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The Opelousas courier., 1892-06-04

In Southwestern Louisiana
Paid up Capital Stock s25O,0OO
Authorized InstaiIment Stock @5O,O0O,0 900
Money loaned on the InstaIlment Plan at
6 per cent, to enable persons to build homes,
improve property, or for any other purpose
they may wish, and to pay back the loan in
easy monthly installments. Will also give
personal attention to the purchase and sale
of Real Estate, the placing of Leases and the
Collection of Rents, the payment Of taxes for
non-residents and the making of abstracts of
titles on short notice. He proposes to estab-
iish o first-class real estate office, and il he
meets with tn proper encouragement, will
boom your country. encourage the influx of a
good class of immigrants, and induce the in
vestment of capital among you. You patro-
mage is earnestly solicited.
0pelousas, La. April 2, 3m.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-06-04
w. s. FRAZEE,
Attorney & Counsellor atLaW
g Notary Public.

Office on Landry ST., Opposite the Court
House.
Will practice in the Federal and State
Courts. Prompt attention given to all bust
ness. May IA, / v.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-06-04

Mrs. Smell, the great Temper
ance lecturer, of Columbus,
Mississippi, was greeted on
Thursday night by a large au-
deuce of appreciative and rep
preventative citizens. She lee
tured again last night, but the
report is too late for this issue.
The Opelousas courier., 1892-06-04

FIVE 2cent stamps will GET you d sample
of Arthars Home Magazine, Philadelphia,
Pa. Agents wanted,
The Opelousas courier., 1892-06-04
a LONG FELT WANT sup.
Piled.

Having leased the residence adjoining INV
drug atore-the old Posey standI will be
found there from 6 o'clock b. M. to 9 b. M,
and Of residence at all other hours-including
Sundays. Thanking the public for the libe-
raj patronage bestowed upon me, and hoping
to merit q continuation of the same, I re-.
main Respectfully
April 10, ~ It A. KRAMER.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30
A Table With a Pocket.


There is workable fitted with an
under pocket of silk or chintz which
may be pulled forth as a drawer and
slid back again, quite under the table top
to shield its contents from dust as well
as to keep them out of the wav. Such a
table will cost couple of dollars with.
out the pocket, which requires yard
of silk. India or China silk with some
delicate design upon its surface is best
adapted to the purpose. The sides
may be sewed up as bag, the top
drawn on a table and neatly tackled in
side the wooden frame which repre-
sents a skeleton drawer, which is fitted
with brass handle by which the pocket
is drawn out and slipped back under
the table again. This pocket may be
lined with silesia or plain India silk to
match the prevailing color of the table
and outer covering of the pocket. The
bottom of the pocket is firmly drawn
together with stout thread, and the
workable is in readiness to receive
hosiery or any light work, needles,
scissors, threads, and the like.-1he
Housewife.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30
Take Care of Children's Teeth.

If mothers would look after the little
first. or milk" teeth of their children
and make point of keeping them clean,
and, if decay appears, having them
stopped with some cheap filing until
their roots absorb. in a process of
nature, there would be far less need of
dentists and dentistry than there is
now. The doctrine should be, "Save,
not rebuild prevent, not cure" Do
not wait till the plague-spot appears,
and then comfort yourself by saying,
ooh, it is easily filled; a mere cavity
in tooth is nothing" five would but
believe it, five-sixths of the cases placed
under the dentists charge, and nine
tenths of those that do not reach the
dentist at all, but 90 through the rou-
tine of decay, tooth ache, misery, and
ultimate disintegration, need not de-
velop at all. A little watching on the
mothers part, little prudence on ones
own behalf, and modern dentistry, as
excellent, as scientific, as perfect as it
undoubtedly is, might find half of its
usefulness gone, and much of its glory
departed, DemoreSt'S Magazine.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30
Bits of Talk Among Ourselves.

There is much distinction being made
between the gown appropriate for 60
ing out and the one for home wear.
The woman in the ordinary walks of
life THINKS it very eXtravagant to have
so many changes; she has one dress for
everything, and does everything in that
dress. This is mistake. For the
duties that fall to the average house
keeper or homemaker, those who must
do the actual work with their own
hands, there is nothing better than the
cotton dress, provided under garments
are warm enough to protect against the
changes in the weather; otherwise we
do think the woman who must rise
from her bed at five o'clock in the
morning to prepare breakfast for the
family finds cool comfort in calico
dress, particularly if she dresses in a
room without fire and then hastens to
the freezing Kitchen to build one; in
such case we advise the wooden wrap
per for homework. All wool goods of
neutral tints or shades can be procured
for twenty-five cents yard at almost
any store reliable for such supplies.
Make the wrapper tight,fittin in the
back, loose Mother Hubbard " fronts,
fasten with belt of same goods extend
ing from under arm seams to the front,
then fasten with button and button
hole. Such dress will give unbounded
satisfaction on extreme mornings. For
this variable climate of ours, so favor
able to " cold taking" it is necessary
to provide clothes sufficient to protect
against the sudden changes of weather
n Of xuiO 10 do
termine when to remove a garment as
when to add the extra one
The gown for afternoon will be made
after model for the "tea gown" not
so elaborate certainly as those made by
the ladies' tailor, M. Felix of Partisan
fame, but after all "tea gown" II
it looks little like the Old-fashioned
wrapper we once called gored wrap.
per, with the addition of full front
and mammoth sleeves, you have done
fairly well. This will do admirably in
which to pour Johns tea and coddle the
babies ct their bed time.
We do so want to insist upon the fix
ing up bit in the midst of things; il
does seem well-nigh TO impossible many
times, but as a rule make the effort. II
will repay you. With the knowledge
that you-are ready for the possible caller
or errand, the nervousness of manner
will depart, and time be gained for the
work in hand. The tea gown need not
be so long as to be in the way; covered
with an ample gingham apron, the work
of the afternoon can be carried on with
comparative ease, and when necessary
the apron can be laid aside-and do put
it aside. A Bingham apron is very
satisfactory in the kitchen, but decid.
eddy out of its sphere in the parlor OF
at the table, with its dainty linen. The
contrast between a snowy table cloth
and housekeeper's soiled apron il
sometimes painful, only appreciated by
those who have keen sense of the tit
ness of things. A woman that is trim
can meet almost any emergency in {
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30
The Failure to Marry.

The failure of young men to marry has
compelled hundreds of thousands of young
wonic. to earn an Independent living. All
honor to the girls who work, but the
divine plan was that men should be the
bread earners and that women should be
the center of homes. Whenever such a fun
damental law of society as this is violated
retribution is inevitable. There are today
upward of 100000 women in the United
States who make living by professional
and personal services, such as the practice
Of law and medicine, the teaching of music
and art work, clerical service of one sort
or another in government and other offices,
quite apart from the army of young women
who serve in stores and toll at mechanical
labor. No one who can look back over n
generation of time has failed to observe the
extent to which women have become indie
pendent bread earners within comparative
ly recent years, and particularly in those
avenues which education and refined
habits of life have opened up. 1t is in fact
a grave social problem where this thing
will end.
1t would seem that this, among other
causes, is accomplishing the purpose which
Nautilus aimed to teach; for the memorable
conclusions of the statistician show that
the American and Canadian family is
steadily growing smaller If the average
number per family had been as great in
1890 as in 1860, there would have been t.,
100000 people in the United States and
100000 in Canada above what the censuses
revealed. This is fact of farreaching i'm
portance, and applies its force in other di-
rections than the subject of this article.
Is there "A remedy Certainly there Is
none which can be easily and readily APP
piled. Two hundred years ago, guided
largely by the Jesuits, the jealous King
Louis of France made stern laws for the
government of this young colony in respect
to marriage He decreed that every father
having a son eighteen years of age or a
daughter of fifteen should be held accoun
table to the state if they were not married.
Ladies' Home Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30
Be Careful What You Say.

In speaking of another's faults,
Pray, don't forget your own;
Remember those in homes of glass
Should seldom throw a stone.
II we have nothing else to do
But talk of those who sin,
"Iis better we commence at home,
And from that point begin.
We have no right to judge a man
Until he's fairly tried;
Should we not like his company
We know the world is wide.
Some may have faults, and who has not
The old as well as young;
Perhaps we may, for aught we know,
Have fifty to their one.
I'll tell you of better plan,
And find it works full we'll
To try my own defects to cure
Before of others tell
And though | sometimes hope to be
No worse than some know,
My own shortcomings bid me let
Tho faults Of others 60.
Then let us all, when we commence
To SANDER friend or foe,
Think of tho harm one word may do
To those we little know.
Remember, curses sometimes, like
Our chickens, "roost at home"
Don't speak of others faults until
We have none of our own.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30
Daisies and the Buffalo Bug.

a queer thing was told us the other
day by lady whose new house sudden
ly became infested with buffalo bugs,
which eat everything in their path. A
friend told her that the buffalo bugs
birthplace is found in the golden cup of
the lovely common field daisy that
everybody loves. Determined to In
vestigate the matter, she looked into
some daisy cups growing in field, and
sure enough there she found in several
daisies the detested insect comfortably
taking its ease. Since the Oscar Wilde
fashion of bringing daisies into the house
for decoration is common, if the daisy
theory is true it is worth knowing, for
In that case no daisies no buffalo bugs.
Hartford Times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30

domestic line with tranquility, and can
often afford to ignore a certain amount
of confusion, but to be embarrassed for
lack of personal care adds tenfold to
the confusion, and takes from woman
the charm Of being herself. Lastly, in
this sermon, don't wear the dress sacred to
calls, shopping and church in the house
demands of a domestic order will con-
spire to rob your dress of its freshness.
Again, it is best to avoid sitting long in
this dress you know as your best, for
that process will crush any dress into
wrinkles.-SiSter Sue, in Stockmdn.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30
The Old.fashiOned Way.

You kin talk about yore anthems,
An yore airias an SIGH,
An yore modern choir singin
That you think SO awful rich;
But you orter heerd us youngsters,
In the times now far away,
A-singin o. the OIL tunes
In the OIL fashioned way.
There was some of us sung treble,
An a few of us sung bass,
An the tide o. song flowed smoothly,
With its compliment o. grace.
There was spirit in the music
An n kinder solemn sway,
In singin o. the Of tunes
In the oil fashioned way.
The gals would lead the singin
An the boys would all iine in,
Till the volume o. their voices
Battered down the walls o. sin;
An ust to tell the preacher
Twas as good TO sing as pray,
When the people sang the OIL tunes
In the OIL fashioned way.
remember oft o. standin
In my homespun pataloons-
On my face, the bronze and freckles
OF the suns o. youthful Junes-
Thinkin that no airthly singer
Ever chanted SIGH n lay
As the OIL tunes we was singin
In the OF fashioned way.
How long again to hear 'em
Flown forth from soul to soull
With the treble high an meller,
An the bass mighty roll;
But the times !. very din''rent,
An the music hcered today
Amt the silgin O the oil tunes
In the 6 fashioned way.
Little scr. cChin by Il woman,
Little rumblin by man;
Then the organs tweedle, twaddle,
jest the empty space to span;
An eff you should even think it,
'Tisn't proper fur to say
That you want TO hear the OIL tunes
In the Of fashioned way.
But think that some bright mornin
When the tolls of life are DER.
An the sun o heav'n arisin
Glads with light the happy shore,
shall hear the angel chorus
In the realms OF endless day
A-singin o the OIL tunes
In the Of fashioned way.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30

derangements OF liver stomach and bowels
Mildly and gently, but thoroughly and effec-
lively, they cleanse, renovate and regulate
the entire system. One little Pellet for a
gentle laxative-three for "A cathartic.
They're the best Liver Pill ever made,
purely vegetable, perfectly harmless - and
the cheapest pill you can buy, for they're
guaranteed TO give satisfaction or your
money is returned It's plan peculiar to
DR.. Pierce's medicines. You pay only for
the good you get Can you ask more?
Something else, that phys the dealer better,
may be offered as just as good" Perhaps
1t is, for him-but it can't be, for you.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30

REV. SYLvANUs LANE of the Gin
cinnati Methodist conference makes a
good point when he says: "We have
for years used Hoods Sarsaparlla in
our family of five, and find it fully equal
TO all that is claimed for it. Some peo-
pie are greatly prejudiced against
patent medicines, but how the patent
can hurt medicine and not machine
is a mystery of mysteries to me-
HOOD Pills cure liver ills.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30

BUCKLEN's ARNICA SALvE.-The
best salve in the world for cuts, bruises,
sores, ulcers. salt rheum, fever sores,
letter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns
and all skin eruptions, and positively
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guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price TWENTY-FIVE
cents per box. For sale by G. Blakely,
Montpelier, w.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30

WHILE l do not think woman need
to go out of doors to find work to do, l
still think it good plan, if woman is
healthy, to so understand the affairs
out of doors as to be able to look after
the stock, in case of emergency, and be
able 70 harness horse to go for assis-
lance, should it become necessary.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30
Our Sons ano Girls.
Teeny-Weeny.

Every evening, after tea,
Teeny- Wecny comes TO me,
And, astride my willing knee,
Plies his lash and rides away;
Though that palfrey, all too spare,
Finds his burden hard TO bear,
Teeny-W eeny doesn't care
He commands and obeyl
First it's trot; and gallop then
Now it's back 10 trot again;
Ieeny- Wceny likes it when
He is riding fierce and fast
Then his dark eyes brighter grow
And his cheeks are all aglow-
'Morc" he cries, and never "Whoai"
Till the horse breaks down at lastl
Oh the strange and lovely sights
Teeny-Weeny sees of nights,
As he makes those famous flights
On that wondrous horse of hisl
Oftentimcs, before he knows,
Wearylike his eyelids close,
And, still smiling, off he goes
Where the land of By-low is.
There he sees the folk of fay
Hard at ring-a-rosie play,
And he hears those fairies say:
Come, let's chase him to and from
But, with n defiant shout,
Teeny puts that host to rout--
OF this tale make no doubt
Every night he tells IL sol
So feel IA tender pride
in my boy who dares to ride
Chat fierce horse of his astride)
or into those misty lands;
And as on my breast he lies,
Dreaming in that wondrous wise,
carcss hi. folded eyes
Pat his little dimpled hands.
On time he went away,
Just little while to stay,
And I'm not ashamed to say
| was very lonely then:
Life without him was so sad,
You can fancy | was glad
And made merry when had
Teeny-W eeny back againl
So Of evenings after tea,
When he toddles up to me
Ana goes Juggling at my knee,
You should hear his palfrey neigh!
You should see him prance and shy,
When, with an exulting cry,
Teeny-Weeny, vaulting high,
Plies his lash and rides away!
Eugene Field
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30

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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30
Gbe Yuusebulb.

Contributions to this department may be sent
either to DIR. T. II. HosKINs, Newport, Vt, OF di
rectly to THE wAToHMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30

" In no pdy can americans so effectively in
form, themselves on the subjects that claim pub
Tic attention from one month to dno ther as by
redding the NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-30
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by a thorough knowledge of the natural laws
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1t is by the judicous of such articles of diet that
constitution may be gradually built up until strong
enough to resist every tendency TO disease. Hun.
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ready TO attack wherever there Is weak point, We
may escape many fatal shaft by keeping ourselves
wen fortified with pure blood aud properly nour-
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tins by Gr0cers, labeled thus
JAMES EPPS a. CO.,
Homeopathic Chemists, London, England.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-02
Fatal Accident Near cambridge

John Peterson, Swedish citizen of
Cambridge, was run down on Saturd sy
evening by the evening passenger over
the Rock Island 6 Peoria road. due here
at 7:30 p. N. When about five miles
this side of Cambridge, Engineer Miller
saw man walking along the track, com.
ing directly toward his engine. Both the
engineer and fireman did their best to
alarm the man by ringing the bell and
sounding the whistle. but he paid no at.
tention to either and was struck a mo.
ment later and instantly killed. He wal
about 60 years of age and is supposed to
have been under the influence of LIQUOR
when the accident occurred.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-02
CIRCUIT COURT CONVENES

The May Term Of the Rock Island
County Circuit Court in Session
The era nd Jury.
Judge Peasants convened the circui:
court at 2 o'clock this afternoon and
swore in the grand jury, William Sears
being appointed foreman, and they in
connection with States Attorney Stur.
geon ct once began their labors. The
first panel Of the petit jury was then dis
missed until tomorrow morning when
Judge Glenn will open court. The fol-
lowing are the grand jurymen:
Cordova-Chsrles George.
Coe-George Genung.
Canoe Creek. NJ. Martin.
Porl Byron-D Y. Allsbrow.
Zuma-James B. Walker.
Hampton-August Wilke.
Moline-O. Lester Charles Rodelius,
E. A. Blackmsn.
South Moline-Jacob Weaver.
Rock 1slsnd-George E. Bailey, Will
liam Brooks, George Schneider, Jr., ]. J.
Flynn
South Rock Island-William Sears.
Black Hawk. B. Haislip.
Goa Valley-Thomas Lee, Sr.
Rural. W. Caldwell.
Bowiing-Hugh Walker.
Edg ngton-Gideon Haskell.
Buffalo Prairie-William Kistler.
Andalusia-Alonzo Mosher.
Drury-Louis Hess man.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-02
a Victory for Rock Island.

Properly adjusted spectscles and eye.
glasses are something that Rock Island
has long been in need Of.
Prof. a. Hirschberg. the we'll known
optician of 629 Olive street, st. Louis,
has appointed T. II. Thomas agent for
his celebrated diamond and non-change-
able spectacles and eye glasses, where 6
complete assortment can always be found
those in need of properly adjusted spec.
tacles and eyeglasses should avail them.
selves Of this opportunity. Examination
of eyes free of charge
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-02

Tie democratic convention of Scott coun.
ty Saturday selected delegates to the state
and congressional convention. The del
ega es t. the state convention are instruc-
ted for Judge Nathaniel French for dele
gate to the national convention, and for
Boies for president. and those to the con-
gres sional convention for the renomina-
ton of Judge Walter I. HAYES.
Frederick E Wright died at his home,
202j Fifth avenue. at 1920 o'clock this
morning of double pneumonia. aged
nearly 81 years. Mr.. Wright was born
at sackett's Harbor. N. Y, and came
west and settled in Rock Island in 1866,
residing here continuously since. He had
only been sick about six days. The fun
eral occurs from the late home on Fifth
avenue Wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. Katherine Herkert gave her
many friends farewell party at Turner
hall on Saturday evening, the occasion
being her retirement from the manage
ment Of the hall. About S5 couples were
present and INDUCED in dancing, etc. !,
during the evening, and at midnight Mrs.
HerEert served one of her delicious sup
pers The entertainment was a very
agreeable one, and enjoyed BY everyone
present
Today was the time set by the Plumbers
union for the new scale of wages to 90
i:to effect. Under the new scale journey
men plumbers are to receive uniform
rate Of 50 per day, with nine hours for
days work and eight hours on Saturday,
Jobbers are to be paid not less than So
per day, over time to be paid for at the
rate of time and hslf. All the plumbing
firms here have agreed to the new scale,
and sll the men in the three cities are at
work except those in the employ of the
Davenport Steam Heating company. it so
far having refused to assent to the agree
ment
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-02
IT'S Excellent Qualities

CONNIE nd to public approval the Cali
foruia liquid fruit remedy Syrup of Figs.
It is pie asing to the eye, and tc the taste
md by acting gently on the kidneys. liver
and bowels 1t cleanses the system effect
uslly, thereby promoting the health and
comfort Oh who Use 1t.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-02
Omaha ma Return

April %. 90 and 30 the c.. R. I. & P,
Ry. will sell tickets to Omaha with
return good until June 1 at rate of one
fare for round trip on account OF general
quadrennisl conference of the n. E.
church. F. b. PLUMMER, ticket agent.