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The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

Mr.. Joseph Hernandez. of New Or.
leans, proprietor of the only fine por-
celain works in America, has present
Cd Mrs. Cleveland with two porcelain
cups, made at his factory. She says
the cups are exquisite" and writes
Mr.. Hernandez a kind letter of thanks.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

The equestrian statue of Gen. Robert
e. Lee, executed by Mercie, the French
sculptor, has been accepted by a COM
mittee of Richmond Va citizens, and
will Immediately be cast IN bronze and
erected in the Virginia capital. The
dedication will be a gala occasion, not
for Virginia alone, but for the whole
South.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

Thibodaux Sentinel: The appoint.
ment Of Geo. w. Flynn, the chief clerk
of the Department of improvements un-
der Boss Fitzpatrick, to the import
ant Office of Registrar of Voters of the
parish of Orleans, by Governor Mich
oils, seems to excite q great deal of dis
satisfaction In New Orleans. Gun es-
teemed contemporary, the Times-Dem-
ocrat, had an especially vigorous leader
~denouncing the appointment, in lts is
sue qsf the goth.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

To one who said, ar do not believe
therejs an honest mar in the world
another replied, 1T is impossible that
any one ma should know all the world,
but quite possible that one may know
himself. ~
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

The foul breath of scandal has blast
ed the happiness of more people, made
more hearD aches and beclonded M j
innocent lives tcan every other tile
sin of the humaa heart and tongue.
He OF she who circulates a vile SANDER
upon an innocent person robs that per-
son of that which is far more precious
than gold, and perpetrates a crime,
compared with which the robbery or
theft of his personal effects is infinites-
finally insignificant.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

Crowley Signal Farmers in this
vicinity report an excellent crop this
season. Rice, ID most instances is q
full crop, cotton is good, and corn never
was better. Rice fields, that two
months ago looked to be worthless, now
promise grand results.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

Every horse owner should have a copy
Of That admirable work, A Treatiseon
chs ard His Diseases, by DR. Ken
dali. few copies-English or German
for sale at this Office at Csc. per copy
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

Farmerville Gazette The prohibi-
ton convention in session last week in
Monroe adopted resolutions advocating
the passage of a law fixing the penalty
of disfranchisement to the buying or
selling of votes; also the passage of a
law by the Congress of the United
States providing for the withdrawal OF
all Federal authority concerning the
manufacture and sale of alcoholic Ii
quors from States or other city munich
palities which may enact prohibitory
laws, and to prevent the transportation
of such goods as contain as much as
two per cent or more of alcohol into
States where the manufacture or sale
may be prohibited either by constitu-
tional or statutory provisions.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

IL is stated that DR.. Kaaffmann, a
Russian experimenter, has succeeded
in solidifying petroleum, to be used as
fuel, by heating it and mixing it with
from | to- per cen of soap. The lat
ter dissolyes in the oil, and the liquid
in cooling forms u compact mass hav-
ing the appearance of cement and the
eonsistenee of tallow. The product is
difficult to inflame, but when lighted
burns slowly and without smoke, de-
veloping a high temperature, and leav-
ing only 2 per ceR of u hard black
residuum.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

just what the people wan9.--I have
used Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy with satisfactory re-
suits. My neighbors have. also used it
to their satisfaction. It is a frst-class
remedy, and one that is safe to recon-
mend for bowel complaints. M. AUE,
Post Master, Leon Springs, Bexar Co.,
Texas. Sold by F. g. Bailey. :
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

For RENT.-A business stand and
residence near the railroad depot. APP
ply at this Office,
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

FoR RENT-A good business stand,
old established and centrally located, on
Main street, lii Opelousas. Apply at
this. office.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

For cramps, diarrhea and fux, DIR.
Tichenor's Antiseptic is the sovereign
remedy. For sale by Theo Posey.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15
Don't

Suffer any longer with HAT painful
wound. Dr. Tichenor's Anfiseptic will
relieve from pain and heal Che wounds.
Price so cts.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

Blank forms for use of merchants,
notariss, Justices of the Peace, etc, for
sale at this Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

Ticbenor's Antiseptic il no longer on
trial. It has proven it's merits and
stands to-day without an equal.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

hAEe made arrangements to send
the WeSkiy Picayune with the COURIER
at So. so per year, or the Daily Picayune
and Onr paper, q year, $12.50-six
rnonfhs, $6.25. Note the saving!
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

me attention of onr country readers
II directed To the advertisement DID our
second pago headed Z SIrayed.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

Block keeps the best Of everything
and sells at tie lowest prices. Seeing
is believing. Go and inspect bis stock.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

All manufactures in Louisiana are
exempt from State and municipal taxa
ton by organic iaw until 1899. Ope-
lonsaa 10 Q splendid location for a cot
ton faetory. furniture factory, wagon
factory, rice mill, oil mill, ice factory,
N&G.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

Don't be q clam. Use pfrnted letter
heads, done cheap at this office.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15
Something Reliable.

For wounds, cuts, bruises, burns OF
sealds, use DR.. Tichenor's Antiseptic
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

F0R SALE-A new Remington double
barrel br~eech-loading shot gun can be-
had at q bargain on application at this
Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

The way to have q good home paper
issto assist il by subscribing for il, adj
vertising In it, and occaaionally writ
ing for It.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

By paying FIVE cents daily for the
Times-D Democrat, it will cost $I8.25 a
year. We have made arrangements to
give the Daily Times-D Democrat with
Che CouRIER for $1,000. q year. Just
note the saving.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

Use DR. TicIlenor's Antiseptic FL
foot owl q istaIa. II curea evsryt time.
Sold BIZ Druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

DO your own Buggy Painting. Cost
for one buggy rs cents. All colors al
G.. D~ietlein's.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

Ice cold bottled beer at S cents a
glass at Louis Desmarais' beer garden.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

Thibodaux Sentinel We learn that
the joint committee of Thibodaux No.
| and Hook & Ladder No. l, who had
gone to 0pelousas to make arrange.
ments for the reception of the excur-
~sionists to that place on the 10th, are
Tell satisfied With the arrangements
made, and we are authorized to state
that q royal reception will be rendered
by the warm heareed Inhabitants of
the prairie City, TO all who may ia
vor the excursion with their presence.
A cold lunch, with the accompaniment
of a band of music are the least among
the many attractions for the visiting
firemen.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

The present Emperor of Germany ii
d printer, having served irregular ap-
premiership at the trade.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

Blank items, for advances of supplies
by merchants, for sale at this Office.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

T%hibodaux Sentinel : 1t is rumored
that Mi. Chas. Med. Puckette, the well
known journalist and late editor of the
Shreveport Democrat, will probably Sc
cure the position of Deputy Collector
of the port of New Orleans. He will
no doubt admirably fill the position, if
appointed. Brother Puckette fought
us hard in the late heated preliminary
campaign, but he5s a gentleman withal,
and now that the smoke of battle has
cleared away, we think none the less of
him for the course he pursued in advo-
eating the claims of his favorite for gu
bernatorial honors.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

hachiaa aud Iafa oils II Q. Dietlein ].
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

The moving of the standard silver
dollars from Eae different minis and
s~ub-treasuries to Washington for stor-
age in the large new silver vault in the
Treasury has begun. The shipments
will be made in lots of 100000 a day,
and will continue until the vault is
filled. As the vault has a capacity of
$100,000,000 in silver dollars il will
take about six months time to fill it at
the rate of shipment decided upon. The
will be confined to the coin
now stored at Philadelphia, New York,
New Orleans and San Francisco. It is
estimated that about $4,000, 900 will
be brought from each of the cities
named.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-09-15

AperfectAntiseptic DR.. Tichenor's.
Dr.. Tiehenor's Antiseptic cures Sore
Throat.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-23
Longevity of Our Race.

The biologist, Bichat. whose intuitions
50 maryelously anticipated the conclu-
slons Of later science, held that the
normal longevity of our race should
be an average Of 90 years, bearing his
inference on the fact that the life term
OF all known mammals exceeds at least
SIX times the period of their growth. A
dog, growing for three years, may live
to Is or 90 A horse, growing for four
or five, attains, and often exceeds, an age
Of 30 years. A camel, growing twice as
slowly, may live to 40 years and upward.
An elephant, even in captivity, does not
attain its full growth before its 18th
year, and in India often outlives two
masters. Some of the larger quadru-
mana likewise grow very slowly several
varieties Of balloons. for instance. do not
acquire the characteristics Of maturity
before the beginning of their teens; and
the naturalist, Brehm, mentions a male
chacma, who, after becoming the patri-
arch OF his tribe, raided the durra fields
OF the Zulu villages for nearly thirty
years before he met his Waterloo in a
hight with the outraged natives. The
males Of our own species grow for at
least sixteen years, but less than one
third reach even the threefold multiple
Of that age, and hardly one in 800 the
normal skiold. Dr.. Felix l.. Oswald in
The Forum.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-23
E.Ncctn of Mental Idleness.

Mental idleness is sure to lead to men.
tai ruin. lie who will not exert his
thoughts. who lets them passiyely receive
whatever influence may chance to fall
upon them will soon lose the chief power
which makes them valuable. Il is an
easy haoit to fall into, and one which
each person needs 10 guard against-that
OF listlessly reading, or listening, or
dreaming instead of actively thinking ard
working up these influences into ideas
and convictions that are worth holding,
because they have been justly earned. 1t
Is the vacant mi!sl, where no good seed
Is struggling upward into life, which will
soonest be covered with weeds.-Once a
Week.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-23
CoIored Department.

This department is IN charge Of the allow
named committee. They have issued the FOL
lowing CIRCULAR 10 the colofed people Of Viz
ginia. II exp cted from pres mt indications
that their exhibit in this department will be q
most in eresiing one
RICHMOND. Va. June =, ltsS.
The managers Of the Virg niA Agricultural,
Mechanical and Tobacco Exposition. having
allotted 70 the cOlorcd people sufficient space
in the Exposition building in which to exhibit
their products; we. the under signed commit
tee, urge upon tn m the impOr ance Of placing
their products on exhibition ut this great cN-
position in connection with our white country
men.
We believe that distinct collective exhibit
OF the products and mechauisms of our PEG
pie vii afford better opportunity 10 the
world - Ob cryc The progress made By Thorn
in the twenty i've years Of ieeecom tina an
other course We could adopt. The advance
mems and accomplishments of our ra, g in th,
various trades. professions and industrial pur-
suits ar9 not only evidences Of the growing
literally Of the Government in general edu
cation. bat alo the caIaGty OF the race to
contribute 20 the material wealth and conse-
quent growth Of our state Therefore we call
upon .Coored farmers. mechanic. artisans
tradesmcu. Il anufacturcrs ard producers OF
alt Sinds Of goods, wares ana products 10 place
them on exhibition
Space Is given free Of charge: railroad rates
ard steamboat freights are reduced on articles
Intended for exhibition.
Colored Peoples Day.
The 3lst day Of October the committee has
selected for grand demonstration and parade
Of the State and visiting militia. trade organ
izations and civic societies This day the PEG
pie of our race will lave special access 10 the |
Exposition Eminent men of our race will |
deliver addresses on educational and e onomic |
subjects. In the evening u grand vocal con |
cert will be given Jy choir Of our best must /
,al talent, in Music Hall. Duty TO self, the |
race and the State requires every man to put
orth Lis best efforts } make this great enter
prize a grand success
For further information address Joseph I. /
Wilson, secretary, 2CJ West Broad rect. Rich
nOnd, Va.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-23
COLORED PEOPLES DAY
October 81. 1SSS.
RACES
AT THE
Virginia Agricultural. Ne.
ChaniCaI and Tobacco
Exposition.
RIA
FIRST RACT-RUSNISC.

FIRST RACE-RUSNISG.
Purse, SIS. of which s25 TO the second. Nc
horse under -four years old, or that has eve,
Started in any hut gentleman's race allowed
TO start. One mile. -Four to enter, three &c
start.
SECOND RACE-TROTTISG:
Four-minute class, premium SlU-Firs,
horse $50 second horse s9j, third horse SIS.
One mile. Best two in three. -Four 10 en-
ter. three To start.
THIRD RACE-RUNNING.
Purse, 1925. Of which $50 10 second. Open 20
al horses entered by their owners. Weights
forage. One mile. Four to enter. three 10
start.
FOURTH RACE-TROTTISG.
Free 10 ali. Premium Sl.O-First horse SIS
secoud horse SO third horse So.
One mile. Best two in three. Four TO enter.
three to start.
Mule race.-Purse. s25. One mile. Open.
ownership unrestricted. -Four 10 start.
An entrance Zee of ) per cent. will be re
Qured on all races Entr les must b. ma e al
this office, on or before the 18th day OF OctO-
Der. The races will be governed by the same
rules and regulations as govern the regular
running and trotting races Of this society as
laid down in the programme. For further in
address A. X. vESABLE, JR,
Secretary.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-23
Properties Of Nitro-C.yccrinc.

SO sensitive is nitro-Slyccrinc 70 con-
cussion and percussion. that if i be
dropped only few feet or strucl; even a
slight blow it viii explode. IN example
Of this wonderful property of the STUFF
occurred a few years ago in Panama.
when the sudden ignition Of a quantity
of il converted q wharf and warehouse
into mass of unrecognizablc fragments,
inflicted damage to the extent Of about n
million dollars ard suddenly ended Il
number of lives.
Careful investigations soon demon
strated that the change which converts a
harmless substance like glycerine into
such n tremendous explosive is made By
the substitution of molecules of nitrogen
and oxygen for atoms of hydrogen in the
original compound When this is done
with great care and the process is carried
through the last stage, the resultant liq-
uid is nothing more than vast mass of
gas held together by the weakest and
most unstable bonds. New York Mail
and Express.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-23
Ia In: House In EcrlIn.

visited m eating house in Berlin
which for primtiveness is rather ahead
OF any thing else have seen in the world.
The dining table consisted Of log in
which eighteen cavities appeared atrcgu-
lar intervals. Etch cavity was Of about
the size of a larg, soup bowl. and fast
ened near every me was big iron spoon
attached to the log by an iron chain.
The method Of dining was neither COM
plicated nor prolonged. A ta6ie d'hote
dinner, consisting of one course. which.
10y She way, was the only dinner served
in the house. cost five pfennigs-about
one cent and a quarter OF our coin. The
diner enters and blanks down lis money
before taking his seat. Then he chooses
one of the broad cavities, seizes the ION
spoon and waits for the waiter. That
functlonary Is us Ially sort os Pooh
Bah, combining in himself the duties of
cashier, proprietor, head waiter and
bouncer in chief
After the guest is seated the waiter
walks up 10 him bearing two steaming
cans and asks, shortly: Thick or clear
soup" The diner usually, after smiling
the fumes Of the cans and giving the
matter weighty consideration. makes his
decision, and then the factotam fills up
the nearest cavity with soup. turns on
his heel and washes his hands of all fur
Their consideration. did not gain the
impression nom casual inspection that
the waiter had ever washed his hands in
any other than figurative sense. The
diner scoops the soup out Of the hole in
the log with his iron spoon. and. having
thus dined wisely and well. Is promptly
ordered out by the bouncer ia chief
There is 10 lingering over an after din
ner cigar. nuts. raisins. fruit or coffee.
The expedition Of the meal is its most
striking characteristic. except, perhaps.
its simplicity. Blakely Hall in New
York Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-23
PROGRAMME RACES.
First Day.

One-half mile, novice, open. valve Of two
prizes. $40.
| Two mile. amateur. lap Royertype Safety
open. one prize. rold watch and chain. value
SIS.
On mile. professional, open, one prize, 800
| in G an.
One mile. Virginia Dvi ion L. A. W. cham
| pionship, two rizes. valued IT $50
Two mile, team. lap (thr.e men each team
open, three medals, valued at $50.
One ha'f mile. without hands. open. one
melal. valued 1T s2j.
one mile, tandem tricycle.. handicap oren.
two p iles valued at SO.
One mile. "ld Dominion Wheelrncn. cham
pioDshlp, one prize. valued at geo.
one half mile consolation. one prize, valued
at e25.
Second Day, October cath.
One ralf mile. rovice, Virginia Division l.
A. W. two Irizes valued at so.
One mile, amateur handicap. open prize. Star
or Crank racing machine.
One half mile ride and run. amateur. open.
two prizes, valued ut so.
Three mile, professional. lap. one prize. 800
in cash.
One mile, team. lap Oeams OF three men
each. Virg mia Division l.. a. W. only one
prize, consisting Of three medals and cup,
valued n s65.
One half mile, steepicchase ANY kind Of
vince. two prizes. valued al So.
One half mile, amateur, open. gold watch.
valued az SIS.
Three mile, Virginia Division. l.. A. W.
championship, two prizes. valued at $50.
One-ha!f nile. consolation. one priz'. valued
at SO
Entrance Fees Professional events. $3.50;
consolation races free, al other events 81.
Entries should Doe made prior to October %
1sss, TO Alex. II. Meyer. chairman General
Committee. 81 East Broad street, By whom
further Information will Pc furnished.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-23
second. Open to all. Weight for age. One

and quarter miles
RI ird race Purse $50. Of which $50 to sec
ond. Hos beaten once ut tn s meeting al
lowed FIVE pounds One and one eighth miles
Third Day thursday, October 18th.
First race Purse $40. of which $50 20 sec
ond. For three ,car-old and upwards. Win
n rs Of single raceat this meeting I've pounds
extra; of two races seven pounds extra
Horses beaten once allowed seven pounds
One mile.
Second rae: Purse 500. OF which $50 to sec
ond horse. Weight for age. One and one
quarter mile.
Third race Purse. $3.50. of which so 10 sec
ond. Weight for age. One and one eighth
miles.
Fourth Day-Friday. October 18th.
First race Purse. s2JO; OF which go to sec
ond. For all ages. Maidens allowed, If four
years or unde-, ten pounds. One and one
quarter miles.
Second race Purse, $40. Of which so 10
second horse. For horses beaten and not hay
ing won race this meeting, those beaten
twice and not having won a race this year.
allowed five pounds, or II they are maiiens
allowed ten p .unds. One mile.
Third race; Bol6eld purse. so. Of which
SO to second Weight for age. Open 20 all.
Maidens allowed ten pounds. Two Z. le
dash.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-23
Special Premium.

! The Columbus Buggy Company OF COlum
/ bus, Ohio, rave made the following offer o.
| special premium for the Whitoy stakes:
! The Executive Committee have directed IN,
I following announcement in connection viii
the above special premium the Whitty
stakes Trotting races, first day. October 10Th
For the first horse a one man brewster
speeding wagon, valued at 500. donated by the
Columbus Buggy Company of Columbus. o.
through Joseph b. Davis. agent, Columbus
Buggy Company. Richmond. Va. This wagon
was built especially for this occasion and will
be- delivered to the winner OF this race al the
close a the Exposition.
BY order Of The Executive Committee.
ASHTON sTARKE.
q. II. NESAHLE. JR" President.
Secretary
No&. Three minutes class. premium 800
First horse 500. second horse s1OO. third horse
$50, fourth horse $40.
No B. Two thirty five class, premium, 500
First horse 500. second horse 500, third
horse $50, fourth horse $40.
Second Day-Wednesday. October 18th.
No |. Two forty class. premium. $i0O-First
horse 1900 second horse 800, third horse $50
fourth horse $40.
No2. Two thirty class, premium, 200 First
horse $500, second horse 500 third horse $50
fourth horse $40
Ne 3. Two-twenty class, premium, 800
First horse s25Q, second horse $l2j. third horse
SIS. fourth horse $50.
Third Day -ThursdLy, OctoberIsth.
No l. Two-forty class. premium s4OO-First
lorse 500, second horse 800. third horse 800. |
fourth horse $40.
No 2. Two thirty-two class, premium, $500
irst horse $3.50 second horse So third horse
200. fourth horse $40
NO .. Twotwenty five class premium. 500
First horse $3.50, second horse sl2j. third
Iorse $75, fourth horse $50.
Fourth Day-Friday. October 18th.
No |. !. L. Darlington stakes. $50. For
hree year old col : and iilies, which have
zen owned IN Virginia or North Carolina for
tx months previous 10 October Ist. Mile
eats. 70 harr ess, best three in five. -Four 10
inter-, three 20 start. Fifteen dollars entrance.
ayable as follows $40 10 accompany nomina-
lon on September LIST. balance payable Octo
~
b get 10 per cent. OF the forfeit, entrance and
Inscription; second horse 20 per cent, and
bird horse ID per cent.
No. wo thirty seven class. premium slG0
irst horse zoo second horse sl0O, third horse
81, fourth horse $40.
No 3. Two TIVE nty-two class, premium 500
irst horse $3.50. 81 cond horse <l25. third horse
10, fourth horse, so.
Fifth Day-Saturday. October Goth.
No !. Twofifty class, premium 500 First
orse 5000 second horse $40, third horse $50.
'urth horse $40.
Purse, Sic0-For stations which have made &
season during 1883 in Virginia. Poster and {
iense to accompany entry fee. Best three in :
We. Mile teats. -Four 10 enter three 10 start,
no race,
First horse 500 second horse 500, third horse b
Q, fourth horse $40.
NO 3 Free for all. premium sjOO-Fi horse u
80, second horse sl25, third horse s5j. fourth
,rse SjN,