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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21
ELECTRIC BITTERS.

This remedy is. becoming SO we'll known
and SO popular as to need no special mem
ton. All who have used Electric Bitters
sing the same song of praise.-A purer
medicine does not exist and it is guaran-
teed to do all that is. claimed. Electric
Bitters will cure all diseases Of the Liver
and Kidneys, will remove Pimples, Boils,
Salt Rheum and ether affections caused
by impure blood.-Will drive MalaI ia
from the system and prevent as we'll as
cure all Malarial fevers.-For cure OF
Headache, Constipation and Indigestion
try Electric Bitters-Entire satisfaction
guaranteed, or money refunded
% cts. and S1.00 per bottle at III. Hinrichs
Drugstore
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21

The Spaniards visited Canada previous
TO the French, and finding no gold or
silver which they were in search of, often
said among themselves, "Aca aado,' y
there is nothing here. The Indians
learned this sentence and its meaning
The French arrived, and the Indians,
who did not want their company, and
supposing they were also Spaniards on
the same mission, were anxious to inform
them in the Spanish sentence "acu aa-
d." The French, who knew as little
Spanish as the Indians, supposed the in
cessantly recurring sound was the name
of the country, and gave it the name of
sCanada," which it has borne ever sinee
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21
dat Ar Shoat."

Il was down in Westmoreland re-
GENTLY" said a department clerk the
other day TO Washington Post man.
There was a lively crowd. Between
riding, driving, and cunning we en-
loved ourselves immensely. Sitting on
the yerauda one morning just before a
cunning expedition we saw 4 hog come
in al the cate and cross the lawn at
about 100 yards range. & bantering
wager was made and we opened a
fusiIade with rifles. No one seemed
to reach him Finally took aim and
pulled the trigger. Piggy jumped,
trotted into the road, and fell dead. |
had shot him through the body.
That must have been Uncle Dawes
hoe said one OF lhe boys. Uncle
Dave was an old cololed man who lived
quarter Of mile down the road.
Sure enough it was Uncle Dawes and
he was on the spot and making a great
lameutation iii less than half an hour.
We'll, Uncle Dave, what is the dam
age?n
Dat valuable hawgm
What is your loss?"
Wouldn't er laws dat ar hawg for
nuitn
But how much do you want?"
My feelin's is hurried. Dat shoat
jes LAX one er family"
.'Will money pay you? How much
money do YOU want ?''is, 5s;i3Ei
TEX powerful damages ter soove
Une' Davey's sonsibilities. l wouldn't
er sol dat shoat fer less n two delivers
II er half"
Well here are $3.50 and you can
keep the pig. ti! nj
Uncle Dave took the money aud
wheeled the pig home. That evening
he showed up with a most woe-begone
face.
Dat are shoat no good. De meat
all split, Hit warn't bled n hit no good.
/ ort ter have nurrer dollyer."
He cot his 81
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21
How Not to Have Your Watch stolen

strolling up Broadway the other day
1 dropped in at Tiffany q Co.'S to as
certain whether they had any device
for holding my watch to my pocket in
order to defy the attempts of pickpock-
cts ito relieve he of it. I'm tell you
the very best thing-to do. said one of
the gentlemen in charge at the watch
counter: have buttonhole made in
the outer lapel Of Your watch pocket,
and then pull Your chain through that
before fastening the bar of Your chain
in tie center buttonhole of Your vest.
The light-fingered gentry usually pull
the watch up straight out of the pocket.
but when the chain passes through the
hole ia the.wateh pocket the pressure
thus caused blocks then little game. y
IN. I. SATURDAY. Ietien.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21
GOOD ADVICE. SHOWING.

81: Edward Slvey,. Chicago, gives testi-
mony: My wife had Catarrh twenty
FIVE years; suffered severely forisix years
before she began to use your remedy
Unable to breathe except through the
mouth; in most critical condition. Tried
everything without relief, when DR..
Steerer advised her to buy CLARKEs Elk
tract OF FLAX fPapillon) CATARRH CURE.
Relief followed immediately. She con-
.tinued to use it until she is now entirely
cured. Her health has not been so good
in many years. Price S100. Wash the
Baby with Clarkis Flax Soap. % csnts.
j. E. Barnstein. Druggist, now has the
Flax remedies on hand.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21
IS IS, C Z NCURARIE2

Read the following: Mr.. c.. II. Morris,
Newark, Ark, says: "Was down with Alb
scess of lungs, and friends and physi-
clans pronounced me an Incurahle Con
sumptive. Began taking DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, am now on
my third bottle, and able to oversee the
work on my farm. 1t is the finest rnedi-
cine ever made" .-,,..,.
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur. Ohio, says:
Had it not been for Dr. Kings Discov-
cry for Consumption would have died
of Lung Troubles. Was given up by doc
tors. Am now in best of health. Try it.
Sample bottles free at Fl. Hinrichs Drug
store. e. i.'z. ~. ss5s'..-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21
another Charge.

&, We were talking about the war, says
armed man came up and seemed espec-
tally Interested. The major sized him
up for, an. old trooper, and, finally
queried. go .. -......,.+ .............s,... =
My friend you lost that arm in the
charge at Treyillion Statior?7
- con, no, sir. Itwas another charge, ?
replied the man. .s.s.@ -.'s.r. -,.s., t.-,..
''Where?n :.... .s....;
Down in. a town in Missouri, about
five years ago. / charged man with
being liar, and he cut my arm off
with a cDrn-k,life..n %--z=t ..s..'-i 80 -
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21
Gen. Buffers Investments,

1t must be great thing for man
to have so many Investments as Gen.
Butler, who said TO reporter in regard
to the company controlling the guane
island of lNayassa: Il NAV be an own
er in that company. but don't re1nem-
Der that am The general. has al
ways been credited with possessing an
-.V..-S nisGtory.-BoSton Budcci.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21

WHAT.Is A. COLD in the head2 Medical
authorities say it is due to uneven cloth
ing of the body, rapid cooling when IN a
perspiration, &c. The important point
is, that cold i'll the head is an 'inhamma-
ton of the lining membrane of the nose,
which, when unchecked, is certain to pro-
duce a catarrhal condition-.forc atarrh is
essentially a ''cold" which nature is no
longer able to resolve" or throw Off
Ely's,Crea Balm has proved ats supe
riorlty, and sufferers should resort to it
before that common ailment becomes
seated and ends in obstinate catarrh.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21
BUCKLEN'S ARNTCA SATVE.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, Tetser, Cbapped Hands,
Chilb!aiDs, Corns, aud all Skin Erup-
lions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price % cents per box. 81 Jan. 90
FOR SALE BY Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21
A DISTRESSING CASE AND HAP
Ply CURE - - a. s..

For over year have had a breaking
out on my leg, which troubled me SO bad
could not walk, leg badly swelled, of a
purple color, with eruptions SO bad that
Blood would ooze cut if L bore my weight
on it. 1 was recommended to try CLARKE's
EXTRACT OF FLAX (Papillon) SKIN CURE,
which have done. My leg is now well
and [ can walk two miles on it without
any trouble. Signed, ga. D. Hayward"
Carke's Flax Soap makes the skin soft
and prevents chapping. Skin Cure S1.0O.
Soap % cents. For Sale by j. E. Barn
stein.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21

In former times the barber served
his customers in the capacity OF surgeon,
and when the operation of bleeding was
extensively practiced, he was in the habit
of performing in that line The spiral
red stripe SO frequently seen on the bar
bers pole is said to symbolic the wind
ing of a ribbon or bandage around the
arm when blood-letting operation was re-
sorted to.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21

Old Man: IF I give my daughter to
you, young man, where will you take
herr" Young man: "Well-er-I thought
perhaps we might stay here with you
until [ can get things Strengthened out
Bit Old man: "H-m, yes; / had quite
overlooked that easy solution of the diff
heulty; but my house is very small"
Young man: 'Ye-es: thought of that,
too; but the idea occurred to me that
possibly the house might be enlarged"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21

The phrase Emerald ISLE has a spe-
cial appropriateness as applied to Ire
land, for the exquisite green shores, as
seen from the sea, is match for the
beautiful hue of the precious gem Fhe
name was given to Ireland by Dr. Viii
liam Denman, author OF Erin, written
i'll 1875. 'T -. 'srt'fs -..i
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21
4 Swiss Naval Flag.

Switzerland wants naval fac. As
the. country has no Seaaoard such an
ensign would. at first sight. seem
rather useless. but ii is needed to pro-
tect Swiss property abroad or in the
colonies. TIE federal councils is now
CONSIDERING the project.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21
Has TO Pay for His Counting.

There is young fellow at West
Newton, Pa, who, when he goes I'd see
his girl, is compelled TO split wood,
carry i'll coal, run errands, and work
in the garden by the girls mother be-
fore be is allowed TO. do any counting.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21

FATHER-''Tommy, I hear you nave
been fishing on the Lords day. 1 shall
see that You are severely punished.
Iommy-"Well pa, you always said,
Spare the rod and spoil the child so |
used the rod all day long down to the
the river Seems SO can't please you,
nOhOW." '' a.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21
A Dakota Woman.

. At Jamestown, Dakota, recently a
Frenchwoman, los wears obi took out
citizenship papers and ''proYed up a
claim to 4 homestead.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21

The first issue of ''greenbacks" was
authorized by the act of Feb. %, 1862.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21

Bunker Hill Monument is built o.
Quincy granite, and is 221 feet high.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21

$50 old Brown Is dead, eh? Well, well,
Did he leave anything ?''-"Yes, II broke
his heart to Go it, but he left everything.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-11-21

GREAT French Remedy. DR.. LEDUc's PERIOD
ICAL PILLS, from PayiS, France, act only on the
generatlye organs in females and positively cures
and all periodical troubles peculiar to women.
safe reliable remedy, warranted excite men,
struatIon or money refunded. rhould not be
used during pregnancy. The large proportion of
the Ills to which ladies subject is the direct
result of d disordeTed and irregular menstruafior
Gobs- Stevenson x Co.. Chicago. H. Boswsrth 4
co. Milwaukee Wholesale Agt. Z. c. R1erstatte,
IL. B., Manitowoc, Wis. " ex3gmayaO
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Congressman CoX's Sobfiiuuet.

On May 49, 1853, he published in the
Ohio Statesman the following article
and ever since he has been known as
Sunset Cox:
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-06

Crew." an organization of excellent amateur
talent, composed of the young men and young
ladies of the place. There are two public
schools and two or three Prs!l&sy.r Mt churches.
There are many comm0dious Residences in
town, conspicuous among which must be
mentioned that of Mrs. E. NJ. Mllard. widow
of the late distinguished physician, DR.. E. M.
Mllard, lady of great intelligence and
wealth, and noted alike for her Christian vir-
tues and public enterprise The Misses Duff
~, %o maiden sisters, who are large land
hoters, aud farm on an extensive and sue
cessful scale. Without further personal men
.tion, we would say that Grand Coteau is sur
1unded by farmers in easy circumstances,
who possess good, comfortable homes, make
good crops and give an assured basis to the
commerce and prosperity of the place. The
books of Mr.. Saint, the efficient agent at the
Grand Coteau depot, will bear out this as
sertiOn
The lands around Grand Coteau are highly
fertile and yield splendid crops of corn, cot
ton, sugar cane, oats, millet, sorghum, sweet
and Irish potatoes and fruit and vegetables
of all the leading varieties. Lands can be
bought at $40 to $50 per acre, according to
improvements and proximity to town or rail
road Rents range from 50 to s. or one-thrd
of the crop produced. Where planters fur
nish lands, houses and team, One-half OF the
crop is allowed the laborer.
The adjacent bayOus furnish good fishing
and small game of all kinds is abundant. The
health and climate are unsurpassed by any
section of the state.
The citizens are sociable, pleasant and hos
pitable alike to the native born and to stran
gers cordial invitation is extended to oil
immigrants of a solid and worthy character,
| without reference to political parties or reli-
| g:ous cr, ids. In visiting Southwestern Lou
isiana lsN them be sure to look at this "gardel
spot" of St Landry.-''T." in N. o. Pcayune
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-06
The Fourth of July.

independence Day was commemora-
ted in a very fitting manner, and hun
dreds of our parishioners came to town
on last Thursday to take part in doing
honor to the national event. A salute
of one hundred guns was fred by the
Opelousas Gnards, and the Firemen
with gayly decorated engines and truck,
led by the OpeIousas Brass Band, para
ded the principal streets of town. Elo-
quent and patriotic speeches were de-
hyAered to the immense audience by ex-
Governor s. d. McEnery, w. Fl. Peter
man, Esq, of Avoyelles, Jno. N. Ogden,
ESQ Laurent Dupre, Esq, and the
Hon. Joseph A Breaux, State Superin-
tendent of Education, closed with an
able address on educational topics In
the evening number Of amusing games
we're carried on, and the events of the
day closed with grand concert and
b.il at night Next week we propose
to live more graphic and detailed ac
count of the many interesting features
of the occasion.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-06
Our Public School System.
Farmerville Gazette.

Farmerville Gazette
The public school system of LOuisia-
ma is in deplorable condition in fact
it is but little, if any, better than no
system at all. Lack of funds is the
cause of this sad state of affairs. 1t is
estimated that the money available for
apportionmcnt from educational rev.
enue of the State is only about $780,
OlW. Arkansas with smaller assessed
valuation than Louisiana gives about
three times as much for this purpose
Just thitin OF the contrast that is made
between Louisiana and her neighbOr,
in this all important work.
The cause Of education was very
properly given the first place in the
resolutions adopted by the last session
OF the Louisiana Press Association.
This body fully recognizes the fact that
schools are of paramount importance to
the material development and advance
ment of a State. Oh, that the members
of our Legislature could be deeply i'm
pressed with the same idea. But our
State solons appear to regard the great
cause of education as of the lea4t i'm
pOrtance of all matters that come before
them. They make provision for every
thing else out of the funds at hand and
then let this cause come in for the wee
bit that is left
1t is true that the stinteu condition
of our State finances will not permit of
any very large appropriation for public
schools; bat let the expenses of Other
departments be curtailed, and let this
saving be appropriated to the school
fund, If our judiciary system were re-
modelled large sum could be saved
right there. Louisiana's Judiciary is :
| luxury indeed-at least her citizens pay
dearly for it. A vast change could be
made in our schools if the excess thai
Louisiana pays over Mississippi, fdf the
administration of justice, were only ap-
Piled to education.
i If we would be in the front and fore
most ranks of prosperity we must tos-
ter our schools aud all other public in
stitutions. We may cry for immigra
ton from now until dooms- day, but i
will be in vain until the immigrant il
assured that he can have educationa
facilities for his children that will com
pare favorably with the other States
True we may get that class of immigra
tion which cares nothing at all fo
moral or intellectual worth any how
but that f9 not the kind IA country need
-betteN have none at all. Education
is not only essential to the promotion
of immigration, bnt is also necessary t.
the well b.fSng of sa,ciety.
r l Il, En4 of 20
in hand and give us a better and NOR
complete school system, even if a
amendment to the constitution is re
quired in order to raise sufficient fund
to maintain good schools.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-06
Personal.

we congratulate our young friend
Or. Jos. +. Saizan, of the Charity Hos
pitai, New Orleans, on the additional
honor conferred upon him few days
ago In the form Of the degree of Master
OF Arts by the faculty of Manhattan
College, New York City.
Prof. p. II. Moroney of Morrow. drop
ped in our office on last Thursday, while
IN town enjoying the celebration of the
Old Fourth.
Mr.. r. Oden of Avoyelles and DR.. w.
Hawkins of Chicot, were in town Wed
nesday.
Miss Alice White of Alexandria, and
Susie Wells of Lake Charles are the
guests of the family of Mr.. #. II Lewis
Master Fritz l.. Sandoz, son of w. A
San doz, who has been attending the
North Eastern Ohio Normal College
at Cantield, returned home on last
Thursday to spend his vacation.
We were pleased to meet on last
Tuesday Messrs. T. j. Liable of St
Martinsville and A. J. Guidry of Crow
ley, who visited Opelousas to attend
the Attakapas Pharmaceutical Associa
tion which convened here that evening
Cards are out announcing tho mar
riage on Wednesday, July 10, of Mis-,
Hattie Haas, daughter of Capt Sam
Haas of Chicot, to DIR. w. D. Haas o
Haasville.
Miss Mary II. Winn of Washington
spent several days last week anon!
friends here.
Mr.. Robert Firnberg, who has spen
the past month in Texas, returned
home on Tuesday.
Mr.. Henry L. Garland, Jr., is at hom
again since Tuesday eveving.
Mr.. John J. Willoz, who has for tn
past two years been teaching at st. Ma
ry's Academy, returned on ThHsda
to N. O., where he will reside perma
nently.
Mr.. Louis Bailey has returned HON
for brief visit to his relatives an,
friends.
Mr. Geo. G. Taylor spent Saturda
and Sunday with relatives and friend
at his old home in Opelonsas.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-06
Pinpnes. Sores, Aches and Pains

When hundred bottles of sarsaparilla or
other pretentious specifics fail to eradicate in
born scrofula or contagious blood poison, re
member that B. B. B. botanic Blood Balml
has gained many thousand victories IN as ma
nv seemingly incurable instances. Send to the
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga, for " Book OF
Wonders" and be convinced. 1t is the only
TRUE BLOOD PURIFIER.
CIV. Messer, Howells \ Roads, Ca, writes;
II was afflicted nine years with sores. All
the medicine | could take did me no good.
then tried B. B, B., and 8 bottles cured me
sound
Mrs. S. Nj. Wilson, Round Mountain, Texas,
writes "a lady friend of mine was troubled
with bumps and pimples on her face and neck
She took three bottles of b. B. b., and her
skin got soft and smooth, pimpIes disappear
ed, and her health improved greatly.
JAS l.. Bosworth, Atlanta, Ga, writes
''Some years ago contracted blood poison.
had no appetite, my digestion was ruined,
rheumatism drew up my limbs so could
hardly walk, my throat was cauterized five
times Hot Springs gave me no benefit, and
my life was one of torture until | gave b. b
B. a trial, and surprising as it may sew, the
use of five bottles cured me-
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-06
Department of the HnteriOr-Ceunss
Office

Department of the HnteriOr-Ceunss
Office
WASHINGTON, D. c., May /, 1889.
To the Medical Profession:
The various medical associations and the
medical profession will be glad to learn that
Dr. John s. Billings, Surgeon Q. s. Army, has
consented to take charge OF the Report OF the
Mortality and Vital Statistics Of the United
States as returned by the Eleventh Census.
As the United States has no system of vital
statistics, such as is relied upon by other civil
lized nations for the purpose OF ascertalnlng
the actual movement of population, our census
affords the only opportunity of obtaining near
an approximate estimate OF the birth and death
rates of much the larger part OF the country,
which is entirely unprovlded with any satlsfac-
tory system of State and municipal reglstra-
ton.
In view OF this, the Cepsus Office, during the
month of May this year, " Ill issue to the medl-
cal profession throughout the country Physl
clans Registers" for the purpose OF obtaining
more accurate returns OF deaths than 1t is pos
aible for the enumerators to make. 1t is
earnestly hoped that physicians in every part
of he country will cooperate with the Censue
Office in this important work. The record
should be kept from June /, 1889, to May 81
1890. Nearly 5000 OF these registration BOOKS
were filled up and returned to the office in 1880
and nearly all of them used for statistical pnr
poses 1t is hoped that double this number
will be obtained for the Eleventh Census.
Physicians not receiving Registers can obtain
them by sending their names and addresses tc
the Census Office, and, with the Register, al
official envelope which requires no stamp will
be provided for their return to Washington.
If all medical and surgical practitioners
throughout the country will lend their aid, the
| mortality and vital statistics OF the Eleventh
Census will be more comprehensive and com
plete than they have ever been Every physi
clan should take personal pride in having
this report as full and accurate as il is possible
| to make it.
| 1t is hereby promised that all Information
obtained through this source shall be held stflst
| ly contdentialr det
| 9 SUPERINTENDENT OF CENSUS.
The Opelousas courier., 1889-07-06
Good Results of Prohibition.

AT large prohibition mass meeting
held at Brookhaven, Miss, on the 9th
ult., the following encouraging report
was unanimously adopted
." We, the Prohibitionists of Lincoln
connty, in mass meeting assembled, de-
clare that, after practical test of pro
hibition for two years, it has met our
most sanguine hopes and expectations,
and proved blessing to our entire
people. 1t has decreased crime, reduc-
ed the business and expense of our
criminal courts, and benefited all the
legitimate branches of trade increased
the efficiency and attendance upon our
public schools and churches, and
brought about "a condition of sobriety
and temperance in the habits of the
people, which in saloon days was ut
terly unknown. Many drinking men,
who were before unable to withstand
the tempting allurements of the open
saloon, have been reclaimed from DIS
solute habits, and scores of wives and
children, black and white, who in sa-
loon days scarcely had the necessarles
of life. now enjoy its comforts and some
even its Injuries IN short, all classes
and conditions of our people have been
the gamers, except the whisky sellers
and the lawyers, and we have yet To
hear Of man in the country who has
ever been made the worse for prohibi-
ton or lost his personal liberty.