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FEED RICE FOR SALE.

limited quantity of .unmerohantable'
rice. red and mixed, perfectly sound, and the
best and most economical feed, for horses,
cows, hogs, poultry. etc, for sale cheap. Al,
Dly to Il. L. Sandoz, Landry street, second
block from railroad crossing-( (corner grocery.
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FoR sALE-A fire and burglar proof
safe in good condition. Having no use
III. same will sell cheap. Apply to
ELEMENTS e. LEWIS,
Insurance Agents.
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The pay car went by Wednesday
and left the employees of the road in a
condition to make their holiday invest
ments.
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Mr.. NJ HaIphen, at the West End
s,.ne, wants 500 sacks of red or mixed
rice, for which he will pay fair price.
No nusty or damaged rice wanted.
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A Request.

would be pleased if all the citizens
of this community could furnish me
with successful cure for the whisky
drinking habit T. HARDEMAN LEWIS.
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Copies of the COURIER containing
The Direct Tax list for this parish, IN
elading the parish of Acadia, for sale
at this Office at five cents per copy.
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FFOOu1e COfs7'E, FuFtSN OF 81 LITtdfy, NO. 10.
Estate OF Louis FoNTENoT, SR.
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,
by Lucius G.. Dupr6, duly quail.
fed auctioneer, at the Courthouse, in the
town of Opelousas, in the parish of st.
Landry, La, on
Saturday, january 9s, 1898,
at ii o'clock A. NJ, the following described
property belonging to the estate of Louis
Fontenot, Sr., deceased, towit:
The undivided one-half of section twenty
four, towship seven, south of range two west
situated in Acadia Parish, La.
Terms-Cash.
LUCIUS G.. DUPRE,
Dec. "a, 1892. Auctioneer.
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Bargains for Holiday buyers at the
sleepless and restless Jeweler of Ope-
lonsas, r Morhinveg.
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MULES FOR SALE "A pair of gentle
work mules will be sold cheap if ap-
piled for soon. Apply at this office
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CREDHTORS.

MEETING OF CREDlTORS.
Leopold Goadehaur} No, 1913,
gS. IlM District Court,
His Creditors. Parish Of st. Landry, La
By Virtue of an order of the Hon w C.
Perrault, of date, Dec. Sth, 1892, granted in
the above numbered and entitled suit, on the
application made by Leopold Goudchaux, for
a respite OF one, two and three years, meet
ehaux is called to deliberate and decide on
the application for said respite-said meeting
to take place at the Office of Lucius g. Dupr6,
Notary Public, in the town of Opelousas, on
Tuesday, January 18th, 1893, at 10 o'clock a.
M, and continuing from day to day, until
completed.
LUCIUS G. DUPRE,
Notary Public.
Dac 10 1892
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Buy your Xmas goods from T..
MornhinVeg's immense stock Of
Watches, Clocks, JeWelry, Silyerware.
Plush goods, Bisque and Bronze
Figures, Etc.
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Drugs, medicines, chemicals, patent
medicines, fine cigars, tooth brushes,
combs. &c ut Bailey's drugstore.
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Our readers are notified that an
nennc+ments of deaths are published
free in the COURIER but all obitu aries
mnst be paid for at our usual advertis-
ING rates.
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Dec. II, 1892.
DURLIC SALE.
Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. 1901.
ESTATE OF ADoLPHE GUIDRY, Decd,

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 administrators or a duly qualified auc-
tioneer, at the last residence of deceased in
Coulee Croche, st. Landry parish, La, on
Wednesday,. January 18TH, 1898,
the following described property, belonging
to the estate of Adolphe Guidry, deceased,
late of the parish of st. Landry, to-wit
Fifty arpents of land situated in Coulee
Croche, together with the buildings and i'm
provements thereon, bounded north by DIR.
Boagni, east by Valery Guidry, south by w.
C. Miller and west by L. Domingeau.
Four creole horses; about seventy-fv bar.
rels of corn; household furniture; two cows
and calves and few head of hogs.
Terms-cash
ELMIRE GUIDRY, Adm'x
Dec H. 1892
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Fresh parched and ground coffee al
ways on hand at Vilaseca's.
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NOTICE.

OPELoUsAs, La, Nov. 26, lSs2
I hereby announce myself as candidate
for Postmaster subject to the endorsements OF
- FRANK j. HARDY.
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Remember that Shute's drug store
il headquarters for everything in the
drug inc.
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Order your oysters, crabs and fish
from Vilaseca delivered at domicil.
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Life is expenditure; we have the use
of it, but are continually wasting it.
Such is our mortal life and we possess
it only while consuming it. In this
imperfect sense of ownership it be-
comes every day diminishing posses
sion The moral is apparent, when
life terminates, tue income it produces
also terminates, and such income can
be perpetuated by Life Insurance only.
Insure in the Home of N. Y and in
sure now
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FoR SALE CHEAP! CHEAP i-One
tl,tals.,n,l ,ns.ls#af wood at seven miles
ff.sn 0nslnasas. esl Courtableau.
Fl. L. Garland.
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If Won want any first class Job Print
ing done, call at this Office and you
will be perfectly satisfied.
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Blank books, pens, ink, paper and
school supplies at Bailey's drugstore.
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Goat. Pinshurg coal delivered any
where. within The corporation limits ~
any quantity BY j. B. Sandoz.
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Doctor - Subscribe for the N. O
Medical and Surgical Journal.
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The following in the last issue OF tae
Lake Charles Echo is pretty rough on
the school marin and the 9 other
one,n and, we suggest 70 the editor
that he'd better get his scalp insured
If he's got enough hair left to get out
policy on
The postmaster put wrong package
in our box the other day and from lts
size we thought it was about seventeen
yards Of spring poetry from one OF our
conntyy school marms. Il turned ont
II be i love letter addressed to one OF
Kearney's clerks; not Charlie but the
other one.
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William Ordway Partridge, the poet
sculptor, contributes remarkably
comprehensive. satisfactory and sug-
gestive paper on The Outlook for
Sculpture in America" to the Decem
Der New England Magazine. It is a
study that will delight all lovers of art,
and attract all Mr. Partridge's confreres
In art.
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Opelousas Lodge No. 3497, K. of H.,
elected its officers for the ensuing year
on Tuesday, Dec 30. They are: B. F..
Anderson, dictator s. Jocobs, vice die
tator; L. V. Major, assistant dictator; !;
w. A. Sandoz, reporter; P. Del Buono,
treasurer; FL. D. Larcade, chaplain; w.
R. Cochran, guide Jacob Waiter, guar
dian; j. &. Sittig, sentinel; V. D. Le-
donx, T. S. Fontenot and w. R. Coch-
ran, trustees; V. x. Irion, representa-
tive to grand lodge; S. Jacobs, alter
nate; w. G, Perranlt, sitting past die
fdtor.
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District Court has been in session oil
this week Oh civil cases.
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The DeGs mber number of the New
England Magazine is very varied one,
aud will afford interest to all classes of
readers. It contains specific contents
for those musically, literary, sociologic-
ally, artistieally or POLITICALLY inclined.
The number opens with beautifully
illustrated article descriptive of The
Builders of the Cathedrals," by Mar
shall s. Snow Charles Lewis Slattery
contributes a very suggestive article,
!" Can Religion be Taught in Public
Schools - Another article of a similar
character is Arthur May Mowry's excel
lent expoglion of " How Civil Govern
ment is Taught in New England
High School, William 0rdway Par
fridge. the poet-scnlptor, writes very
intelligentiy and interestingly of :. The
Outlook for Sculpture in America Maj
Az. Rears, an American eiviienglneer
who has spent many years in Sonth
America, writes instruetiyeiy about
4 The Republic Of Peru. = Edwin 2
Mead devotes his Editors Table to
Whittier's prose writings. Willis Boyd
Allen contributes bright short story,
9 Pretty Miss Bareveld.' P. Near
thur. well known to the readers of Life,
Puck and the Judge has delicate and
clever piece of verse, A Refrain
Harry Romaine and Robert Loyemail ne
also contribute good verse, The Tricks
of Faten and "In Lighter Vein," res
pectiyely Hilarion Michol has we'll
written article, "a Birds Eye View OF
the Sahara in which he tells much
that ID novel and interesting about
that little known region. 1T is q good
number for holiday reading.
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CLEMENTS & LEWIS,
Insurance Agents.

Coop OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST. -
Opelonaas, La, has need of Good
Hotel Building and a large IiOery
Stable. | have the lots suitable, and
will sell at reasonable price, and on
long terms of credit.
Fl. L. GARLAND,
July 8 Opelousas
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NO.14.
JUDICIAL NOTICES.
DUBLIC SALE.
Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. 52O2
ESTATE OF UNITY CAMPBELL,

By virtue of an order of the Honorable the
District 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 or aduly qualified auo
tioneer, at the last residence of deceased
on Bayou Beuf, in the parish of St.
Landry, on
Wednesday,, January rs, 1898,
the following described property, to-wit:
A certain plantation, being the last resi-
dence of the deceased, situated on the Bayou
Bout, in the parish of st. Landry, about
% miles from the town of Opelousas, ON the
left ascending bank of said Bayou, having
five arpents front on said Bayou by depth
of forty arpentS, bounded on the front by
SAID Bayou, in the rear by Bayou COeodrie or
swamp lands, on the other side by lands of
Philip Jacobs, and on the upper side by prop
erty of Laura Stagg, wife of Louis Stagg, to-
gether with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon, saving and excepting lot of
ground measuring about half an acre used as
IA burial ground on the above described plan
tation
Several head Of horned cattle one lot of
household furniture.
Terms and Conditons-The movable prop
erty will be sold for cash the immoVable le
one-fourth cash, and the balance pay
able in one, two and three years from the
day of sale, purchasers to furnish notes
therefor to the order of the administrator,
with good personal security to the 4atisfac-
tion of the administrator, bearing eight per
cent yearly interest from date until paid, and
containing stipulation for ten per cent. at
torneys fees in case of suit to enforce pay
ment, and said notes to be further secured by
special mortgage and vendors privilege, to
be granted and reserved, on the 5perty
sold, to secure payment of the credit por-
tions of purchase price, until full and final
payment thereof
WALTER S. SANDIFER, Admir-.
Dec H. 1892
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The Methodist Conference recently
in session at Lake, Charles has made
the following appointments for the
Opelousas District:
j. A. Miller, presiding elder; Wash
ington, J. DeRsen,; Opelousas, T. S.
Randle Plaqhemine Brulee, w. j.
Porter; Lafayette and Rayne, H. Arm
strong Crowley, w. w. Drake ;
Abbevilie, E. T. Denison New Iberia,
F. S Parker Franklin and Jeanerette,
j. b. Classify; Jacksonville and Nor
gan City, G. NJ. Lyons; Sulphur
Mines, William Schuhl Lake Charles,
Ell. w. May and Albert Lountz; Grand
Chenier, J. B. Kent; Indian Bayou,
G. R. Seward Lake Arthur, to be sup
piled.
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Christmas.

o-morroW is Christmas Day the
sacred anniversary which commemo.
| rates the birth of the Savior of man
KIND, marking a new and gIorions
epoch between the Old and New Testa.
menf, witnessing a fruition in the
| Wofid's promised redemption from
original sin, and opening to fallen man
certain and happy Immortality be
yond TIE grave! The day will be
doubly sacred and doubly blessed be
cause It falls upon Sunday. How stir.
ring, felicitous, and yet sad the many
"reminiscences which cluster around
this day of days, and make it the lead
er ofall other festivals. To childhood
tt brings all the weird romance of fni
ry land, and the Little Ones look to
the coming of good Santa Claus as
the happiest event of their lives. They
know that their patron saint will not
dlsappoint them, and on Christmas eve
they hang up their stockings at the
fire place knowing that Christmas
morning they will find them filled to
loving and generous overfowing.
Glorious myth the sweet evangel
to innocent and trusting childhood
Who would shatter an idol that show
ers so many gifts and gives SO
much happiness to its faithful deve-
tees? Who would destroy a fiction so
replete with real, earnest and raptu-
rous enjoyment to young hearts that
are yet strangers to the sorrows, dis
appointments, and grave cares of ma
ture years. Soon enough, like those
of us who have lost dear and loved
ones from the family circle, and ava
cant chairs point our bleeding hearts to
their absence, will they have this hap
py festival saddened and robbed of its
former joy and gladness. Then let no
shadow of gloom fall across their
pathway. Let the expectations of the
children from the bounty of old Santa
Claus be realized, and let the young
hearts bound with JOY throughout the
entire holidays. A happy, happy
Christmas to them all
We call attention to the announce
ment of the Weekly Constitution, pub
lished at Atlanta, Ga The Constitu-
tion has the largest humber of snb
scribers of any weekly newspaper pub
lished in the world, now having more
than $4,000 regular weekly subscrib
ers. Tt wants 100000, and we COM
mend it to our readers. No paper has
done more for the upbuilding of the
agricultural interests of the South than
the Constitution. II has worked for
years for the agricultural development
of this section and for the betterment
of the condition of the farmers.
With recent improvements and ad
ditional facilities the Constitution is
now a better newspaper than ever, and
is in a position to push with increased
yigor its magnificent work for the ag
ricultural development of the South.
Being essentially a newspaper, and at
the same time devoting much of its
space to the very best of current litera-
ture and to such special features as are
of peculiar interest to the farmers, it
commends itself TO every farming
house hold
1t will he glad to furnish sample
copies on application, and can be got
ten BY clubbing with this paper, both
Of which will be sent one year for the
low price of 1925. All clubbing sub
scriptions should be sent to this paper.
All requests for sample copies should
be addressed to the Constitution, At
anita, Ga.
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COOP LAw.-An important decision
has just been rendered by the SuEJeme
Court of Alabama upon the right of
railways to utilize highways, in which
the point is made that conveyance to a
railroad corporation of right of way
and fee simple in lands abutting on and
including public road vests in such
company no exclusive or other right to
use such public road for railroad pur-
pusts, nor eau it acquire such right
without authority from the State. The
construction and nperati q of a railroad
on and along public road by a
company having authority from the
State SO to do is not use contemplated
at The time of dedication of said road
The owner of the fee thereof and of
lands ab,3ting thereon may prevent
any speci5f damages from such use by
resort tn 5ourt of equity, or the same
may be redressed in court of competent
Jurisdiction. The above indicated de-
cisinn is commended to the attention of
fee caimtents along the lines of Louis
ia'ta roads, and especially on the route
of The Southern Pacific Sugar Planter.
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Dec. II, 1892.
EDUBLIC SALE.

Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry. No. IFS.
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Senator Gibson.

The State has, in the death of Sena-
tor Gibson, lost a devoted son and a
very. valuable political factor Gen.
eral Gibson's long service at Washing
ton had brought to him the familiar nc
qnai;tance of nearly all the prominent
statesmen and politicians in the coun-
try, while at the same time the amtnity
of his manners had secured for him
their kindly consideration. His social
status, combined with his distinguished
capacity as statesman, gave him a po-
tent personal influence with men of all
parties that enabled him to push for
ward the interests of his State with
vig"r and success.
A thorough gentlemen, good citizen,
IL gallent soldier, "a wise statesman, a
faithful official, estimable as husband,
a father and friend, he ought not to be
permitted to pass from the scene of his
honorable caree, without the expression
of their gratitude and regard by an ap
proving public. Morning Star.
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Personal.

Mr. E. N. Cullom, Jr., of Marksville,
son of Hon. E. N. Cullom, of our town,
is visiting relatives here, accompanied
by his family.
Miss Celestin Lastrapes has returned
from visit to Mansnra, where she
was the guest of Miss Lola Joffrion.
Mr.. F. X. Hopkins, who has been
among us several weeks, returned to
Greensboro, Texas, last Sunday.
Ed. j, Conway Esq of Vile Plate,
was interviewing 'the boysn here this
week
Hon. G. c. Duson, after an absence
of several weeks Swinging around
the circle" returned home last Sunday.
N G. Devilliers, Esq, of Notleyvile,
was in town Wednesday.
We had a pleasant call last Wednes-
day from DR.. q. T. Young, of Vile
Plate.
Mr.. Fitzhugh Overton, son o. Hon.
Thos. Overton, of Marksvile, is visit
ing relatives here
Senator E. w. Ward was in town
this week
Our handsome young friend, Percy
Collins, paid our Office an appreciated
visit last Tuesday.
Our esteemed old friend DIR. D. L.
Todd of Washington, paid US an
agreeable visit last Saturday.
The genial Maj Frank Wharton, of
Bayou Chicot, was among the visitors
to onr town Thursday
Col. Mark Lazaro of Vile. Plate, was in
town again this week.
Mr.. G. S. Elms has returned from his
visit to Natchitoches.
Rev. B. f. White preached his fare
well sermon here last Sunday for this
conference year and may possibly not
be returned. Mr.. White is an able and
jealous minister and as pastor of the
Methodist congregation here has been
untiring in his efforts to uphold every
interest of his chfach. Telegraph Bull
letin.
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Dec. "a, 1892.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-07-01

and his friends to make the fight against
Cleveland at Chicago and promised tn EN-
his support. He intended at that time
to remain in the East, but Mr.. Hill urged
him to 60 to Chicago, and he finally con-
sented to do so. Arriving here, he con.
tinued to confer with the Hill people and
at one Of these conferences, held last
Sunday, he authorized them to use his
name in the effort to form combination
against Cleveland. All of this, they saw
they have how discovered was for the
purpose of furthering the ambition Of
MIR. German. When they laid before Mr.
German the results of their canvass,
showing that with his name they could
prevent the nomination of MI Cleve-
land on the first ballot, they did not
show enough strength to assure to Mr..
German the nomination, and he
thereupon repudiated the whole arrange.
ment and went into the Cleveland camp
MI. Germans side of the question has
not been stated in full but his friends in
the Maryland delegation have given out
since the canvass of Monday the state
ment that he refused to permit his name
TO be used and that his refusal was be-
cause h N"lieved that it was to be put
up only tor the purpose of beating Cleve-
land.
The committee on rules had hot ses.
sion thie MORNING. Clardy, of Missouri,
protested against action ON the unit rule
in the abesnce of the New Workers, but
Chairman English said it was necessary
that the committee should report. FL
nally the minority report, in favor of the
unit rule, was adopted-24 to 10
The contests in the 23rd and 25th dis
tricts of Pennsylvania, were decided by
seating the eontestees. The contest in
first Ohio district and the Utah contest
were referred to sub. committee of five,
with instructions to report to the full
committee this morning. The sub com
mittee on this contest subsequently re.
ported in favor Of Mr. Barnard, the sit
ting member Adopted
The contest in Utah between the Caine
and Power delegates was decided In favor
OF the Caine delegates by an unanimous
vote, and John T. Caine and Henry b.
Henderson were declared duly accorded
delegates from the Territory of Utah.
Chairman Lamb, of Indiana, were di.
rected to make unanimous report 10
the convention on all the contested cases
submitted to the committee for considera-
ton.
AZ ii:i7 the New York delegation, fol.
lowed by Bona Croker and Governor
Flower and Chairman Murphy. hand in
hand, and closely by the rest of the New
York delegatios, made their way to their
seats accompanied by cheers. Cleveland's s
manager Whitney came in soon after
wards, and Joined the "anti. snappers"
amid applause. In the long wait the band
was the only source of relief for the i'm
patient galleries and they played over
again all the tunes that captured opprov-
al yesterday.
Precisely g. t::31 Temporary Chair.
man Owens ranrr9 the. convention to
Vrsssr. Uaion County
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Through the vigorous propaganda OF
Colonel Charles J. Murphy, special agent
in Europe of the United States Agricui-
itural Department ior the introduction Of
Indian corn as food supply, Germany
has developed great interest in the
cereal. At meeting of the Association
of German Bakers in Berlin report was
read on the use Of corn and its adoption
was recommended as food staple. This
may mean heavy demand for American
corn in Germany. The German Govern.
ment is putting up a corn mill plant, and
1t is probable that corn will soon be
adopted for use in the German army.
The Emperor takes greet interest in this
question, and one of the first loavc.
baked by Colonel Murphy's agents was
eaten at the royal table. German millers
arc already ordering milling machinery
to grind corn in anticipation of the de
mand for meal.