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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1891-04-11

a. few weeks ago the Clariou found
an anti lottery paragraph on the patent
inside of the COURIER, and with con-
sspicuous deceit and unfairness treated
il and commented upon i as au edito.
rial utterance of onrs. The fraud and
deception practiced by the Clarion upon
its readers was at once exposed, aud
one would suppose that under the cir
cnmstances, the facts being so plain,
the Clarion would have had the decency
to disclaim any attempt to deceive
Nat 10. however. It dsvotes nearly a
column to the matter ID its last issue.
but the anly defence It attempts to set
np is as false in spirit as the lie direct.
It sneakingly asserts that It did not
eau that it was an editorial ntterailce.
III promulgated IL as such, commented
npon it as such, aud when brought to
book. tries to crawl out Of it by saying
that It did not in so many words say it
was sucll IL further asserts that
the paragraph was adopted as such ln
tha columns Y off tile COURIER, which Ia
4 palpabls nntruth. Everybody knows
that editorial ntterances. original or
aIionted. are not printed in the patent
insides Of country newspapers. and The
Clarion has no reason whatever to as ]
suu,e that this paragraph was san ex
ception. III further denies that lt
changed tile article by substituting the
word i pauper . fer the word spropeT, z
claiming that if pauper had been
| snI,sf;fnfegI. i. nroper would have dis
annaared This il mere qnibbling, and
oniy shows again that no adversary q
the Clarion need hope for or expect
fair or honest treatment at its hands.
The word G panper = did not appear ID
fhe article at all until the Clarion put
II there. WHY was ii put there, pray,
If # vas not intended 10 substitute an-
other word9 And having been put
there. did it not as effectnally sub
stitute the word proper as 4 that
word had been sappressedg Il GIle
Clarion would exercise q little common
sense. II It was not blinded by its pre-
;ndjces. il would readily perceive the
Righteousness Of its contention thai
the clpss ID New Orleans from which q
is alleged the Lottery draws sIo,OO0
daily ii tho pauper class.
Ae to tIsa moral phase Of the matter,
We may add that an adept in the art @
defending and apologizing for the oily
Warmoth nd the slippery kellogg
atanfs mighty poor chance of belgg
4 improved BY aaybod9's 4 school n
ethics:
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1891-04-11

The Crowley Signal gives the fol.
lowing figures on last seasons rice
crops from Prudhomme City
r. C. Chachere and his son Dr. T. G..
Chachere made 1000 barrels of rice.
bod Jenkins, 5000; Etienne Stagg, 1000;
Frank Brook, $50; William Mayer,
400; wv. G. Francher, 800; Martin
CarrOn, 300; Martin Leger, 100; VIM.
Seidie, $50.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1891-04-11

The Attakapas Pharmaceutical Asso.
eIation met at Lafayette last Tuesday
iFe new applicants were admitted
sAlEo the association and the territorial
limits we're extended so as TO include
tlls parishes Of Lafonrche, Terrebonne
saa Avoyslles. The following officers
we're elected to serve for the ensuing
ysaF T j Liable, of St. Martin, presi-
asnti Dr N. r. Moss, of Lafayette,
xacss president r. Il. Grigsby, Of New
Orleans. secretary OF e. Bailey, OF
vFelousas. treasurer. The next meet-
sae o6 the association will be held at
5ennings, La, on the second Tuesday
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The great Snowman r. e Barnnm
died last Tuesday
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VOL. .XXXVIII.
Opelpusas d,u,,rier,

Copy Intended for publication, in our col
INNS should reach US not later than Wednes
aay morning
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Get your meals at the farmers Union
Lunch House, Opposite tho Post ONCE
on Main street.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1891-04-11

We had welcome rain Friday
morning.
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Fresh Oysters at Vilaseca's.
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Arthur Damas and Jessie Denton.
both coiored got into a difficulty near
Clements g. Wilson'S store last Satur-
day evening about 4 o'clock, during
which the latter was shot in the side,
but the ball glanced of without pene-
sratiDg the flesh. 1t is said Jesse at
tackled Damas with an open pocket
knife when Damas retreated and
securing pistol opened fre on bis
aasailant, discharging two shots, only
ons of which took effect as above
stated Both biligerents were jailed.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1891-04-11

III our report of the bal masqu6,
March 3lst, we Inadvertently omitted
ID make mention Of one of the most
Interesting and vivacious lady masker,
whose peculiar costume attracted gen
eral attention I've allude to the charm
ing little lady who represented the
Press, and kept her ideDty 80 care
fully guarded that she was still an
Interesting mystery at midnight.
when nearly all the maekers were
known or had unmasked. The COURIER
acknowledges tile compliment OF, the
prominent position given il among the
worthy representatives Of the Press
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1891-04-11

Notice.
YE EYE -sIaHT Is PRICELESS.


YE EYE-sIGHT Is PRICELESS.
The well known RUSSIAN OPTI-
CLAN of Moscow, Prof. S. WALDMAN
has arrived from Alexandria, and OPEN
cd an Office at LACOMBE'S HOTEL,
where he can be consulted in regard to
your eyesight. The Professor examines
your eyes and adjusts spectacles and
eye glasses to suit all cases. He has
made special study of the eye ard
has had fifteen years experience. He
visits the same cities over and over
again, which proves that his work is
appreciated. The Professor can show
yoa many testimonials from parties
who have been using his superior
glasses for years
DO YOU POSSESS ANYTHING
MORE VALUABLE THAN YOUR
EYESIGHT. Such being the case you
should not fail to consult Prof. Waid-
man before he leaves 0pelonsas. Con-
sultation and examination free. Office
hours from 8 a. M to p. IN. The
Professor will call at residences, if de-
sired without extra charge. Professor
Waldman will remain in 0pelousas fo1
a few days only Main office and fac
tory, 1929 North 18th Street, St. Louis,
Mo.
LIST OF TESTIMONIALS from
citizens of Shreveport: Land s. Land,
Hicks & Hicks, T. D. Bell, w. D.
Scofeld, C. D.. Sturdevant, Wm. j
Byersdorffer, A. Wolf and G. Noiresi
Prudhomme; DR.. S. f Walker, Capt.
Samples, Sheriff Huson, Rev A D.
McVoy, of Mansfield; Dr.J. S. Stephens
G.. T. Trichel, sheriff, Judge D. Piersou
and many others of Natehitoehes; from
Alexandria, La, DR. Il. b Price, Dis
trict Attorney. James Andrews, Hon
G w. Bolton, w w. WhittingtoD,
Mayor M. Z. McGinnis, Rev Herman
G.. Duncan, Hon. Robert P. Hunter
Sheriff D. T Stafford and many Other
citizens, from other different States.
The following testimonials are from
well known prominent citizens Of Alex
andria, and Natchitochea, La:
Alexandria, La, March 3lst, 1891
l certify thai bought q pair of glasses
from Prof. S. Waldman and am highly pleased
with them, and can strongly recommend them
/ 60 0Gn6rS H66Qlng glasses.
N. L. McGrSSIs
pApynEs RANK
sIavan,.;a S. M.,.c,, ostb 1901
Hayine rnrcI,asad : ,,a5r of eve classes
| from presf s Wa1dma,, who bavina tirst se ~
a. and salaatad tba sIassas r.
snit cr ts,,iv sav thasT am hetter neasef
with them than with any others used by mt
~ wtc3 has ~, Iasr about for fanr wars
"niuil nan ooon apoas ~ - ~ vaAl po,Tr,
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By virtue of an order of Court and consent
of parties entered for the purpose of effecting
partition, will offer for sale at public auo-
tion on
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RAPIDES BANK

Alexandria, La, Marcn 26th, 1881.
Having purchased pair of eye glasses
from Prof. S. Waldmafa, who having first ex-
amined my eyes and selected the glasses to
snit, can truly say that am better pleased
with them than with any others used by me
at any time since have had to use glasses
which has been about for four years.
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NOTICE OF TABLEAU !.

March %, 1891.
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Taken up as Estfays,

April II, 1881.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-20
WELL. ENDORSED.

When such men as DR.. J. b. Haw-
thoIne, Rev. Sam P. Jones, DR.. P. S. Hen
son, Rev. NJ. Fl. Wells, Gen. James Long
street, Gov. R. B. Hubbard, DR.. D. l.
Purser, DR.. NJ. B. Wharton, Rev. o. L.
Haily, Col. L. F. Livingston, president
Georgia state alliance, and others too
numerous to mention, of undoubted We
racity, endorse a medicine in unqualified
terms it means something.
These men give Kings Royal Germe-
tuer their endorsement and hearty recon-
mendation. Germetuer will cure all dis
eases that originate from poisonous germs
in the blood. To the extent that the
germ theory is correct, Kings Royal
Germetuer is the remedy. 1t is no
accident. 1t is prepared as a germ de-
stroyed, and is the result of 10 years
study of a medical genius. Every family
should keep a bottle on hand for burns
or bites of poisonous insects. It is a
specific for colds. 1t will arrest and cure
fever quicker than quinine. Newspapers
are endorsing this wonderful remedy,
and many physicians use it in their prac-
tice. It is destined to be a standard
remedy. Ask your druggist for it, If
he cannot furnish you, send direct to
Kings Royal Germetuer Co., Atlanta,
Ga. Price $Pper bottle.
Write them for one of their little books,
which tells wonders.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-20
Latent Diphtheritic Germs.

/ might mention many physicians
families that have been desolated by
diphtheria contracted from them. The
occasional l~atencyof diphtheria, and the
necessity of a more frequent inspection
Of the fauces Of children who have been
exposed to the disease, SO as to be able
to detect and isolate these walking cases,
was forcibly shown by the following in
stance:
| was once called to a boy with diph-
liberia, and it occurred to he to examine
his sister, who had left the call at my
Office. She was then in the street with
some p~laymates, and was apparently as
well and cheerful as they were. On in
speeding her fauces a. small but charac-
t~eristic grayish white patch was OBJ
served over one tonsil.-Dr. j. Lewis
Smith in Babyhood.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-20
Was It a Coincidence?

1t isn't worth while to worry over the
cause and significance of strange hap
penings, especially when they are of the
following character: A Detroit lawyer
promised his wife q sum of money $100)
on a certain day, and when that day ar
rived he found, just before the close of
banking hours, that he must pay in that
money to save a note from being pro-
tested.
Accordingly he went home with a
story elaborated as to the why's and
wherefores, to receive a letter which had
been delivered at his house and which
contained a check for 800. The odd
thing about this fact is that the check
came from a client who had sent the
lawyer scores of letters before and never
before did he address one to the resi-
dence. The wife got the money with
out hearing of the other $100.-Detroit
Free Press,
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-20
ENGLISH OySterS,

The English system of oyster cultiva-
ton is still what it has been for hun
dreds of years in that country, and there
are two parts to it. The dredging of the
small oysters, or brood, on the open
grounds near shore, and the subsequent
planting Of them on the fattening beds
Of Essex and the Thames estuary, and
the culture of larger beds in deeper wa
ters beyond the ordinary fore stages.
On the southern coasts of England the
first system prevails, and the Thames
oysters, which are the product of it, are
by Englishmen esteemed the best in the
world. They are, at any rate, rare and
costly. The shell is delicate and the
flesh plump. The Thames beds are for
fattening and for breeding, and re-
ceive great care. Fattening oysters do
not really yield much spat; and if any
fails it is left to its natural fate in these
beds. The nourishment the oyster gets
there is largely from diortomaeie and
minute spores Of conferre, the latter
giving that prevailing delicate green
tint" which the English connoisseurs de-
light in. Bushels of perriwinkles are
scattered over the beds to keep back a
too excessive growth.-Joel Benton in
brakes Magazine.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-20
4 metropoIitan Merchant.

The boy was not more than 81 fest
nigh. But he was intelligent and ener-
getic, and he hawked his newspapers
with a zeal that would have been credit
able to a high proof drummer. He was
not unmindful Of his dignity, and when
one Broad street purchaser accompanied
his tender of payment for a newspaper
with a frivolous chafing remark, the
brisk little fellow embarrassed him with
q sharp glance from two swapping black
eyes, remarking the while: Here is
your change. sir. | have no time for
iooling."
Keep the change" said the purchaser,
dropping the facetious and assuming a
serious air; viii you tell me how long
you have been selling papers,
81 have been in the newspaper bust
ness three years." replied the diminutive
merchant somewhat coldly.
Three years." exclaimed the man
with unfeigned surprise, why, my lad,
you do not look big enough to carry a
bundle Of papers,"
Notwithstanding" said the mite,
with unrufled dignity, 81 have been in
this business for three years, and for two
years before | sold papers | was in the
clothing business"
"Is it possibleE' commented the ques-
toner with increased surprise. See
here, my little man, how old are you?:"
mine years DID," calmly responded
the little fellow. Il had to get out and
hustle to help support the family when !
was four years old. | belong to a family
who waste no time"
The lad spoke the truth. He was born
in East Broadway, and went to work in
a clothing store when but four years old
as cash boy. And there are many more
like him in this large and progressive
tOWn.-Exchange.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-20
4 jewelers. story.

A jeweler relates this surprising story:
Some time ago Mr.. A. came to my
place and bought a pair of diamond ear
drops for his daughter, a girl Of. seven
teen or eighteen, who was attending
school. Her teacher was struck with
the gems and asked leave to borrow
them and take them home. This per-
mission was readily given. A few days
later | went into a lapidary's shop that
| was in the habit Of visiting to get jobs
done once in q while, and there | saw a
pair Of earrings beside the cutting wheel.
Hello said |. where did these come
FRONT?
1.-The lapidary said: Oh, that's a job
that came in this morning from Funken-
stein, down the street. He wants the
diamonds taken out and paste put in
their place
"'NFell,' said l, you'd better save your
labor. Don't do any work on those until
you hear from me- | went to Mr.. A,
brought him to see the earrings, then we
went to FunkeIstein's together and asked
how he came by the1n-for they were the
pair that | had sold a few days before.
He SAID that they had been brought to
him by Mrs. -, d school teacher, who
had concluded to sell the stones and re-
place them with limitations. We O. ed
to spare the woman, and Of course the
diamonds were returned, but | never
learned how Funkenstein squared &C
counts with her. "-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-20
EnMNY ~SNeeCEcS.

GTose relates tIat Caulfeld, meeting
Mr.. Thomas Standby, said: My dear
Standby, I'm glad to see you. Pray, is it
you or Your brother:" 1t was a Spaniard
who remarked in~geniously that an au-
thor should always write his own index,
let who will write the book. Edgeworth
relates the story Of an English shop
keeper who did pretty we'll in the direc-
ton of the bull proper, when, to recon-
mend the durability of some fabric for
a lady's dress, he said, Madam, it will
wear forever and make you a p~etticoat
afterward." This is quite equal to the
Irishman's rope which had only one end,
because the other had been cut away
Temple Bar.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-20
Surprised the Young Preacher.

Robert Collyer, the preacher, said that
when he was a young man preaching in
Rockford, Ills, he was waited on by a
delegation to ask him to speak at the
county fair. They would pay him
fifty dollars. He told them that he
knew nothing of farming. q couldn't
raise a hill Of beans and a turnip would
stump me-" But the committee said
they had had speakers for years who
knew all about such things, and they
came to him especially because they
thought he vas not particularly well
informed upon agriculture. He accord
ingly went, and had a royal good time.
Il should have called my speech, if the
word had been coined at that time,"
proceeded DR.. Collyer, "sheer rot.
When l sat down | felt ashamed of it.
The thought OF meeting the committee
again was dreadful to me. At last one
of them approached ne. He began by
some commonplaces, which sounded to
me very forced, upon the interesting ma
ture Of my address.
"'This,' thought l, is only the ''taffy'
with which he prefaces his
ment that they can't pay me fifty dollars
for such drivel as that
YES he went on, we liked it very
much. But we hardly think it right to
keep our original contract with you
my heart sank into my boots-'instead
we will pay you seventy-five dollars!"-
Cor. New York Times.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-20
Muddy Liverpool.

Liverpool is rather a muddy place.
The other day after a spell of wet
weather a man walking along the pave
ment espied a hat floating on the surface
of the roadway. He carelessly switched
it aside with his stick when, to his as
tonishment, a head appeared beneath.
well, you've chosen a nice place to
stand in" remarked the owner of the
stick to the owner of the head. I'm
not standing" replied the latter, in an
injured tone;"Tm sitting on top of an
omnibus" Yes, Liverpool is distinctly
a muddy place.-London Globe.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-20
4 Sufficient Epitaph.

1t were a pity that the good sayings
and witticisms of Lowell should be lost.
| send you one Of which he was the
author at a medical dinner given in Lon
don a few years ago. In his speech he
alluded to a distinguished surgeon whose
fame was so great that no marble monu-
ment was required to commemorate the
name. The doctors friends, said Mr..
Lowell, thought it sufficient to lay him
III the country churchyard with the sim
pie and famous epitaph on his grave:
81 m"Onumentum quarts circumspice.
IF You seek a monument, look around(
Cor. St. James Gazette.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-20
TIE CROCU6 5oLlLooUV.

I walked ere b!uebirds gan to trill-
When pcony bulbs in slumbeS lay,
And wild wiSds whistled loud and shril
Across thesunset bay!
! rose, for then / longed 80 su1
Again the friends | loved; but, oh,
Ny thorny ~neighbOrs hindered me-;
That's why 50 frail ! grow! %
Red roses my proud ~neighbors are,
And one old hypOcritical plum!
They rake my breast, and IS it fair
That they so near should Gomez
But though they build their tangled bovers-
Not one OF every priCkly elf
Ian catch a sunbeam for their flowers,
Ay. quicker than myself.
In early spring their stalks are bare,
And through them glance the sunbeams
bright;
BY rising earliest, ny.share
| get Of life and light!
| love the world! my friends love!
But. oh, | never wrong my neighbours
On those who strive their worth to prove,
Fortune bestows her favOrs!
Arthur Z. Smith in ATkansaw Traveller.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-20

An American physician, DR.. Helmer,
asserts that a dose Of peroxide Of hydro
gen, twenty drops III water every day,
will do more toward curing consumption
than anything previously used for that
purpose. He further states that sixty
drops will sterilize a quart of milk and
render it harmless to children. This is
applying peroxide of hydrogen to nobler
uses than bleaching hair, for which pur,
pose it has been principally used.-New
York Recorder.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-20

The wealthiest insane asylum in Amer
lea IS said to be the Sheppard asylum in
Baltimore. It was endowed in 1857 with
$500 900. Since that time the trustees
using the interest alone, have expended
$780, coo in buildings and land, and still
have a capital Of $500, 600.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-20
An Apt Reply.

What is that" said an oriental ruler
at his banquet, which did not come last
year, has not come this Gear and will
not come next year." An officer, III
abashed, replied, ut must surely be our
back pay" Instead Of being punished
for his hL1nor the man received what
was due him and was promoted to a
higher position.-San Francisco Argo-
uaut.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-20

The largest tuning fork ever manu-
featured was made at Hanau for the
Physiological institute at Leipzig, and
weighs twenty-seven kilogrammes. or a
little Ove seventy-two pounds, and gives
fourteen double oscillations a second.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-20
NONE GENUINE WITRCgT THE
Trademark Of the Bull Oh Each PaGka6a
LUTZ & NICHE,
Civil Engineer. ii! A'IlI.:'.'

Reconnaissance. surveys, locations, mans,
estimates and specifications for all klndsht
railroad, town, masonry, sewage disposal
landscaping, water supply. bridges, roads, etc.
Architecture plans Of all descriptions. eStl-
mates, specifications and superintendence.
Contractors making bids on any class of work
will do well to call on us for an estimate OF
cost. Pans for massive STRUCTURES Il speciality.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-20

a curious white frog has been on ex-
hib;tion in London. 1t is a full grown
specimen Of a pure white color, its ruby
eyes fringed with a golden hue, strangely
contrasting with its pink iris and milky
cuticle.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-20
A CONFIDENTIAL WHISPER

Cannot very we'll be conveyed through
the columns of a newspaper, but FORUM
ately there's no mystery about our chairs.
There is no necessity for whispering-a
speaking trumpet would be more appro-
pirate; If you are so constituted that it
is difficult to persuade you, come and
look at them for yourself. Whatever
else may fail to convince you, the evil
dence of your own eyes can't be resisted.
1t will take you less han a minute to see
that they are all that we say about them
and that even a speaking trumpet could
not do them justice. Here's an offer that
we canno guarantee TO keep open very
long.
DURHAM FURNITURE co.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-20
nR. j. j. THAX1OT,

With fifty years experience as a General
Practitioner. tenders his services to the citi-
zens of Durham. His specialties: Mucous
Membranes, Glands and Nerves females in
Particular, Indigestion, Bronchitis, Scrofuia.
Constipation and Headache, Secondary and
Hereditary Diseases. Home at G. NJ. Kern
don's. ONCE over Jones' e welry Store. Office
hours, Q O'Clock a. N. to Il ~. and from 2 p. H.,
TO 1 p. N
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-10-20

which tells wonders.