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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-18

When Baby w.S sick, we gave ner Castoris,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
wheL she had Children, she s. e them Castoris
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-18

Force of Habit Again: Auctioneer-
How much for this racket! Judge absent
minded Ten dollars or ten dsys.-Puck.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-18
THE sTEAmER BALTIMORE.

Commodore sch'ey Much Pleased With
the New wsr snip.
WASHINGTON, July Is. - Commodore
Sehley. chief of the bureau of equipments
and recruit ing, returned to the city this
morning from Philadelphia, where be had
gone to accompany the new steel cruiser
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-18

ART-ELOCUTION snd genera
III cultd e. Desirable positions Opel 10 pro
III gressiye udent1 All interested will receive
IL valuable information FREE,
by addressing E. TOURJEE, Boston, Mas.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
8e u terre ID soIeiI.

nAl ~ Es44s44s III
Il est dificile, 81 ION ne prend ur
point de comparison, do SO faire une
id6e des distances qui existenoentre Ia
tsrre OF les astres. LAT millions 91I
mile kilometres nous s6parent du SO.
lsil CO chiffre est fantastique il nous
! Gtonne, mails nous ne nous en- expli-
saqu0ps pas f6tendae. Prenons IN ex.
enple. az contraire :9snpposons un as.
ant pouFvu dun bras tel quill pdisse
petandFe de la terre au soleil. S'aper-
cavra-t-il auasit6t apras avon atteint
l'astre du jour gull est dangereux DIV
porter q main? Non. II resulte, en-
eaYet dss experiences faites SUI Ia Vi.
essse de ID sensibilita dams le bras, que
tcuts sensation ~ propage q raison de
u metres q Ia seconde.
D'apres celia, notre geant ne ressen,
eifa 4 doulsnr caus6e par la main que
cent cinenants sept ans plus tard. Si.
alofs, II pousse an cri de douleur. il
Soieil ms festendra que treize ans etu
quart apres le son p~arcourant $40 mg.
tres . y seconde. 81, al lieu dc too-
cner y soleiki poasait aIler ayec 81
main jusqna ifstoile Ii plus procIe. soft
'dn Csntaure, I qui 80 trouys i Init
srlllons de "a terre, il no pourrait an.
p%erceyoir do Ia donieur que Iui caus..
RAFT 10 contact do co ncuvean monde
enitanllne que soizante millions dan.
n6es apres.
VOLTA, croyons nous. uue id6e non.
velle des espaces immenses aui mona
sspars1t, tant du Soleil autour duquel
ncn accomplissons chaque annee notre
a~saaiuable ct sileDcieuse revolution, que
dee 6toiles les plus proches.
= que sont cos distances d cote de
esl'ss qui nous separenG des autres dia-
ulants Dc y soate celeste, I'd chayre j
u sPolaire,' Vega. Sirius, oui i tran.
vent respectivement i I7O.IoO4 10 al
trillions Dc Iieues | Rien, o. d. moins
presgue rien.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
JUDICIAL NOTICES
DUBLIC SALE.
18th School Section.

BY virtue of the power in me vested by law
and in pursuance to an order emanating from
the Honorable o. b. Steele, Auditor of Public
Accounts for the State of Louisiana, I will
proceed, at the Court House door, in the towr
of Opelousas, La, on WEDNESDAY, March
Is, 1889, to sell at public auction, through a
duly qualified auctioneer, the following DIES.
cribed property, to-wit:
The 10Th (sixteenth) section in Township 3
(three) south range one west, situated in The
parish of st. Landry, La.
Said property will be sold on the following
terms and conditions, to-wit lilo (one.tenth]
thereof to be paid cash on day of sale. The
balance in nine equal annual installments
from day of sale, represented by notes of like
amount, bearing, each, eight per cent yearly
interest from date of sale, till paid, to be ex-
ecuted by purchaser, with personal security,
in solido-said notes to be made payable to
the Auditor of Public Accounts, and shall be
secured by special mortgage on the land sold.
In the event of the purchaser neglecting or
refusing to pay any of these installments, or
interest at maturity, the mortgage shall be
forthwith closed and the land resold. The
interest on the whole of the notes to be paid
annually.
The above property will be sold in lots, ac-
cording to II plat which will be exhibited on
day of sale. j. j. THOMPSON,
Feb. 9, 1889. Parish Treasurer.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
aleckie Ditters,

This remedA is becoming sowel
known and sNpopular as to need n,
special mention All who have nsed
Electric Bitters sing the same song Of
praise.-A spurer medicine does not
exist and it is guaranteed to do all thai
is claimed. Electric Bitters will cur.
all diseases of the Liver and Kidneys.
will remove Pimples, Boils, Salt Rhenm
and other affections caused by impure
blood.-Will drive Malaria from the
system and prevent as we'll as cure all
Malarial fevers. For cure of Headache,
Constipation and Indigestion try Elec
trio Bitters-Entire satisfaction guar
anteed, or money refunded. Price so cts
and $1.O0 per bottle at T. E. Bailey's
Drug Store. S
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
Is C~onsumptiDn Tncurable ?

Read the following: Mr.. c. q. Nor
ris, Newark, Ark, says: "Was down
with Abscess Of Lungs, and friends and
physicians pronounced me an Incurable
ConsumptiVe. Began taking DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, am
now on my third bottle, and able to
oversee the work on my farm. It is the
finest medicine aver made" Jesse
MiddleWart, Decatur, Ohio, says: Had
1T not been for DR.. Kings New Discoy-
cry for Consumption 1 would have died
M Lang Troubles. Was given up by
doctors. Am now in best of health
Try itt Samele bottles free at F. e.
Bailey's Drug Store. q 5
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

liz Mayit6.-La facon de donner,
c'eat Ia forme meme du don ct cen EST
procurement Fart. Dams la bonnie eu-
vre, en- effet, tout comme dams l'oeuvre
dart. y role de ia forme est de traduire
ie ssntiyaent qui inspire ct dirige la
main, de sorte qu'une obole gracieuse-
nnent o~fferte, CONNIE IN pen de glaise
gsacieusement model6e. peut en- acque-
reseun prix inestimable.
La pins haute forne de la charlie
n'est visibB qua la conscience, car ellie
suppose le secret de peuvre observe
parle b~iel2faiteur.
Dans raunone Ia ~d6liCatesse est la
grace du b~ienfait.
SULLY-2RuDHoMME.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

lie cabinet francais, ayant subj un
echec sur Ia question de iafsvision de
Ia constitution, q cru devoir donner Sd
dsmission, &c qui a cause grande Joie
ap,g6neral Boulanger ct lui a fat Ian
car an manifesto, CONNIE autrefois
Rlonplon. lie pissident Carnot apras
s'etre ~consult6 avec les homeopathic
los plus infuents. q charge Me Meline
dc former nm cabinet.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

There is no danger in giving Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy to children, as
it contains no injurious substance; be-
sides, il is unequaled for coL1iaaand
Group. iEhildren like it. ForHis9b by
f. E. Bailey. pine
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

Vegetable Pears, with long sprouts,
from a vine planted last year at this
season, and which bore a%bundaDtly in
the month of May, can be had at j. K.
Sandoz's grocery store, on Main street,
al Is cts. apiece.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

The following, from the pen of nsr. L.
2. Bardwell, editor ofthe Marion (Ioya)
Pilot, will, we believe, be Of interest to
many of our readers. He says !" Ii is
with pleasure that / certify to the real
merits of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
L have used it in my family for years
and have always found it most excel
lent, and especially for colds, Group
and sore throat. It is safe and effect
ive.o For sale by F. E. Bailey.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
WAY lis

Reeds Chill Cure the best med-iine of the age
Because it contains no poisols
Because it acts directly on tls Malaria.
Because it cures promptly abd surely.
Because it does not break dhwn the system,
but builds it up. .
Because it makes the patti ESQ strong and
robust after using it. g To
Because of its great purihllsreat strength,
positive action and perfect tarmlessness. 1t
is the best on earth. Away Use REEDS CHILL
CURE. For sale by r. NJ. whtell, Opelousas,
and Blake & burke, WasFs gtons f23
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is fasa
nous for its prompt and effectual cursS
OF coughs and colds. The most severe
cold may be loosened and relieved by q
few doses of this valuable remedy. For
sale by f. E. Bailey.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

La Bourse aux Produits de la Nou-
velle- Orleans s'est dissoute mardi der
nier, apres avoir nomm6 DIES commits
saires pour liQuider ses affaires.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

I'm cyclone est passe Iundi matin SUI
la partie sud.est du comte de Banks,
Sic. La maison de Thomas Stephens
a etc mise en- lambeaux ct Stephens
ct deux de seosfls ont etc tues; ceIle
de- w. M. Msadors a etc 6galement de.
molie ct N. ct Nine Meadors ont etc
tues.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

No family in the South however poor can
afford to be without that modern necessity, a
newspaper. Subscribe for the Times-D DEMO
crat-Daily and Weekly. II has The largest
circulation. n
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

1t Stands at the head of all Sou IN news
papers. The Great Times-D emoc of New
Orleans, La.-Daily and Weekly!irFt has the
or gest circulation. I'D
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

Persons troubled with rheumatism
should try Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
One application will ease the pain. and
Its continued use has cured many cases
OF chronic and infammat9ry rheuma-
tism that had resisted other remedies
and even the treatment of the best
physicians. Price, so cents per bottle.
For sale by F. E. Bailey.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

Les archives renfermees dams la vonte
de la maison de cour de Donaldsonville
en- ont etc retirees en- parfait etat aples
l'incendie qui a d6truit Get edifce.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
Ducklen's Arnica salve

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers salt rheum,
fever sores, letter, chapped hands,
chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions
and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. It is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For sale by
f.. e. Bailey.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

Theo. E2sey will sell you a % e of Dir.
Tichener'I Antiseptic for SO cebRs slid tell you
what it is good for, free of ehare m
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

DR.. Tichenor's Anttbptic never fails to give
satisfaction when usd according to directions,
in cases of wounds, arms or collie. Sold by
Theo. Posey, Opelog sas.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

La famine Sc fait terliblement sentir
dane les provinces chi noises de Ngan.
hwui ct de KiaDgsu /; trios cents tamil.
les y naouraient. de faim ct plusieurs
millions d'individus souffraient atroce-
ment de privations. La cause do cette
famine est une s6cheresse 9ui sevit de-
puts deux ans.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

On dit encore, sur la fol dun cores
pendant etabli a San Salvador, dams lie
Congo, que M. Henry M. Stanley a etc
tue dams un engagement avee les indi
genes ct que plusieurs instruments qui
lui ap~pfatenaient ont 6ts vendus par
ces indigenes. On n'ajoute pas grande
fol q cette nouvelle. a6 rsrrr
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

When threatened with cholera morbus a
dose or two of DR.. Tichenor's Autiseptic will
save you time and suffering.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

On association de veterans des deux
arm6es qai ontparticip6 q la bataille
deehican,auga pendant 10 guerre en-
tfei Q Etats s'est formee dams lie but
d'acheter 10 terrain oil s'est liyree la
sapglante lutte pour y clever un mon
un1ent.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

LIE president ct sa femme ont assiste
mardi chez lie secretaire Villas, au der
, nier diner ohiciel qui sera offert d la
presente administration. A Harrison
maintenant les bons morceaux.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

Dimanche matin, une batisse de qua
torge etages s'est effondr6e q Chicago
sans tuer personne.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

We print anything from full sheet
poster to a visiting card, the latest
artistic style, at moderat pr. es.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

For the best and gheapest oysters,
fish, crabs and shrin s go to Vilaseca's,
opposite the M~arkel-1ouse. Also good
Foard and lodging srnished.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

sTous les debifants de liqueurs"u.
Belyidere. ILL.,, ont etc trafnes devant
les tfibuuaux pour avoir vendu DIES spi,
Fitueux aux mineurs ct aux ivrognes
habituels. Cos malheureux, qui ont
d@ja sur les bras nm process on reclama-
tion De $4,000 pour dommages ct au-
quals ON exige une license annuelle de
$1,000 sans qn'ils pufssEnt~vendre la
Joaakeaa qui Paine mieux, d6clarent
S4usiIs ne gagneront plus leur pain.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

Read the New Orleans Times-Democrat
The best and most newsy paper in the South
Daily and Weekly. II has the largest cir.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

Do not suffer ignorance IN your family,
wk:neou can subscribe to that Great Educa.
tor, the Modern Newspaper. The Times
Democrat is the Best. 1t has the largest cir
cWL0ti071.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
HeARTlTION SALE.
ESTATE OF ANDREW j. GoFF.
District Court, Parish Of 81. Landry No. 1449
Victoria Golf, Vile, ct Ais. VS.. Arsene VidTing
ct Ais. -

By virtue of ii judgment rendered ilKQhe
above entitled suit, ordering me to stb at
public auction, the property hereins Glow
described, to effect II partition of saiSf pro-
perty, and i'll virtue of u commissionaksued
to me in the premises from the HaL 18th
&4JndLcial District Court in and for theyparish
of@1fandry, | will proceed to sell III public
auction at the front door of the CourgHouse,
in the town of O&elousas, in this par Bh, on
Wednesday,. March 13.oIss0,
at II o'clock a. m, to the last and 1 .,est bid
der, the following described profS, to-wit:
A certain tract of land situatAlI CSH Little
Prairie MamoutI, parish OF st. Fl.Hdry, be
tween Vile E@.tNand Bayou Chi%St, contain
ing 800 three hundred aud tY nty) acres,
bounded north by JOHN OiQTs south by
Charles Teal, Sr., west by Dr~serawkins and
east by Zelien Vidrine ct alsad rs
Said land will be sold in fSss tt55is of about
day of sale.
Terms and Couditions.-One third of the
purchase price to be paid in cash; the bal
ance to be paid in two equal and annual in
stalrnents from the day of sale. to represent
which credit portion ths purchasers are to
subscribe their promise notes to their own
order aud by them en9Psed in blank said
notes to bear eight per cent per annum inter
est from date until paid, aud ten per cent is
to be added as attorneys fees in case of suit
to enforce their collection. To secure the
payment of said purchase price and interest
and attorneys fees. as above set ont, II spe-
cial mart and vendors privilege is to he
reserved GA the land sold in behalf of the
vendors OF that of any fatare boiler or hold
ers of the said notes. ta-. -sF
L. S. FONTENOT,
Sheriff OF the parish of st. Landry.& |
Feb. @. 1889.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
LICENSES.

-
HAVING received the necessary blanks
~ for Licenses, State and parish 1 am now
prepared to issue same to persons or firms
who are required by law to obtain them. If
not taken out by March ist, said licenses will
be collected by due process of law, with ten
per cent penalty added.
All persons peddling or hawking are hereby
notified that Act No. l0l, of General Assem-
bly, of 1886, requires them to take out the
necessary licenses for such business-that the
officers throughout the State are directed and
empowered to cause hawkers and peddlers
to exhibit their licenses, and if they fail to
produce same, the officers shall retain their
stock or merchandise, until said persons pro-
duce the necessary licenses.
Section l6 of said Act No. l0l requires firms,
associations, corporations aud persons, for
the purpose of calculating licenses, to make a
sworn statement, either in person or by au-
thorized agent or officer; said statement to
be made before the Tax-Collector or his
Deputy. T. s. F0NTENOT,
Sheriff and Tax Collector, Parish of st. Ian
dry, La.
opeloasas, La, February 2, 1sse.-tfaS
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

Remember that One HbOlla,
is The Price of Me smallest part or fraction \
Il ticket issued in any draming. Angtkinq i
Il name offered ct q less price, is ether !
counterfeit or s,GindIe.
"REMEMBER also, that The payment Of oh
Prizes is GUARANTEED By FOER M.
TIONAL BANKS, of Nep orleans, and d.
tickets are signed by the President ofan Ins6.
tuition, schose chartered rights are recognized il
The highest Courts; therefore, beiraYs of imiq.
tons and anonymous schemes
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

Latest novelties in ball programmes
invitations. wedding cards, &C., printed
at this Office in the best styles.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

Group can always be prevented by
giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
as soon as the child becomes hoarse. Il
is pleasant to take. Price, so cents per
bottle. For sale by Il. E. Bailey.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

complaints, gleet, gonorrhoea, structure, yari-
cocele and an diseases of the genito-urinary
organs cured promptly without injury to
stomach, kidneys or other organs.
70 No experiments. Age aud experience
important. Consultation free and sacred.
Eye, Ear, Throat, Lungs, Ltper, and Bladder
diseases treated Nth success n~nequdlled.
E Send 6 cents postage for celebrated
works on chronic, nervous and delicate dis
eases. Thousands cured "A friendly letter or
call may save you future suffering and shame,
and add golden years TO life. - No letters
Answered unless accompanied by 4 cents in
stamps. Address or cali on
DRs. BETS g. Z
az 81. Charles G. ALo,u Oriaans
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

3.134 Prizes amounting ....$lo54s o0
NoTE Tickets drawing Capital Prizes q.
not entitled to Terminal Prizes
&a~FoR CLUB RATES or any further intp
nation apply TO the undersigned You,
Handwriting must be distinct and Signqtur
ptasa, More rapid return mail delivery vi
be assured by your enclosing an enfelop
bearing your full address.
Send Postal Notes, Express Money c,,i..
or New York Exchange in ordinarv Isa.,
Currency by Express lat our exuepss NJ i
dressed TO M. A. DAuPHIN
New Orleans, Ia.
Address registered letters to
New Orleans National BANK
New Orleans. La (
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

All styles Of fancy printing done at
this office opcshort notice at low prices.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02
Ia. s.. T..
UNPRECEDENTED A7TRAc7,ou,
Over a Million Distributed.
Louisiana State Lottery n.

incorporated by the Legislature IN 1000
Educational and Charitable nnrnosn, iooo, iol
franchise made a part of the present pDps ga ana 4 its
stltutlon, in 1879, by an OVERWHIEsa9!s s Con
POPULAR VOTE. It's AHmlNG
GRAND EXTRAORDINARY DR.w,rou
Take place semi-annually (Jnna an1 WINGS
ber), and its GRAND SINGLE n rpMTeem.
DRAWINGS take place on each Of tLs
ten months of the year, and are all 5ne Other
public, at the Academy of Music, Nam u raw" in
La. ave" Orleans,
I'VE do hereby certify that We ~,
the arrangements for all the MONTH"; 1h'Pefvlss
Quarterly Drawings of The Louisi,na and
Lottery Company, and in person mana. osa'e
control the Drawings themselves, and s H. and
same are conducted with honesty, fa;rna sna' lle
IN good faith toward all parties, and We ' sH,S and
ize the Company to use this certificate a', ,;f
fac-slmlles OF our signatures attached, in IT, VIVA
yertisements.' Ill It's ad.
IT BEAUREGARD,
j. A. EARLY,
We the undersigned Banks and Raj.
will pay all Prizes drawn in the In~aintA'eIs
State Lotteries which may be presented " a5 ~
counters. al our
K. M. WALMSLEY, Pres. La. Nat r.,
F. LANAuA, Pres. State Nat, BsnL 'a"N'
A. BALDWIN, Pres. N. Q. Nat Ra.,
CARL KOHN, Pres. Union Nat. BanH
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

Failing Memory, Exhausting
drains, terrible dreams, head
and back ache and all the eff
feets leading TO early decay,
and perhaps consumption or
insanity, treated seientiiieaE
~ by new methods with
rever-failing success.
~ Syphilis and all bad
blood and skin diseases per-
manently cured.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

We pu|
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always b
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TACT, we
week sho
town, will
parish, al
Necessary
those VIII
each wee
weekly HI
neigh6orl|
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The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

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State, Jan
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The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-02

Itsee1
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-08-22

Johnny was silent. Il know, saIu
the new pupil. "WeIl, YOU may tell. -
The right bower. Merchant Traveller.
The widow who was mourning the
loss OF her husband exclaimed: There
is nothing left for me now but to enter
a convent, for all is vanity" Let US
hope not" demonstrated friend
''1ou are still beautiful. and a widow
of 80 years." Twenty if YOU
please, sir, " interrupted the unconsoled.
boston Journal.
WHO was that YOU bowed to on the
carp she asked of her friend as they
stood in store door ON Woodward
avenue. That's Katie -.n How
sweetly she bowed back "Yes, we
love each other dearly. When her
father died last year l was the only
friend she had thoughtful enough to
count the carriages and tell her there
were forty-seyen. Detroit Free Press.
Nov" said the Bridegroom to the
bride when they had returned from the
honeymoon trip, ''let us have
clear understanding before we settle
down to married life. Are you the
President or Yice-President of this
society?' "a want to be neither Presi-
dent nor Vice President, she answered.;
al viii be content with a subordinate
position what is thatPn Treas
urer. ~ Boston Journal.
Wickwire-I wish to goodness some
body would invent way to distinguish
between typewriting machine and
the girl who runs it. Yabsley--I
should think a man Of ordinary sense
would have no trouble in doing so.
Wickwire-O, you idiot, | mean in
writing. received a bill stating
that was indebted to Blank Il
Co for ribbon for typewriter" and
my wife got hold of it and raised a
dickens of row for about an hour be-
fore she'd let me explain. ~ Ierre
Haatte Express.