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The Opelousas courier., 1888-06-30

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The Opelousas courier., 1888-06-30

The directors of the Eads Conces-
sion Company, whichproposes to build
a ship railway across the Isthmus of
Tehuantepec, connecting the two
oceans, have awarded a contract to
construct the proposed road to the At
lantic and Pacific Company. The
work Of construction must, under the
terms Of the contract, begin within a
year and the road must be completed
within Eve years.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-06-30
Timber and improvements.

On the north of this prairie belt are immense
bodies of the finest timber in the world, pine,
cypress, live oak, water oak, white oak, pin
OAK, beech, maple, sWeetgurn, mulberry, ash,
The Opelousas courier., 1888-06-30

Fish of the choicest varieties are present in
such immense quantities that they will eventu-
ally become an article of commerce.. The
small game upon the coast, the abundant deer
in the pine woods and the fish in the streams,
with mild winters make this country the para.
disc of sportsmen.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-06-30

In a short time southwestern Louisiana will
become the winter resort for thousands of
northern people. Its genial climate. beautiful
scenery and unsurpassed fruits and game are
sufficient attractions to insure this.
Preparations will be made this summer to
receive the thousands of people who desire to
spend next winter in southwestern Louisiana.
Ample hotels will be erected at Lake Charles.
The Opelousas courier., 1888-06-30
Southwestern Louisiana.

This beautiful garden land of the continent
presents attractions to the immigrant more vi wa,
RED and substantial than any other land. Inc
following facts may be added in support OF
this hrnad assertion
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

The best medical writers claim that the successful remedy for nasal ca tarrh must be non-irritating, easy of application, and one that will by its own action reach all the remote sores and ulcerated surfaces. The history of the efforts to treat catarrh during the past few years obliges us to admit that only one remedy has completely met these conditions, and that is Ely's Cream Balm. This s=se ssa r!es=s: s: remedy has mastered catarrh as Both- ing else has ever done, and both phy- sicians and patients freely concede this fact. The more distressing symptoms quickly yield to 1t.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

Wales. But one day his poodle was gone, and den dey had no use for his nibs. He had a big headache. and his stomach was all out of shape, and mo- body would have anything to do wid de probable son. He sobered up, cause he had to. He couldn't work de growler, even, and get can of stale beer, and dere was no free lunch places in dose days, so he was hungry, and ragged, and wanted to die. Fin ally he struck job herding hogs for a granger, but he had to board him. self, and he boarded wid de hogs. When de hogs eat corn and left de husks, de probable son he chewed de husks. It wuz pretty thin diet, but l s'pose occasionally some good square hog took pity on him and left little nubbin of corn for him to eat. He herded hogs for quite a long time, because he couldn't strike any softer thing anywhere, and then he began to think of home. While he was paint ing towns, and rectifying highwines, and flying high, he didn't think of home. Home was no good when all de good stuff was going round, but when he got into hog society, he had time to think while the hogs were eating at the first table, and he was waiting for de second table, and so he began to think of the folks at home, of his old father, and mother, and sister, and of his neat little room up stairs, and de warm biscuit and honey. He took handful of husks for lunch, and started for home, leaving the hogs to themselves. It was long tramp, and when he got in sight ot home he was so hungry he could hardly walk, and he hadn't rags enough on his back to wad gun. He expected his father would think he was a tramp and set the dog on him, but de old man went out to meet him, and knew him, and fell on the back of his neck and said, sMe che-ild! this is me own, me probable son,' Then dc old man helped him into de house, and his ma gave him some soft soap and a towel and sent him to de bath room, and de old man went and killed a young steer, and cooked it, and filled de probable son clear up to de muzzle, wid fatted calf"
 "Calf! Nothing but calf," said the freckled boy, who hadn't believed much of the story. "Why didn't de old man give de boy turkey, and oys- ters, and cut feed? My old man would guy me the almightiest lickin in de world"
 "Dat shows de difference between folks," said Johnny, and just then the fire alarm sounded for fire down in the Third ward, and the boys followed the hook and ladder truck, and Johnny was at the head of the procession, having dropped the "probable son" like hot potato.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21
Pemberton's French Wine Coca,

A delicious family medicine for the million, or Worlds Wine of Life. By it life is daily strengthened. Dyspep- sta, Nervous Prostratton, Nemoigia, Melancholia, Hysterta, Blues, etc., are banished. Malaria and infectious germs are instantly destroyed by this wine, which is disinfectant and anti septic. It strengthens all the vttal organs, heals, rejuvinates and beauti- fies the body and prolongs life. Treatise on the Coca Plant and Kola Nuts sent free, by addressing, Pem- berton Chemical Co.,, Atlanta, Ga. Mention this paper.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

"Golden at morning, silver at noon, and lead at night" is the old saying about eating oranges. But there is something that is rightly named Golden, and can be taken with bene- if t at any hour of the day. This is Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery, literally worth its weight in gold to any one suffering with scrofu- lous affections, impurities of the blood, or diseases of the liver and lungs. It is unfailing. By druggists.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21
Changing Ones Mind.
Yankee Rlade>


 The population of the country Is now about twice as large as 1t was at the beginning of the war, In the short space of quarter of a century we have become a new country and new people. There has been as much pro- gress between Lincoln and Cleveland as between Washington and Lincoln. History now goes by steam, and the ''stately march of the ages" quickens to the music of the Yankee gaiop. We arc rushing to our destiny by forced marches.
 But not alone in material advance ment have we made tremendous strides ofprogrss. We adopt new ideas, new creeds, new theories, with as much apidity as we adopt new motors, new methods of illumination or new kind of a bicycle. We change the fashion of our thinking as easily as we change the fashion of our dress and the man who never changes his mind is becom- ing as odious to the eyes that are lit with the new fire of progress as the man who never changes his shirt,
 This is. perhaps, the characteristic of our age-the ability to change its mind easily. The slowness with which new ideas were disseminated in former generations is an enigma to tho people of our time. Great moral reforms always pass through an era of ridicule, toleration, examination and accept ance. But now men get over laughing at new idea the first year of its pro- mitigation, and tolerate, examine aIti accept 1t the second year. Young men of twenty one years ofage can remem- Der when the Darwinian theory was everywhere ridiculed as the concep- tion of a visionary theorlst. It is now universally accepted by thinking men. Old creeds that were supposed to be as firm set as the bases of the hills are melting away like vapor. Great ques- tions like the temperance prohibitory movement, socialism, the labor prob lem, have sprung into almost imme- diate prominence, and such of them as stand the quick focused glance of pub lie examination will pass on to speedy triumph and acceptance, and such of them as are found wanting will bc dropped in the prompt, summary way that characterizes the age. No cause that is really worthy will ever again struggle through centuries of defeat and loss. 1t is sure of prompt rccog- milton from men who have learned that the greatest evidence of sane mentality is the ability to change ones mind.
 But yet this is the hardest lesson the world has ever learned. The best gift the world had for some thousands of years for the man who changed his mind was home in a dungeon or n fiery couch at the stake. IL never seemed to occur, except to few ex- ceptional souls, that the mind was given to think for itself, and not to placidly accept the judgment of tho dead-and-gone thinkers of previous generations.
 The human mind has been largely emancipatcd in the last fifty years. And this is largely due to the fact that it is no longer considered a dis honor or impiety for a man to change his mind as often as he feels like It.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

"Darringer, I hear that some rob- bers broke into your house last night, What did they stealy"
 "Nothiug, Bromley. They didn't get farther than the vestib0le. My son came home at midnight and they ran. We'll, yes; they did steal several things"
 "Whatr"
 "Thc house dog, spring gun I had set for them and burglar alarm, "--- Hdrpef'SBGs0r.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

Miss Waldo {of Boston)---"Arc you an admirer of Emerson, Mir. Wabash?"
 Mir. Wabash (of Chicago) )--Oh, yes, Miss Waldo, never failed to sec him when he came to Chicago. Poor Billy, he was very funny man. Ncw Fork Sun.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21
Vrtaeya for IAe ArkonsaE TrGueter.
 A TRAMP so BOLD.
BY sAxEr.
Air. "A Narrior Bold. n

(Air, "A Warrior Boid.'p In days of old, when tramps were bold, And bulldogs held their sway, A tramp so bold, in search of cold Grub, sang this plaintive lay: Sang plaintively this lay; My love is sweet and rare, It is such dainty fare; It's fiaky crust, I'd eat to bust. Where will get it, where? So what care I, though dog be nigh, I'll get some pie or die; So what care 1, though death be nigh, I'll live for love of pie. So this bold tramp, in armor damp, The next farm house did try; nd there this tramp did rashly clamp X washingtonian pie, A Washingtonian pie And ere the day was OCT The bold tramp was no more. But ere the cramp had downed the tramp, He cried "I've kept my swore: So what care I, though death be nigh, I lived for pie, and die. So what care I, though death be nigh,
 lived for pie,
 lived for pie, lived for pie, for pie, for pie die.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

Beautiful woman frsm whence came thy
 bloom, Thy beaming eye, thy features faIrf What kindly hand on thee was laid Endowing thee with beauty rarel "Twas not ever thns," the dame replied, 'Once pale this face, these features bold, The 'fayorite Prescription of Dr. Pierce Ess.ss: :ss -SEssfoss .a.sss - bics yoa ,,-s.
 hold"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

You may say what you please about the switch being banished from the public schools, but 70 long as fe- male teachers are employed, the switch" will be found there.-- Droke's Maguzfne.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

In some of the Oil City stores where lady clerks are employed it has been found necessary to move the counters out nearly to the middle of the rooms. The girls must wear bustles.-O Oa City Blizzard.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

She--~'So you went to hear Josef Hofmann last evening, Mir, Wabashs'
 He (of Chicago)-~"Nes,"
 She-"Iou were pleased, ot courscg"
 He-"lmmensely. Why, know grown people who can't play tho pi- ano with that tcn-year>oid boy, ,"-- Ihe Rpoch.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

The Bitter ronsonby --" Really, me boy, can't sec why you wear such high collars"
 Griggs-"Cawn't you, deah hcartH It's just to keep mo from waggiug my chin foolishly. Might try it, Pom sonbv " 7td- B,tS.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

A faded or grizzly beard is unbe- coming to any man, and may be coi- ored Q natural brown or black by using Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

BARLETT's PILE SUPPosTToRIEs will promptly relieve and cure Hemor- rhoids-since 1882 thousands of per- manent cures prove their intrinsic merit. They should be used by every sufferer-take no other than BAR LIFTS. el % for tin case of IA Sup positories. BARLETT MFG. Co.,, Phila., Pa.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

Beautiful women have gotten silly men into discretlitablc difficulties ever since the world began. Rd6 aud Er- pFtSS.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21
An Unnatural Mother.--M believe

An Unnatural Mother. .--"l believe Pvc got the meanest ma in Texas"
 "Wbat did she dor"
 "Just before Christmas she put me into long trousers. She did that so 1 would have to wear short stockings that wouldn't cost much to All. What do you say to that for meanness? She'd make nice step mother, she would. .".- I'eros Si(ttngs.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

Some one asks: "Does it pay to be good?" Perhaps our evidence in the matter will not be taken, and so we shall not answer the question directly, but we will say that it is good to be paid. d.-LoweU Citizen.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

FITS: All Fits stopped free by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after first days use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and e2.O0 trial bottle free to Fit cases. Send to Dr. Kline, s31 Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

J. s. MERRILL: Dedr 4Sir-Tour preparations are in big demand and giving universal satisfaction. Your Female Tonic is performing miracles. Yours truly, s. A. King, Druggist, Cascade Springs, Ark.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

"Held by the enemy"-the ulster which we are unable to redeem. Fad Rirev Adr0nce.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

If yeu are tired taking the large old fashioned gripiDg pills, try Dr. Car ter's Little Liver Pills and take some comfort. A man can't stand every thing.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

An English land owner is SO op- posed to poaching that he will not eat a poached egg.--NeD Orleans Picdy,tne-
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

In the chivalrous days of old when they tried knight, they always se- lected ajury of his spears Washing ton Critic.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

The latest craze among the girls is a hair album, made up of strands from the heads of their gentlemen friends. This is another thrust at bald headed men, Washington Critic
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

Every day increases the popularity and sale of Carter's Little Liver Pills. The reason is that when once used re- lief is sure to follow. Don't forget this.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

The Monon route is the shortest, speediest, safest and best between Louisville and Chicago.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

"He gave me some pointers" said the tramp of the farmer "he jabbed me with the pitchfork. ."-Drin.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

A terrible example-the first one in the arithmetic that does not have the answer appended.-LosceU Citizen.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

Sold everywhere. Price CuTIcuaA s0 eents soar. 1' cents; RhaoLvKsr, e. Prepared by tue P0TTHa Dhuu AND CHhhfCAL Co., Hoaton, Mass
 @@Bend for How to Cure Skin Diseases, " At pages. 60 illustrations and i0D teatiniontAls
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

Adam was first man to sell q race.- Teras Sifftngs.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

chiIdrsn Cry sos Pitchers cessosia.
 -Ada.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

raortAsls. Ecsoma. Teltef. RinR RWorn, tirhsu, Prnriiur, scald Head, huk Cfust, Danaun. Barbers', bAkera', urocers' and Wasbrrwomsp s Itch. and every species uf Itching Burning Aealy Pimply Hunors Of the Skin and Heaip and blood with Loss of Hair, are positively cured by CuTI CuRA, the great Skin Cure, and tUricuhA Soar. an exquisite Skin beautineT sKtsTbRii, and ;-t- riCUHA HgnoLVENr, the new Hiosbd Purifier Inter
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

l 0lMPLES. black heads, Chapped and oily skin ] TIM prevented by CrrIouHA MKDIcATkn hoAP
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21
SCRATCHED 28 YEARS.
A Scaly, itching Skin Disease, with Endless Suffering Cured hy CutIcura
 Remedies.

II had known of the GurluvRA RNHkpIEs twenty eight yeafS ago it would have saved me esoW two hundred dpllAr>l and an immense amount uf suffering My dlsrase tfsartarisl caIt,, menced on my head in spot not larger than A cent, IL spread rapidly all over my boay aud got under my nAtls The scales would drop on of mo all the time and my suffering WAS endlesA, and without relief. Ono thousand dollars would mot tempt me to havr Inc disease again. ! V poor man but feel rich Ia he relieved of what some of the doctors said was leproay soBe ring worm. psoriasis etc, took and karaApA rliias oXcr ono year and half but Do ! wont to two or threc doctors aud no cure. cannot praise thu CuTiCUhA hEAEDIRk tun murh They have made my skin clear and free from sea as n baby \, All used of them ihres boa oi CHriCuhA, and three bottles oi CrJiCUHA Nkaoi. vENT and two cat 0f C,'TtuUHA hoAr fl yon had oeoh hero and said yon would hAVo cured inc for t1otD you would have had the money. l looked like the picture in your hook of PsoriAAia tniciuic number two. How to Curr Skin Diseasea" hut now am aa clear any person eNefWaA. Through iUFc- of iiRbii l ruin my hands my afmA AI.d legs to scratch once In awhile, but ln no purpose, am Rti well scratched twenty plR ht years and it got Ia be "A kind of second nature to thank you thousand times. Anything m6rc that you want tp know write me, hu rrada this may write to me and win answer ii
 nENNIA DOWNING
 WArKHBuEY. VT, Jan. n Iss7
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

Inc HUInhh mIHu HAS Dech MfkcIy emancipated in the last fifty years. And this is largely due to the fact that it is no longer considered a dis honor or impiety for a man to change his mind as often as he feels like 1t.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-13
A. r. ALTNIAYER a co.
OH I!

Why should the
spirit Of mortal be
proud? We are not pre-
pared to state positively why,
but we have every reason to
believe that the principal one
is that ALTMAYER & Co., the
ever generous providers, give
one such an excellent oppor-
tunity of buying Dry Goods,
etc, so cheap that it is indeed
a house that we all should feel
justly proud Of This weeks
offerings shall comprise six
sample drives, six unequivocal
bargains from six different
departments. 1t will be to
your interest to pin the follow
ing on your memory, Special
tor this week only.
COLORED DRESS GOODS.
so pieces 36-inch wide Canadian Serges, in all
the new shades, regular price 35c; this week
SILKS.
lot silk, including black and colored fancy
stripes and checks, elegant goods, regular price
81 % and 81 so. This week only 0216c,
BLACK GOODS.
ILL.,
25 pieces Black all wool 36-inch wide Albatross
and Nuns Yelling, 4219c.; regular price 75c
BOYS CLOTHING.
SECOND FLOOR)
"
100 Boys Serge Suits, Knee Pants sizes 4-1s
years, new Spring goods, price for this week
81 IS
Boys Tweed Suits, Knee Pants, pair pants
to each suit, very nobby and durable, this week
81 30; regular price 81.
EMBROIDERIES.
Swiss, Nainsook and Cambria Embroidered
Flouncngs. white and tan, Soc; regular price
75c. and 81.
sPECIAL.--1 lot Swiss Embroidered F'lounc-
ings, 40 inch wide. wonderful value, Sc; regu-
lar price 81 25 and 81 so.
WHITE GOODS.
VI
case each White Lawn and Checked Main.
sock, &C.. worth size.
Notwithstanding the advance in Cotton Goods
we will offer case each of our yard wide Fruit
of Loan Shirting and Cambria at &c.
SPECICAL.-1 lot beautiful Lace Scrim, ex-
cellent value at 10c., this week SC.
Kindly watch the local columns Of this paper
for daily drives during this week. Respectfully
yours
A. R. Altmayer & Go.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-13
A Locomotive Lost in Quicksand.
From the Wichita Beacon.

"In the construction of the Kansas Pacific
and Atchison, topeka aud Santa Fe
railroads" said II. L. Carter, a railroad
co tractor, of st. Joseph, the other day,
lone difficulty of frequent occurrence was
met with, which, as far as my experience
goes, is unique in railroad history. | refer
10 the trouble arising from quicksands
From western Kansas to the mountains
quicksands are TO I've found in nearly every
stream, no matter how small, aud to sue
cessfuly bridge them required an expendi-
ture olt of all proportion to the size of
stream TO be crossed. We tried pile driv-
ing, but the longest piles disappeared with
ou1 touching bottom. Then filing with
earth and stone was attempted, and met
with equally poor success, as the quicksand
was apparently capable of swallowing the
entire Rocky Mou Jains The only means
of crossing a qucksand was found TO be TO
build short truss bridges across them. This
was very expensive, but was the only thing
TO be done.
Gas an instance OF the practically bottom
less nature of the quicksands, | may cite
the case Of an engine that ran Off the track
at River Bend, about ninety miles from
Denver, on the Kansas Pacific. The engine,
a large fire ght, fell into quicksand, and in
twenty minutes had entirely disappeared.
Within two days the company sent out a
gang of men and wrecking train TO raise
the engine To their surprise they could
not fine a trace Of it. Careful search was
made, magnifed rods were sunk to the
depth of % feet, but no engine could be
found. 1t bad sunk beyond human ken,
and from that day to this has never been
discovered Cattle and horses are fire.
quently lost, the only animal that is safe
being mule-the only animal that never
gets caught. No greater instance of the
Intelligence of this much-maligned qua
druped can be cited than the skill and care
with which it avoids all unsound bottom.
As its hoofs are much smaller and narrower
than those of horse il would mire in places
where horse could safely pass. Recogniz-
ing this fact, whenever q mule feels the
ground giving way under it's feet It draws
back and cannot be induced TO advance
step, although a Whole drove OF horses may
have immediately preceded"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-13
cITY coURT sHERFr,s sALE.
NHtHIFF VFTICE 2. =. D,
SAYANsAH, GA. March 5th. 1885

S4yANSAH, GA, March 5th, 1888
GTATE or GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY
- Under aud by yirIge of Il. ia. issued out Of
the City Court Of Savannah. November term,
1855. IN favor % JOHN S. SCHLhY vs.. MAR
ClSSE MEUNIER, and levied by DAVID
BAILEY, Sheriff Of the said court, November
sth, 1880, on the following described properly rs
the property Of the said NARCISSE j. MEU-
kILR, TO WIT:
al that lot OF land number six 90 and i'm.
provements, situate in Kingsyil.e, on the White
Bluff road, in Chatham county Georgia, about
q quarter Of a mile south OF the extended limits
of the city OF savannah, containing five 90
acres OF land fronting V2 feet ana inches on
the White Bluff road, with "a depth Of ,263 feet,
more or less, TO It's western boundary.
And viii sell all tue interest OF the said MAR
ClSSE j. MEUNIER in "a ID property as assignee
Of a bond for titles from Ferdinand J. CRY TO
Peer Ohm dated june 9TH, 1876, said bond for
titles having been transferred TO said karcisse
j. Meunier by SAID Peter Om, at public outcry,
before the Court House door In the city Of Sa.
vannah. county of Chatham, and State of GeOr-
gia, on the FIRST TUESDAY IN APRIL, 1893,
during the legal hours OF sale Property pointed
out by plaintiffs attorney. Terms cash; pur-
chaser 10 pay for titles. Tenant aud parties in
interest notified this March 9TH, 1898.
l.. l.. GOODWIN,
Sheriff Of the City Court of Savannah