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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-08-15
Floods aud Taxation.
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Tensas Gazette.


1t is the unfairest of all unfair arguments to
say other states get along without a lottery,
why cannot Louisiana? The conditions in
our state are unlike those of any other state in
the Union. We have OF onr doors an enemy
which annually saps the very Hfeblood of the
commonwealth Fight as we may, taxing our
selves to our utmost capacity, we are wholly
unequal to the Struggle, aud the situation annu-
ally grows worse. No other statean Che Union
has this enormous item of expense to contend
with. Arkansas and Mississippi do to a limited
extent, but it is a mere bagatelle when COM
pared with Louisiana. With us an extraordi-
nary condition Of things prevail, and there is
so far as we can see no help for it other than
through the $31 ,250,OOO offered for charter for
the Louisiana lottery. We assert, absolutely
without fear of successful COZ tradictiOn, that
there is NOT a house, nor lot, nor plantation
in the parish OF Tensas to-day that is worth as
much money as it was fifteen years ago. We
say that the white people are being gradually
driven out Of this country; that we are far
fewer in number than we were even ten years
ago. We maintain that there is not the same
activity, life or hope in any branch of business
t that there gas K yeFs ago. and we know
most TO cOnfscation, are The calises foE this
deterioration, this almost hopeless c6nditioI.'S
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-08-15
c.. DIETLEIN'S.
G. DIETLEIN,
AROUND THE EMPIRE PARISH.

Corner North and Union Streets, opelousas.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-08-15

For the benefit of those who abhor printers
ink as prime factor TO the advancement of their
interest, we should state that Sampson-the
strong party--was the first man to advertise
He took too solid eelnmns to demonstrate his
strength, and several tita,,ssnd people tInn-
bled to the scheme. He brought down the
house,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-01
DIR. IsKEBI&sS
WONDERFUL
German InvigOratOr.

Everyone that Vertabe Elixir Of life
failure and that Dr. iehg the original and only
inc Vital Elixir.
REASON THOUSANDS CANNOT CURED OF Chronic,
Memory Manhood Liver Bladder, Kidney and Stomach
Troubles the Blood other Diseases
complication called Prosaoh@a with Hepeehesia
which requires special treatm
LIEBICS INVIGORATOR is the
unompaed Posaor
Prices of Invgoator, bottles, $10 half size bot
half price. Books
Dr. LIEBIC Co., nearly of century have made
speciality Of Men. Disease, however induced speedily and
skuy
ed harges moderate
address, STREET, FRANcsco
trance, 405 MASON
CATTON Avoid packages Of poisonous nostru whose makers
OI1U ~ Mare unsklu they
guaranteeing IS, ong deceived,
LIEBlG'S INNIGORATOR my151
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-01

S75. to $3.50. 90 Can 4 be n MSS S1rH.
ng for US. Agents preferred who canfurni
a horse and give their VIII ole time to the
ness. Spare moments m ty be profitably
ployed also. A faw vacSncies ia towns and cit
les. b. f. JOHNSON CO., 1909 Main
Richmond, Va.
N. b State :, md business experience.
Ner and about sending stamp for reply
J. ?. Co. dI0,GHs
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-01
'Unfold Agony from Catarrh"

Prof. W. HAUsNER, the famous mesmerist,
f Ithaca, y. ", writes: Some ten years ago L
uttered untold agony from chroE'c nasal ca
s2rrh. Ny family physician gave me up as
neural le, and SAID / must die Ny case was
such a bad one, that every dey, towards sunset,
my voice would become 50 hoarse | could
bare Cgeak above whisper. s-e morning
i. coughinE and clearing o, = throat would
an Ost s.ragigle NE. BY the IS Of d. Sa-e'S
Cc.arrh Remedy, N three months, I VS. {. well
rs.I end the CEIe has been permanent
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-01
= Constantly Hawking and splitting.

THOMAS 7. RUSHING ESQ. 900 Pine Street,
st. Louis, No. writes: / N-s .. g.--0 sufferer
from catarrh for three years ~ dimes could
hardly breathe, and was constantly hawking
and spittiI- ana for the last eight months could
not breathe though the nostTils I thought
nothing c0Uli Re- done far mo. Lnol-tlE, was
advised to IT, p Slgc's t2r4Irh Kennedy, aud
/ am now It WI man. I 5eIieye iJ 10 be the
only sure remedy for catarrh Row IaauUtac-
tured ana on mas only to give it fair trial to
experience astounding results and n permanent
cure
A complete Treatise on Cat.rrh, giving valu-
allla hints as 70 ctn i.l~ diet and other matters
Of Importance, VIII he mailed. postpaid t. any
address on reeciD t o. = two-cent = -tsEe stamp
Address,
Worlds DisperssEy Medical Association,
To. 6es Main Street. BUFFALO. N. z.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-01
TStlARstEs ESn,s I



ca Debility, Seminal Weak mes
SprematorrhP, k>r0SGaGOrF.ESE, Emissions
irnpotency, Exhausted Vitality, Premature De-
cline anu sssBNS OF " : SEkO0Es. in
~.IA - GgsEER bEicaGE0uS. and from
tEEs &seVe- cause produced. 1t en-
rich and pu-ihes the Blood, String thens the
Nerves, Brain, Muscles, Digestion, 9e2roduc-
tive Organs, and Physical and Mental Faculties
II stops all unnatural and deOilitaii ing drain
upon the system, preventing involuntary losses,
facilitating dreams, seminal losses with The
urine, etc, so destructive to mind and body.
1t is a sure eiiminator of all KIDNEY AND
BLADDER COMPLAIN rs. IL contains no
injurious ingredients. To those sufEec-
ing from the evil effects Of youth
fui iH'iiscretE0n UT excess, a. speedy
thorough and peFRs aleHs CGkE
10 qua Z : = 2EED. Price, 81. so pei
bottle or I'VE bottles in case, with full direc-
tons and advice, $40 Sent secure from o.
servation TO any address upon the receipt Of
price, or O. o. D. To be had only Of.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-11-01

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Of over twenty
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-07
Fire Mt Mandan.

Con Peoples livery barn, together with
thirteen head of horses and eight buggies,
burned at Mandan Thursday morning
about 2 o'clock. Mr.. Sears, Peoples part
ner, was asleep in the barn office and it
was with considerable difficulty. that he
was rescued from the flames. When he
heard someone trying to get into the barn
he thought it must be burglars and would
not answer their call or open the door, and
when Mr.. Peoples finally battered down
the door and got to him he was in half
conscious condition. How the fire started
no one seemed to know. Nothing that was
in the barn was saved except five horses,
three rigs and hearse. The fire depart
ment did not do much good, as the build
ing was all in flames before it was discov-
cred The flames spread to Reasick's har-
ness shop, which was soon consumed. The
loss on this, including stock, was about
$5,OOO The loss to Peoples & Sears was
net learned, but the horses were very good
ones and the buggies fair, 1t was not
learned how much insurance there was on
the barn, but it is believed it will only par
TALLY cover the loss.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-07
A Sheep Industry.

The Northwestern Live Stock company,
with capital stock Of $4,000. was moor
porated Saturday. E. l.. Whitford IS pres
ident, C. H. Bumstead, vice president and
E. Il. Wilson secretary and treasurer: Mr..
Wilson left Friday night. for Chicago
where he expects to remain about two
weeks, in the interests Of the company
Their field Of operations will be Mclean,
Burleigh and Emmons counties, although
under their certificate of authority they
can do business anywhere in the state.
They will purchase sheep mostly, as they
believe there is more money to be made in
wool than any other industry that might
be pursued On the Missouri slope. They
will sell and lease, according to the wish of
the farmers, and are now prospecting as to
the best place to make their purchases,
and will begin in Oregon and Montana. AS
soon as Mr.. Wilson returns, active opera
tons will begin. 1t is thought by many OF
our best business men that this is the first
move toward converting the old brewery
building to wooden mill
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-07
Some Queer perivations of words.


The game cricket is not the chirpinG
chatterer that makes music for the family
fireside, but takes it's name from the
Anglo-Saxon crice, Il staff (crutch), which
we call bat. The catamaran is not an
animal, but boat made of two hulls fast
ened together. This word is Hindostaneey
and means floating trees. The word haber4t
dasher has rushing, roaring sound, like
that of angry waves breaking upon peb-
bly, shore, but it bears no rough meaning;
The haberdasher of today sells what we
call goods for gentlemen's wear.
In the Icelandic, hapurtask is things of.
trifling value, and hapeask is a haversa2/
to carry oats or provisions. Taska isN
chest or a pouch; hate, oats. In Germaut
bafersack is an oat bag. So the haberdash-
er was originally one who carried oats ina
bag But the German habe is goods, and
tauchen is to exchange; berdash is neck
tie, and berdasher necktie maker. So
we can take our choice between the oat
bag man and the maker of neckwear. i3.,
The expression is borrowed from the
italian, but spoiled in the transfer, Sleeps
like top" A top does not sleep. but the.
dormouse does, and he sleeps as though he
meant it. Egli dorme come I'm topo in
Italian is in English "He sleeps like a DOR.
mousse" but because topo is like our top,
and because when a top is spinning at its
best it does not wobble, but maintains the.
perpendicular and makes no noise the
italian phrase was taken by certain wise
acres to have reference to top.-Harper's
Young People. I&
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-07

lowing provisO is the cause of trouble:
Said proviso is, in substance, that any per-
son, firm or corporation in making up the
full amount of personal property to be
listed may deduct from the gross amount
any Indebtedness Of himself, firm or cor
poration, if said evidence of indebtedness
is owned or held within this state II the
notes or accounts against him are held or
owned outside of this state, then they can
not be deducted from his assessment.
Now, the difficulty with the assessors
is this: They, in some cases, first deduct
a mans Indebtedness from his credits;
then again, under the prOviso, they de-
duct his whole indebtedness from the
gross assessment, making thereby double
deduction of Indebtedness. For example:
A has credits to the amount of $1,5OO; he
owes $1,000; leaving $500 liable to assess
ment Then, under the prOvlSO, they take
the $1,000 again from his total personal
property assessment, thus dedncting $4,000
instead of $1,000.
"This must not be done. When the de-
duction is made under the proviso, allow
ance should be made for the deduction
from credits, so that double deduction
will not be made"
He also decides that assessments must be
made under the old law of 1890, and not
under the law passed by the recent leg
jslature, as the law OF 1891 failed to carry
the emergency clause with it."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-07
The Polish of the Cowry Shell.

The cowry, eggshell, or Cyprea is repre-.
sented on this coast, but the finest speci-;
mems come from southern waters. It is,
the common shell Of the New England
mantelpiece, where, with the ten COM
mandments or the constitution of the
United States carved upon it's back, it sits
in silent protest against poor taste and the
despoliation of an otherwise beautiful
creature. It generally supposed that the.
shell has been artifcially polished, SO per-
feet is the luster of the surface, but this is
mistake, as have taken them from their.
native haunts by diving fifteen or twenty
feet down, and the polish was perfect :4
In this way observed their method of
preserving the polish. When in the water
and moving about the shell was complete{
ly covered by fleshy envelope thrown on
by the animal, which kept it as spotless az
diamond. This is necessary, as fouyiY
the greater number in dead coral, rode
the breakers of the reef or at the basel
living coral, upon which they appeared to-
feed Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-07
Science in Schools.

A scientist has been making plea for
the introduction of science into school
courses. He says it should not be mat
ter of experimenting with gases and acids,
with air pumps and electrical machines.
but it should be brought home as natures
message to the hearts as we'll as to the.
minds of the young 1t should teach them
justice and impress on them that there is
right, that there is true, that there are
moral balances as well as chemical ones,
and that there are conditions of moral sta
bility and instability just as of chemical or
mechanical or electrical. The teacher who;
cannot extract moral instruction and in
SEPARATION out of physical science ought to,
leave it alone-whether he is fit to teach
anything is question.-New York Com
mercial Advertiser. 759
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-07
An Informal Wedding.

A remarkable tale of an informal" we'd
ding is related by clergyman who was
for some time settled in a small town in
western New York. The father of the
bride invited the minister to spend the
evening at his house, and, incidentally,
to marry his daughter. He asked at what
time the ceremony was to be performed,
but was told that it was not yet decided;
the whole thing was to be very informal,
and the minister had better plan to spend
the evening, as they had arranged to have
s'grand good time"
I presented myself at his house, there
fore, early in the evening, and found
large company assembled. The young peo-
pie were playing games in one room, while
their elders chatted socially in another.
AS the evening wore on music had it's
part in the festivity. The bride elect "per
formed" on the melodeon, while the future
partner of her joys exerted his energies
upon the flute
Ten o'clock came, and when the host
genially invited every one out to spread
in the dining room," began to think that
possibly they had changed their minds
and the wedding was not to take place
after all But as stood rather irresolute-
~, WouueTluS Wudu was oApecCeu OIL me-
the host took me by the arm and led the
way into the dining room. He placed me
at the head of the long table, while the
bride and groom were seated at my right
and left.
All hands were busy with the good
things with which the table was heaped,
when the host, who had been lowering
about the company instead of sitting down,
whispered in my ear, II guess this is as
good time as any,"
Then he added, aloud, "Stand up, Mary
and John!' And surely they did stand up,
and performed the ceremony, with one Of
the contracting parties" on one side of
the table and one on the other, their hands
being joined over a dish of excellent baked
Indian pudding, which had the place of
honor before me.
As soon as had pronounced the pair
husband and wife the groom left his seat.
and going around to the brides side of the
table, gave her hearty kiss, after which
he returned to his own seat and renewed
his attack upon the supper.
have had queer experiences at other
weddings, but never one where felt the
absurdity SO keenly as on this truly sin.
formal" occasion. Youths Companion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-07
Cases in Supreme Court.

For the May term of the supreme court
the following cases were Friday filed
with the clerk:
James B. Power. appellant, VS.. j. D. Lar
abee, respondent. On appeal from Barnes
county; action to quiet title. J. E. Robin
son and c. A. Pollock for appellant G. K.
Andrus and E. w. Camp for respondent.
James K. Joselyn, respondent, VS.. Thom-
as J. Smith ct al, appellants. On appeal
from Steele county; action on seed lien.
C. j. Paul for respondent; E. j. g. j. P.
liant.
James G. Clark, respondent, VS.. James
o. Sullivan, appellant. On appeal from
Morton county; action on bond, appeal
from order sustaining demurrer. II. S.
Voss for respondent; Louis Hanitch for
appellant.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-07
Couldn't Trust His Countryme,.

Bismarck relates the following anecdote:4
One day the physicians in attendance on
the Car Nicholas recommended their
august patient to have his back rubbed.
The emperor had no one about his person
whom he saw fit to intrust with the oper-
alton. In his dilemma he decided to write
to King Frederick William w., asking
him to send to St. Petersburg few sub.
altern officers of the Prussian guards.
These administered in turns the prescribed
amount Of friction, and when the cure wasl
completed were richly rewarded for their
pains. 4
$50 long as see my Russians face to
face" said the car, everything goes WELL
but as for letting them rub my back won't
risk it."-La Famille.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-07
The Mandamus Case,

The mandamus case of The Plankinuon
Hail association was argued in chambers
before Judge Winchester Monday. Mr..
S. L. Glaspell, of jamestown, appeared for
the plaintiff and Attorney General Spencer
for the state. A motion was made by the
defense to quash the alternative writ On
the ground that the action was not brought
by the real party in interest The same
was over-ruled, and the state electing to
stand on the motion, judgment was rem
dered for the company. The following is
the text of the writ:
The State of North Dakota to A. L. Carey, Com
missioner Of Insurance of the State of North
Dakota, greeting:
WHEREAS, 1t manifestly appears to us
by the affidavit of John Rogers, secretary
OF the Dakota Hail association, the plaintiff
and party beneticially interested herein,
that you have refused and do now refuse
to publish, or cause to be published, the an
nuaI statement for 1890 of said Dakota HI all
association and to select or designate the
newspapers in which such publications may
be made; and that you have refused and do
refuse to issue certificates of authority to
Therefore, We do command you that i'm
mediately after the receipt of this writ,
you do publish, or cause to be published,
the annual statement for the year 1890 of
the Dakota Hail association, and to select
OF. designate the newspapers in which the
same may be published and that you issue
certificates Of authority to the agents OF
| said Dakota Hail association as you have
been requested, and you are commanded to
make due returns to this writ, with your
proceedings, on the seventh day after the
service thereof.
Dated at Bismarck this 18th day of April,
A. D. 1891.
By the court: VIII. WINCHESTER,
Judge.
A stay of proceedings for thirty days, to
allow the defendant to appeal, was issued
| and the matter will b. argued before the
supreme court at their May session in this
| city. = II
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-07
Cases Disposed of.

When court opened Saturday morning
Mr.. Newton, attorney for James B. Honey
man, charged with defrauding the United
States mail, plead guilty to the 9TH, 9th and
9th counts OF the indictments brought by
the grand jury. The judge fixed the fine
at $3.50 which the defendant paid and the
defendant was discharged. In the con.
tempt proceedings against Herbert Men
dorf, NJ. BocE and Kiley of Grafton for
not appearing in accordance to subpoen-
aes the proceedings were dismissed.
All the Fulton cases, which pertain
to the Casselton postofice, were con-
tinued.
At the afternoon session the case of
United States against VIM. Kelly was
taken up. The defendant was arraigned
and the clerk administered the oath to the
jury. Mr.. Selby, United States attorney
addressed the jury, defining their duty in
case about to be tried. Mr.. Hanitch ap-
peared for the defendant and questioned
the jury and satisfied himself that all the
jurymen then sitting were competent to
try the case.
Geo. W. Alexander was first sworn and
testified as follows: II am delivery clerk
in the U. s. mail service at Grand Forks.
On the 22nd day Of December, 1890, | de-
liyered registered letter to one VIM. Kel-
~, living at $40 Fourth street, Grand Forks
bearing the postmark Of Ardoch. N. d. |
delivered the letter to Mrs. VIM. Kelly and
she signed my register book and gave me
receipt for the same. On cross examina-
ton he said Mrs. Kelly did not sign hel
name, but she signed VIM. Kelly. That II
was his instructions to deliver registered
mail to either the husband or wife. The
register book was introduced as evidence
and Mrs. Kelly said the signature shown
on December 22d was the one she gave fol
| the letter.
Patrick Mcmahon of Ardoch was sworn
and said he sent a letter about the 10th Of
December to VIM. Kelly, Grand Forks, NJ
D., containing three $40 bills, one $40 bill
and SIS bill. Mr.. McMahon said he never
saw the letter after mailing 1t. 81 { n
VIM. Kelly OF Grand Forks was the nexI
witness sworn. he said Mr.. Mcmahon
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-07
Opinion Regarding Taxation.

At the request of the governor, for the
benefit of assessors and others, the attor-
ney-general Thursday gave the following
opinion regarding section 1s, chapter 1872,
laws of 1890:
Under said section, any person, firm or
corporation may deduct from the gross
amount Of his credits all bona fde indebt-
and be assessed upon the balance; and
every person, firm or corporation claiming
said Indebtedness must furnish the asses
s0r with an itemized list containing:
First. The amount Of all notes and
book accounts due to him; and, second, the
amount OF all notes and book accounts Ow-
TO by him before the assessor. The above
does notapply to banks, but 10 ali others.
Now, there would be no difficulty with
said section II 1t stopped here; but the fol
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-07
The BIRTH OF SNOW.
Atawart high heavens glistening, gold

Athwart high heavens glistening, golden
walls, ~. 4 IS.
ssaens ,nournfully, and lions homeless halls
Hurl to and fro the seasons drear, death cry;
Cold from the dying summer gods broad
chest, IL, =.
sent, "
And chilled throughout the halls of Heavenly
Rest,
And to the scented, balmy air discomfort
lent.
Each seraph then the drge Of summer softly
sings;
Each angel closer clasps his robes of milky
white, ia
And from the multi-million shapely, shiverfng
wings
Chaste clouds of pearly plumage take their
fight;
Down through the soundless, quak:ng voids
they go,
To fall upon the quivering earth afar, Us
snow. attfs8
Earle H. Eaton in brakes Magazine.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-07
A Cube Root Extrsetor.

An ingenious model shown in lectures
for the training of teachers in the Jersey
City high school is q cube root extractor.
The name suggests dental instrument of
some sort. The thing itself, however. is a
graduated cone immersed, apex down, in a
graduated jar half full Of water. AS the
cone displaces water the line on its face at
water mark is always the cube root OF the
line on the jars side at water mark. This
contriyance is the work OF George lies, Of
New York. who has thought ont many
such models. Exchange. d.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-07

!, At Waterloo, according to one authority,
Inc weather during the morning of June
~ 1918, had been, oppressively warm. The
atmosphere was close, and dark, heavy
cloud hung over the combatants Brigade
guns began firing. The conclusion seemed
to rebound through the still atmosphere,
ana TO communicate like an electric spark
with the heavily charged clouds above. A.
violent thunder-clap burst forth, which
was followed by great downpour Of rain.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-07

OLGA, in Cavalier county, is to have
cheese factory, and the farmers OF that
locality appear disposed to diversity their
;n1nskrv