The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1891-08-29
General Notes.

Lake Charles will soon have street
railway.
Contracts were awarded for the erec-
ton in Chicago, Ill, of the Worlds
Fair horticultural Building at cost of
$2O1 ,299.
Telegraph Bulletin: 1t is to be hoped
that we will hear 10 more of the Doodle
cry from the ants, since the conven-
ience of Doodle is distinctly recognized
by the Lafayette treaty.
Telegraph Bulletin: When "Brer''
Guice gets out among the farmers of
north Louisiana he will probably tell
them something about the ways of
politicians.
N. o. Picayune: A new bug has ap-
peared in the cotton fields of Avoyelles
parish. 1t is green and is expected TO
form an alliance and combine for spoils
with the old cotton bug.
Marksyille will soon be in direct
communication with Bunkie. The pro-
iected telephone connecting the two
towns is now being put up and will
soon be ready for use.
The denunciation of the Louisiana
lottery by the anti-leaders whose
pockets are, metaphorically speaking,
stuffed out with Mexican lottery stock,
is in truth satan rebuking sin.
The Bank of Natchitoches has sus-
pended. The bank was organized as
State institution last September by
local and foreign capitalists and was
thought to be in fourishing condition.
Telegraph Bulletin It is an inter-
esting question as to what position the
saints and farmers will relegate the pro-
lottery democrats in the coming con-
test, since all but antis and members
of the alliance are to be debarred from
| participation IN the primaries.
N. @. Down Town Herald: The
Farmers have combined with the Ants
and formed an alliance which could
very appropriately be called the
1aZweibund = It will not need a
inDreibund,. however. to settle their
| little combination. The democracy OF
the State will go it "alonen and attend
to their little game.
The Democratic party is the only
party with which aDbite man should
affiliate, here in the South.
Therefore, it is astounding to see
how people can allow themselves to be
gulled by the numerous alliances,
| leagues. etc, which are springing up
like mushrooms all over the State
/ N. @. Down Town Herald.
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The Telegraph informs as thai
Emperor William is about to submit
| measures for the suppression of pub
4 lie drunkenness. This step, taken il
connection with the fact that he lately
established lottery, shows that he haE
a very just appreciation Of the com
parative injury done to the people by
the two evils. A good many Louisi,
aniaas would see the matter in the
same light if they would sit deWr
1 quietly and give an honest thought te
its solution.
The Maxim flying machine, which
promises to be a partial success at least
/ abandons the balloon idea, and is con
i structed on tue plan of a gigantic steam
kite, propelled by aerial screws
4 When driven at speed of ninety mile
an hour, its rising power is quite strong
and it is too compact in construction t
4 lie controlled By any ordinary wind
The inventor has spent about $50, ,00'
in his experiments already, but he ha
faith enough to begin the construction
1 of another and larger machine, haVinl
combined silk and steel kite, or plane
10 BY 40 feet ID dimension, propelle,
I BY two screws, Is feet in diameter
/ The whole machine, including fuel AM
two men TO operate it, viii weigh les
than 5000 pounds, but it's liftinI
capacity will be twice ais much, SO tha
if the problem of aerial navigation
solved by Mr.. Maxim, it will not b
merely to carry dead weight, as ha
been the case with all other expert
mental air machines, How long ma
it be before ne hear the cry: Here
your passenger kite for London onl
twelve hours across the Atlantic. z