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The Opelousas courier., 1889-05-25
IST OF PRIZES
ss,14l Prizes, amounting to -S2,l50,000
,.4Nrs WANTED EVERYWHERE

:s,14l Prizes, amounting to S2,l5O,0 600
AGENTs wASTED EVERYWHERE.
-. For CLUE RATES or any further intot
mation desired, write legibly to the uudeb
4igned, clearly stating your residence, with
state. comfy, street and number More rapid
retufn mail delivery will be assured by yaur
enclosing a'ienvelope bearing your inlladdress
IMPORTANT.
All ordinary letters containing Postal Notes
Money Orders issued by all Express Comps
MES or New York Exchange, addressed
NJ. a. DAUPHM.
New Orleans, La.
Address registered letters containing currency
New Orleans National Bank.
New Orleans, La
Remember that the only genuine Louisiana
State Lottery Tickets issued under the Stats
Charter, are recognized by the highestconris
are invariably signed by NJ. A. Dauphin, pres,
ident. Endorsed by Generals Beauregard and
Early, Supervisors of the Drawings, and qua,
ranteed by National Banks of New Orleans,
as to the Ement of its Prises, NONE 0TH
Frs RI GENUINE.
All SO called supplements, Original iittle
Louisiana" or other limitations with anlaEfal
use OF the Louisiana State Lottery CompanJis
name, by persons unknown, under assumed
or fictitious names, are attempts to deceive
the public by false pretenses, offering no qua
rantee whatsoever.
Remember that lbHae Dollar
is the Price of the smallest part OF frdcfi0R of
q ticket issued in aug drdeing. Anything IL
Our naaAe offered al q less price, is either q
counterfeit or sfGiNd}e.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
VERMONT NEWS.
Murder At Montpelier.

John Caswell deliberately shot
George Gould at Montpelier last
Thursday afternoon at the old Cut
Ter place, situated about one and one
half miles out from Montpelier on
the old county road leading to Calais.
lanes Sherman Caswell had worked
on the Cutler farm over 20 years,
and George Gould had worked on
the same place some two years off
and on Both men were admirers of
Miss Laura Cutler and aspired for
her hand in marriage. Mr. Gould,
quiet, nice sort of a fellow, was the
favored one, and was united in mar
rage to Miss Cutler Wednesday, re-
turning home Thursday morning
lust before noon Thursday, as Mr.
Gould was walking up the steps to
enter the house with his arms full of
wood, Caswell appeared at a cham
Der window with shot gun, and
without a word spoken fired at
Gould, the charge of shot tearing
and horribly 1nangling his face and
chin and entering his breast. Gould
dropped the wood and staggered off
few PAGES, falling beside the high
way, where he lay until the authori-
ties could be summoned to care for
him. Life remained in the body some
thirty minutes before he was pro-
nounced dead.
Caswell came to Montpelier and
surrendered to Justice Charles Def.
Bancroft, who conducted him to the
jail and turned him over to Consta
BILE Clark. Both murderer and muir
dered are said to be about 40 years
of age. 1t is thought that Caswell
also intended to shoot Mrs. Gould
and end his own existence, but his
courage evidently failed him. He
had threatened bloodshed if Mrs.
Gould ever married any other person
than himself. Caswell was seen go
ing in and out of a drinking saloon
about an hour before the deed was
committed.
Meeting of County Supervisors.
The state county supervisors of
education with Superintendent E. F
Palmer held conference meeting in
Burlington recently to discuss some
questions relating to their school
work. They were agreed that a
teachers institute should be held in
each county during the next fall and
winter, and that home talent should
be employed as far as possible to con-
duct these institutes. The super
visors were also agreed that private
examinations ought not to be grant
ed except for causes specified in the
statute. All present seemed encour-
aged in their work and it was report
ed that in nearly every section there
was a growing interest in the public
schools. The new law seems to be
in a fair way to be justified as an
excellent and timely piece of legisla
ton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
ALLEGED HUMOR.
Written With Our Five Dollar She

Written With Our Five Dollar Shears.
Canibalism in Chicago seems to
be increasing, to Judge by this open
advertisement in the News: 10th
4th Ave.-Wanted-A lady to cook. "
life.
Ought to Be Rested by This Time
care these CLAIMS fresh ?" well, they
ought to be; they've been resting
right where they are for three weeks. p"
Il Harper'S Bazaar.
Swell to the Last "Poah Cholly's
dead" Dead? How?" "Starva-
ton" STARVED ?" Eyes. He wore
such tight collars he couldn't swal-
low anything.-[Harpe Bazaar.
Poets wife-What are you think
ing so deeply about, Algeron? Poet
I am trying to get head for this
little poem of mine. p. Wet the
editor put head on it; you attend
to its feet Boston Courier.
Deafness a Blessing. First deaf
and-dumb man (talking with his
hands): "Why did you give that
money? You can't hear his music.
Second deaf-and-dumb man: That is
lilS lScSoD gave II ~ IllI. SAoS
Siftings.
Effect of the Elixir. A bedridden
patient in a Kansas hospital, who
was experimental on with the elixir
of life, was able to leave his bed the
next day. Hehad to, in fact, in order
to fill a place prepared for him in the
cemetery.-[Texas Siftings.
He Knew the Animal. Little Willie
What do you think, ma? l saw a
Spitz cat today! Mother-I guess
you don't mean a Spitz cat, dear /;
you mean Spitz dog. Little Willie
No, l don't, neither! This cat
spits when it sees a dog!-[ Boston
Herald
A little girl in Plainfeld was very
thoughtful on the way home from
morning service on a recent Sunday.
The last hymn had been Even me,
even me-" Finally she asked her
mother, who was holding her hand l.:
Mamma, did Adam write that
hymn" why no my child" said
her mamma: why do you ask
that ?" Because it says Eve and
me-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
Gbe Californian.
THE OBJECTION TO TANNER CAN
Oddly STA TED.

We have received letter, written
in a most kindly and Christian spirit,
from one who returned from the war
on crutches, and who illustrates the
severity of the hardships endured by
many of our brave men in the state
ment that, of go soldiers captured
with himself, not more than thirty
FIVE came back to Massachusetts.
And he wants to know why we OBJ
iect to Commissioner Tanners adj
ministration of the pension bureau
because he gives the eX-soldIers the
benefit of doubt, and interprets the
laws broadly and generously in favor
of the pensioner. We do not object
to his doing this, but heartily APP
prove of it. We would have every
surviving soldier who, on the princi-
piles hOnOrably governing the subject,
fairly deserves a pension, receive one.
And we would have the family of
every dead soldier, which has been
left with a just claim, receive one.
What we object to is the squander-
ing of the money raised from taxes
which are largely paid by men who
suffered heavily in the war, and by
the war, who were not soldiers, and
who receive no pensions, upon fraud
ulent and unworthy claims. And
what we object to in Commissioner
Tanneris that he is believed by great
numbers of competent judges to be
wholly unfit for his place, his APP
pointment having been a most un-
fortunate concession to a most I'M
wise pressure The severest criti-
cisms we hear of Mr.. Tanners ap-
pointment, and of his methods, have
been from ex-soldiers, and good
Grand Army men, who, while they
feel just as our correspondent feels as
to the government duty toward the
men who periled their lives and shed
their blood in the common defense,
do not believe that the truest inter
ests of the eX-army on the one hand,
or of the government on the other,
are promoted by the present meth
DDS of administration in this regard.
Il Boston Congregationalist.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
A BLOODY KENTUCKY FEUD.

A shocking picture of society is
presented in the dispatches which
tell of the latest developments in the
Howard Turner feud in Harlan coun-
ty, Kentucky. This county is among
the mountains in the southeastern
part of the state, and contains an
exceedingly illiterate population, al
most exclusively white. Wilson
Howard, who has murdered several
men, the last on the list being George
Turner, was heard to be hiding i'll
the mountains about fifteen miles
from the court house, and Judge
Lewis set out to capture him. The
sheriff would render no assistance,
and the judge organized his own
force, upon hearing of which the
Howard faction tried to kill him by
inveigling him into ambush. Failing
in this, the outlaws and the judges
force had battle, in which the lat
ter lost three men, and at last ac-
counts Howard was threatening to
come in and burn the cOunty-seat.
1t will doubtless surprise many
northen republicans, who are wont
to ascribe all wickedness to demo-
Gratis, to learn that Harlan county is
Overwhelmingly republican i'll poll
tics, having cast S37 votes for Har-
rison last fall, against only oil for
Cleveland.-[ New York Evening
Post
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

President Harrison has leased his
house in Indianapolis for three years.
Labouchere may be expected in
America as soon as Parliament adj
journs.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe is re-
ported to be in more vigorous health
than for many years.
George Bancroft is one of the few
living Americans who knew both
Goethe and Lord Byron.
Lawrence Barrett has entirely re-
covered from the trouble with his
neck from which he was suffering
when he left this country for Germany.
DIR. Amelia B. Edwards has made
engagements for 60 lectures in Amer
lea during the coming season, select
ed from among three hundred appli-
cations.
George w. Gable is planning an
American novel which is to be all
American rather than local in its ma
ture, dealings with characters out
side Louisiana.
Lord Tennyson devotes the pension
of $1,000 year which he receives as
poet laureate to the relief of members
of the literary profession who are in
pecuniary distress.
General Lloyd Bryce, to whom the
late Allen Thorndike Rice bequeathed
fifty-One One-hundredths of the North
American Review, has acquired the
remainder of the property and is now
the sole proprietor of the magazine.
The venerable ex-vice president,
Hannibal Hamlin, is enjoying life in
his quiet way at his coy home in
Bangor, Me. He has a big garden
in which he delights to work, and his
orchard and f1ower-pots are his pride
and joy. Although 81 years of age,
he is still able to walk ten or fifteen
miles a day without much fatigue,
and makes frequent trips to his old
home at Paris Hill, Oxford county.
DR.. Brown-Sequardis an American.
His father, Capt. Edward Brown of
the navy. was a Philadelphia and
married French woman, named Sc
guard, on the Island of Mauritius.
He and his descendants took the
name Brown-Sequard. The scientist
was their eldest child. He was edu-
Gated in France, but was afterwards
q professor at Harvard and practiced
medicine in New York for some years
subsequent to 1878. He married
twice, his first wife being a Miss
Fletcher of Boston, a relative of Dan
lel Webster
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
Hardly less affecting was the ar

Hardly less affecting was the ar
rival of the father. He was four
miles away when the discovery was
made, but the news was passed to
him in few minutes. He started for
the house by the first wagon he
found Hecould not go fast enough.
He caught his boy to his breast and
walked up and down, exclaiming:
my little boy is foundl Ny little
boy is found'' A royal three times
three" was given by hundreds of
voices, and then, as a further relief
to their feelings, the hat was passed
for the boys benefit. The doctor
was sent for from Salisbury, and
food was sparingly given him, al
though he called for more pitifully.
The next evening a mass meeting
of the citizens of Salisbury was held
in the town hall, surprising any
demonstrations known here even in
a political campaign. The TIE Deum
was sung, prayer of thanksgiving
was offered, and reports from the
searching party were given. The en-
viable man who found him, the
STANLEY of Salisbury" as he was
called, came forward, and amid
cheers and tears related his expert
ence. The boys father was present
and spoke affectingly out of a full
heart. He said the boy was now
well and entirely recovered. A gen
erous collection was taken to put in
the savings bank for the boy. Every
body congratulated everybody else,
and especially the father, who seemed
to be holding real reception. 1t
reminded one of the occasion of old
when the good shepherd, after being
out among the mountains on a like
search, gathered his friends and
neighbors together, saying, Rejoice
with me, for l have found my sheep
which was lost. y Hartford Cou
rant.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Death from Hydrophobia.

Two deaths said to be from hydro
phobia have been recorded in the
New York papers within as many
days w. H. Haugland, a grocer's
clerk in Newark, n. J., was bitten
very slightly in the face, the wounds
being scarcely more than skin deep.
Somewhat less than eight weeks af-
ter, Aug. %, he was troubled
with a sore throat; Friday he found
it difficult to swallow any liquid !;
Saturday evening while trying to
drink glass of soda he had throat
spasm, and he could not sleep that
night He went to a doctors Sun
day morning, and was given such
remedies as are usually tried for
rabies, and sent home to bed. He
grew rapidly worse, by noon rabies
had fully developed, hypoder1nic in
jectiOns of morphine and more pow
erful anesthetics were administered,
all without effect. The spasms grew
constantly worse, and before mid
night four men could hardly hold
him, and he was strapped to the bed.
He died of nervous exhaustion early
Monday morning. He did not bite,
snarl rfroth at the mouth, victims
of rabies never do, they only make
noises III trying to get air when they
are choking and cannot quench the
burning fever in the throat with
water
BY a colliery explosion near Edin-
burglast Thursday 90 out of 81 men
in the mine were killed.
a dynamite explosion in a cart
ridge factory in Antwerp, Belgium,
Friday killed 800 persons
The largest bar of gold ever cast in
the world was turned out at the
United States assay office in Helena,
Mont, last Thursday. Its weight is
500 pounds, and it is worth a little
over 100000.
Advices from Yokohama state that
disastrous storms recently occurred
in Wakayama. 1t is stated that TO-
900 persons persisted in the floods
following the storms, and that 90
900 are rendered homeless The loss
of property is enormous.
Twenty-Five negroes were killed in
Greenwood, Miss, last week for re-
sisting arrest. The negroes are in a
frightful state of fear, and two have
gone crazy over the excitement The
negroes have threatened to burn
every house In Leflore county, and
every house is being closely guarded
More than 1000 laborers have quit
the fields, and the cotton and corn
need gathering badly.
A general congress of the Catholic
laity of the United States is to be
held at Baltimore, Md, November
II and ~, 1889, to celebrate the CEN
tennial anniversary of the establish
ment of the Catholic hierarchy of the
United States. Confidently with the
celebration of the Catholic centennial
and the meeting of the Catholic con-
gress will occur the formal opening
of the Catholic university of Amer
lea at Washington.
helargest brook trout ever caught
on this continent was landed recent
ly at Spring Creek, New York. The
fish weighed six pounds and two
ounces, and its proportions are per
feet. This is one of the species
which was imported from Germany
and received at the New York state
hatchery on Feb. Is, 1884, so that
its age cannot be more than five or
six years. The largest ever caught
previously weighed a trifle over FIVE
pounds.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
NO BOOMS NEED APPLY.

"Can you direct me to Pacific
City ?'' asked the Buffalo man to a
station agent in Dakota as he left the
train at a "huddle'' of four or five
houses.
Right across the street for infor-
nation, sir" was the reply, and the
stranger walked across to a shanty
bearing the sign Real Estate" and
put the same question to a red-head-
ed man who was busy folding and
sealing prospectus.
This is it, SIR" was the calm reply.
"Why-why-"
You are disappointed, of course. -
well, rather"
"You expected to see a city of at
least 5000 inhabitants, with parks,
schools, factories, and churches, and
all that ?"
eyes, did"
"That's the way with many others,
to go slow and sure, and not create
anything like a boom to give ficti-
tious values. We have done remark
ably well thus far. One year ago
this was the only structure in the
city. Now look around"
"Now l can count seven"
Exactly. That's what our latest
prospectus says-improved 700 per
cent in one year. Can you ask a
town to go ahead faster than that
Don't confound this wonderful pro-
gress with a boom, however. Booms
have killed half this western country
We don't want 1nU -
Flows real estate?" queried the
Buffalo man after awhile.
Advancing, of course. Six
months ago l offered lots on Wash
ington avenue for $40 a foot To-
day I'm asking 500. That's 500
per cent, ism it, and nothing like a
boom. We are simply growing on
our merits alone. That's the proper
way for town to grow"
ANY factories here? ?"
There are. A year ago we had
none Now we have a blacksmith
and a shoemaker. That's an in
crease of 200 per cent, and l want
you to find a town to match it.
There has been no boom, however
remember that It's just a natural
growth"
Whats the population ?'
That's one of the strong points in
my new prospectus. A year ago
was here alone Today we number
twenty-five souls. Think of the
tremendous per cent of increased All
legitimate and on its merits and no
boom to cause rush"
Are the future prospects hatter-
ing?"
Exceedingly SO. The climate is
good for catarrh and a check on bill
iOusneSs. Our seasons are very mild,
and farmer can get sixteen hours
day out of the hired men This is a
great distributing point for the trade
and the centre of manufacturers, and
we shall seek to have the national
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12

capital removed here. We expect six
railroads and two canals to cross
here, three universities have asked for
sites, and before the end of the year
congress will be asked for public
building to cost not less than ST.
100000. Flattering? l should re-
mark But we ain t doing any crow
ing aboutit 1t might start a boom,
and booms are the bitter foes of new
towns. We want to grow on our
merits as the coming city of the glo-
rious west. If you write anything
for your home paper just put that in
-alllegitimate and solely on its mer-
its, and no booms need apply. y
TNew York Sun.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
STOVES AND RANGES,

Including paror box and hall stoves, at
lowest market prices An early call for prices
will convince anyone that the fire that cleaned
out means low prices for a and Sc
lect stock. E. S. PIERCE,
t Oc17# Danville. Vt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
New Store.
New Stock
e. S. PIERCE, DANVILLE,

Has his new store and new stock opened All
his old customers can be furnished with goods
in his line as usual. A new stock of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
ST. j. G. l.. c. RAILROAD NOTICE.
Stockholders Meeting.

The gular annual meeting of the stock
holders of the st. Johnsbury and Lake Cham
plain Railroad Company, will be held at the
st Johnsbury House, st. Johnsbury. VT, on
Thursday, the 10Th day of September next,
at II O'Clock a
1st The election of Board of Directors for
the year ensuing.
end. To see if the Stockholders will ratify
and approve certain alterations of the con-
solidated Mortgage, securing the new issue
of per cent. Bonds heretofore authorized
and approved by the stockholders in a special
meeting, held May 4th, 1889.
3rd. Transaction of such other business as
may properly come before said meeting.
F. w. MORSE, Secretary.
Montpelier, VT, Aug. %, 1889. 1920
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-09-12
Choice investments on Cable and
Rapid Transit Lines.

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REFERENCES PERMISSION
Col Franklin Fairbanks, President Scale
Works, st. Johnsbury, VT
VIM. S Streeter, formerly Cashier Merchants
Nat. Bank, ST. Johnsbury, VT
Col ]. ]. Estey. Organ Mani, Brattleboro. VT
R. C Morse, Esq, 139 E. 18th St, N. Y. City.
R R IcBurney, Esq 40 E. 23d ST. n. Y. City
And others throughout the o. S. and Canada
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-02-23
The new CABINET OFFICER.
NORMAN ]. C0LMAN,
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.

President Cleveland's appointment
of Norman j. Colman as Secretary OF
Agriculture, the new Cabinet office,
is universally approved. During the
administration about to close this
distinguished man has been Commits
siOner of the Department of Agricul-
ture. AS head of a department com
prising Seed, chronological, Horti-
cultural, Pathological and Propogat-
ing, Statistical, Chemical, Forestry
Veterinary divisions, he has been
eminently successful in carrying out
the intention of the law of May Is,
1862, which established the Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
The new Cabinet officer is a New
Yorker by birth and a MissOurian by
adoption. He was born at Richfield
Springs, 1928. From the age of six
teen up to twenty-eight he was a
teacher in New York State, and Louis
vile, Kentucky. While at Louis
vile he studied law and took the de.
gree of LII. b. He subsequently
formed partnership with NJ. c.
Kerr, afterward Speaker at Washing
ton, and began practice at New Alba
ny, Indiana. Mr.. Colman became
District Attorney. In 1885 he remov-
ed to st. Louis and bought out an ag-
ricultural paper. Mr.. Colman is the
suggester and originator of the Mis-,
souri, Horticultural Society, the State
Board Of Agriculture. He was mem
Der of the Legislature during the eXcit-
ing political contest of 1866, which
passed the Drake Constitution, and
was leader of his party. In i86S he
was nominated for Lieutenant-GOv.
ernOr but was defeated. He was
unanimously nominated for Lieuten.
ant-GOvernor and elected in 1874
During the war he was a Union man
and Lieutenant-COlonel Of the Fiji
teenth Regiment of enrolled Mis-
souri, militia. Secretary Colman is 8
power in his command of informa-
ton pertaining to agriculture and
kindred subjects.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-02-23


In ONE more week from next Mon
day Mr.. Harrison will be inaugural
ed as President of the United States,
and all departments of the govern
ment will pass into the hands of the
Republican party. How long they
will hold it depends entirely upon the
character of Mr.. HarrisOn's admins
tration. There is absolutely nothing
in existence now upon which to base
any reliable estimate of which party
may win the victory four years hence.
1t is quite probable that the Demo
Gratis will regain the lower house of
Congress in next years elections.
While the Republicans are in full
swing they are going to lose no oppor-
tunity to clinch their grip on the
government. Ifthere is any possible
scheme, fair or foul, by which they
can control elections in the South,
they are going to seize it with all
might and main. The "Southern
policy" of the incoming administra-
ton will be constructed entirely with
reference to retention of the Republic
can party in power, and without ever
thought of conserving the interests.
welfare or happiness of the Southern
people.