The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1890-08-23
Items of Interest.

Cardinal Newman, head of the Catholic
church in England, died last week at the
age of 80.
First Assistant Postmaster General Clark
son has rendered his resignation to the Pres.
ident to take effect September lst.
We are often deceived in the age of people
having beautiful and luxuriant hair, not
knowing that they use Halls Hair Renewer
to keep gray hairs away.
Hon. c.. j. Boatner, of Ouachita, was renom-
mated for Congress last Tuesday at Monroe
by the Democrats of the fifth district. He is
now serving his first term and has already
made his mark in Congress.
Many bodily ills result from habitual consti
patton, and fine constitution may be weak
ened and ruined by simple neglect. There is
no medicine, for regulating the bowels and
restoring natural action to the digestive or
gans. equal to Ayers Pills.
Good public roads are worth good deal
more to the rural population than they cost.
As general liniment for sprains and brui-
ses or for rheumatism, lame back, deep seated
or muscular pains, Chamberlains Pain Balm
is unriyaled. For sale by J. Lasalle and all
merchants.
Hon. N. G. Blanchard, NJ. G. from the
fourth congressional district, was renominated
for the sixth time last Monday in Alexandria.
Lieutenant Claiborne j. Foster of the Uni
the ifth. He was q son of Col. j. M. Foster,
of Shreveport, and was one of the most prom
ising of the younger officers of the army.
Lieut. Foster graduated from West Point in
the class of 1888, and was in the Cavalry SER
vice.
Gen Adolphe Meyer was nominated for
Congress for the first district last Saturday
in New Orleans, in place of Hon. T. s. Will
kinson who declined denomination,
Mr. John Carpenter, Of Goodland, Ind,
says: II tried Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrh@a Remedy, for diarrhea and Sc
we're cramps, and pains in the stomach and
bowels with the best results. In the worst
cases never had to give more than the third
dose to effect cure. In most cases one dose
will do. Besides its other good qualities it
is pleasant to take 25 and SO cent bottles
for sale by j. Lasalle and all merchants.
The anti-lottery bill passed the lower House
of Congress last Saturday. 1t establishes a
dangerous precedent, for it inyades the rights
Of the States and is IL keeping with such legis-
voted for it will surely live to rue the day they
did So 1t has not yet come up in the Senate.
During the epidemic of fiux in this county
last summer, / had hard work to keep sup
ply of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhea Remedy on hand People often came
ten or twelve miles in the night to get q bot
tie of the Remedy. | have been selling
patent medicines for the last ten years and
find that it has given better satisfaction in
cases of diarrhea and fux, than any other
medicine have ever handled. ~. H. Benham,
Druggist, Golconda, Pope Co., Ill. Over five
hundred bottles of this remedy were sold in
that county during the epidemic referred to-
It was perfect success and was the only
remedy that did cure the worst cases. Doz-
ems of persons there will certify that it saved
their lives. In four other epidemies of bowel
complaint this remedy has been equally sue
cessful. 25 and SO cent bottles for sale by
Jos Lassalle and all merchants.