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j. MEYERS & co. have just re-
eeiyed carloads of the celebrated
0wensboro Wagons.
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FoR SALE gHEAP! CHEAP lone
thousand cords Of wood at seven miles
from Opeloasas, on Courtableau,
II. FL Garland.
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Clements s. Wilson have just re-
eeived Il nice lot of shoes, latest styles.
for ladies', gents and children, very
cheap.
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Remember that Shute'e drug store
Is headquarters for everything in the
drug inc.
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BOILER TUBES fitted at short no.
lice atJ MEYERS ii co.'s.
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Go ID Kalnsr'a for Mineral Waters;
Truases, psrfumery, fancy stationery
etc, etc.
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Doctor Subscribe for the n. O.
Medical and Surgical Journal.
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j. MEYERS g. co. are the head
uuarters for machinery of all kinds.
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For Congress Sixth District.

We are authorized to announce the candl-
80 of JuDGE E. NORTH CULLoM, of Ope-
in,,sas ass5 La. for Congress in the Sixth Con-
rrass;onal District of Louisiana. Election TO
ttaEe place in November next.
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Attention! u. C. ".

meeting of K. E. Lee Camp No. IA will
take place at the courthouse in Opelousas, on
Saturday, September Sd, 1892, at ii O'clock a.
M, to take official action on communications
received. full and punetnal attendance of
the members is requested. By order of
L. D. PRESCOTT,
Is. BLOOMFIELD, Commander.
Adjutant.
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A progressive encllre party was Civ
en- at the residence of Miss Ada San
dog on Wednesday night, compliment
tary to Miss Blanche Bronssard, of st.
Martinyille! Among those present
were Misses Julie Bloch. Alice Diet
lien. Doncie and Anna Andrus, Yetta
and Fannie Jacobs, Rosa Firnberg,
Blanche Bronssard, Ada, Mabel and
Marie Sandoz, and Jonas Jacobs, Lau-
rent Lacombe, Jules Melanc0D, s. F..
Reed, Jos. Gil, Nathan Roos. Aaron
Loeb, w } and Stewart Sandoz The
first prizes were awarded TO Miss Julie
Bloch and Jonas Jacobs, and the
BOBBY prises were captured by
Miss Rosa Firnberg aud 4. Lacombe.
Delicious refreshments were served
throughout The entire evening Both
vocal and instrumental music, as well
as reading and recitations, were in
dulged ID, and ii was early morn ere
the party sought their homes.
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n EA NJ q BhAGo TT IIN58 OF al
sizss at ). MEYERS & CO.'S
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Roos' New store.

We had the pleasure of being shown
through this ediice now rapidly ap-
preaching completion, by Mr.. Roos and
do not hesitate to say it is by far the
handsomest and most eommodious in
Opelousas. 1t is entirely brick aud
the columns, is in number. are of iron.
The elevator leading to the wholesale
and clothing department, is placed a
little to the rear of the center of the
retail department. The ladies shoe
department is designed to be entirely
separated from the other departments
and is to be 80 arranged that ladies
cannot be intrnded upon while trying
and selecting their shoes. There will
also be neat department arranged
for lady cash accountant and the sys
tenn of safeguards against errors and
dishonesty (shonld any be attempted)
will be, We may say perfect. The
book keeping office is located in the
south eastern corner of the building
and is 90 arranged as to be accessible
from every direction and to enable
the Clerks employed in that depart
ment, to see over the retail department
WITHOUT the iehsG ODStTuCttou.
The Safe stands to the rear of the
clerical department. and with a
thick brick vault which is eff
fectnally protected by two iron or
steel plate doors having eombina-
tion locks of the latest and best i'm
proved style. Above and below the
departments are admirably ventilated.
Mr.. Roos will lay down a concreted
and cement walk on the north and
west side of the building SO as to make
tile approaches to it safe and agreeable.
The design and the building are
throughout an ornament to the town,
and we have no donbt that such de-
nionstration Of taste and elegance will,
as it should, attract increasing patron
age.
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ANNUAL STATEMENT
EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY
Of the United States, New
York,
For the Year Ending Decem-
ber 31st, 1891.
d -
ASSETS.
Total Assets Dec 81, 1891 :. .$l36, 1873 1 l8 SO
LIABILITIS. $l09, sos 537. 80
Total Undivided Surplus $26, ,292, $3.50 Sc
INCOME
Premiums. .$33, ,l26, ,349 Sc
Interest, Rents, ete.--.-. 1928, ,594. 90
$39, ,054, ,943, ,85
New Assurance written. $233, 1l8, ,33l 90
Total Outstanding Assurane- s04, 1894, ,557. 90
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.
SUCCESSION OF f. Z. Munp.

Probate Court, Parish oflst. Landry, No. 1869
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State Normal School,
Natchitoches, La.

Re-opens Oct. 3, 1892. Both sexes admit
ted. Attendance last session 270. Faculty of
eleven able instructors. Unsurpassed in beau
ty and healthfulness of location, thOroughness
of instruction, and perfection of discipline.
Diploma entities holder to First Grade teach
er's certificate without examination. Tuition
free. Total expense need not exceed $ll0 per
annum. For particulars, address
THOS. D. BOYD,
President
Aug. 20, ls92-2m
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JuI|y.s
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JUDICIAL NOTICES.
SYNDIC SALE.
District Court Parish ofSt. Landry, No I474I

CLINTON b. ANDRUs VS.. HIS CREDITORS.
By virtue of an order from the Honorable
the Eleventh Judicial District Court in and
for the Parish of st. Landry. there will be
sold at public anction, to the highest bidder,
by I. S Fontenont, Sheriff, and ex-oficio
auctioneer, or any duly qualified auctioneer,
at the principal door of the Court House, in
the town of Opelousas. La. on
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-01
HOW HE WON.
She Didn't Want Her Crates Painted, but
Finally Gave In.

He was indeed a raveled-looking
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. His
coat was minus one sleeve; his shirt
was filthy; his hat was memento. and
his trousers split up the side seams
like Mexican don's open-work panta-
lettes. But he had determined air
and pot of black paint about him as
he rung the door-bell at the first house
he came to in Cumminsville and bus
tied in the first word edgewise as the
door opened, showing a stony-eved
damsel of some 46 winters and a face
like gift tea enterprise chrome.
Madam, | am going to paint all of
your CRATES a beautiful, glossy black,
ready for the fall, and do it for 25
cents
MY CRATES do not need blacking
enough to get me to pay % cents for
it," she snapped GROSSLY, and started
to shut the door in his face.
Madam, | am going to paint all of
your CRATES a beautiful, glossy black,
ready for the fall" be persisted, in the
same tone of assurance and conf
dence
Il never have my CRATES BACKED for
the fall. and. anyway, l have started
my fires already" she snapped. crosser
than ever, and swung the door nearly
to.
Madam" went on the same monot-
onous, persistent, certain voice, Il am
going to paint all of your CRATES a
beautiful, glossy black"
Il tell you l don't want nv CRATES
painted beautiful glossy black. nor a
beautiful pea-green, nor lovely sky
blue scarlet, nor a slab-sided muckle-
dun color, either. Their color just
suits me as it ISIS Her voice was
sputtery with anger. and the door
went closer closed. inch by inch.
Madam" still went on the imper-
turbable tone of self-assurance, Il am
going to paint all of your CRATES"
: You are going to paint none of nv
wouldn't hire you to paint a CRATE in
a dog-house let alone CRATE within
forty feet of where | live. l tell you
once and for all that you are going to
paint none of my grates-do you
hsar?"
Madam" again came that still.
small voice, Il am going"
We'll. why don't you go, then?"
she Kissed venomously through the
crack of the door.
"Ah, MISS" sighed the geezer, with
a pathetic droop of his disengaged
hand. lit is easy for one so young and
so lovely and so innocent as you are
to say Col You have not yet learned
the trials that beset life-perhaps, if
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-01

CHICAGO, Dec 28-The following quotations
are for large lots only. Smaller quantities are
usually sold at advanced rates:
GAME-MalIard ducks So 90 to $50 u doz; red
head, $780, prairie chickens, S. so to Sc 90; par
tridges, $3.50 to 500; canvas backs IS to 10;
iacksnfpe, $780, teals, s1.75 to 81; green wings,
S1.5O to 1.75; mixed duck. S1.25 to $50; plover,
81 to 125; quail 1926; venison saddles
1Oc; carcasses 10c; wild turkey, 10 to 12c; SPUR
rels, SOC per box; rabbits, IS to 75c; jack rab-
bits, 900 to 300.
DRESSED POULTRY-Hens, care; ROSTERS
sc; springs, 7c ducks, to 10c; turkeys, &c;
geese, to 1Oc live hens, 51a to Sc; ROSTERS, to
&c; springs, 6Ac; ducks, to &c; geese 5000 to
500 per doZ; turkeys, &c.
BUTTER-Fancy Elgin stock, &c per lb; fancy
creamerics, 25026c fancy imita tons, 20 to PC;
western goods, &c; fancy dairies, No 1, IS to
zoe; No. 2, Is to &c., selects, 22 to 25c; fine
ladies', II to 19c; fresh packing stock, lac;
grease, 6 to SC.
EGGs-Northern stock, 24c; southern stock,
19021c; ice-house eggs, 1801Oc. Full loss must
be allowed.
CHEESE--Fun cream Young Americas, 1871
to l22lc; do twins, liz to 11Ao; cheddars, liz
to 111ac brick, 1914 to lie: hmburger, to ga c;
Swiss, 9Ia011c.
POTATOEs-Burbanks, 31033c per bu; Heb
rons, 30 to 33c; rose, 27032c; mammoth Pearls
30 to 3c;Peerless, 30 to SIC; mixed % to 3Oc
VEAL-FanCy calves, 607c per lb; grassers
406c small and thin, 304c.
HIDEs-No. light and heavy, 4Ac; No 2 do
3Ac; No calf, &c; No. 2 do, SIC; No. tallow
&c; No do, 3hc
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-01

to 90 into the house, when he sets the
pail down and SAYS:
Bill, remember the day you left
home in the dissen long ago?"
Yes"
II advised you not to go, and YOU
got mad and called me red-headed,
hump backed liar. | have never for
gotten that. Bill. aud Eve allus stuck
to it that if you ever got back I'd turn
10 and lick We out of yer butes. You
are here, Bill, and now I'm going to
do it!'"
But he didn't?" | asked.
Yes, he did! He was rs bic as two
of me- and he mopped me all over that
barnyard for half an hour; and the
only way | saved my life was in break
in away and crawliu' through hole
in the fence. He hollered to me to
come back and that the fatted calf was
ready but | never stopped runnin' fur
five miles. Can't say that the New
Jersey farmer is particularly down Oh
tramps, but they don't seem to have
no brotherly feelin's fur long lost
brotherSm-N Y World.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-01
A Sequel.

She was a merry maiden. be was jolly tar.
And they met on the beach when the waves
were singing low,
And be named for her each distant and
brilliant shining star.
And told the things about the sea she long
had sought to know.
That was many months ago, so he thinks, and
Vainly signs,
As he longs for wastes of water, and the roll
of stately ships,
For the cross that burns resplenGent in far
off southern skies,
And the wind that bears sweet fragrance to
the sailors waiting lips.
For bis cruising ground is changed to
chambers narrow floor
And the noise he hears, as slowly he PAGES
to and fro
Is not the distant echo of the tempest's savage
roar,
Or the wash of waves that softly along the
buwarks flow.
All, no, it is the murmurs that from parted
lips arise,
night upon the Shore
And he COOS unto the baby TO still its sleepy
cries,
And wishes he was back again on his ships
deck once more.
For that dainty vision yonder, in its robe of
flmy lace,
Is queen indeed of all he does, as he said
that she should be;
So he tends the baby while she sleeps dream
of peace and grace
And longs to see the tOpsails swell across a
stormy sea.
Boston Transcript
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-01
The Return of Bill johnson.

us it true that the New Jersey
farmer is harder on a tramp than the
farmer of any other State?" | asked of
veteran old tourist in Bowling Green
Park the other day.
We'll, | dunno about that" he slow
" replied. I've allus got along with
'em purity well, except in one case"
ANY objection to giving the par
tculars to the juryo"
20, no. 1t was down near Vine
land. l was lying in fence corner
one day. and | heard some men in Il
field talking about the owner of the
next farm west. His name was john
son, and it appeared that he once had
brother Bill who ran away and
hadn't been heard of for fifteen years.
There was heap of talk about how
glad he'd be to see Bill again. and it
put an idea into nv head"
To pass yourself off for Bill?'
Exactly. That evening | put in an
appearance. johnson was milking in
the barnyard, and | sat down on a hay
rack and broke the joyful news to him
that his loug-lost brother Bill finally
stood before him. He got white and
red and trembled all over. and finally
got up aud embraced me and says:
Yes. it's Bill fur sure! I'd a
known YOU if we had met in Chiny.
Thank the Lord that the long lost has
at last returned. Now | kin be happy
aginr"
Accepted you off-hand. eh?n
Yes, sir; and for a few minits /
thought | had struck it rich. He got
through milking. and we were ready
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-01
Wore Ii on Her Arm.

Mrs. Gregg had one of the prettiest
weddings that ever took place in the
Massachusetts town in which she lives.
But there was one odd incident of the
occasion which a few of her friends
who are in the secret recall with much
amusement. Although lady of quiet
taste, Mrs. Gregg wore something
which certainly no bride ever wore be-
fore.
Her wedding present from her old
friend DIR. Jameson was an exquisite
affair of lace. embroidery and white
satin ribbon which he had brought
from Paris. 1t came just as the we'd
ding party were starting for the
church.
What lovely bag!' exclaimed the
bride, Il am going to wear it. That
will please dear Dir. Jameson" and.
slipping the white satin strings over
her arms, she thought no more of it
until after the ceremony.
That is beautiful bag, and so
odd. Il never saw bag like it. The
material is beautiful, commented
some of her friends.
Il suppose the style is new replied
Mrs. Gregg. "Dr. Jameson brought
ii to me from Paris. | am delighted
with it,"
Did you put anything in itP' asked
DR.. Jameson, who had been listening
to the conversation with IA smile that
was suspiciously near laugh.
No" replied Mrs. Gregg. IN put
my handkerchief in. What-why-
why, there's no bottom in il, What is
it?" DIR. Jamcsonp'
"'Well," replied DR.. jameson. Il
bought it for a lamp-shade."
And it was a lamp-shade. edged
with lace aud drawn up at the top
with white satin ribbon YOUTHS Conn
pa1ioR.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-01
No Use for Fast Steamers.

Who wants to cross the ocean in a
jiffy? What shall it profit man to
take a vacation simply to be shot from
one place to another as from a cata-
pnltP Everybody agrees that the most
restful thing about Il journey abroad
is the ocean voyage. The time spent
on the water, where one is cut off from
business, from mails, telegraph. news
papers, society and all that worr$es or
anuoys, is the best medicine imagin-
able for tired Americans. Why wish
it shortened? When one can cross the
ocean in two or three days tie advan-
tageS and attractions of foreign trip
will be greatly leSsened. -L9djanapotis
yOur11UL.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-01
ANOTHER BATTLE IN INDIA.
Tribesmen Whipped by the British
Seventy Killed,

SIMLA, Dec. 28.-Advices from Gilgit
say that fifty Kashmirs under Lieut..
Manners Smith, supported by fifty other
kashmirs, succeeded in scaling the
Precipice opposite Fort Nilt and cap
tured the stone breastwork after a
desperate engagement, in which
seventy of the enemy were killed,
many wounded, 118 captured, and
the remainder put to fight. Capt.
Mckenzie pursued the fleeing tribesmen
so closely that they could not make a
new formation and were COM
pletely routed. The British occupied
Mayun, Submit and Pisan. They had
only four men wounded and none
killed. The khan of Narar has SUBJ
mitted to the British
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-01
A Mans Selfish Opinion.

Women who want their husbands to
care for them should never cry. A
homely woman looks pretty and at
tractive when she laughs at mans
faults, pretty woman looks homely
when she cries over them. This is
selfish no doubt, but look among any
of our married acquaintance and you
will find that the woman whose hus-
band thinks the most of her is the one
who laughs where other women cry.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-01

unmarried women should stir their tea
very quickly round and round and
round. and then hold the spoon up
right in the center of the cup.
If the beau is attracted to the
spoon and clings to it, he will be sure
to call very shortly, If not the same
evening: but if the stalk goes to the
side of the cup he will not come.
Examine the tea leaves in your cup
if YOU are plebeian enough to boil
your tea instead of drawing it in the
refined and dainty fashion, for lot of
leaves means money and fortune.
If you want to know how many
years will elapse before you may ex-
pect to be married, balance your spoon
on the edge of your cup, first noting
that lt5s perfectly dry. fill another
spoon partly with tea, and, holding it
above the balanced spoon, let the
drops of tea gather to the tip of the
spoon and gently fall in the bowl of
the one below. Count the drops-each
one stands for one year.
1t is a sign of fair weather if the
cluster of small air-bubbies formed by
the sugar collect and remain in the
center of the cup. If they rush to the
sides it will surely rain before night
When the toast is made, three or
four thin slices of bread must be cut
the whole length of the loaf and placed
one over the other. This done, they
must all be cut in half with one sweep
of the knife. If this is done by a
young woman, and the slices are not
severed clean through to the plate. she
will not be married within the year; if
the bread parts in two even heaps she
might as well order her trousseau. On
no account must she take the last
piece of toast or bread on the plate un-
less she wishes to be an old maid.-M
!. advertiser.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-01


will 90 back into the cold, cruel world
and despised; yet while live nothing
shall take from my heart the memory
of the sweet young face have looked
upon for some seventeen minutes past,
nor obliterate from my memory the
soft echo of youths happy voice that
has fallen from your tender lips
He got no further. She opened the
door with snap, clutched him by the
arm, and pointing upstairs, apologet-
ically whispered with a smile like an
aurora borealis: If you think you
can DO thirteen CRATES before II
o'clock, and won't spill paint on the
hearths, l will throw in your dinner
toor'
He knew his people.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-01
FATE I'M A TEACUP.
Some Old Expectations in Connection
with the Fragrant Chinese Herb.

Here are few old superstitions re-
garding the ever friendly cup that
cheers:
If while the tea is being made and
the lid, which has been removed to
pour in the water. is forgotten, it is a
sure sign that some one will drop in
to tea"
If a single person happens to have
two spoons in his or her saucer it is a
prediction that the fortunate Cor un-
Fortunately drinker of that particular
cup will be married within year
from that date.
If you put cream in your cup before
the sugar it will "cross your love-" SO
be very careful.
II a tea-stalk floats in the cup it is
called a beau" and when this is seen
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-01
Officers for the Thetfs.

SIN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 2s,-Naval
officers here say that the FIVE officers
referred to in a Washington dispatch as
having left there secretly for San Fran
cisco must be intended for the Thetis.
The Thetis is under orders to proceed
TO the coast of lower California and
continue the surveys begun there last
year She has been ready to sail for
some time but has been unable to leave
On account of not having enough Of
hcers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-01
Thus Far-NO Farther.

In China, it appears, the distinction
between physicians and surgeons is
more sharply defined than with US.
and every man is expected to stick to
his own branch of the profession. A
rich merchant was struck by an arrow,
which remained for some time fixed in
the wound. The principal surgeon Of
the place was sent for, and. after in
sisting on pockeiing his fee in advance.
cut off the arrow. leaving the point
buried in the patients body. On be-
ing asked to extract it he said medical
etiquette would not allow him to tres
pass; the arrow being inside the body,
the case was clearly one for physician.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-01
Solved.

what is a skeetonP Can you tell
me, childrenp" asked reader of tho
Drawer of his Sunday-school class.
The infant class looked troubled.
Their ideas on the subject were of the
most vague description, and, they
seemed to think. hardly worth mem
tioning. The question passed down
the class. almost to the very foot,
meeting only blank look or a shake
of the head, until at last the smallest
tot of all ventured reply: ''Peathe.
NTH. it it'll a man without any meat
on 1t. n-HarDer's.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-01
Central Forms the Only Exception in
the Great New YORK
Exchange.
Chicago Grain Market is Heavy and
Wheat Goes Lower Than
Ever.
Good Demand For Hogs and Prices
Rule About Five Cents
Higher.

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-The market was ouoyani
for the wboIe list except Central, which sold
dovn IN 1893 IN orders from bear clique. The
Cammaek party seems TO be aggressive in this
specially. London had orders IN fully ZOO
shares, principally St. Paul, Union Pacific,
Reading and Northern Pacific Preferred. Inc
West bought freely. Bonds were firm On heaVy
business. The loan crowd was moderately ac-
tive with a fair demand for all actVe shafeS'
EXCHANGE was 4820 1874 The steamship La
Cbanpagnc. from Europe brought 100000
francs IN gold and 1900 francs in silver. The
commercial price Of bar silver is 942a. The
Wabash has declared a dividend Of B per cent
on debcnture bonds, series "A, for the six
months ending Dec. 81.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-01
Edward NJ. Field Growing Worse.

New YORK, Dec. 2S.-According to
the statements made by the warden
and attendants in the Ludlow street
jail, Edward NJ. Field is in bad condi-
ton. He neither eats nor drinks ard
is growing perceptibly weaker every
day. He passed a restless night and
this morning refused to take his break
fast. He complains of pains in his
head. His physicians called yesterday
and left some medicine, but he refused
10 touch 1t