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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1891-10-03
& HERIFF's SALE.
District Court, Parish Of St Landry, No. 1887
JAMES H. LEvY VS.. 4. F. DoDD.

By virtue of an ordeg of seizure and sale is
sued out of the 18th Judicial District Court
in iand for the parish of st. Landry, in the
above entitled and numbered suit, will pro-
ceed to sell at public auction to the last and
highest bidder, at the front door of the Court
House, in the town of Opelousas, parish Of st.
Landry, on SATURDAY, the 9th day of
October, A. D. 1891, at Ii o'clock a. M, the
following described property, to-wit:
certain tract of land with the buildings
aud improvements thereon, and all the ap-
purtenances thereunto belonging, situated in
the town of Melville in the parish of St. Lam
dry, in this State, aud containing fifteen
acres, bounded on the east by the Atehafar
| laya River, on the South by the property OF
Sam Hays, on the North by the property Of
j. FL. Berniss set ais, and on the West BY
property now or formerly owned by A. g.
Anderson which said tract 2Sasures about
four hundred and sixty y-fou0 9 ~ s,ront on the
Atchafalaya River by abe dsne9e thousand
and five hundred feet IN depth,i
Seized in the above entitled suit.
Terms-Cash. T. S. FONTENOT,
Sheriff of the parish of st. Landry.
! Opelousas, Sept. l9, 1891.
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.
Probate Court, Parish of ST. Landry, No.

Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. -
ESTATE OF JOSEPH S. GU1LLAUME, decd.
Whereas, Mareeline Ledet, of the parish of
st. Landry, has applied by her petition to be
appointed Administrative of the estate Of
Joseph S. Guillaume, decd, late of st. Landry
parish
Therefore, any person intending to make
opposition to said appointment will fle the
same in writing, in my office, in the town of
opelousas, within ten days from the present
notice. C. NJ. THOMPSON,
Oct. 8 1891 Clerk
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Pay your subscription.
Sealed Proposals

VIII be received at my Office until 2 o'clock
%. M, Thursday, October 18th, 1891, for the
erection and completion of modern six room
COTTAGE, to be erected in Grand Cotear
La, for Mrs. e. NJ. MiIIard. Copies of plans
and specifications can be had on application
to the undersigned. The right is reserved to
reject any aud all bids.
4. GEO. CHACHERE, Architect.
Opelousas, Oct 8, 1s9l-2t.
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Pointe Coupee Democrat: A friend
of ours, living in the City, and who is an
Anti, tells as that he bought two hun
dred shares of the Mexican Lottery for
SO per share. and that the New Delta
gave such assurances every day ofthe
defeat of the Amendment, his Mexican
stock went up $67 share; and he sold
at that price. We call the attention OF
the people to this fact. Kill off the
Louisiana Lottery, and up goes the
Mexican Lottery.
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TIE gtV WILL yvv HAVE 'EY

oyster saloon aud Ladies' Restaurant, kept
hy Morris Vilaseca. has reopened it's doors,
where Oysters. Fish, Crabs, Shrln1ps and
Vegetables, will be kept throughout tue
season. Oyster Loaves a speciality.
In connection he has also a large stock OF
Groceries, Liquors Wines, Tobacco. etc.
Board and lodging. Opposite the market
house. Sept. 26, '9I-6m,
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i-~r--r.,---s -.s-..,..slIiIlll O

Jules Guidry, aged thirteen years.
son of Charles @. GuidrF, of Carenaro,
was crushed Ia death last week BIZ d
tree falling on him His head was
mashed, one arm aud one thigh broken
and his body badly mutilated.
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The Best Vent.
Monroe Telegraph. Bulletin.

Monroe Telegraph.Bulletin.
The antis in New Orleans have
formed what they call a "Hurrah''
club, the business of which is to parade
the streets with torchlights and tin
hors and yell "Down with the lottery
We have long suspected that the antis
were somewhat surcharged with gas
and most heartily commend this "Hur-
rah, club to the rest of the State az
affording the safest and least offending
method of easing themselves.
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Ice cold beer, champagne cider, GIN
ger pop, and ice delivered at domieiI.
Supplies for barberues, pienics, par
ties, etc, 4 specially. Orders left with
s. g, Davenport, manager, or Jos. A.
Gil, assistant, will receive prompt at
fentiOn.
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CARD no THE Publ Oysters and
fish served in every style, opposite new
Government building, aud sent to pri-
gate families Oh short notice, pros
poss to keep The very best constantly
Oh hand. Give me call aud see for
yourselves. BEN r. MEGINL I'll
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Rosh Hashono, the Jewish New
Year (5652) commenced at p M,
yesterday, and was duly celebrated by
our Jewish population according to
their custom
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a son of Mr.. Onezine Laheur. about
eight years Of age, had his arm terribly
lacerated in cotton gin in Plaisance
last Thursday morning.
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Remember that it is next Tuesday,
October 9th, that fifty farms Of the
richest lands In this parish will be sold
at auction Oh long credit, at the Claris
sa Plantation. See advertisement on
last page.
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The Glow Will You Have EN-
oyster saloon and ladies restaurant,
has opened for the season, and oysters,
fab, crabs, etc, will be served in every
style from now on. See advertisement.
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Al Grand Exhibition of Old Ethan
Allen aud all his colts will be given Oh
Saturday, Oct. 24tl., Oh The OpeIousas
Race Course Everybody is invited to
exhibit his property tcolts of Ethan Al
Ienl free Of charge. Prizes will be
awarded. For particulars see DR.. Ber-
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A pew Photographic gallery has been
opened Oh Main street, adjoining Bal
ley's drugstore. by Mr. G. Schrenk, of
New Orleans. where first class work
can Be had st moderate prices, He
will remain here about 60 days Call
and sec samples and leave your ordors.
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Tho contract for building a two-story
drugstore and opera house for DR.. R.
M. Littell, on Main street, was awarded
to G. D. Stewart, for $4,000.
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District Court has been in session
here since last Monday, engaged in
the trial of criminal cases.
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Mr. ". &. Gil, has opened lunch
stand dit the market house, where hot
coffee, tea, chocolate and lunch may be
had az all hours, at most moderate
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While tie freight received At lie
Opeloasas depot has been rapidly in
Creasing during the past few weeks.
tbs shipments of produce from here are
very backward thus far, owing to the
crops being several weeks behind last
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The police jury meets in regular ses.
sion next Monday, October 5th.
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Ifyou want any first class Job Print
ing done, call at this Office and yon
viii be perfectly satisfied.
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a liberal reward will be paid 10 any
one who will bring 70 my Office the ActB
of 1850, 1885 and 1877 which have le-
Gently disap psased .INo. u. 0GDEN.
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Mr.. Ernest Brignac, an old aud well
known citizen of Old Grand Prairie,
died at his residence last Wednesday
night.
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Five gentlemen announce themselves
as candidates for the Office of sheriff of
Iberville parish
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Al meeting Of R. q. Lee Gaunp, No.
Id, United Confederate Veterans, WAS
held here last Wednesday, and q com.
mittee appointed ~ make ariange-
msnts for the annual reunion and PIC
MIC Due notice Of time and place will
be given later.
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Get your meals ali tie Farmers Union
Lunch House, opposite the Post Office
ON Main street.
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October 18th is the Jewish Day of
AtoDement.
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FoR SALE AT a BARGAIN II Buck
eye Reaper and Binder, g. Aultman
81 ca. Thresher, 3 inch Rotary Pump.
Apply to Jos. Bloch
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The rice crop is beginning to come
to market, and commands good prices
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The parish of Taugipahea has placed
heFaelf thoroughly 10 limo with the pro
lottery move, as was evidenced By the
outpouring of the people to listen to
the speeches of the pro-iottery speak
ers on fAe 24tli Of September, at Amite.
Our District Attorney tells rs that after
concluding his remarks gentleman
brought him beautiful bouquet, com.
posed Of the choicest flowers, and pres
enting ID 20 him said This bouquet
of beautiful flowers was sent to yon BIZ
the prettiest lady here can't Jon guess
who she III, and that liz at once ies-
p0nded sc must be from your wife. This
answer an the part Of our District At
torney was quite natural, as most men
consider their wives the prettiest wo.
man In the world.
The crowd has been estimated at
about 5000, and mole enthusiastic
mesting has never occurred il The his
tory of our State among the country
parlahes.
As yon 80 through the parish of Ian-
eipahOa, you can read the handwriting
On tbs wall; saying ID too plain letters
TO be misunderstood We are for the
amendment flrst, last and an the time I
AL praise ID Tangi palsoa, and may
her people ever enjoy the choicest
blessings tilat 4 good pseFidance cal
h6ae0W.
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StoclSmen and others owning horses
can find very valuable treatise on
chat animal by DIR. Keadall, ut this
office, giving d full description Of their
ailments and manner of successfully
treating same. Price 25Gts. We can
furnish this excellent book ID either
English, French or German at same
Urice
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Get your meals ait The Farmers Union
Lunch House. opposite the Post-office
on Main street.
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NEW GROCERY.

Having opened d grocery store on Landry
street, near the bridge, in the Generes stand,
stocked with d choice assortment OF fresh
goods which I sell at the lowest prices,
Respectfully solicit share of public PATRON
age. CLEMENT hEbes1 l..
Aug. 29-tf.
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Sen. Boulanger committed suicide
laaE Wednesday id Brussels.
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Ice cream ab Mrs. perranlt's saloon.
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Don b BIZ b clam Al Adventiah.
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We renew our examination of the
"decared purposes" of the Farmers
Alliance, in compliance with our
promise. The next demanding our
notice, which has not been commented
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-14
Island Customs.

Natives Of the Maldive Islands hold to
certain ways Of domestic life that to US
seem decidedly unsociable, To eat alone
iusures their highest idea Of happiness;
to retire into the most secluded corner OF
their homes, to draw down the cloths
serving as blinds, that there be no loop
hole through which an outsider might
peer in, is essential to their pleasure
while refreshing the inner man. One
writer suggests that such caution may
arise from fear Of enemies proving
about; possibly, says another, lest mean
tations, rudely traced in hierogiyphic
touch, be cast upon their food, or, by
soma wildwood tramp, rites Of hospitality
be demanded at their hands. In the
latter case the integloper would probably
be an inferior, aud to break bread or eat
salt with any one beneath the host in
rank, riches, or dignity is among these
peculiar people IN utter impossibility.
Philippine Islanders are quite the re.
verse; sociability is their very life, and
hearty oompanionship at meal-times the
height Of pleasure; if no person is near,
search will be made in haste, Tor, how
| ever hungry the savage may be, be will
not eat alone.
DIsraeIi says that the Otabeiteans are
naturally social IN feeling, and even gem
! tic IN their intercourse with one another.
st the hour Of repast the members OF a
family place themselves at distance OF
two or three yards from each other, turn
j taeir bac!,-s, and IN such modest fashion
iaat, each FROM lis own basket, in pro-
] found silence. ri Ilaeper's Bazaar.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-14
! Erakeman's Rapid Ride.

Frank Bisbeo, brakeman on the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad,
took tbs fastest ride he viii probably
take in this world the other afternoon.
He rode on the top Of & freight car from
Haydenville, Mass, 10 Hospital Hill,
Northampton, distance OF six miles, IN
five minutes. The car was kicked"
down the line, but went too far and
struck the down grade. Bisbee put on
the brake, but it did not hold and the car
dashed over the rails at trightful speed.
1t one time, when the cur had not
reached its fastest rate, the express on
the other line ran by its side for a short
distance, but the car, with its solitary
passenger, soon left it behind and did not
Slack up until near Florence. where there
Is slight up grade, and Bisbee, as he
neaIed it. prayed that il would stop his
dangerous ride.
But up the hill went the runaway and
then down the other side, where there Is
a down grade Of sixty feet to the mile as
far es Northampton. The people stand
ing at tho depot held their breath and
opened their eyes with surprise as the
cur, now going Ut the rate Of more than a
mile o minute, ran by. Bisbee, who
was standing and clinging to the brake
wheel, waved his hand to his brother, who
is baggagemaster at the canal depot, and
who, as be saw the terrible peril his bro.
Their was in, dropped his baggage and
started down the track after the Ger, A
mile further was Hospital Hill, and the
agitated baggagemastec breathed more
freely az he saw the runaway begin to
slack up and in few moments come to a
staDdatill, while his brother quickly de.
scended from the roof unharmod - New
Orleans Pioayuue.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-14
i Drummer in 4 Dilemma,

It appears that Western dguu1me.
wn3 bilGan 70 that festi"ity known as
lawn party, and the tale further fhoweth
thar among the Refreshments provided On
that festive occasion were some cberTIeE.
The drummer WIS colscl0us that there
we've depths Of social etiquette which he
had never BEEN able to sound, and as he
WIS after oil & fellow oG a2lse, with the
American claptubii.ty, and id not wish
TO do 1hat which wttB not according 20
the best u529e, he tethogght him thai it
we're well to watch those about hin with
a view 10 Hct,in3 claws. IN the matter
Of HE cherries he Tas especially troubled,
as i.c Qi3 10. know n the least wbat was
the proper method Of dispozjng q tia
stones w4on once the fruit hal passed
his lips. lie decided, therefore, tlat Je.
fora be attempted 10 cg1 any Of the
luscious boxing fruit lie would wait and
eeo WIS: his young and beautiful hostess
die IL this delicate manner.
II watched Lor," he goes on TO say,
"and soon had the pleasure Of seeing her
slip Z cherry between her lips, Tetdcr
than tho fruit itself. tcoA up one from
my own plate, preparing to ent it asno
as I saw how she disposed Of the stone;
bat when she took the 5s0na between her
fingers and snapped II CT her grand
1eotIie- found myself quite as much ut
8 los: as boGore-Gor, yoa see, ! had 20
grau:l.aotaer there. -. BUstou Courier.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-14
9 Err THE RANGE.


Over he range
TIE rjfted n-ca v3sere rhs purple and gold
OF tile hi h hills Ii ! Ike |, picture unroI.ed-
We pitc1 our tents.
By the groves OF the gnomes, by far.voiced
streams,
That cry like lost Pan In our lotus-dreams
VIII re- our dream -duled ears catch the sor-
row vi sigh,
The plteou5 plant Of the pines as we lie
In their shadows dense.
Over the range
Bohemia ble.t; while tbs suns sandaled
Still circle ar in their fiery beat
Through dust and heat
By the marta of men. Here tue gold and
lluc;
Ard the star-strswn ways are our ways, aud
you
And will forget tolls pltiess rods,
Aye, forget, willie we drink the wine OF taa
gods,
For the grapes are sveet.
Over the range
In peak-sent neIed parks, by dim-aisled
groves,
We lay down our lives and lift up lost
loves,
o dear heartsease!
We kiss them swift. for these dreams are
brief
As the breeze that fondles the falling Leaf.
They vanish away as the red rivers run
1hro' tangled hills TO the fugitive sun
By the sunset seas,
Over the range
TIE purpling peaks-when our dole i, done
Our locks srown gray meath an olden sua-
Lies love grown strange.
We will close the book that IL read, and
hence,
With holy hands, we will pitch white tents
By shimmering stream on ehadowy shore
And wake from idylic dreams no mora
Over tile range.
-lTom q. Cannon, in Chicago Times.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-14

The Treasury officers at San Francisco
have rejected papers presented at that
port by Cinnamon seeking admission to
the country, as certificates Of identified.
ton issued by the Chinese Government,
in compliance with Section six of the Re-
striction Act adopted nine years ago.
This section provided that all Chinese,
other than laborers, to be permitted to
enter the country, should show q Gov.
eminent certificate properly identifying
them. Cinnamon have not attempted to
avail themselves of this provision until
within the last few months. The port
officers suspected that the papers offered
were forgeries, and have since a:cer.
tanned that such documents, forged and
bearing an imitation of the i'm perial seal
Of China, have been sold to Cinnamon
coming to this country for from $3.50 70
$500.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-14

The rapid, the startling growth OF the
debt of Canada, states the Nsv England
Magazine, which has increased from
$4,000, ~ il 1870, to 1888, 000,0 600
In 1890, with population almost at a
standstill and stagnant trade, has struck
calm, impartial observers with the idea
that there has been something wrong in
the government Of peaceful young
State of enormous extent and great nat
ursl resources, Of course, large por.
ton Of this debt was incurred for the
construction Of railways, improvement Of
canals, and similar political and CONNER.
cisl works; but the results or returns do
not compensate for the vastness Of the
new debt, with its Oppressive load Of in.
terest. Thsy freely comment upon the
fact that while the United States have
reduced their debt from $50 to $3.50
per head ia twenty years Canada has run
up hers from s21 to e47.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-14

the fans being ornamented with beautiful
pictures by great artists. Large mum.
bera Of fans are exported from France to
Spain, where the fan is as essential an
article as it is in China or Japan, and is
used by the fair Spanish senoras and
senoritGs with the grace and effect that
his become proverbial. It might be
supposed that the fan, which occupies
zuc1 q conspicuous place in the toilet Of
every Spanish woman, would arrive at
its greatest degree Of elegance and per-
feclion in that country, Such, however,
is not the case. The Spanish product IS
rather coarse and ungainly, and al
though Spain has Ibid heavy duty Oh
imDortat;ons Of French fans, the Spanish
are rs yet unable to compete successfully
with the French in the manufacture OF
the finer grades Of fans used by the big h-
born Spanish beauties .-tCommercjal
Advertiser.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-14
1 CITY OF PALACES
/ Glance at London In the Middle
Ages.

You have now to learn, what believe
no one has yet pointed out, that it Lon
don could be called city OF churches it
was much more a city Of palaces. There
were, in fact, in London itself more pal
aces than in Verona and Florence and
Venice and Genoa all together. There
WIG not, it is true, line Of marble pa
Iazzi along the banks Of Grand Ca
nal; there was no Piazza della :i9nofso,
no Piazza dell Erbe, to show these build.
ings. They were scattered abo1t all
over the city, they were built without
regard to general effect, and with no
idea Of decoration or picturesqueness;
they lay hidden in the labyrinthine
streets; the warehouses stood beside and
between them; the common people dwels
in narrow courts around them; they
faced each other on opposite sides of
the lanes.
These palaces belonged to the great
mobiles and were their town houses; they
were oapacious enough to accommodate
the whole Of Baron's Tetinue, consist"
ing sometimes of four, six, or even eight
hundred men. Let Us remark that the
continual presence of these lords and
these following did much more for the
city than merely to add to its splendor
by the erecting Of great houses. By
their pres 2nce they kept the place from
becoming merely trading centre or an
aggregate of merchants; they kept tbs
citizens in touch with the rest OF the
kingdom; they made the people of Lon'
don understand that they belonged to
the realm Of England. When Warwick,
the kingnaIzcr, rode through the streets
to his Town house, followed by five hum
bred retainers in his livery; when King
Edward ". brought wife and children 10
the city and rode cut to fight for his
crown; when 4 royal tournament was
held in Chepe--tho Queen ind her ladies'
looking ol-eYea the boys understood
that there was more in the world than
mere buying and selling, importing and
exporting; that everything must not be
measured by profit; that they we're
traders, indeed, and yet subjects Of On
ancient crown; thai their own prosperity
stood Or fell with the well-doing Of the
country. This it was which made the
Loulolers ardent politicians from very
early times; they knew the party leaders;
they felt bound TO take u side; and they
quickly perceived that their own side
always won, which gratifed their pride:
II word, the presence in their midst OF
king and mobiles made them look beyond
the.I walls. London was never Client;
nor WIS i: Venice, L was never Lon
don for Itself against the world, but
always London for England first, and for
its own Interests nezt.-. Harpers AIaga'
zine
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-14

Now Russia, following the example Of
England, Germany, France, Austria,
Belgium and Switzerland, has adopted
magazine gun for the armies. "The
United States has yet to fall in line, /"
comments the New York Nail and Es'
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-14
Spanish Fans.

The folding fan was introduced il
France by Catherine de Aeaieis, and
under Louis XIV. tho manufacture be-
came great industry. Large guam
sites of costly ss..ss are praineed in Paris
of what is calico chicken skin (a very
ssaiia yet tough preparation o. Kid SKIN,
satin, gauze, tusie, crepe or parchment,
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-14

When American farmers do business
with Europe, brags the Philadelphia
Record, they do it on large scale. Tt
will take 500, 900, 900 to pay for the
wheat which France will this year bo
compelled to secure from this country.
St. Landry democrat., 1891-11-14
dences.

Contrary to time immemorial custom
the German Emperor has resolved that
his eldest son, while minor, is not to
accept the patronage or presidency OF
any social or philautbropic association
what