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The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-19

A}dispatch TO the n. O. Times-De
crat of March Ia says:
The sheriff of ST. Landry parish was
yesterday notified by Superintendent
Caster of the death OF an unknown
man. who reached The Charity Hospital
d few days ago from Melville. The
patient was suffering from a fractured
skull and unconscious. II is said his
Injuries were the reI1lt af violence.
H died yesterday morning
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-19

Doctor Subscribe for the n g
Medical and Surgical Joarnal,
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-19

The law ifm of sambola s. Ducros
has entered suit against the City OF
New Orleans for the sum OF S3O, ,00D
damages for each of the Italians which
we're killed on the I4th Of March Last
IL O. Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-19

Krutchmitt is the Chairman of
she Foste, Executive Committee and IS
notoliously the chief Manager OF the
Foster campaign. When be signed the
agreement to give Mr. Fitzpaiiiek
nearly half 4 million dollars worth of
Offices .-by authofity,' Of course he
was ,..,t authorized Oh, no; Murphy
hasn't heard of it yet, probably N. @
Tunes Democrat.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-19
CANDIDATES.

Wa ara an l,ariaed to ANNOUNCE DR. R. nj.
klTTELE<. the present Incumbent, as can
'diaate for Coroner for the Parish Of st. Lam
Az
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-19
Wednesday, Aprsl 30. 1892,
March 10, 1892.
EDUBLIC SALE.
Probate Court, Parish Of 81. Landry, No. 5l57,

DUBLIC SALE.
Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. 5i57.
ESTATE OF EDMOND NoRMANp.
By virtue of an order of the Honorable the
Probate Court in and for the parish of Saint
Landry, there will be sold at public auction,
to the last and highest bidder, BY the under
signed administrator, OF duly quail
town of Opeiousas, in the parish of st.
Landry, La, on
Wednesday, April 30, 1892
at IL O'Clock a. M., the following describ ed
property belonging to the estate of Edmond
Normand, deceased, to.wit:
The undivided one-half of certain piece
of land in said parish, about four miles north.
east OF Opelonsas containing ten acres, more
or less, bounded south by lands of DR.. VI
Boagni, north by Pierre MichBl, east by Jo,
seph Cormes and west by II. L. Garland being
part of land acquired by deceased from Julia
Bullard, as per act duly recorded.
isflnS aLpHoNsE pRUDHoMME.
March 10. 1892. Administrator.
NOTICE II. S. Land Office, New Orleans,
| lV La, Feb. o. 1892. - Notice is hereby
| given that fhe following named settler has III
| ed notice of his intention to make final proof
| in support OF his claim. under Sec: 23Ol II. ..
| of U s.. and that said proof will be made De.
fore the Judge or 10 his absence, the Clerk of
/ the District Gotirt, at Opelousas, La.,en Mon
day, April llth. 1892, viz:
EDMOND P. JENNER.
| who made Homestead Entry No. 1884 for the
ISE4 Sec 81, Township 6, south range, !
east, Louisiana Meridian.
/ He names the following witnesses TO prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of said land, viz: Paul Ledoux, Edgar
| GGillar1, Francois Ledonx, Martin Cafroa,
ali of ST. Landry parish, Louisiana,
4 CHARLES G. PALFREY.
March 5. 1926. Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-19
FARM FOR SALE.

midway Farm situated on main road
leading from 0pelousas to Washington, La,
il offered for sale. Possession can be given
Immediately. For particulars address:
JOHN CHASTANT,
March, 10, 1892, I'm Pascagoula, Miss,
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-19
T. G.. CHACHERE.
Architect, Builder & Superintendent.
accurate Estimates Specially Fine Baildings.

Having secured the services Of Mr.. j. G.
Kloek, an experienced practical mechanic, /
am prepared to undertake all work u my liue
requiring skill and accuracy. l2o
The Opelousas courier., 1892-03-19

-.
Mr. Foster. cnraged by the certainty
Of defeat, charged in his speech at
Monroe. yesterday, as reported In bis
organ, the New Delta, that Mr.. Justice
MeEnery was particeps crinninis TO the
Burke bond steal. This assault upon
the character Of an honorable opponent
will arouse feeling Of disgust all over
the State, and on the 22d Of this month
the people will answer the charge By
burying Murphy j. Foster under an ava
lanch of votes. Such Infamous attacks
on Justice McEnery viii add hundreds
| of votes to his majority, and i is 70 be
hoped that the would be briber and
ballot box stuffer from St. Mary will
| Keep up his abuse and vilifcation Of
/ The veteran Democrat who is going TO
wipe up the ground with him in q very
! short time. N. @. States.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-09-01
senatorial convention.

The report of the senatorial con-
vention held at Kincaid on Thurs
day of last week has not yet reach
this office, as promised, SO we can
only give the result-and that is all
the people care for, anyhow.
D. 0. Markley was the choice of
the convention, and better choice
could not have been made. He is
an honest, upright man, and has
been prominent in the reform move
ment for several years He will
be credit, to the Sixth district in
the senate.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-09-01


accepted Mr.. Kings withdrawal
and endorsed Col. Moore. Under
existing circumstances, that is the
only thing the committee could do.
Some suggest that Col. Moore be
Withdrawn and another man nomi-
mated; but that would avail moth
ing at this late day. 1t would be a
piece of supreme folly.
AS it stands now, Col. Moore is
the candidate of the Peoples party
of the Second district for congress.
He is an honorable, upright citizen,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-09-01
The September Arena.

The Arena for September presents
a rich and varied table of contents,
as will be seen from the following:
"The Future of Islam, by Ibn Ishak;
"Old Stock Days" by James A.
Herne, with full-page portrait Of Mr..
Herne ; Physical Research" by
Rev. M. j. Savage "The Commun-
ism of Capital" by Hon. John
Davis, M. c.; The third paper in the
Bacon-Shakespere Controversy, by
Edwin Reed; Successful Treat
ment of Typhoid Fever" by DR.. G.
E. Page; "Under the Dome of the
Capitol" by Hamlin Garland /;
"Walt Whitman" by Prof. Willis
Boughton, Ph.D. Bricks Without
Straw" story of the modern west
by john Hudspeth; "a Symposium
on Woman's Dress Reform" pre-
pared under the auspices of the Ma
tional Committee of Women of the
United States, containing papers by
May Wright Sewall, president of
the National Council; Frances, E.
Russell, chairman of the Dress Re-
form Committee Mrs. Jenness Mill
er, and Frances M. Steele. The ed
itor writes on "The Menance of
Plutocracy," and Books of the Day
are critically reviewed. The Arena
should be read by thoughtful people,
if interested in the new
thought of the age and the reform
ative impulse of the hour.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-09-01
grumblings. low and loud.

We are not disposed to blame the
Democrats, for they were only de-
manding the goods" promised them
by the SC. bosses. Neither do we
blame Col. Moore for wishing the
endorsement of the Peoples party.
But we do blame the would-be
bosses-the meddlers-who under
took to sell the Peoples party. We
have them "spotted."
The deed is done. The Peoples
party congressional committee has
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-09-01

1Nft = D ~ HI'
According to promise, we will
"make a few remarks" about the
condition of affairs in the Second
congressional district. AS many OF
our present readers have been en-
rolled within the past month, it will
be necessary to briefly review the
case.
Prior to the holding of the con-
gressional conventions, few self
constituted leaders, or bosses, in the
Peoples party made overtures to
the Democratic leaders, and prom.
ised to give the Democrats the Sec
ond congressional district in return
for-what 1t matters not what.
The Democrats evidently supposed
they were dealing with responsible
men, and they demanded the deliv-
cry of the goods. III order to make
their promise good, the commit
tee" begun to scheme, and the re-
suit was that the date of the Demo
cratic convention was changed so
as to precede the Peoples conven-
ton. To make The thing more
"solid, the Democrats nominated
member of the Alliance, Col. II. L.
Moore, hoping that the Peoples
convention would endorse him with
out any quibbling. In this they
were mistaken, however. The Peo-
ple's party MEMBERSHIP middle-of-
the-road men-did not care to be
dictated to by the few selfappointed
bosses, and the convention refused
to ratify the action of the Democratic
convention, but placed in nomina-
tion Mr.. S. S. King.
This action of the Peoples con-
vention should have settled the mat
ter, but the SC. bosses were not
satisfied, and the Democrats wanted
them to make good their part of the
bargain; SO both parties to the bar
gain kept up an agitation and tur-
moil, which finally resulted in the
withdrawal of Mr.. King from the
race This action was very unsat-
isfactogy to large portion of the
Peoples party, and there were
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-09-01

who has made success of life, f.
nancially. He is strong candi-
date, and is growing in strength
each day. He will be elected. Old
Foghorn has had his day.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-09-01
Written for the KANSAS AGITAToR
THE KANSAS FARMER.

I've said it many and many time
Said it in prose as l say it in rhyme
That Of every nation, class, or cline,
From Arctic Circle to Torrid Zone
From peasant-hut to imperial throne
The Kansas Farmer stands forth alone,
Bravest and truest of all the land,
For his craw is full of the stuff called "Sand''
The sharptoothed mortgage may eat away,
The interest death-watch tick night and day,
And angry creditors howl for pay
Hot winds may blister, or blizzards beat;
Drought and chinch bugs may take his wheat;
Or locust-legions may swarm and eat;
Cyclones may twist him, and fag him out
Spring always finds him up and about.
Ague may shake him, or fever burn;
Politicians cajole or spurn,
The Kansas Farmer "don't care a durn"
The lightning-rod agent and implement man,
With the chattel mortgage fend in the van,
May fool him and beat him whenever they can
May get him down, but he gives flop,
Turns 'em under, and crawls on top
Then he snaps his finger and winks his eye,
Saying, 'Look for my smoke in the by and by
I'll pay what owe with wheat and rye"
He has faith in the state that nabobs spurn.
He knows bad seasons will take a turn
His crops will not always drown nor burn,
And honest labor at last will win.
So he takes off his coat and waltzes in.
He hustles away to the fields; again
He plows and harrows and sows his grain,
Trusting in God for the timely rain.
And 10 if the feet-winged season smile,
That Kansas Farmer rakes his pile,
Pays off his debts and puts on style,
Or he takes the balance of cash in hand,
And buys section or two of land.
His faith and courage are thing sublime,
For he sticks to the motto every time
Through obstacles to- the stars" we climb
And that is the reason always say,
"For the Kansas Farmer Hooray Hooray
Weave him garands of palm and bay,
Grant him honors, and just renown,
The champions belt, and the victor's crown"
w. H. Me-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-09-01

The "father Of lies" is dethroned.
The associated press did it. 1t was
quietly accomplished, the old chap
making nc objection.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-05-07

now in congress, commanded She Fif-
teenth Alabama. and when mentioned
the little fellows name he said Why,
he is one of the best officers have. He
has been with the regiment in twenty
five pitched battles and eighty slsir-
mishes, and stands right up to fire. He
has his men under better control in
field and camp than any of the other
captains; doesn't display his authority
as so many of the less effective do, and
is altogether most desirable officer.
"Oh, | could tell you about lots of
boys who proved themselves worthy the
name of men," continued the surgeon.
'There was Col. Lowry. who command
ed Mississippi regiment. He came
into the hospital with saber cut across
his face. He was seventeen years OF
age and didn't look day older. There
was a captain of artillery whose right
leg was amputated at the thigh. He
was from Florida and was but fourteen
years old. Two South Carolina boys
were brought in the same day. One was
thirteen years old and had lost his right
leg at the hip; the other was fifteen, and
his left leg had been amputated at the
knee. The younger one-a fine, rosy
faced child-succumbe to the weakness
which followed the operation. Every
body around the place was sorry TO,
him.
81 wasn't an old man when started
out-from the little village of Mill
wood, Mo.-to be soldier. l wal
a private in the First regiment, Third
division, Missouri State Guard
then part of Prices army. The frs
human being l saw killed was a boy o
fourteen. Our regiment was at the bat
tie of Wilson's creek, and some one in
our ranks fred the shot that killed Gen
Lyon. A thirteen-year-old boy in Com
pany d claimed to have fired that shot
and while he may not have found it pos
sible to prove his assertion no attemp
was ever made to controvert it. We
went into that battle with two hundred
and thirty-siX men and after clever
hours of hard fighting came out with
one hundred and five men. The boy!
We're conspicuous there. Capt. Hal
lecll commanded one of our com
panies. He had been land of
flee official under Buchanan and wa,
well-known. In his company were hi.
two sons-Alonzo, aged nineteen, ant
William, aged fourteen. Father ane
sons We're bound by the most affection
ate ties; their tenderness toward each
other was touching and beautiful
After we had been fighting for about
three hours Capt. Halleck was shot
through the brain right in sight of his
boys. We We're moving forward then
and had only gone something like q
quarter of mile when Alonzo was shot
through the heart. Willie ran to him
and held him in his arms for the brie1
period before death came. If l lived q
thousand years could never forget that
little scene, how the survivor cried fol
awhile as though the light had gone out
of his life, and how he picked up hi:
musket, took his place in line ant
fought until the battle ended.
Don't forget that the boys played 1
big part in the war."-Washingto
| Star
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-05-07
WAR IN THE FUTURE.

How II VIII BE in Ten Years From Now.
Commandant of Fortress "a. d. 1902
lis the horizon clear?"
Sentinel lat the telescope)-"Yes, but
our friends on the planet of Mars have
Bignaled us that a fleet of balloons has
just started in this direction from a
point about ninety-eight miles to the
northeast"
"How long has it taken the message
to reach us?'
"At Mars present distance from the
earth, sir, it requires about even min
utes for the light to travel from there to
our planet" ....,
"Then those balloons have been on
the way fourteen minutes already!
They ought to be in sightl Shouting
through the electro-multisonous speak
lng-tube.) What hol Within, therel
All hands! Turn the 10000, 900 candle
power electric burning-glass toward the
northeast! Bring out the aluminium
aerial rams and have. the flying tor
pedoes in readiness on the elevated plat
form! Lively, now! Is it all done?"
A Thousand Voices (through the elec.
tro-multisonous tube)-'Tt is, sir!"
"Then turn the balloon-proof hood up
over the Notifications. Is that done?
"It is!'' =
"Then everything is ready. Let the
enemy come on" [Yawns Chicago
Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-05-07
FIG. 8.

afforded by the groves is also most valu-
able to any sheep farm, as well as for
any other, and the cost is mere trifle.
AS to soiling, this is positively indis-
pensable on land worth the money men,
toned. When this mode of feeding is
practiced, only small lots are required,
and such crops as rape, oats and peas,
white mustard, turnips, clover-and in
the south COW peas, scarlet clover-or
fodder corn anywhere, may be grown
for the flock. But for the sake of the
health of the flock these small lots
must be frequently changed, and plowed
and sown with any one of these crops
for pasture, as long as it may last. By
such method of feeding, a flock may
be made an accessory to any kind OF
farming, especially on a dairy farm,
where the sheep will follow the COWS
and gladly pick up what they have left
For the rearing of early lambs, this
method of soiling the ewes will be
found great economy, and all the
more as this pursuit is necessarily car
ried on in localities where land is o.
high value.-Country Gentleman.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-05-07
IN ANDERSONvILLE.
The Lawyer Questioned tho Veteran To
Closely.

The Lawyer Questioned tho Veteran Too
Closely.
a case was on trial in Kentucky
courtroom. An old man of somewhat
disreputable appearance had just given
important testimony, and the lawyer
whose cause suffered by his statements
strove in every way to confuse and trip
him, but in vain. The witness stuck to
his story, and did not lose his temper in
spite of the irritating manner in which
the cross-eXamination was conducted.
Finally, in the hope of breaking down
the credibility of the witness, the law.
yer at venture asked:
"Have you ever been in prison?"
81 have" replied the witness.
'.Ah," exclaimed the attorney, with a
triumphant glance at the jury. 81
thought as much. May inquire how
long you We're there?"
1.-TWO years and three MONTHS" an.
swered the witness, quietly, with man.
ner that was interpreted by the lawyer
as indicating chagrin at an unexpected
exposure.
Indeed" said the delighted lawyer,
feeling his case already won. THAT
was heavy sentence. trust the jury
will note the significance of the fact.
Now, sir tell the jury where you were
confined"
SIN Andersonville, replied the OLD
man, drawing himself up proudly.
There was a moment of silence, the
Jurors looked at each other, and ther
the courtroom rang with cheers which
| the court officers We're powerless tc
check, and in which some of the jury
Joined.
The too inquisitive lawyer hardly
waited to hear the verdict against him
Youths Companion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-05-07
BOYS IN THE WAR.
A Captain of Fifteen Years and Colonel
of Seventeen.

A Captain of Fifteen Years and n Colonel
of Seventeen.
"My own experience" said medical
man who was a surgeon during the war,
would prove that a great many COM
batants of rank were mere boys.
Early in May, 1864, / then being an
assistant surgeon in the confederate
service, / was stationed at Howard's
Grove hospital, near Richmond. Shortly
after l went there it became an Ala
bama hospital, and it was then that I
came, across one of the many notable
cases to which l can refer. While on
my rounds one morning / noticed
among the new cases a scrawny, sallow,
thin checked fellow. He was an insig-
niticant-looking youngster, and l was
not much surprised when, in response
to a question: was making up the hos
pital record-he said he was fifteen
years of age. When asked him what
his command was he said, ''The 18th
Alabama" and then gave his rank as
captain. He was such poor, puny
little fellow that / thought Alabama
regiments must be badly off for officers.
don't know but was somewhat pre-
prepossessing youth, although he had
commenced to fight when but eleven
years old. He was decidedly sick boy
not wounded-yet i had a very poor
opinion of him. Suddenly he spoke up
and said: doctor, l want You to get
me out of here as quick as you can"
"'We always do that replied.
eyes said he, but soldiers don't
always want to get out of hospital. l
went out at the first call and this is the
first time have been separated from
my command
Gin day or two he began to mend
more rapidly than l expected him to
and on the fourth day he commenced
TO bother me by insisting that he was
fit for duty. He said he felt fully able
to get up and he pleaded hard with me
to report him for duty. I told him that
reported him he would at once be
sent back, while would be censured.
BY that time had changed my opinion
of him, but had to speak somewhat
roughly to him for two days to prevent
him tormenting me. On the seventh
day he again commenced to plead, and
at last told him that if he improved
as rapidly in the next twenty-four
hours as he had previously would re-
port him. He held me to my promise
and was reported as fit for duty. While
he was in line with others who were
about to be discharged the hospital
mail came, and in it was a big
letter addressed to him. He opened it
and in a moment cried out: Take this
back; don't want it. 1t was thirty
days furlough which his father-an in.
fuential man-had pro ;ured for him
from Judge Campbell, assistant secre'
tary of war. Furloughs were very de.
sirable things just then, but that boy
captair. positively refused his and re
turned ut once to his command. Some
time afterward told Col. w. c. Oates
of the youngster. The colonel, who u
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-05-07
NOTES FOR SOLDIERS.

HARRY G. LEwARs, the hero of
twenty-three battles during the rebel
lion, is dead at the State lunatic hos
pital in Harrisburg, Penn, where he
was taken recently. He was siXty-nine
years old.
THERE are about 1,20S,707 soldiers of
the Union army now living. Of this
number $40, ,15S are borne on the pension
rolls. There are 6SS,549 survivors who
are not pensioned, and S70,90S deceased
soldiers not represented on the pension
rolls.
The army register for 1892 shows that
of the 1850 officers of the line in active
service there are but "a who we're COM
missioned officers prior to 1861, viz: 10
colonels, II lieutenant-colonels, and
majors, the last, of course, in the ar-
tillery.
COMPANY A, Tenth Missouri infantry,
stacked arms June o, 1865. 1t was the
last confederate command to surrender.
w. M. Moose, who commanded this reg
iment, is now speaker of the Kentucky
legislature, and Capt. j. A. Love is a
candidate for the state senate of Mis-
| souri,.
JUDGE FEM, of the Connecticut SUI
preme bench, lost an arm at Cedar
Creek on that memorable day of Sheri-
dams ride from twenty miles away, and,
though he has "the eloquence of an
empty sleeve" he also possesses rare
gifts as an after-diuner speaker and is
considered one of the most enjoyable
toastmasters OF the nutmeg state.