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, 1890-11-20
suwane. Fitted the Line.

The following story Is published
by II correspondent of the Philadel-
phia Press:
"Did you ever hear how 'Suwanee
River was written?"
'Don't think i ever did"
"Well, Steve Foster-Stephen C..
Foster was his full name--was in
the zenith of his popularity when
he wrote the words" said my
friend to me. HE had written the
song in the frame house on San.
duslly street, in Allegheny, but he
couldn't find the name of "a river
that suited him. Finally he went
over to the office of his brother,
Morrison Foster, sat down on his
desk, and said Morrison, I've got
u new darky song here, and It's
complete except the name of the
river. l want Southern river
with only two or three syallables.
Give me one, won't you"
Morrison suggested several, but
they didn't suit. Then he took
down an atlas, ran his eye over q
map of the Southern states for u few
minutes and finally said, Here's q
river in Florida by the name of
Suwanee; how will that do?'
That's 1t, that's it, exclaimed
the song writer, jumping from the
desk. It's just what l want and
picking upon pen he inserted the
name of the river that has since be-
come the title of one of the sweetest
and most pathetic of melodies. l
believe that stephen G. Foster never
thought very much of the piece
himself until after 1t had taken it's
place among the popular songs Of the
century,
, 1890-11-20

Book Agent-Miss, l have called to de.
liver the volume on "The Secret of Be-
ing Attractive, or How to Improve the
Mind" which you subscribed for last
week.
Young lady-We'll it's too late now
and don't want it, because you see,
I've become engaged to be married since
YOU were here
, 1890-11-20

The real religion of the world comes
from women much more than from mon.
, 1890-11-20

This forenoon, says the Walla
Walla Journal of Wednesday, the
remains of sixty-six soldiers of all
ranks were Inferred in the Fort
Walla Walls cemetery. Late last
night the car containing the remains
arrived at the depot, where they re-
mained all night AT 8 o'clock this
morning the work Of removing them
to the garrison began. A squad of
cavalry from Company q led the
procession, followed by three
wagons draped in mourning on
which the collins, boxes five feet
long and elven inches square, were
loaded. At the burial grou nds the
Fourth cavalry band played music
soft and sweet, and the occasion was
altogether sad and impressive one.
The Union says: The corpses are
those of troops killed during the Nez
Perce Indian campaign, and buried
in trenches on the field where they
fell. For some time the question of
removing them to n proper burying
ground has been under advisement,
and, as the reservation was recently
thrown open to settlement, action
In the matter Is timely, as further
delay would probably have sub.
jected the patriotic relics to the in
dignity of being plowed over by the
husbandman.
Tuesday afternoon a wildcat went
on an escapade through the school
grOunds of the female college Mt
, 1890-11-20

Tuesday afternoon wildcat went
on an escapade through the school
grounds of the female college at
Ravenna park while the students
were enjoying intermisslon. The
, 1890-11-20

The Yakima Herald says; There
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11
Annexion.

Ottawa, Ont. I6 septembfe-Le ma,
i0r White, de Windsor, qui NANTES
fois a'est declar6 pnbliquement annex.
i~oniste, Ut ave- lui plusieurs feuilles Dc
ID pFesse independents, reyiennent sui
ce suiet de rannexion, CONNIE une pro
babilit6 ; mails il appartenait au Tele-
graph, dc Quebec, d'8tre le premier or
game dn g-ouvernement se declarani
carr6ment On favenr dn ticket annex
i~oniste, ct disaht All peuple du Domi
ni0n que Ia prosp6rite du Canada exigs
nne alliance politiQue avec les Etats.
Unis. liz Telegraph ouvre donc le bal
par an editorial tres rampant en- favenl
Dc l'annexion ct quill a public dams sDr
nnm6ro dc dimanclle. LIE Telegraph
nest pas settlement un appai da gdu.
yernement de sir John Macdonald
mais encore II recoit un patronage con
siderable du tr6sor du Dominion, ct.
par consequent, latitude ansil Went
de prendres men est que plus signiiica.
tive.
Je ne fns iamais plus surpris. disail
hier Inn saes menoufs politiqnes, que
qnand 'ai ID CO tire LAnnerioa ma
NH Get article d6finit clairement P6ta,
politique des affaires sur TIL frontiares
On Dominion ct les progress rapides aue
Ialt ie nlougement en- favour de pan.
aexi0n aux Etats- Unis.
Lea Canadlens s0nt Ias az ennfa.,ire
lenFs atlalres au mogan do sentinens
6alatAs; lis commencent d comn.andre
qne leur aVenir rapose sur me nnian
f6k&f{& 1m ENM4I
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11
AN

u-...l1 !. - .I... r.a.o u;tL;, a.
10 prohlpi6 tne play1pg VI traps WILLIE ene
corporate linlts OF tne toMh o. opelonsas
ana proviaihg . pehaity iof the Rioiaeloh
thereof. .,:. =.
whereas. tne piaying OF craps WITHIN the
corporate ilmlts OF the town OF opeiousas IS q
nuisance anu dangerous 70 que peace ana sooa
or9er OF sag Town taepelore
% y oraalnea py Lne foaroo o. f9lice % saiu
own INA tne playlhg oI craps WlgnIh we COT,
poraso ,llhlgs ~ salu 'owd 70 neteuy Iaoia sa;d
~ 70 un.amlui, anu plohipIeeu "LopIn SUN
limits and whoever shall engage IN PLAYING
sald game or permit the same 70 pc playeu
upon thelr premises, Wlthln the corporate I'm I'm
US OF sag owl, anall each De SUBJECT 70 9 : ale
Vi ny less ghah ten collars nor more Csan my
each be imprisoned not less than five nor more
than ten days, at the discretion OF the court
al proceedings Tor the yi9latl6n o. tnls Or
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11
for Infants and Children.
Electric Bitters

This remedy is becoming so well known and
SO popular as to need no special mention. All
who have used Electric Bitters sing the same
song of praise.-A purer medicine does not
exist and it is guaranteed to do all that is
claimed. Electric Bitters will cure all diseases
of the Liver and Kidneys, will remove PIN,
pies, Boils, Salt Rhenm and other affections
caused by impure blood-Will drive Malaria
from the system and prevent as well as cure
all Malarial fevers.-For cure of Headache,
Constipation and indigestion try Electric Bit
~ters-entire satisfaction guaranteed, or money
refunded.-Price SOC. and BLOC per bottle al
f. E. Bailey,s Drugstore. 8
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11

The Hamilton Cultivator is a new
candidate for public favor in this par
ish, and as it is one of the most perfect
agricultural implements now on the
market cannot fail to prove popular
with all progressive farmers. This adj
mirable Iabor-saving implement is for
sale by J.. Meyers g. Co., who will have
the machines operated and tested for
the benefit of any who may be interest
ed in their workings.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11
rs Consumption Encnrable:

rs Consumption Hncurable:
Read the following: Mr.. G.. Fl. Morris, New.
ark, Ark, says: Twas down with Abscess o.
Lungs, and friends and physicians pronounced
me an incurabIe Consumptive. Began taking
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consumption
am now on nv third bottle, and oversee the
work on my farm. 1t is the finest medicine
ever made"
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio, says "Had
it not been for DIR. Kings, New Discovery fol
Consumption / would have died of Lung
Troubles. Was given up by doctors. An
now in best of health Try it. Sample bot
ties free at F. E. Bailey's Drugstore. {
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11
Attention

Barnetts Photographic Art Gallery
is at Opelousas again. VIZ invite oil to
come and see us. We are prepared to
do the very best of work, also we will
make a speciality of Crayon enlarging.
Be sure and give us a call, next door to
Mornhinveg's Jewelry store.
BARNETT, Opelousas, La.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11
FOR SAFE.

Subject TO Unexpiresa Lease
A SPLENDID business stand in center 9.
IN Opelousas, consisting of large store an9
warehouse, with comfortable residence ana
outhouses; also q eommodious residence aa-
joining the above. VIII be sold together OF
separately at a low price and on favorable
terms. For particulars apply at this office e.
TO Julien Ciaude, Washington, La. apt
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11

49,
IA fine residence in Opeionsas.
PA small plantation, Is afpents, miles
from town.
3-AIso 80 arpents of wood land.
4-36 arpents, improved, in BELLEVUE.
sd arpents, enclosed, on railroad, 8 miles
from town.
6-Six arpents, enclosed, in Bellevue.
7-63 arpents, improved in Malfet, near the
church.
S-37 arpents of land adjoining above.
GA small plantation Of 50 arpents in same
nefghborho0d.
1876 arpents prairie land in same neigh
borhood.
1.-Two tracts of 30 arpents each in same
neighborhood, and one Of 40 arpents prairie,
also 429 arpents of woodland.
l2-1 lot and Improvements near town, on
Garland's lane.
For further particulars apply to
THEODORE CHACHERE,
July 5, 1890. Opelousas, La.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11
NOTICE.

HNHE undersigned has been appointed the
Il agent and attorney in fact and the attor'
ney at law of the New Orleans Pacific Rail
way Company, for the purpose of compromis,
ing and adjusting any and all claims OF set
tiers under the Robertson Blanchard agree
ment and the act of Congress of February
9Th, 1887.
An persons interested herein would do we'll
to cali upon me, and I will give them all the
information / possess free of charge.
GILBERT l.. DUPRE..
july 26, 1890. 3m.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11
RuckIev,,s Arnfca Salve

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises,
Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tet
ters. Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all
skin Eruptiens, and positively cures Piles, OIL
no nav required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
BIS cents per box. For sale by F. Z. Bailey.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11
HEARke cASTEkLAN0S

ATTORNEY AT LAW, (AVoGAT,)
p. @. Box 1873, New Iberia, La.
Office, Cogaenhem Building, up stairs, corner
of Main Street ard Church Alley.
Will attend to the collection of all claims,
notes and drafts in the parishes of ST. Mary,
Iberia, Lafayette, Sc. Martin. Acadia, Galca-
sieu, sit. Landry, and city Of Alexandria, and
such other civil or criminal business as may
be- entrusted to him. Supreme Court Gases a
Specially. my24.6m
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11

just received, a large lot of gentle
mems summer silk searfs, bought at a
bankrupt sale. which we offer at 10 and
25 cents, worth 40 and SO cents.
j. MEYERS 81 Co.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11
NOTICE,

All persons indebted unto the Succession q
Ludger Birette, decd, are hereby aotlIsa
that unless a satisfactory settlement is maas
with the undersigned by the lst OF Oct0Oes'
1890, the attorney of the Estate will DC cnaaSs
ed with the enforced collection OF al sHon
claims. SIMEON BIR0TTE,
Aug. 3Q-2m1 administrator
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11

The Times-Democrat of New Orleans, leads
all the newspapers published in the south
Daily and Weekly. 1t has the largest cireu-
fation.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11

For SALE AT A BARGAIN Buck
eye Reaper and Binder, | G. Aultman
81 Co. Thresher, | 8 inch Rotary Pump.
Apply to JOS. Bloch.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11

Good public roads are worth a good deal
more to the rural population than they cost.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11

Jean Alphonse Karr, 10 c6labre 6cri-
vain f~rancais, est mort lie Ter oetobre
age de 80 ans.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11

A horse or a yoke of oxen can haul twice
the weight in a good road that the same team
could haul in d bad road.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11

"A watch for only two dollars and fifty
cents, warranted TO keep good time, at
r. Mornhinveg's jewelry store.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11
PENSIONS!

The Disability Bin is q law, Soldiers disabled
since the war are entitled. Dependent widows
and parents now dependent whose sons died
from effects of army service are included. If
You wish your claim speedily and successfully
prosecuted, address
HART III. SANDOZ,
us Pension Claim Agent, Opeiousas. La.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11

Finest lot Of fancy candies, always
fresh, at G. Dietiein's.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11

100 sacks of cow peas at $1.00 per
sack at J.. Meyers & Co.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11

I make a speciality of soda and fancy
crackers. Ny stock is always fresh.
G.. DIETLEIN.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.

when Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
when she was q Child, she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
when she had Children, she gave them castoria
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11

corporate limits of the town of Opelousas,
and providing a penalty for the violation
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11
Toutes les DANES ct demoiselles de

Tie preux Warmoth Ia etc nomme
SAM opposition candidat au congress
pour le premier district n conven-
ton tenue Ia semaine derniere a la
Nouvelle- Orleans. SOM election est
des plus douteuses, car il a de nom
brenx adversaires meme Iparml les re-
publicains.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11

Des conspirateurs ont aftente q Ia
vie du car de Russie lie 2B |septembre,
cette fois en- faisant deralleF IN train
sur leouel on pensait quill se trouvait,
Tia mont pas reaussi. Uni tentative
nour assassiner 10 ieune loiI Alexandra
de Servie ct son pere l'ex Irdi Milan, en-
Iaucant une bombe sous Ileur y~oiture,
MA pas Gu plus de suecesl
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11

On annonce que 10 goa ernement
chinois Sc propose denvoEeF sa magnI-
fique hotte, actuellement aols les ordres
d'oficiers de marine chinpi$, faire IN
voyage d travers lie Pacfffque pour
montrer an monde l'habiIitG que pos
sade les Chinois pour maRier une aotte
en- pleine mer. Jusqu'iciE les Chinols SC
contentaient de faire unb croisiere lie
long de la cote ct des Ilesp ct ne s'aven-
turaient que rarement SUI fOc6an Pa.
cifi0ue on FOc6an IndienI
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11

Les journaux po%lonais( affirment que
pendant les r6centes Hap@uVres de
f'arm6e russo, a Kovno, e pont kras-
nostaw s'est brise ct que qhatre cents
soldats, appartenant q UNI regiment qui
traversait le pont au moIleht de lac.
cident, ont etc precipiteS dams la ri.
Were ct Sc sont nOy6s.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11

Smisse.-Le 5OOme ~anniEetsaire dune
R6publique.-La commuAe de Gersau
sur 10 lac des Quatre- Cantols, q form6.
de Fan 1890 jusqn'a la fini du steele
pass6, une Repnblique i~hdkpendante
En- 1903, racte de mediation la r6unit
d Schwytz.
Les habitants de Gersau Sc propo,
seDt de c6l6brer, le S octobre proclaim
Ie 5OOme anniversaire de la foundation
de leur m~inuscule R6publlaue.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11
5O-CAGE MENAGERIE!
SAL, 900 DROVE OF GIRAFFES !!
$4,000 SCHOOL OF WALRUS p!

US Giraffe, IS Feet High.
I10nT Ok, 81 Hands High.
Wn Horse, 81 Hands High.
WAWA Ostrich, II Feet High.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-10-11
PROPERTIES FOR SALE CHEAP.

E. j. CLEMENTS, Clerk pro tenn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-18
SANDY HOOK LichT.sHiP.

The Welcome Beacon which orssts ~
Incoming voysger.
The ticker at the Barge Office records:
''One-twenty-La Bretagne, on the
Sandy Hook Light ship" At the same
time, the message is repeated In the
Office of the steamers agents, and
scarcely five minutes elapse when on
the blackboards outside their offices Is
this legend: ''The steamer La Bre-
tango, from Havre, passed the Light
ship at leo; will be up to her dock
about 1870"
Passers-by scan the board; the Gus
toms authorities get ready to send their
cutter down the bay to meet tho
steamer. Persons having friends on
board and who have made arrange
ments with the telegraph company, re-
ceive copy Of the dispatch and get
ready to meet their friends.
All this is done, and yet but few OF
those who arc notified know any thing
about the Sandy Hook light-ship. But
the passengers on the steamer do, and SO
does every one who has crossed the
ocean.
1t was my good fortune to spend
short time on the Sandy Hook light-ship
some time ago
She was built expressly for the service
she is doing, and is strong and stanch-
calculated to weather any sea- She Is
o. feet long and "a feet wide.
The cabin is large and roomy. Up
either side Of it are two lockers, which
run its entire length, and in these the
crew keep their clothes and other per
sonal property. Above tho lockers are
six berths. The interior Of the esbin Is
fitted up neatly, and pictures decorate
the walls.
The crew, which consists Of six men.
including the cook, occupy the galley.
and close by is the lamp room, where the
lamps and the oil which is used in them
are kept. Here the lamps are trimmed
and cleaned, preparatory to being run up
as beacons. The lamps have red globes,
and these are fixed in . row between
several oil tanks, while alongside them
are wicks, cotton and other material.
Usually the lights consist Of sixteen
rejecting lamps. Eight Of these are
hoisted each evening at sunset, and form
circles about the two masts. They throw
crimson rays which can be seen for miles.
This is the welcome signal that land Is
near at hand. A lookout is always sta
toned ON board, and with the aid Of a pow
erful glass sights the incoming steamers
| when they are miles away. The steam
er displays her signals, which are read
by him, and he in turn signals the tele-
graph operator, and thus the word
flashes to the city telling just when any
particular steamer VIII arrive, while she
| is yet well out on the sea-
The life led by the men who mako
| the ship their home is indeed lonely
one. Each crew spends three months on
the ship.
During rough weather-ss, for in
stance, during the recent hurricane
the crew hasn't q particularly pleasant
berth. The ship dances about on the
waves and rolls and losses madly in her
endeavor to get loose, but the chains
that hold her fast to the two heavy
anchors are equal to any emergency
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-18
SURE CURE FOR DUDES.
The Effect Of Courtship and Marriage On
Young Mans Dress.

The Effect Of Courtship and Marriage On
. Young Mans Dress.
A well-to-do citizen, who has reached
his present prosperous condition by the
route cut out by his own strong hands
and sturdy principles, had words of wis
dom on his tongue when ran across him
this morning. do you know" said he,
that courtship and marriage have ev-
cry thing in the world to do with tho
way in which a young man dresses him.
self? My eldest son, Tom, is good
boy. He always was, and l am con-
fident always will be. He never ran
wild, gambled or drank, and was al
ways dutiful and obedicnt. The only
thing l had against him was that he
was an awful dude, SO far as clothes
went Extravaganza isn't the word to
describe his mode of dressing. 1t was
simply awful, but never grumbled. be-
cause thought as good boy as he was
entitled to one harmless weakness.
About year ago took Tom into my
Office at liberal salary. Six months
ago he got married, and to-day he is no
more dude than you are. While he
was counting his sweet little wife his
extravaganza in clothes was redoubled.
lie was the most splendid pocket edi-
ton of full-length fashion-plate you
ever saw in your life, but his mother
was proud Of his appearance, and all !
could do was to occasionally guy
him q bit and ask him to
lend me quarter. Well, Tom
got married, and for couple Of months
it was worse than ever. During his
honeymoon he had his dress suit on
every evening and changed his other
clothes two or three times . day. Tho
rapidity with which married life cured
him of this was simply marvellous. To-
day he absolutely cares nothing about
clothes. He always looks decent, but he
is never seen with an outlandish hat or
a crease down the legs of his trousers.
What has accomplished the change do
not know, but it is there. With my DO
loved son Tom in view. can only de-
clare it to be my unalterable opinion
that marriage is sure cure for dudes"
-ChicapO Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-01-18

Cp. counted. and examined again. caro-
fully put up in packages Of . thousand
sheets each, with slip betwees each
hundred sheets, tied up. and sent to the
Treasury. At the Treasury they arc
counted as soon As they are received, tho
seal is put on, the notes are separated,
put in packages of q hundred each, and
are ready to start out on their career Of
adventure in the busy world.
Altogether they are counted some
thirty or forty times: each counted puts
private mark on every package that
passes through her hands, and the sys-
tenn is 80 perfect that il an error is dis
covered it is matter Of but few min
uteS to trace it.
The revenue stamps 60 through quite
as elaborate process, and are as care
fully counted as tho money. Certain
kinds have to be gummed. On these the
mucilage is quickly spread with large
brush while they are in . case that
holds the edges firmly, and are laid
singly on crates to dry. The pcrfora-
tons are made by machinery, similar tc
the pcrforations in sheets Of postage.
stamps.
All the money that is made in the
bureau. except the National bank-notes,
generally finds its way back to be ground
into pulp. In the basement there is q
great cylinder into which the redeemed
notes are put in the presence Of q com.
mittee; there are three locks to this
cylinder. the keys held by different men.
and there is no danger Of . single
dollar coming out whole after the keys
have been turned and the macerating
process begins When the pulp is taken
out Of the cylinder it is . dirty mass,
and is subjected to . cleansing to get
the ink out of it. Then 1t is pressed
into thick sheets, dried, and sold to pa
permits, which use it in making q
coarse grade Of paper. A small quantity
of it is used in making souvenirs Of
Washington. In the basement is also
the laundry where the cloths that the
2late-printers use in wiping the plates
are washed. This washing is all done
by machinery. because the acids in the
inks eat the hands.
Before the employees leave this great
workshop in the evening, all the mon
eys, unfinished and otherwise, and
stamps. ETC., that have not been sent &c
the Treasury are put in the money
vault, and all the pieces Of engraved
steel used in printing notes, bonds and
stamps are placed in the plate-vault.
These vaults are burglar-proof and fire.
proof, and the doors have combination
and time-locks, the secrets of which are
never known by one man. The engrav-
ers, and, think, even the counters, are
supervised by special officers. With all
these safeguards it is no wonder that
there is nothing but CONSERVATION when
. successful robbery is perpetrated on
the money branch Of the Government,
nor that such robberies are as rare as
angels visits.-Elizabeth A. Tompkins,
in LeSlie'S NewSpaper.