1T made out on a
type-loriter,
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 add.
tional details necessary, as 10 locality, mode
of reaching it, transportation, etc, to aid both
the seller and buyer.
Very respectfully,
GEO. NORMAN, President.
VIM B. SCHMIDT. Vice President
ISIDORE NEWMAN ST., Treasurer
Ell. H. BAKER, Secretary.
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Burke vindicated.

MO. City Item.
After d most minute and thorough
Examination of All his official transac-
Relations, the special iegisla,,
tive COMMITTEE, aided by experts horl
the banks and commercial agencies,
have promulgated their finding that
ttaatte-IEeasuEer-Rnrke is exactly +
rect in his dealings with the State.
During the campaign for the Demo
cratic nominations there were attempts
made to besmirch Major Burke's Off
cial probity, but none who We're IA
miliar with State Frances for u mo,
ment believed that there was any basis
of truth forcsae damaging. slnrs, and
i%mputations. The committee (com :
posed with but q single exception of
"Nicholls men'') in their verdict illus
trate therefore once again to what
meanness and disregard of principle
political antagonists will lead menu
even in the name of Reform!
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Reducing the Surplus.

The disposition of the Surplus in the
q. S. Treasury engages the attention
of our Statesmen, but a more vital
question has u 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
ance of the first symptoms, such as IA
cough, a cold, a sore throat or chest, or
Side pain. Taken thus early a cure is
guaranteed. Trial bottles free at
F. E. Bailey's Drug Store.
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Newspaper Laws.

: Subscribers who do not give express notice
TO the contrary are considered wishing to con-
tinue their subscription.
msubscribers order the discontinuance of
their periodicals, the publisher may continue
ito send them until all arrearages are paid.
subscribers neglect or refuse to take
their periodicals from the office to which they
are directed, they are responsible until they
have settled their bills, and ordered them dis
continued.
Hsubscribers move to other places without
informing the publishers, and the papers are
sent to the former direction, they are held res
ponsible. as
The courts have decided that refusing tc
leke periodicals from the office, or removing
end leaving them uncalled for, is prima facia
evidence Of intentional fraud.
w 1T s~ubscribelh pay in advance they are
bound to give notice to the publisher at the
end of their time, ifthey do not wish to ca
tinue taking the paper; otherwise the pLo-
Usher is authorized to send it on and the
subscribers will be responsible until an ex-
press notice, with payment of all arrears, is
sent to the publisher.
sgt The latest postal law decision is to the eff
feet that publishers of newspapers can, under
the law, arrest any man for fraud who takes a
paper and refuses to pay for it. Under this
law it is a dangerous trick for a man to allow
his subscription account to run on from six
months or a year unpaid, and then tell the
postmaster to mark it :" refused" or send the
editor postal card to discontinue the paper.
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proceedings of the Police .yury.

OPELoUsAs, La, July 2. 1888.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present: Auguste P~errodin, D. P. Saizan,
E. Dubuisson, w. C.. Gordon, Sam Haas and
Martin Carron. &
Mr.. Perrodin in the chair.
The report of the committee to lay off a pub
lie road to start from the Acadia line at the ]
section corner of sections 81 and % to the /
section of sections 80 and 81, 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 Arnaudville. was read
and accepted. The contract for the building
of said bridge was sold to Mr.. C. D. Stewart,
the lowest bidder, for the sum of $1,000 (six.
teen hundred dollars|, $500 flight hnndred) OF
which are to be paid by the parish of st. Ian.
dry out Of the internal improvement fund for
the year 1888, and the other $500 to be paid
by the parish of st. M~rrtin-the bridge hay.
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 eslh.
tract to build the bridge over Bayou Crocodile
on Ju6 fOau IfUm CnLcOG 10 EOId reported tina
the contract was sold according to law TO Mr..
G.. u. Stewart, the lowest bidder, aor the sum
Of $1,000 twelve. hundred dollars, that the
bridge was built according to contract and
accepted by them. When on motion the re.
port was accepted.
The payment of the above contract is as
fellows, viz:
$500 three hundred dollars) out Of the in.
ternal impro vement funds of 1883;
$3.50 ffour hundred and fifty dollarsi ont al
same funds of 1889
$3.50 flour hundred and fifty dollars) out d
same funds of 1896 without interest. The
committee discharged.
The committee appointed to sell the con.
tract to build the bridge over Beaver Greek
near Neville Dogue reported that the contract
was sold to A.. M. Goodwin for the sum Of $50
fifty doliars1, that said bridge was built and
accepted by them. When on motion the no,
port was accepted, the amount ordered placed
to the credit of Mr.. Goodwin and the commit
tee discharged.
Messrs. Haas. Gordon, and Perrodin
having been appointed a committee ia
examine the vouchers in the hands Of the
Treasurer, reported through their chairman
Mr.. Haas, that they examined and counted
the vouchers presented by the treasurer
amounting to 90, 40i .25 (thirty-f0ur hundred
and one 25Il00 dolars), as per his statement
filed, that the amount e~orrespfnded with
items ON the Cash Book, when "a motion Ii
was resolved, that the vouchers be cancelled
and that the Treasurer nave credit for that
amount, and the vouchers were accordingly
cancelled.
Pierre, Goudeau' of Mallet was placed on the
INDECENT list.
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Farmers may save a trip to town in
their busiest season by keeping a bot
tie of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy in the house. AL
most every one will acknowledge that
they should have some such prepare
ton at hand for use in case of an attack
of bowel complaint and any who have
used this midecine will tel yon it is the
promptest, most reliably and most
pleasant medicine in use 1A>pr the pur.
pose. Many lives and much suffering
are saved by people keeping it at hand
ready for immediate use wheneve,
needed. For sale by F. e. Bailey.
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OrELoUsAS, July ID, 1888

At 1 O'Clock D.. N. the new members of End
Police Jury presented their commissions to
the President pro TEN of the ont going Police
jury and the following gentlemen answered
to their names:
Messrs. Sam Haas, Panl STACY, 4. 5. Barry.
p. Robin, II. w. Heath, Homer Durio, E. Q.
Milburn, L. j Dossmau, G. 4. Bihm and l..
NJ. Boagui.
The iury then proceeded IL temporary or
eanization by calling Mr., Sam Haas 40 the
chair, and Mi. p. Stagg as temporary seere-
tary.
On motion of Mr.. p. Robin, seconded by DR..
E. S. Barry, Mr.. E. NJ. Boagni was nominated
President and unanimously elected.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Boagni takes his seat.
On motion of Mr.. L J. Dossman and sec
onded by Mr.. Sam Haas, Mr.. j. j. Barry was
nominated and unanimously elected clerk.
On motion of MI. Homer Durio, Mr.. j. j.
Thompson was nominated and unanimously
elected Treasurer.
On motion of Mr.. Homer Durio, it was re-
solved that the Farmers Union be allowed
the USE of the Courthouse for their meeting
to take place in the month of August.
Oh motion of Mr.. PIaciie Robin, it was re-
solved thai thanks be rendered the outgoing
members and officers of the Police Jury for
the able manner in which they have transact
ed the affairs of the parish during their admi,
nistratiun
On motion of Mr. l.. j Dossman, a report
far the building of ii bridge across hayun DO
sepl Marcel leading from Willie Plate to Nez-
pique was read, accepted and the committee
discharged. The appropriation was in favor
of Mr.. +. j. Dossm All for one hundred aud
seyenty-five dollars ST. IS 90, and the commit.
tee was Jean P. j. LYndrenean and Joseph
Tate.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned until
Tuesday. the Sd inst, at 10 o'clock IL. N.
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our Candidate far pras;aart

he will be nominated by the con-
Eontlon and will be elected by the peo-
sples becanse he will come the nearest
70 Mlling their ideal of q Chief Magis-
trate; Electric Bitters has been given
the highest place, because no other
naedicins has 30 well filed the ideal Of
perfect tonic and Alternative. The
people have Endorsed Electric Bitters
and rely upon this great remedy in all
troubles of Liver. Stomach and Kid
neys. For all Malarial Fevers and
Diseases caused by MaIarial poisona,
Electric Bitters cannot be too highly
recommended. Also chres Headache
80 g~ssnseipation. Satisfaction guar
isslseea or money refunded. Price soc.
Ahaa " aa n q Bailay's Ding Store, 1
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FAVORIlE ROUTE to the PACIFIC cols,
. THE OvEhAAND FLYER,
Saves One Day in Time

Between Council Bluffs and the p,e;go r.
1t ala" gives to School Teachers so,o...
this line the privilege of a detour 'T n.1
extra expense to Idaho Springs, CO %"a1aI
also to Garfield Beach ON the Great S SJIg IRA !
"lhe Dead Sea Of America" near Sal lake I
City, Utah, the headquarters of tle Mo lake
church, where the finest BATHING in tbo olnOG
can he enjoyed. This is the o1lv ,ns world
beach Oh Salt Lake. An excursion ticEat saul
the Union Pacific Railway will carry t%s 'p1et
eler through more attractive tcrritorvI onS
greater number of large cities than a t III a
over any %" 81 line to the Pacific Cnast ''Ae'
Teachers DESTROYS of returning via p1.,,..,
can 90 from San Francisco to Portland o;%N
via boat 20, X. & N. Col or overland l''u ~
the Mount Shasta Route" going from p,a.a
land east via the o, r. & N, Co. and .Oraa"~nF
Short Line with choice of rail or hoat ~
III Columbia River between Portland and T ~
Dallas. Thence through Oregon, Washiuatoe
Territory and Idaho, passing near the Gs sss,
Shoshone Falls of the Snake River HortvS%
feet Ing her than Niagara), and Soda Snr : W
the Sanitaiium of the West" They 2snn A.
pass through and visit Denver, the ss0nsa'
City" of The mountains and the CapitaI If Go
dorado, the Centennial State.
For information regarding rates, routs.
daily excursions, etc, apply to
THOS. [. KIMBALL, E. L. LOMAx, u.s.. TEBBEB,
Actg Gen'I Mgr. AG. P&T.A G.G,&Il
OMAHA, NEBRASKA.
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Monroe Bulletin !: The examinations
in the city public schools were held last
week, and it affords the Bulletin no
little pleasure to he able to say that the
reports show that most of the pupils
have made commendable progress in
the pursuit of knowledge.
During the Term the average attend
ance at the female school was ll3; male
school 81 colored mixed school lib.
One superintendent and eight teachers
were employed, their salaries and other
expenses aggregating about $500,
which is raised by a 3-mill school tax
on city property.
We have schools which are unsur-
passed by any in the State.
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Common Sense

| An &independentAman is q who
blacks his boots who can live without
whisky and tobacco ; WHO earns at least
la pennysmore th9n Iasgsnds and ,waaS
can, upon a pinch, shtfve himself with
brown soap and cold water without a
mirror.
l-A-great- manis nneMhn can lead his
children to obey him when out of his
sight.
A hospitable man is never ashamed
of his dinner when a friend unexpect-
eddy drops in to dine with him.
A good wife exhibits her love for her
husband by seeking to promote his vel
fare and by ministering to his comfort.
A sensible wife looks for her enjoy
ment at home !; a silly one abroad.
A wise girl would win q lover by
practicing those virtues which secure
admiration when personal charms have
faded.
A simple girl endeavors to recon-
mend herself by the exhibition of friv-
olous accomplishments, and by a
mawkish sentiment which has as little
to do with a true heart as has the
gandy dress she wears.
A good girl always respects herself,
and is a treasure to be respected by
others.
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West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter
No better illustration of the hatred that
the Northern Senators in Congress beal
for the Southern people generally could
be given than in the recent action Of
the members of the Senate COMMITTEE
on Commerce. striking out from the
Rivers and Harbors Bill appropriations
for Southern streams, a large number
of them in Louisiana. The Senate
supported tho committee in it's action.
and restored but n of the itens strick'
en- cut, the appropriation for Bayou
Lafourche, which it reduced, however,
from $4,000 to $4,000. There seems
to be but slight hope for the restora-
ton of the items stricken out.
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"A. Cure For Sore Nipples.

MRS. MARY E. LUDLOW, of Manning,
Pratt Co., Kansas, says: Six yeas
ago we lived at Columbus Junction,
Iowa, and I had a young baby and a
very sore breast. For three months l
tried every thing until at last I got a
box Of Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointment and it cured them. Sold by
F. e. Bailey.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-07-14

President Cleveland continues to
send in yetoes of pension bills, and his
messages, on their face, give excellent
reasons for the vetoes. The President
proposes that the pension list shall be
a roll of honor, as it ought to be, not a
measure for giving aims indiscrimin-
ately.e He will find many thousands of
old soldiers to agreed with him in this
principle, whether they approve of its
application to particular cases or do
not .-Philadelphia Ledger, Ind.
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New Iberia Enterprise On the night
of the 4th July, at a colored collation. at
a school house one mile above Armand
vile, ST. Landry parish, a negro known
as Gros. Sosthene was shot and killed
on the grounds in front of the school
house by unknown parties in ambush,
a shot gun loaded with buckshot being
the weapon used. We are indebted
for this item of news to our friend, Mr..
Maurice Galliand, the travelling repre-
Sentative of Messrs. E. Feibleman &
Son, wholesale grocers of New Orleans.
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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 TO move south. This allows time TO
make the necessary preparations for spring.
The farmer becomes somewhat accllmated
before the heat of summer.
A good crop of sweet potatoes, cow peas,
millet and vegetables may be made the tltst
season. Hay can be made i'll any quantity
and find ready market, netting the farmer
| eight dollars per ton upon All average. Cows
can be purchased and milk sold ut ten cents
per quart, where p %arties are located near a
town.
Butter usually brings from 35 TO 40 cents
Der pound-winter lairying 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 hospi.
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 tile thousands. People must not expect
school houses, churches, fruit orchards and
palatial farm houses already for the settler ON
government land. The most of the country
is unsettled and one year since was govern
mcnt land.
Price of Land.
Their" is very little government land iett.
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 eacli-m
Lake Charles from fifty to three hundied each.
Size of lots GG3 Ivy 200 feet
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The sale of money by the Iberia
Building Association, on the 9Th inst.
is the best On record, there being nine
bidders present, four of whom secured
the money offered, as follows: Mr..
Alex. Tanguis, $14OO at 381 premium
Mr.. w. DeGoudBon, $1,000 1881 -
J. f. Reynolds 8, 90 at3S4 Mr.. All brt
DeBlanc, 5000 at 354. The good work
inaugurated by the Building Associa-
ton is we'll under way and will con.
tinue uninterrnpted.-New Iberia En-.
tarnriSn.
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Monroe Bulletin The Legislature
has appropriated 100000 for the main
tenance of the State Insane Asylum at
jackson this year-an increase. of 3d.
600 over the amount granted last year.
The number of inmates average 600.
About $I10,0 600 a year is expended on
the Charity Hospital at New Orleans,
where the average number of patients
ia 6S:3.
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stray HID

ASROM a pasture neaR the west side of OPP
horse COLT with black name and tail. The
colt is about years old and has no brand.
Any person who will leave him at this Office,
or give any inforkaatlon concerning his where
abouts will be suitably rewarded.
Opelousas, JUNG 80, '88.
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Taken mp as an, Estray,

pY the undersigned, at Mallet, on the Goth
AD inst, a black Creole Stallion about five
years old, branded on left thigh fac-simile of
brand at COURIER office). Has been in neigh
borhood about three years. The owner will
prove property, pay charges and take him
away DAVID BELLARD.
june 80, 1883.
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Tie facts and figures are given in
regard to the purchase Of Sherman de-
legates by the Alger managers at Chi
cago. The number was fifty and the
price about $500 each. It is needless
to say that they come from the South
|ern States and went to Chicago for a
market.-Providence Journal, Rep.
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The Natchitoches Reuieu asks

Are We of Louisiana to have high
license or prohibition? It seems that
~durinanthe days of legislative adJonrn-
ment the people are, and have been,
and no doubt will be, promised all
manner of promises of high license in
order to break up the unmitigated evils
attending and surrounding the small
GROCERY nuisance throughout the State,
and particularly the farming portion
thereof. Yet when legislative sessions
begin. the same old role is enacted
the Scion starts with virtuous indig-
nation, puts the license up $500, and
after listening for sixty days to the
wall of the corner grocery-C onfeder-
ate widow-and- orphan slush, quietly
sinks down to $50 or less aud then
comes home and tells the disappointed
people, twill put her up next time J"
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Baton Rouge Truth: At a meeting
of the board of directors of the Capt.
tolian- Advocate Publishing Company
Wednesday Col. T. Sambola Jones was
elected editor and Capt. John MeGrath
business manager.
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parisl, Of st. Landry were notified that this
body havlng completed the work before them,
was ready to receive them and turn tho office,
the books and papers over to them, where
upon the gentlemen presented their commits
sions to the President of the Police Jury and
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Blank forms for use of merchants,
notaries, Justices of the Peace, ETC., for
sale at this Office.