The Opelousas courier., 1890-12-06
Items Of Interest.

Count that day lost, whose low descending
sun views from thy hand no advertising done.
Farmers have to make more trips to do
their hauling in bad roads than in good ones.
The New Orleans grand jury returned in.
dictments against 20 Italians concerned in
the murder of Chief Hennessy.
Robt. NJ. Lusher, ex-State superintendent
Of Education of Louisiana, died at his home
in New Orleans last week.
1t is said that the revenues OF the New Or.
leans postoftiee have been reduced $1,000 per
month since the passage of the anti lottery
law.
Baron Nathaniel Rothschild, Of Vienna, can
be seen walking about the village Of WaeF-
shofen, near Munich, barefooted, undergoing
the nerve cure Of tae Roman Catholic priest,
father kneip. This doctor makes his patients
go barefooted most Of the time, take a plunge
bath every morning into icy cold water, and
escheW all meat and Intoxicating drink.
THTEoDAUx, La, December 22d, 1889.
cannot but eheerfully recommend the use
of Gouaux's Asthmatic Remedies, having had
many opportunities of witnessing their aalu-
tary effects. Fl. DASsEREAu, nj. d.
The municipality of Genoa has, it is report
ell. consented to restore the house in which
Christopher Columbus lived. 1t is rapidly
falling into decay and has long stood in need
of repair.
Tie Crowley Signal predicts that inside Of
nye years the staple crops of Acadia parish
will he sugar aud rice, with sugar in the lead
A party Of hunters in Catahouia parish
killed q bear last week which weighed 285
pounds net. Bruin was discovered eating a
slloat.
The corporation tax of Alexandria is 81 on
the $f0O, IL rise Of forty cents since last year.
/ n nrla fk stn " fI1n ln,no pn 1G c1l Dal7,- Hrro,
last May, and 10 guard against high water in
future.
ARSAUDyILLE, La, June 18th, 1890.
Mr., +. Gouaux, Houma, La.
Dear Sir; For many years my wife is suffer
ing from that dreadful disease, Asthma, and
although | have called on many doctors mono
proved to relieve her. | tried your remedy,
and the first dose she took she rested all
night. She could not live without this pro.
eious powder and mixture. This is the best
certificate that you can wish.
Yours truly, J.B. RERGERoN.
The following resolution was adopted by the
Press convention during the recent session
Resolved That this Association heartily
coinmends the grand philanthropic educational
enterprise inangurated at Ruston under the
title OF the Louisiana Chautauaua of which
Rev. DIR. 7. K. Faunt Leroy is president, and
We earnestly urge the press Of the State toen-
courage the movement to the full extent as
one calculated to accomplish great and lasting
good.
Over halt "a million acres OF ground are de-
voted to raising beets in France, which all
nlaIty produce nearly !, 200, 900 tons of beefs :
from which aFe made over $50, 600 tons of st-
gar
The industries of New Iberia comprise two
saw mills, a shingle mill, foundry, two gins,
oilmili, four brickyards, sash, door and Blind
factory, carriage. wagon, cistern aud ice fac
tories, and a central sugar refinery and cotton
factory on the taps.
One OF the things that is neglected in our
common schools is the teaching children how
to write and address letters. Especially
should the fact be impressed upon every girl
and boy that name and address should always
be given plainly. The thousands of letters
which annually go astray and reach the dead
letter office many of them of large value, en-.
force this fact. Ii children in the common
schools had presented to them the Importance
OF so small q matter it would be one of the
best and most profitable lessons of school
days.-Chieago Inter Ocean.
Young man, think not that some grand
opening will come TO you some dav. and
therefore You can be inactive now Good
openings are held only by those who have pre-
pared themselves for these openings. This is
the age In which prepared men succeed. The
world is looking for such men. This nine
G[ttu tCkttliYs LAuTe lHaU any DthGF, Is re-
vealing the fact that incompetent men must
make way for competent men
Ii yon cannot say anything good ahont n
person il is infinitely better to keep yoru
mouth shut. Few people possess the true
christian virtue of charity. Yet how utterly
vain is the profession of christianity without
this virtue, the greatest of all virtues. so the
good book tells us.
Baton Rouge Advocate: Between the lot
terry and the liquor traffic in their evil effects,
the difference is so great that the lottery
seems like a benson IN comparison. If gov.
eminent is to eliminate everything except
what is ideally innGGnous. the lottery and
liquor ought both to go, bnt ii We license the
greater evil the other, far less hurtful. may
certainly be made tributary to the revenues
OF the State without pions protest, and espe-
cialiy as it offers to pay millions where the
other pays tens of thousands.
One thing the farmer of the future must do
and that is to educate himself in everything
pertains to his calling. Better education
means more knowledge of The principles that
underlie success, and more and better applied
knowledge means better results.
All stamped envelopes, stamped paper
wrappers and postal cards which are spoiled
by mistake committed in superscribing, will be
redeemed by the post office department
their stamp value in adhesive stamps. Re.
deemed envelopes and stamps are sent by
who redeem them to the depart
ment and records of the same are kept. These
regulations, We think, are not generally
known to the people at large, and their pub
LEGATION may be beneficial to many.
N. O. City Item All watches are cosnpasses,
o fact we'll worth knowing. Point the hour
hand 10 the sun and the South ia exactly half
way between the hour and the figure XII on
the watch. For instance, suppose that it is
Point the hand indicating 4 to the
and Ii on the watch is exactly South.
Suppose that it is 8 o'clock. Point the hand
indicating ) to the sun, and the figure K Oh
the watch is due South.
Alexandria Town Talk Some Northern
people imagine that Louisiana is a vast
swamp. we haven't any mountains but any
quantity of large hills. One of the cuts
through a hill in Catalonia parish, on the line
the Fl. C. A. & n. r. r., now building to
Alexandria, is 20 feet deep.
The Acadia Sentinel thinks The anti-iottery |
newspapers have evidently heard the proverb
that ia lie can travel q league while truth il |
putting on its boots" or they would not so
perslstently assert that the Federal govern
ment had given from 81 ,000,0 600 to $4,000, 900
sor. the levees in Louisiana this year, while |
n fact the sum is less than $3.50, 900. Such
seems to be their stock in trade, |
md they will illustrate another proyerb |
Which says something about people who hang
If they are given rope enough
10 cure q felon, says a correspondent, mir
,quai parts of strong ammonia and water, and
,old your finger in it for fifteen minutes.
After that withdraw it and tie a piece of cloth
completely saturated with the mixture around
he felon and keep it there till dry.
Prince Bismark, who farms on a large scale
u Yarzin, is said to have cleared $4,000 By
us cattle and geese during the last year, and
profit from yeast exceeded $4,000.
The London Echo recalls that 200 years ago