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The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-13

Payer ee que vous devez au COURIER,
vous soulagerez votre conscience, tout
en- rejoufssant lEditeur. Vous voyez
tbien que nous serons tous satisfaits,
done pouquoi diff6rez-vous d'accom-
mir ce deyoir!
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-13
On va bien a Ems /:

La municipalite de cette vile Went
de d6fendre, sous peine ~d'ammende,
de jouer du piano dams les chambres
don't les fenetres sont ouvertes Par
mi les considerants qui precedent Get
arrete, Sc trouve celui- eli:
"Attendu quill est, surtout dams une
vile dean, n6eessaire de ne pas nuire
a sol proclaim"
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-13

it is probable that,gn1sHitta -sss ravages en-
adopted for use
The Emperor acore, aux Etats- Unis, quinze
- rue soldats de la Revolution.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-13

Suiyant rexanple du pape, lie pr6si-
dent des Etats- Unis ~recommande au
peuple quill gouverne d'observer dams
toutes ses localities la journ6e du ven
dredi 81 octobre 1892 par des demon
STATIONS p%ubliques, ce jour etant lie
quatre- centieme anniversaire de la
d%ecouverte du continent AMERICAN.
Cette deconverte fut fait lie IL octobre
1892, mails les engagements oper6s
dams le calendrier sous lie regne de
Gregoiro XIII, en- 1852, ont avance de
neuf jours l'ordre des dates ct c'est
pourquoi lie complement des quatre
siecles ecoul6s depuis que Colomb q
plante la croix sur File de San Saliva
dor ma lieu que lie 81 octobre. Son Ex-
cellence c0nseille d'abandonner tout
travail ce jour ct de Sc livrer a des ex-
%ereises qui rendent honneur an grand
navigator ct a la grande euvre gull
a accompHe.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-13

LIE dernier des elephants charges
d'ex6cuter les condamn6s a mort auz
Indies, ct don't Temploi await etc de.
puis longtemps snpprime par lie gou,
vernement Britannique, Went de mour.
ir an age avanc6.
L'animal 6tait dress6 a saisir avec sa
rompe les condamnes a mort, a les
balancer a doite ct a gauche, puts q
leur donner des coups de pieds en-
ayant soin de ne pas les ecraser, atm
de les fairies souffrir plnslongtemps
apres leur avoir infige Get avant- goAt
du supplice, il lenr arrachait les deux
bras, leur enfoneait les c6tes en- ap-
puyant les pieds de devant sur leur
poitrine ct n'attendait guam signal
ponr lenr porter 10 coup de grace en-
leur broyant 10 corps sous ses deux ge-
noux.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-13
GENE SALOON.
B.

Commissioner U. S. Circnit Court faf tbe
Western District of Louisiana.
Commissioner q. s.. Court of Claims
throughout the United States.
Notary Public in and for the Parish of St.
Landry.
Office, with Hon. John N. Ogden, opsl0asas
Particular attention given to Land cases
and to final proofs.
Collections in the Parishes of st i4audrF
and Acadia promptly attended to-.
Pensions secured Patents, Caveats, Trade
Marks, etc, procured without delay.
July I8, 1891.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-13
Gladstone.

Gladstone peut etre consider6 au-
jourd'hui CONNIE le chef du g~ouverne-
ment anglais, apres les elections qui
Viennent d'avoir lieu. LIE chef liberal
sera lie plus vieux premier ministre qui
aura etc en- Office de Ia Grande- Bre-
tagne. Ceux qui FONT pr6cede ne de-
p%assaient pas 20 ans quand lis ont
abandonne la chefrerie, ct pour la plu-
part ceux-ci mont vecu que quelques
ann6es apres s'etre ras4tires de la vie
publique.
Plusieurs, tells que Pitt, Canning,
Peel ct autres non etc premiers
ministries que pendant un parle-
ment. Nj. Gladstone est le seul des
hommes d'6tat anglais qui aura form6 lie
quatrieme cabinet. II a etc assermen-
t6 la premiere e. mme premier
ministre lie 9 decrere G~ra.l868. lie 81
f9vrier 1874, Disrlt, = 8 2 succedait. LIE
26 avril 1880, il rtn - n%assles renes du
ponvoir. LIE mars ~. ros5alisbury de-
venait premier misV e "a JUN 1885.
LIE 5 fevrier, 1836,N stone hi suc6-
dat. Puts vint Ia taite snr lie bill
Ffrlandais, lie 3 avril na5S6.
Lord Salisbury {sssint de nouveau
chef du gouvernersh at.
Auioud'hui lie gersid vieillard est en-
core rhomme de y situation ct devra
etre appel6 a fofo er un noveau min
ist6re, lie qnatrieme pour lui.
On salt depIts reSngtemps que, pour
obtenir les nshy cures recoltes, lie fer
mier ne doit E. II faire ses semis avec
des CRANES Bma,ssees dams ses t~erres,
mails avec dleell CRANES quill s'est pro-
cur6e,~ - La force DIES animauX
domes' -. s ~. qarait t%oujours gagner a
la reproaui' III n an moyen de t6tes de
betail i'm, Tees; les 6leyeurs de vo-
lailles EN- n6mes trouvent avantage
a vendre poulets mes chez eux ct a
les rempla Esr par des coqs achet6s aude-
hors. Q-la loi soft yraie on non, ap-
pliquee Ilhomme an sens physique, il
est certsElque le m6lange des a
pour eft d'affirmer ct de stimuler
Intelligence. Les prejuges s~'effacent.
resprit s'aiguise, OF s'habitue i com
parer les habitudes ct les coutumes des
uRs ct des autres, ct de n~ouvelles
id6es prennent n~aissance. Les peoples
chez lesquelles lie progress a etc lie plus
remarquable sont on les peoples de
sang m6l6, GU les peoples qui ont le
plus fr6quente leurs voisins ct ont par
lie plus appris a leur contact. On
dit que resprit Went en- voyageant !; CO
proverbe est vrai, aussi, DIES nations.
HENRY GEORGE.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-13

Tn chalenr s'est fait rudement sen.
tir cette semaine dams les villes du
Nord OF nombreuses ont etc les vic.
times qn'elle a faites par les cas- d'inso.
latiOn. Louisville a va SEES thermo-
metres monter jnsqu'a 10 degrees di-
naanche ct nm de ses ministries est tom
be snfoQu6 par 10 chaleur an milieu
do sermon quill d6bitait a SEES onailIes
baign6s dams lenr Transportation. Al
Cincinnati, avec le mercure a I02 de-
gr6s, on a compile lie meme jour cent
cinQuant p~rostratlons par la chaleur
en- dormant. Tontes les autres villes
de l'ouest sont devennes de vraies r6tis-
soires, ct scelles de pEst jouisssiant
d'nne temperature plus supportable,
mails leur tour ma pas tard6 d venir ct
depuis mardi martin New York est de-
venn an vrai four on, dams une seule
journ6e, dix miles personnes sont
tomb6es sons l'accablement dune
Observation-Disclosures 80 iu-
lett.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-13

Attention docteur
Souscrivez an Journal Medico Chirur-
gical de la Nouyelle Orleans.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-13
Combien y a til de %joarnaux dams
lie GlOnde7

ConDien y a I'll DC Jo6fha1x dams
lie monde?
On pretend quill y en- a A. 1000, ainsi
rep artis; Etats- Unis, 1886! Ale
magne, 5000; Grande Bretagne, 1000;
France, 1890 ; Japon, 1000 Italie,
I,500; Autriche- HoDgrie, 1900; Aisle,
hQrs ne Japon, 1000 ; Espagne, $50 !;
Canada, 1877 /; Russie, 800; Australia.
800; Greece. 600; Suisse, $50; Hollande,
300 Belgique, 800; autres pays, 1000.
Plus dn tiers sont publies u Etats-
-Unis. Environ la Motto du total sont
de langue anglaise.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-08-13

My Stock is LARGE and will be sold very
CHEAP. Come and see it. Novl
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-09
A Monster Dam.

The great dam recently constructed at
Beetaloo, Australia, is said to be one of
the largest works of the sort in the
WORT. The structure is Of concrete, 10
feet high from the bed Of the creek to
the top of the dam, and $50 feet long,
being curved il the plan of radius of
about l4OO feet, the profile Of the sec
tiol being designed III accordance with
RANKINGS rules, and the width of the
section at the foundation is 10 feet; the
crest of the by-wash below the crest
which is 200 feet wide, is five feet below
the crest of the dam, and the reservoir be.
tween the dam at its full is one and
onc-foIrth miles long, with an average
width OF eight chains. The capacity,
under these conditions, is $1,000, 900
gallons for the supply of adistrict cover
iag an area OF 1900 square miles, in
cllAiing eight separate townships, etc.
Tle quantity of concrete used was co.
900 cubic yards, the net time occupied
in construction being about two and
npe-halt years. Special machinery was
used for mixing the concrete and de-
posting it in place, and the whole work
is regarded as most creditable achieve
Orleans Picayune.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-09
Mechanics of Great Men.

Great mems nicknames all remind us,
we might be well known to fame and
departing leave behind US proofs that we
were lin the game The following
are some of the terms of affection given
to a few of the more prominent leaders,
Black Dan-Daniel Webster,
Black Jack-John A. Logan.
Little phil-Philip Sheridan.
The Silent Mani. S. Grant
Old Hickory-Andrew jackson.
The Honest Man-James Monroe.
Poor acknowledgements Franklin.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lincoln.
The Little Giant-Stephen A. Doug.
las.
Wizard of the North-Sir Waite,
Scott.
Old Rough and Ready-zachary
Taylor.
Father Of Greenbacks-Salmon P.
Chase.
Old Man Eloquent-John Quincy
Adams.
Goldsmith of America Washington
Irving.
Silver Tongued Wendell Phil
lips.
Grand Old Man-William Ewart Glad.
stone.
The Poet of Nature-William Cullen
Bryant.
Schoolmaster of our Republic-Noab
W ebster.-l Mail and Express.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-09
Judge Seay and tile Gambler.

Two good stories are told of the new
Ga9ernor of Oklahoma. While holding
court at I'll Reno, 0. T., short time
since, Judge Scay had number of gam
blerS brought before him, charged with
violating the laws OF the Territory. All
but oge decided to plead not guilty and
postpane their cases. The solitary one
Goncluled he would plead guilty.
The Judge inquired: "Guilty OF not
guilty.
! To this the young man very bravely
answered, "Gullty, SIR with smile on
his face. The Judge opened the docket
aud commenced to write something, and
N a high-tone Southwestern Missouri
voice said: II fine you fifty dollars"
still writing on his docket The young
man with a smile said, ''Judge, I've got
just that amount in my nip pocket and
can pay it." The Judge kept writing,
but hesitated as the young man counted
out his money, finally continuing the
sentence, "and six months in the county
Jail. Have you got that in your hip
pocket too?'
This ex-Supreme Judge differed from
most of the opponents of law who emf
grated to that new country in that he
did not sell his farm and put all his
wealth in law books. He Just went
down there with his good sense and past
legal requirements. Commenting upon
this fact, and that the other two Supreme
Judges had large Libraries for reference,
a friend once said to him, "Where's
your library, Judgel' He replid, 81 |
haven't any. Law books always tended
to confuse me. Washington Post.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-09
A Victim oil the ChiIeans.

Charles w. RlggIn was one of the two
American sailor, who were brutally
murdered in the streets of Valparaiso.
His home was in Philadelphia, where he
was well and fayorably known as
steady, ambitious young fellow, who
worked hard to advance himself as
man-oG warsman. His brother, John L.
Riggin, is still living in Philadelphia.
Captain W. S. Scilley wrote: SIT is with
feelings of the greatest sorrow that | have
to communicate to you the death of your
brother, Boatswains Mate Charles W.
Rig4n, while on his liberty at this
place. His tragic death at the hands of
Il mob embittered against all Americans
has lefta wound in the hearts of his ship
mates that may not soon heal, and the
time will soon come when it will be
avenged by all who remember his worth
and his genial good manners. | feel
more than ordinary sorrow as the COM
handing officer in being the messenger
OF such sad intelligence to you, but can
assure you that his name and his worth
will not be forgotten as long as honor
her records keep"
Higgins brother and sisters, Mrs. Mary
Zimmerman and Mrs. Ellen Matthews,
have administered upon the affairs of their
dead relative and have, at the request of
the Navy Department, forwarded to
Washington his discharge papers of
former cruisers and other documents.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-09

In the parlor the quaint old piano
with its yellow keys, the bronze and Gilt
candelabra, the ormolu tables, the velvet
curtains, the busts and portraits OF Jack
son, the rare brio brac which would
send connoisseur mad with ecstasy, all
possess fascinating interest. The gIamor
of the past is over everything. In Jack
sons bedroom still stands the typical
four-post bed on which he died. The
mantel in this room is very good illus
tration of oldtime design being of
hickory: sedate and stately in shape and
execution as were old-time manners.
The eeat mansion is literally crammed
with the rarest relics, whose inevitable
fate is the pawnshop unless these Jealous
Nashville women succeed in raising Sly
900 within the next two years. The as
ISOLATION has an option on the property
which runs out in that time. The ladies
hope by this ball both to secure a part
of this amount and to cali public atten-
ton to their cause.
Many historic gowns appeared at this
bali, among others one worn by beautiful
Emily Donelson, Jackson's niece, at the
court OF Berlin In 1916, when her hus-
band was Minister. 1t is OF pink bro
cade, lavishly adorned with lace and pos
sessing superb court train. Another is
the wedding dress of Mrs. Sarah Jack
son, wife of the Generals adopted son.
She was Miss Yorke, a Philadelphia belle,
and went to the altar in an exquisite robe
of white silk with embroidered tule
draperies. This costume has been worn
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-09
THE HERMITAGE.

buildings have been put in first-cIas'ss'
shape, and the old log cabin has been
fully restored, even to the kitchen fire.
place, before which "Uncle Alf," the
ancient body servant of the General still
sits, and gazing in the Goals lives over
past, seeing there again the grandeur, the
festivities and the hospitality of the old
mansion.
The Hermitage is fine specimen of
the Corinthian style of architecture, at
one time so popular through the South
The approach to the mansion through
long avenue bordered by dense pines is
indescribably picturesque. Its noble
pillars and broad porticoes are brushed
by the branches Of grand old trees. The
Southern sunshine fickers across the
lawn and touches the grim old house
with loving fingers. The great carved
door stands open. Enter the old
fashioned hall, long and broad enough
for modern ballroom. It is filled with
old mahogany, claw-footed sofas and
chairs, while from the walls various por-
traits of the General look down. A
quaint, winding stairway leads heaven
ward, and on either side stretch those
superb rooms whose hospitable dimen-
sions speak volumes of dead and gone
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-09

week. 1t is genuine Stradivarius
owned by Mr.. lIauser. Iwould give
anything to own that.'
"Tell me about it, will you please"
She told him of her experience with
that violin, and Mr.. Mckay listened very
closely, keeping his eyes on her face I'LL
the time.
600 you think Mr.. iIauscr would sell
it," he asked.
"Yes, he is very anxious to sell it,
but he won't take cent less than $4,000
for 1t.
Mr.. Mckay seemed to DC lost in hard
thought for a few moments, and then he
remarked:
"Now, Miss Won Stosch, an going to
buy that instrument. have quite a col
lection OF violins, aud | have always
wanted a Stradivarius. When | get it
you may have it to play on as long as
you like. You can take care of it and
keep it until send for 1t. How would
you like that?n
Miss Won Stosch expressed her pleas
ure in fitting words, and to make long
story short, Mr.. Mckay bought her the
violin, though it cost him $1,000 to get
it. Therefore it comes about that the
young lady has an instrument worthy of
her best efforts, and on which she hopes
to add fresh laurels to the fame she has
already Won Chicago Post.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-09
ing to the last to relieve the poor miner,
stepped forward and said gently:

ing to the last to relieve the poor miner,
stepped forward and said gently:
"Mother, | am here too"
Yes, it was Gerald Peel; he had been
notified at once of the accident, and
none had worked harder for the relief of
the sufferer. But he went home with the
rector and Mrs. Allonby now, and the
talk he had with her did her what no
physician could have done. She learnt
now that Gerald had not on y married
Mary with full knowledge Of all, but
that he had been bribing the man and
watching continually his movements, in
order to prevent his annoying Mary or
her mother.
at has been dreadful watch" he
said, YEARLY and solemnly; 'but little
confidence on your part, mother, might
have saved us both much suffering"
And for answer she put the Saltham
papers in his hands, and said:
They are well yours. I never want
to see them again, Gerald. You have
been very good to me-
Those men were heroes who stormed
the Malakoff and lit their cigars in the
trenches before Vicksburg, but private
life has heroes quite as great, and | think
that Gerald PeePs fve-years' patience,
prudence and unseltish burden bearing
may make him the brother-knighte even of
the peerless Bayard.-[The Ledger.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-09

ball. One room was set apart for
that purpose, and books, furniture, sill
yer, snuf[-boXes, swords and valuable
papers were shown. The chair which
Lafayette gave the General short time
before his death had place Of honor.
The candle found in CornwalIis's tent
after the surrender at Yorktown and sent
to General Jackson with the request that
he light it on each recurring Sth of Jan
uary, was also on exhibition. Mrs. Har-
rlson was asked to be present and light
the candle, but as it was not possible to
accept the invitation, the Presidents
wife delegated Mrs. John G. Christopher,
of Jacksonville, her proxy for this inter-
esting task.
The family coach, made from wood
taken from the old ship Constitution, was
also transported to st. Augustine for
this memorable occasion. A band of
colored musicians who played the old
plantation airs, alternated with the other
music furnished for the ball. The ball
room was decorated with magnolias, pal
mettoes, red, white and blue streamers,
and at one end was a model of the old
hermitage in sugar cane.
1t is to be fondly hoped that the
struggle which few gentlewomen have
made for the preservation of this historic
home for the benefit of the entire coun-
try will not have been in vain. The
vandalism OF greed has swept away many
precious old landmarks. Time and
again has enlightened indignation inter
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-09
AFLOAT

Ere the race of the spring was run,
Or violets began to die,
Meath the kiss of the golden sun
And the smile of the azure sky,
There was never the sound of sigh
AS our boat pushed off the sand,
In the heart of the day,
When we sailed away
Away to a fair, far land.
We sailed through the mid day heat
And the long, still afternoon;
Strange voices, siren sweet,
Crooned over low, weird tune,
Till the rise of the crescent moon,
By the breezes our bark was famed;
And the starlight's CLEAN
eemed fitful dream
AS We sailed to that fair, far land.
And still we are sailing on,
Though the skies are no longer fair,
Though summer is past and gone,
And chill is the autumn air.
We are sailing we know not where;
But, led by an unseen hand,
We shall rest one day
In the twilight's gray,
On the shores of that fair, far land.
May Lennox, in Boston Transcript.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-09
THE HERMITAGE,
THE LADIES ASSOCIATION TO
BUY OLD HICKORY'S HOME.
A Big Costume Ball in ST. August in c
to Raise the Necessary Funds
How the Ola Place Hooks
-Jackson's Tomb.

s"n recent ss ', vsi s;v soa9 s5 ss:
" Ponce de Leon Hotel, at St.
Augustine, Fla. 1t was IN
der the auspices of the Ladies' Hermitage
Association, of Nashville Tenn, and the
proceeds will go toward buying the Her
mitage, the home of General Andrew
Jackson, and preserving it, together with
the rare relics it contains, as national
museum.
When energetic and patriotic South
ern women formed this association two
years ago they found ruin and decay
everywhere prevalent upon this noble
estate. The little log cabin where ''Old
Hickory lived for fifteen years was a
complete wreck. "The chimney was
falling down and the roof was caving
in" Up at the brave old mansion mat
ters were not much better. The roof
leaked, plastering had fallen in all the
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-09
The Grizzly Will Run.

The average grizzly, says Mr..
Roosevelt in the New York Sun, has but
one idea when he sees man, and that
is to get away; it will run as quickly as
a rabbit. Even when wounded a great
many bears absolutely refuse to fight,
seeking refuge only in flight Never
theless, there are plenty of grizzlies that
will fight when cornered, and there are
a very few which will take the offensive
themselves without any particular pro-
vocation.
Personally have never been charged
but once, and this was by grizzly
which | had twice wounded and had
approached to within forty yards of,
late one evening when | had strolled
away from camp moro with the hope of
knocking off the head of a grouse than
with the expectation of seeing any larger
game. This bear came at me most
resolutely, although one of my shots
nicked the point of his heart and
although one of four bullets which | put
into him would have ultimately proved
mortal.
All Of the other bears | have killed
started to run, or fell at the first fire, so
that they had no chance of showing
fight. 1t is, however, very unsafe for
a man to generalize in any kind of
shooting, and particularly in bear shoot
ing, merely from his own experience.
Thus, | know one gentleman, an officer
of the United States army, who has
killed six grizzlies, three of them
charging him before they were wounded
or even fred at The incidents of the
three charges were curiously alike; that
is, he stumbled on the bear in each case
at tolerably close quarters, at from ten
to twenty yards away from him, and
each time the instant the animal saw
MIN it galloped toward him like loco
motive, only to be rolled over by
rifle ball.
The grizzly is very tenacious of life,
md SO great are his vitality and
ougnacity that fighting bear will con-
lnue charging when its body is fairly |
iddled with bullets. A shot in the
'rain or spine will of course bring one
lown in its tracks, but even bullet |
trough the heart will not prevent an
nraged grizzly from making good its
harge at close quarters.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-09
The medal which he earned on til

The medal which he earned on the
Tennessee bears on its face the inscrip-
ton, &C S. c., No. 5791, Charles W.
Rig@in, I. S. S. Tennessee, February 10,
1857" surrounded with the words,
''FidcIity, Zeal, Obedience. On the
reverse is the figure Of the old Ship Con-
stitution incIosed in a circle of chain and
anchor.
The body of the boatswain's mate lies
with that of William TurnbuII his fell
low victim, in the British Cemetery at
Valparaiso. 4 monument has been
placed over their grave by the officers
and men Of the Baltimore
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-04-09

posed at the last moment to save the
monuments of our country's history.
Andrew Jackson belonged not to a sec
ton or party; the nation claims him as
one Of its great men and famous warriors.
The nation, by its encouragement and
aid, should stretch hand to the few
who are fighting to save from decay the
home of QUE who fought for his country
and served her interests On the field and
in the State.-NeW York Recorder.