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the character Of trees it would be advisa-
BILE to plant about the exterior of the
fourteen acres of ground surrounding the
State Capitol.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16
The Last Session Of the Gen.
eral Assembly.

We notice that the press of Loaisi
ana does not speak in terms of much
praise of the working of that full-ofre
form body. We have kept one eye on
it all along, and have seen nothing to
win our special admiration. Ii went
to the Capital, under bright and fionnt
ing coiors, and the ears of the public
were constantly greeted by vocifeFous
announcements of numerous reforms,
and the speedy adjustment of abuses.
It spent sixty days. keeping time to
the old song of business notlinnesa
and the State government is no better
off than it would have been had it
never met. One thing has been notice
able throughout the session the mart
like appearance it presented for bargain
ing, bartering, exchanging and jug
gling with the Offices. There was one
thing 1t might have done which il was
hoped By credulons people it would
do, as there was no obstacle in the way,
save insincerity among demagogues.
1t could have changed our election
laws. A bill was gotten up having
that object in view. but when it was
called up, 1t was voted down by an
overw helming majority. At the next
election these Identical camelias will
raise the alarm, and entertain a de-
inded constituency with the old Jere-
miades off complaints.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16
70 our Friends and Patrons.

We wish to call the attention of the friends
and natrons of the COURIER to the necessity
If flseir being on the alert, in the matter OF
judicial publications, tsheriffs sales especial
mi. as neglect on their part to give positive
Instructions as to where they desire such
advertisement published, is apt to result in
our being deprived of the patronage that
would otherwise be given TO u.s. The sheriff
If this parish has been making himself es-
naeiaIly Jealous in the matter of securing
sheriffs sales for the paper of which he is
director and stockholder, and several publica-
tions Of that nature have appeared in that
naner which the parties interested would
have selected to be done in the COURIER, had
thew been consulted; and others have been
diverted from us at the special solicitation of
the sheriff or his deputies serving the papers
in the matter of seizures.
To those who prefer to patronize any other
paper in this parish we have no desire to IN
terfere with their preferences, but our friends
who wish to favor us with their patronage
are earnestly requested to see that the proper
officers are instructed to have the publication
done in the CoURIER-and they are especially
warned against allowing themselves to be in
duced to consent that the advertisement
should be done in some other paper.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16
The School Board and The Com.
mittee of Twenty-Five.

These parties are unmethodically
making an effort to do something, but
are unfortunately met by something
else at every turn. One trouble is that
their views are too divergent. This
of necessity leads to different objective
points. Ii we were. consulted on the
subject, we should suggest that the
first thing to be done, is to organize in
such way, as to have body, duly en-
powered and authorized to act. In
their present condition Notary would
lind it impossible to say who the
parties are that are able to contract in
such way as to be binding on all wish
ing to be concerned.
We would suggest that the Commit
tee of twenty-five resume the proseeu-
tion of its original modus operandi.
That it withdraw entirely from any
connection with the town Council.
They have raised funds in their own
way and should resume the exclusive
management of them. The property
holders of the town have consented to
the imposition of a special school tax.
This the Council alone can handle.
Let each body work within the scope
of its power and purpose. There is
much to be done yet in the way of
raising funds ere enough can be realiz-
cd to do the contemplated work.
The tax is fixed and must be paid
as certain as DEATH The work of the
Committee is self imposed and may be
discontinued ad placitum The fund
raised by them, belongs to them, quoad
the town Council. The action hereto
fore taken in conjunction with the
town Conncil, has thus far resulted in
nothing beyond diverging purposes.
and we think each party would do well
to abandon the cooperative PROPOSE
ton heretofore accepted seeing it can
not work, and at the proper time enter
into more practical agreement. In
the meantime the town Council might
contract for the buildings etc. and bor-
row the necessary funds to insure the
completion of the work. If it waits
to collect all the required money, be-
fore the work is begun, one generation
of children will be forced to attend the
schools in the huts now used. The
Committee of twenty can add their
contributions from time to time, in the
way they may consider most conso-
nant with their independent views
The town is in duty bound to erect
school houses whether the Committee
Of twenty five aid in the work or not.
Then let the Council act.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16
The Healthiest Spot on Earth.
Fine Mineral VVater-The Best
Place 10 Spend the Spring
apd Summer Months.

Southern Pines, Moore Co.. n. c., is situa-
ted on high sand mountain, and there are
several causes which go to make it the
healthiest spot on earth, and the very best
place to stop at during the spring and sum-
mer months. Its elevation above the sur
rounding section for more than one hundred
miles eanses delightful breeze at all times
during The summer. Its location amid vast
forest of long leaf pines gives it an atmos-
phere which physicians OF national reputation
say is the most healthful to be found in the
United States The soil being pure white
sand gives perfect drainage, and therefore
nc form of malaria can exist The mineral
springs near by, issueing from a singular
medical store house bnilt by nature and Curl
ously situated in this sand mountain seems
as though the Creator intended this spot as 9
place where mankind might rest and regain
health.
This place was first noted as a winter
health resort, and thousands of persons from
the Northern States have come to it during
the past few years; and without single ex-
ception they have been benefited. During
the past two summers it has been shown by
actual test that those suffering from weak
ness of mind or body can find greater relief
at this place than any other known resort.
DIR. Wild, an eminent physician OF Conneeti-
cut and editor of the New England Medical
Monthly" has been investigating for the ben
eft of Northern physicians, and he says
Southern Pines is the best known place for
those who need rest and sleep. He says the
first inclination one has is to sleep, and that
this rest, without the use of drugs, enables
the natural forces of the body to impart
strength to the diseased parts. Those suffer
ing from indigestion, rheumatism and all
blood disorders, nervousness caused by over
| work or any other cause, find relief and
health without taking medicine.
Visit Southern Pines and stop at the
Southern Pines House.
Rates of board less than at the majority
of summer resort hotels in the South; ac-
commodations superior; every attention Civ
en-. The most eminent physicians of Penn
sylyania and New York constantly in attend
anee The arrangement for bathing in open
air. Swimming, plunge, shower, hot water,
medicated baths. Hotel within two minutes
| walk of depot. Southern Pines is on the
| Raleigh g. Augusta Air Line Railroad, thirty
| miles north of Hamlet and seventy miles
south of Raleigh.
| Those who cannot visit Southern Pines can
| arrange to have the mineral water shipped to
| them In barrels or half gallon bottles.
| For further information address
| j. A. & A. +. GREENE,
| Proprietors Southern Pines House,
/ Southern Pines, y. C,
| NAV IA, 1892 -4m
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16
Yhe Gather

We fear the long continued and co.
pious rains we have been having, have
done very great injury 10 the corn as
wall as to the Gotten crop. We have
had daily showers for about forty days,
ana some Of them have been copious.
Tie gardens are overrun By grass and
wee4is, Vegetables are about all gone,
and there remains no visible chance Of
raising new crop. En- the overfiowed
lands where cotton growers are accns-
toned to planting after the waters
have nassed off, it is now too late 10
tie season to plant again. So that
The outlook Is gloomy Will, or can
tlle merchants push the planters 60 the
wall because they are To be helpless
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16

The grand Camp of the Confederate
Veterans of Virginia, adopted resolu-
tions recommending that all camps
within its Jurisdiction join the United
Confederate Veterans organization.
General j. B. Gordon, has appointed
Thos. A. Brander. Major General of
the Virginia division and that officer
will proceed at once to it's organiza
tion. The Virginia veterans will be
"a valuable accession to the U. G. VS..
Louisiana Review.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16
Notice to Applicants for Pea
body Scholarship.
OFFICE OF STATE SUPERINTENDENT
OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.
BATON ROUGE, La, July 5, 1892.
Notice is hereby given that there
are three vacant scholarships to be
filed in the Peabody Normal College
at Nashville, Tenn, by appointments
from this State, for the two years ensu-
ing from October 3, 1892.
A competitive examination for the
award of same will be conducted
throughout the State on Monday, Aug.
lst, by examiners duly appointed for
the purpose. All persons desiring to
compete should forward their names
and addresses to the undersigned at an
early date.
The qualifications for becoming a
competitor for scholarship are as fol-
lows: The applicant must be not less
than seventeen years of age, nor more
than thirty; of irreproachable moral
character in good health; with no
physical defects, habits, or excentrici-
ties, which would interfere with sue
cess in teaching and must purpose to
follow teaching as vocation.
The minimum literary qualification
for securing scholarship are the fol-
lowing:
The ability to read duently, to write
a fair hand, to spell correctly and to
express thoughts in grammatical Eng
lish to solve problems of moderate
difficulty under all the ordinary rules
of arithmetic and to demonstrate any
ordinary arithmetical principle; to To-
cate the principal cities, rivers and
mountains of the world, and to give the
boundaries of any specified state of the
Union to parse the words of any or
dinary English sentence, and to cor
rect ungrammatical English to solve
equasions of two unknown quantities
to describe the leading events in the
history of the United States. Students
who propose to take the degree of
Bachelor of Arts should come with one
years preparation in Latin.
A scholarship is good for any two
consecutive years above the Freshman
class; that is, for Sophomore and Ju-
nior, or for Junior and Senior, and for
Senior and postgraduate.
A Peabody scholarship is worth 800
year, and the Students railroad fare
from his home to Nashville and return,
is good for two years, The college
year consists of eight months, begin
ming on the first Monday in October
and closing on the last Wednesday in
May, and scholarship students receive
from the president of. the college S25
on the last days of October, December,
February and April.
For catalogue of the college ad-
dress the President, Hon w. FL.
Payne, Nashville, Tenn.
A. D. LAFARGUE,
State Superintendent of Public Edu-
aafian
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16
Tie Returning Board which euchered

The Returning Board which euchered
McEnery out of the Goyernorship, also
the Democratic party out of its free
right to select its own representatives,
has been duly rewarded by the benef
ciary Of the outrage. All the members
have now been directly or indirectly
paid for their services, except Odd
man Young, and Cor. Foster cannot
afford to let him remain before the
State "a frightfuI example, of unremu-
nerated treachery and double dealing.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16
Personal.

W. w. s7uson, Esq of Crowley. ar
rived her ooiast Monday.
Senator G. c. Duson returned from
San Antonio, Tex, last Sunday.
| Mrs. P. D. Tatman returned from
New Iberia the first of the week.
Misses Anna and Ducie Andfus left
Tuesday on visit to Crowley.
Miss Virginia jackson, of Cheney
vile, is visiting Mrs. G. L. Hayes.
Col. Mark Lazaro, of Vile Plate
Prairie, was here on business Monday.
Miss Rose DeBlanc, of New Iberia,
is here on Witt to friends and rela-
tives.
Miss Annie White, of Alexandria,
is the guest of Thos. H. Lewis, Esq .,
and family.
Miss Adrienne Guilbeau, of Opelou-
sas, is the guest of Miss Delphine La.
fond.-Lafayette Advertiser.
TIP. Bowden, Esq, of Crowley, has
been renewing his acquaintance with
old friends in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jules Bloch, of Prairie
friends in town this week.
The many friends of Jacques Perro-
din, now of Rayne, we're pleased to
greet him here on Sunday last.
Our young friend Henry Werrell
left this week for Lake Charles, whittier
he goes to open barber shop.
A. Levy, President of the First Ma
tional Bank of 0peleusas, returned
last Monday from short trip to Cow
ley.
Mr.. Maurice Depres, of Opelousas,
gave the SIGNAL office /. pleasant call
last Thursday morning Crowley Sig
nal.
Miss Minnie Bailey, after pleasant
visit to relatives and friends in town,
has returned to her home in Opelou
sas.-Lafayette Advertiser.
Mr.. Charlie Elms, Page at the
recent session of the Legislature, is
at home again and circulating extern
sively among his old friends and ac-
quaintances.
Miss Daisey Hinchliffe lett on the
train last Wednesday for Opelousas,
where she will spend fortnight with
friends in that grand old town.-Crow
ley Signal
Rev. t. S. Randle left last Saturday
for Biloxi, Miss whittier he goes to re-
cruit his health and to be in attendance
at the camp meeting now being held
near that place.
DR.. E. S. Taylor has returned from
Louisville. KY, where he had been at
tending medical college for several
months, and is now armed with the
credentials of full fiedged NJ. D.
Miss Nina DeBlanc, who has for sew :
eral months past been Lady of the
Stick in our office, has this week, left
for Opelonsas where SHE will spend the
summer with relatives. Iberia Demo
crat.
Misses Louise and Esther, daug others
of The0. John, Esq, of New Orleans,
are on visit to their aunt, Mrs. ]. B.
Sandoz. They also have the agreeable
company of Miss Caroline Martin, OF
Lafayette.
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr..
Aiphonse j. Duclos to Miss Blanche Per-
rodin, both of Rayne, on Tuesday
morning July IL, at 10 o'clock at st.
Joseph's Church, Rayne, La. Crowley
Signal July 8.
Laurent Dupr6 Esq, of Opelousas,
gave our citizens thrilling oration on
the 4th of July, winning many friends
and admirers, and left for. home the
following day, by the noon train.
Crowley Signal.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16

The New Delta's report of the pro-
ceedings of the Educational Associa
ton was COTTON up regardless of the
changes in the pragram; hence it had
able addresses delivered by gentlemen
who did not attend the meeting. and
had others to speak day ahead of
time and to ably advocate measures
which they opposed. Gentlemen who
failed to keep their appointments can
TINS see that they not only disappoint-
ed their expectant audiences, but con-
fused the great and enterprisiDg da-
lies.whose telegrams were gotten up in
their editorial rooms at home in elabo-
rate style. Telegraph Bulletin.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16
st. Mary's Academy,
OpeIOmsas. LR.
A High School for Boys.
La.

(Paroeliai School Of the Parish of OpeloasasJ
The programme Of this institution has been
arranged for the purpose of giving its pupils
a thorough business education, and the most
approved modern text books and methods
will be employed.
High School per Month.-------$5 W
Preparatory Department t-.------ 0U
Board will be furnished to q limited num-
Der of students.
r. For further information, address Rev.
A. Dubourg, Director, or f, Greene, A. d..
Principal, Opelousas, La.
June 25, 3m
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16

When the president bounced Clark
son responded by praising Quay, who
had done more than any other man to
defeat the presidents denomination.
The President then appointed Gen.
Foster. who is most distasteful to the
opposition, to Blaine's place. The sit
uation is delightful from Democratic
standpoint.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16

ESTATE OF LAsrIE DUPRE, DECD.
Whereas, Lucien Dupr6, of the parish of
St. Landry, Datiye Testamentary Executor
of the above entitled estate, has fled
tableau of the distribution of funds and final
account of said administration, praying for
his discharge and for cancellation of bond.
And, whereas, notice of filing of said petit
tion and tableau has been ordered by an or
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to said
tableau, in writing, at my Office in the town
of Opelousas, within the time required by law,
why said tableau should not be homologated
and confirmed. C.. nj. THOMPSON,
July 16, 1899. Clerk.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16

The attention of Justices of the
Peace and Notariea is called to the
fact that We keep large assortment
Of blanks 10 stock, and will print to
order ol. short notice any style OF blank
required Give us call
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16

The Governor has signed the act an-
thorizing nine jurors to give a verdict
where the penalty is not necessarily
death or punishment at hard labor.
This il the first departure in Louisiana
from the old time unanimous jury yer
dict that was required to convict.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16

At the debate last Wednesday night,
upon The subject Resolved that JEFF
farson Davis was greater statesman
than warrior" the affirmative was won
by Wilmer Swayze, leading, assis-
ted BY s. f. Reed of the same side.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16

We obtain patents for protection. not
for ornament. Send for our valuable
pamphlet Dubois s. Dubois, Inven Z
tive Age Building, Washington, ID. G..
Mention this paper.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16
State Superintendent of Public Edu
cation.


We have been asked on several oc-
casions to publish various items re-
garding raffles, guessing matches, the
winning numbers, etc. This cannot be
done; we would like to accommodate
our people by so doing. but the anti
lottery postal law, that devil
of illegal birth, born of anti
lottery tyranny and Republican rule,
covers the ground for acres around a
rafie, denying the passage of any mail
matter pertaining to or having refer
ence to any chance or gift concern.
This law, when introduced by the all
holy Saints of religious Louisiana,
and passed by Republican Congress,
was thought to be "Jim- Dandy
they thought that the strangulation of
the press, drowning the freedom of
speech and kid knapping every custom
of communication, they had found a
mares egg, and mares egg it was,
for the stencil and rottennecs has more
than once splattered on their hands.
This is one of the wise moves of the
nti-lottery people of the State, during
the days of our drift to Anarchism and
revelation. In many places have our
brethren regretred the mud singing
they indulged in, after drizzle had
made it streak. No more lotteries or
lucky oneA in winning can be put in
print to "polute", our mail department,
and we do not consider ourselves de-
prived Of any more right than they
themselves, who eDgrafted the infa-
nous seab upon our people, to magni-
fy an Insignificant opposition aroused
among leaders of the same political be-
lief and following Attakapas Vindi
Gator.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16

stockmen and others owning horses
can find a very valuable treatise on
that animal by DR.. Kendall, at this
Office, giving full description of their
ailments and manner of successfully
treating same. Price 25cts. We can
furnish this excellent book 10 either
English, French or German at same
Drica
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16

The alarming nowshas come that
cholera lis spreading in Europe. It
has broken out. .in Eastern and South
ern Russia, italy, and number of
cases have been renorted on the out
skirts ef Paris. sa1itary precautions
are being taken everywhere to arrest
the progress of the dread scourge.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16

There are number af vacant cadet
ships at the Naval Academy at Anna
polls Three hundred and seventy
one cadets constitute the full corps,
one representing each congressional
district, one for each territory, one for
the district of Columbia and ten at
large, which are appointed by the
President There are at present sixty
vacancies to be filled and six of these
belong to Louisiana. Up to July l
the vacancies could be filled by the
members of Congress, but after that
date the law requires the secretary of
the navy TO fill all vacancies. Here is
chance for six clever, ambitious Lou
isinna boys to obtain an excellent edu-
catiun and be equipped with pro fes-
sion at the expense of the United
States rnment.-Louisiana Re-
view.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16

Call for prices at shute's drug store,
where Big Medicine impersonated by
Joseph Estorge, the all-around drug
gist, will show you about, wrap up tlle
packages and give yon the change in q
iiffv
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16

Now is good time to pay up your,
subscription. IF you are in arrears
settle at once, if not 10 arrears, pay
Id advance for next year. IL you are
not q subscriber become so at once.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16

We are authorized to Announce the eandi.
dacy of JUDGE E. NORTH CULLoM, of Ope-
Iousas, La. for Congress in the Sixth Con-
gressional District of Louisiana. Election to
take place in November next.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16

One Of the last official acts of Cover
nor Foster, before the final adjourn
ment Of the Legislature Thursday
night, was to veto the anti trust bill.
Alliance friends 10 this Parish will
please make note Of this. Capital
TkaFa
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16

What is home without a first class
sewing machine Yon will 6nd that
tile white Sewing Machine will give
ypa tnnger and better service than any
machine made. See advertisement 10
another column.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16

See Charter of the Opelonsas Com
press Company Limited in another
column. InasTnucll as the establish
lnent here off steam compress Of no
small capacity ii assured, let our peo-
pie rally to The support Of the enter
prise, take stock literally or otherwise
help TO sustain it and build mp the
town.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16

The appointments made for this Par
ish are all rank Fosterites. which, by
the way, reminds us to enquire of the
Advocate, what has become of that i'm
mense amount of harmony the Cover
nor vas going to inject into the Demo
oeratic party Capital Item.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16

We print anything from full sheet
poster to a visiting card, in the latest
artistic style, at moderate prices.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1892-07-16

Country roads most everywhere are
becoming very bad, and if not attended
to pretty soon will become impossible.