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The Opelousas courier., 1890-01-11
WILD OATS.

4 light struck, like a knife, through
the gloom. Then there was darkness
again. A muf1ed cry. Then silence.
In a moment the man removed his hand
from the woman's mouth.
D sDon't scream. | have no intention
Of hurting you. I am not here to steal;
am hiding. If you make a sound, if
gou alarm the house, | am a lost man.
Suddenly the moon, issuing from I'M
der a cloud, threw a pale beam wei the
place where they stood. The woman
she was only a pale, slight girl-could
now see the intruder's face distinctly
rshn haggard, determined, desperate.
What intuition had made him speak as
be hada At the supreme crisis Of life
there sometimes come these Examinations.
He was an unknown man, fleeing for
safety or for life and making his way by
Uain force in the dead of night into the
outskirts of a strange house. Yet all the
girl said, after looking at him a moment,
was:
"HoW did you get herea"
81 vaulted over the outer wall. / re-
peat that if you make a sound / am a lost
man.
he made no other appeal to her; yet
me continued m~otionless, not calling,
only trembling a little from excitement.
you can't hide here" she then said.
lyon will be found. You can go out
% the house door if that will help YOU
He did not answer and she turned me-
chemically to lead the way. The bar OF
moonlight accompanied them, piercing
ehe interior of the dark, wide rooms.
She moved noiselessly, a white, shadowy
hggure, and the man followed. She
might be-she probably was-helping q
selun to escape. The thought went
through her brain. But she soundlessly
drew aside the fastening Of the heavy
door. The night wind rushed in softly.
ahe silver-tinted sea lay without, heav-
mg, With long breaks, in sleep.
There is the road to the open coun-
sry she said. It stretched away like a
white ribbon, indefinitely, into the night.
Again he answered nothing. Only,
% he passed through the door, he turned
and looked ut her.
For days this tropic sea had been Of q
dense, deep, ~unchanging cobalt blue.
winds were light; the sky arched above
IKE . dome of unclouded sapphire. To
hosalys the past and the future appeared
alaks to have become merged in d dis
liant soft, silver haze. But then this
Was natural. For Rosalys was to be
married shortly after the vessel reached
Port. After spending two years in the
Australian wilds she was returning
nome. And the man to whom she was
40 give herself was returning with her.
u viii seem strange to you-the Life
81 Standardization the other sort of
isfe you led 50 long, and the freedom Of
4, abe would say to him as they slowly
pseed the deck together under the lumi-
nosas Southern stars that seemed to hang
above Them like golden lamps.
But Sherman never made any direci
sepiy. He talked little, at any time, Of
Als past. He acknowledged that he had
nsen rather wild when he first took to ths
australian bush. Perhaps that, shs
snought, was the reason for his reticence
Va general he did not say much about
himself. But his bold eyes looked dowr
1pon her tenderly, and he pressed he
ssnde arm with d lovers passion. II
ruth ahe bad never seemed so lovely Il
aaIa "a N these days with tine ocean wind
The Opelousas courier., 1890-01-11

Mild, equable climate, certain and album
dant crop. Best fruit, grain. grass and
stock country in the world. Full informa-
lion free. Address, Oregon Immigration
Board, Portland, Ore.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-01-11
A New Kind of Insurance

The topar's motto is olive for today
but he employs two DIS.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-01-11
Oregon, The Paradise OF Farmers.

A man likes to bave good neighbors when
he must love his neighbor as himself.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-01-11

DON'T hawk, hawk, and blow, blow, disgust
ing everybody, Lut use DR.. Sage's ta'a'f'
Remedy.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-01-11

Experts at picking locks-wig makers.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-01-11

A 10c. smoke for &c. "Tansill's Punch"
The Opelousas courier., 1890-01-11

The man who is ri ht is seldom left.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-01-11

rad hated his doom COHIpdHlon.
IA known it and had not cared. aHe
would serve me AM scruvy trick" he
ala ii himself coolly. And a time came
when his foresight was vindlcated. by
|, strange combination of circumstances
sherman, who had forged, found HIM
elf N day in q position to cove ann
elf by falsely accusing and involving
Horst. He did both. he vanished,
eayino no trace behind him. Horst,
he law at his heels, made q desperate
light by night. To o pale, frall young
yiTl, white IN the light OF . summer
noonbeam, he had owed q temporary
.sea1,e. But before many days ne had
been tracked, captured and imprisoned
evidence not being complete against hlm
for Ave years only. Now the I'VE years
we're over. And In one day he had seen
HE man and the woma with whom h1s
every thought in those five years NAG
been associafed-the man whom he hated
md on whom he had sworn to avenge
aimself, and the woman whom he loved,
For by one OF the strange mysteries OF
human passion, Horst, reckless, careless,
cynical. had come to love this girl, seen
hut once, radiant IS Al angel of mercy
md Of whose name ven be was ignorant.
And she it was whom his enemy was e
marry
a sudden gust Of wind tore his cap
from his eyes. There was g rushing
sosidd III His ears. lie staggered TO his
feet. The sea had turned over al Its
expanse 4 dense, oily green, deepening Y
! CID trough Of the waves 70 q gray black
| ness. What awful change had cont
over that smiling nafure-that infinite
| blue that had subsistad Tor SO mangd days
Ite dpsee os N huTEiGanes e& hs
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j, w. ECKAkT,

WaCCUIUdKCI dUV VCWO&AO1'
Main Street, New Iberia, La.
The leading repair saop in the Attaka-
pas.
All kinds of Monograms and Badges
Diamond settings matle to order and at
reasonable rates.
full! line of watches, clocks and jew
elry always on hand
Aselect assote meet Of genuine Meers-
chaum pipes, cigars and cigarette tubes
Russia leather cigar cases, fine tobacco
pouches etc. kept in stock.
My prices are moderate, give me call
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Deafness Can't be Cured

by local applications, as they cahhot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear:
There is only one way to cure deafness:
and that is bv constitutional remedies:
Deafness is caused by an inflamed condi-
ton of tine mucous lining Of the Ersta.
chan Tub. When this tube gets In;
famed you have arumbling sound or i'm;
perfect hearing, and when 1t Is entirely
closed, Deafness is the resn't, and unless
the inflammation can be taken out AID
this tube restored to its normal condition
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
Eases ont of ten are caused by catarrh;
which is nothing but an inflamed cOndi-
ton of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that we cannot cure by taking Halls Ca
tarrh Cnrp. Send for circulars. free.
FL. CHENFY IL Co., Toledo, q;
Sold by druggists, 80 cents
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Good Coffee.

1t is asserted by men Of high profess
sional standing that when the system
needs stimulant, nothing equals cup
of good coffee. 1t in also affirmed by EN-
inent physicians that Ayers Sarsaparilla
braces up the system. QuicSens tagging
energies, increases the appetite. promo
tes digestion; and for all the purposes OF
a blood purifier is the most reliable, the
most powerful, as we'll as the cheapest
medicine ever devised.
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NOTICE..

The pub,ic is Hereby notified that 1
will not be responsible for any debts con-
,ractea by my wife, LeveDia Jones, from
and after this date.
FRANK JACOBS.
st. Martinville, Oct. 11th 1890.
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Special Notice.

Tho uneersigr - who is a MIDWIFE OF
experience, offers her services TO white
ladies', a: rea easona5le rates.
Address ANNA CAREER.
st. Martinville, La.
Sept. 27-3 III.
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WILL 1T WORK?

After reviewing the situation, looking
after the unsuccessful attempts to enroll
oar citizens into the Progressive League.
we may expect to hear of other crsaniza-
tions in which our people may te taken
by their weak side and may be imluced
to sign iron bound pledge or obligation
10 support this or that candidate. put out
for and in the interest Of this or that
Que, without consulting them.
We would not be surprise to hear OF
an attempt to revive the regulator move
ment under the former pledges or obli-
cations to put their men in Office, which
would simply mean tho men would put
themselves in Office and the people would
helplessly have to abide by it.
In view of all this, we will warn our
people not to be caught in such organi'
EatiC ls. it is not necessary that a man
belongs to the Progressive League be-
cause he Is in favor and intends to vote
for the lottery. neither is it necessary to
Join the anti-lOttery league to oppose or
vote against the lottery. unless they pro-
pose to let aside party princles, and make
1t an entirely lottery ISSUE, which Is un-
democratic as we'll az unrepublican, the
lottery should lie considered as second
ary matter. But we fear the politicians
do not care straw for the lottery. ex-
cept to Use it as q cover for their I'm.
principled polite.
The people should look upon the past,
and 1t will soon come to their memory
how they were deceived by po-
liticians, they should know that The 60
vernment belong to them, and that they
should select their own officers, and not
be entrapped in conventions where
they are instrumental in working
against their own interests for the bene-
fit Of the politicians who always prepare
everything going before that convention,
in caucus of the few interested par
ties. never giving the voter the time and
privilege to object or discuss anything,
but matters and resolutions are hurried
through amid sometimes shouting mi.
nority. Politicians always prefer con-
ventions than primaries, because they
do not want the people to 90 to tho poll
calmly, after reflection to vote for this
candidate or for this man as a delegate
to the parish committee. Let the people
Of this parish take warning and not be
entrapned by the politicians.
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THE SUGAR BOUNTY.
Methods of Inspection and
Payment.
A timely Subject for Considera-
ton by the Sugar Planters Asso-
ciatiof.

As the method Of paying the bounty is
of great Importance to the Louisiana SUI
gar industry, The ITEM has made I'M:
4uiries at the Treasury Department a.
to the course likely to be pursued. No
Consultation has yet been held nor pro.
Sramme mapped out. but in conversa:
tion with exports in the office Of tho
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue Il
was thought that the method wotM be
about as follows:
In addition to the main office at Was
hihgton there will probably be
CENTRAL STATIONS
ii the sugar-prOduciDg districts, one for
instance, in California. another in Kan:
sas. one in Louisiana, etc. 1t is thought
that a Government weigller will be re-
quired on every large plantation. ThiA
weigher will take three samples OF every
strike, sending one to the central station
one to Washington. and retaining one.
He will weigh each barrel, branding II
with the number Of the factory, date
gross and net weight, number of strike
and number OF package. He will then
paste on stamp bearing these data, the
stub Of the stamp to be forwarded to
Washington. The chemist at the main
Office will polarize the samples and sub
NIT his report with the stubs ATTACHED "a
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
With the Commissioners approval the
report goes through the Fourth Auditor
to the Warrant Division, and thence "a
the Register of the Treasury, who iss,ies
a warrant. The warrant will return
through the channels already mentioned
to the Commissioner Of internal Revenue
who will mail it to the planter. At least
two weeks will be required for this off:
cial routine. and it w0uld be over 4
month after the weighing before the
bounty could be realized.
Il seems to THE ITEM that one of
TIE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT
COULD BE CONSIDERED
by the Louisiana Sugar Planter Assoeia-
tion is the question of how planters are
to realize the bounty. A committee
ought to be appointed by the association
at its meeting tonight to confer with
the Secretary Of the Treasury on the sub.
ject, and to formulate a plan which
would be as little vexatious as possible
under the exigencies Of the situation:
Rigid rules to prevent fraud will of
course be necessary. While planters are
honest as q class there are doubtless
some who would not think It 4 tenial Of
fense to "beat" the Government. and the
good men will have to suffer restrictions
in order to keep the black sheep under
control.
Twelve months will elapse before the
payment of bounties in Louisiana, but
in this interval there should be careful
consideration and full discussion as I'd
how the bounty should be paid:-Cits
Vfom
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-Superintendent Of Police Dave c.
Henneeee of New Orleans was shot
when about to enter h;s residence at
about eleven o'clock Wednesday night.
He was shot by agces who were. embus-
caded. His wounds IRE serious, but not
absolutely fatal. The police are after
the assasins who will undOubtly be cap
tured soon.
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DR.. c. B. SANDERS,

cIOMEOPATHIST.)
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON ACCoUCHEtR.
Consultation in English, French and
German.
N. B. Inquire IL Labbe's Drugstore.
Office at residence. near Railroad depot.
dec7ly ST. HARTINSILLE, LA.
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Keep Up With the Times.

The world Is getting wiser every day.
Mankind is constantly advancing from
the old to the new. As 1t Is with Reli-
gion, Art and Science, so it is with Me.
dicine. Each day adds to our knowledge
of the human body, and therefore to our
ability to cure its many ills. The day Of
gripping. purging, debilitating pills, for
instance, is rapidly passing away, and
their place being taken by Bowel Re-
gulator whose action is natural and easy
vet effective. Such medicine is Mama
lin, a gentle laxative that acts directly
upon the Liver and Kidneys, and leaves
no bad effects. It neither gripes nor
purges. II not only cures Constipation,
but, all the disorders and diseases aris-
ing from it, and. when taken from time
to time in small doses, prevents COnsti-
patton altogether. II you need a Tonic,
take Pe.ru-na. II your Blood is diseased,
you will find nothing better than La-cu'
pi-a. For sale by T. J. Liable.
The fact should be generally known
that there is a State institute for the
blind at Baton Rouge, where any blind
person under twenty years of age will
be received and educated without any
charge for either board or instruction
All young persons in the State Of 80 de-
fective vision as to be unable to get an
education in the ordinary schools, and o.
good health and sound mind, will be re-
ceived. we'll cared for, and instructed in
all the branches usually taught in schOO
for youth with sight, besides having
careful training in music and calisthe'
MICS. The girls may learn sewing. knit
ting and much Of domestic work, and
the boys are taught several trades
Though blind 70 material light, the ligh
of knowledge can be made to shine upOr
the minds and into the lives OF those Wit
are forever shrouded in physical darx
ness, and their afiliction made lighter t,
them. The principal. DR.. W. H. N. Ma
eruder, will take pleasure in answering
all letters addressed to him, as will ais
Mrs. Mary S. Lane, who has charge o
the girls.-New Delta
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Niesas.nZnic Pef9Ot,S

And those truub I'd with nervousness sesuit;s
nom care O. overwork will he relieved os lnAi"s
Brown's IRON BitferS. Genuins
Ia. trade mark and crossed red lines on wfaPPS''
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Many Persons ..u
Are broken down from overwork or househod
cares Browns Iron BitterS
rebuilds the system. aids digestion. renores ex.
cess Of bile. and cures malaria. Get the genuine.
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SPACE. II m p ms 3 ms 6 msll y

Transient advertisements, Is cents per
.nch for first Insertion; 80 cents for each
subsequent insertion.
Official or legal advertisements, 81 per
a, inch for first insertion; and &c cents fOt
each subsequen. insertion.
~Brief communications upen subjects
of public interest solicited. No attention
will be given to anonymous letters.
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LOUIS J. VOORHEES,,
Attoney-at-La~ and Notary Public.
ST. MARTINtaLLE, LA.
will practice and promptly attend to
collection of claims in ST. Martin and
adjoining parishes. July l6, 1y
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-05-01
MINISTER'S IN TROUBLE.
Successful as Revivalists THY are Accused
OF Being Thieves.

Successful rs Kevivalists They are Accused
OF Being Thieves.
READING, Pa, May 1T now seems
that the apparently highly successful
revival on the Welsh Mountains, in the
haunts Of the Buzzard gang of thieves,
may, through association. had the eff
feet Of corrupting the ministers while
they were making Christians of thieves.
Revs. P. II. Garrett and z. g. Mower
were the ministers whose united efforts
at Mount Zion Church led many of the
hardest sinners to the altar and did
other successful work that had much to
do with civilizing many of the rough
est characters. To the intense surprise
Of everybody both clergyman are now
accused of various forgeries. Rev.
Mower is q fugitive from justice and
Rev. Garrett is in jail.
Charges of forgery, embezzlement,
lying and giving bogus checks are made
by the church district officials against
Rev. Carrot. He claims he is innocent.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-05-01
4 HENiIoUs oFFeNoE.
Nicholas DAtalngsEs the Mss laa q
1v.aouso, Un<leF Arrest.


SvFAouses UntAeF Arrest.
SxAACusH, N. T., May 1.-Nicholas II.
Betsinger. widely known boo keeper,
proprietor Of the Paradise Apiary ct
Marcellus Falls, trustee OF tho Netho-
dist church, IN aggressive Prohibi-
zionist, and man who on his business
cards and in his trade mark has stamped
the motto, I'm God We Trust" 10
charged with . henious offenee upon
two little girls in his employ, and he II
now at large on 81, 600 bail.
Betsinger is q married man and his
wife is an invalid.
Z -Four years ago Betsinger adopted .
little girl named Zelda Young, aged II
years, from the Oswego Orphan Asylum,
and last February he took another girl,
Frida Grossley, aged IA, from the Or
phan Asylum at Auburn.
Both girls have been kept in seclu-
sion and the neighbors have seen but
little of them.
Last Monday they ran away, and the
stories that they told to the people who
gave them shelter led to the arrest Of
Betsinger on q charge Of assault.
The village is very much excited over
the matter, and there have been threats
of tar and feathers and even of lynch
ing.
Betsinger himself claims that he IL
the victim of . conspiracy.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-05-01
LOOKS BAD FOR HER
Damaging Evidence Against
Mrs. Vandergrift.
Her SON IN THE WITNESS CHAIR
He Very Reluctantly Tells What Hs Know
of the Case.

Proved Almost Beyond Doubt That she
Tried to Poison Him for Insurance
Money-Eva KAno Testihes to n Cir
Aceused's Guilt.
MT. HOLLY, N. j., May LIN the trial
of Mrs. Vandergrift for poisoning her
son with croton oil, Prof. Reese, OF the
Medical Chair of the University OF
Pennsylvania, gave expert testimony to
the effect that the symptoms noted by
young Norman's physician were those
of croton oil poisoning.
Mrs. Eva Kane, who helped nurse
Norman, testified that she substituted
sweet oil for croton oil, but Mrs. Van
dergrift noticed it and sent Mrs. Kane's
daughter to buy more croton oil.
Young Norman was then called as q
witness for the prosecution. He told
his story cautiously, and seemed in
clined to shield his mother. He was
evidently n reluctant witness. The
facts as to his illness were drawn from
him, however.
The existence of a life insurance
policy for $4,000 on the. life
of Frank G. Norman was proved con-
clusively by the officers of the insur.
ance company in Philadelphia by whom
the policy was issued. In the event OF
| the death of Norman the blanket mort
| gage held by the company on the prop
| erty of Mrs Vandergrift at Burlington
| was to be cancelled. The amount re-
ferred to was paid to her when the
| policy was issued.
Norman in his testimony said he
signed the policy, but did not receive q
penny of the money. His mother got il
all. When the premiums fell due she
paid them. He had no interest in il
whatever He insisted that his illness
did not date from his arrival in Bur.
lington in March last, but existed while
he was IN Philadelphia. He had the
same symptoms while in that city.
On being closely pressed he admitted
that he bought croton oil for hi'
mother in drug store in Burlington
since his return home and prior to his
la3t attack of illness.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-05-01
PoWDERLY INTERVIEWED.
The X. Of l. in Sympathy with the Eight
Hour Movement.

The X. Of l. In Sympathy with the Eight
Hour Movement
SCRANTON, Pa, May 1.-General Master
Workman Powderly, of the Knights of
Labor, was seen At his homo last eve
ming by reporter, and asked his views
concerning the labor demonstration in
New York and elsewhere to-day. He
said that his position on this question
was too well known to need explana-
ton. He had always favored An eight
hour law. The Knights Of Labor had
also endorsed it, adopting . preamble
fsvoring it at the General Assembly in
1878.
As he understood it. to- days demon
stration throughout the country were
to convince the public that the labor
element was really In favor of shorter
hours for the toilers. 1t had been al
legged by many that tho eight hour
movement was simply for effect, and
that the workman did not really favor
it. After the demonstration Of to-day
1t was to be hoped that there would be
no untrue charges of the kind.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-05-01
mayor Grants Letter to tn. Senate.

ALBANY, N. Y, May 1.-After Mayor
Grants letter to Lieut.. Gov. Jones,
asking for a special committee to inves-
tigate the charges made by Patrick Nc
Cam in his testimony before the Fas-
sett Committee on Saturday, had been
read in the Senate, Senator Cantor
moved that Senators Robertson, Sloan,
Erwin, Linson and Jacobs "a. be appointed e,
charges as Mayor Grant requested.
Senator Fassett opposed the resolution.
He said the communication was an Inn
pudent one, and upon his motion the
Mayors letter was sent to the Commit
tee on Cities, now investigating the
Departmental