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The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23
No Blanks I'm This Competition.

This is % competition of rather an unusual
nature. 1t is common to offer prizes for the
best story, or picture, or architectural plan,
all the competitors riskiug the loss of their
labor and the successful one merely selling his
for the amount of the prize. But the Press
Claims Company's offer is something different,
Each person is asked merely to help himself,
and the one who helps himself to the best adj
vantage is to be rewarded for doing it. The
prize is only a stimulus to do something that
would be we'll worth doing without it. The
architect whose competitive plan for a club
house on q certain corner is not accepted has
spent his labor on something of very little use
to him. Butthe person who patents a simple
and useful device in the Press Claims Com
pany's competition, need not worry if he fail
to secure the prize. He has a substantial re
suit to show for his work-one that will com
mand its value in the market at any time.
The plain man who uses any article in his
daily work ought to know better how to i'm.
prove it than the mechanical expert who
studies it only from the theoretical point of
view. Get rid of the idea that an improve
ment can be too simple to be worth patenting.
The simpler the better. The person who best
succeeds in combining simplicity and popular
ity, will get the Press Claims Compauy's
twenty five hundred dollars.
The responsibility of this company may be
judged from the fact that its stock is held by
about three hundred of the leading newspa-
pers of the United States.
Address the Press Claims Company, John
Wedderburn, managing attorney, GIG + street,
N. w, Washington, D. c.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23
THE WORLDS FAIR
AND AMERICAN

TIE QUEEN & CRESCENT ROUTE widely
known as the road running the Fin
est Trains in the South, is in the field to
carry everybody from the South to the
Worlds Fair at Chicago. No part of the
Southern country is left uncarcd for by this
great railway and its connections. The
Through Car System is an admirable expo
sition of the wonderful capabilities of Ameri-
can railroadimg. From New Orleans Through
Sleeping Cars run daily. morning and even
ing, carrying its passengers via Cincinnati or
Louisville, as they may select.
From Shreveport, Nickaburg and jackson
another Through Sleeping Car Lime comes
!" JON and become Il part of the magnificent
Ncstlhnlcd Through Trains, which passing
through Birmingham and the famous Wills
Valley of Alabama, is joined at Chattanooga
by the train from jacksonville Fla, Bruins
wick, and Atlanta, Ga, over the L. L. V. &
Ga. Ry., and proceeds north over the bcauti-
full Cincinnati Southern, through the grandest
M iral scenery and most attractive listor-
if country in the world, to OakdaIc, where
another magnificent Pullman ear is received,
coming from Richmond & DanviIIe System
from Charleston, S. G., through Columbia, S.
C., the beautiful French Broad country, and
Aahvillc, N. G.. ana Knoxville, Tenn.
The time to Chicago is made so as TO afford
the most convenient hours for departures
from the principal cities, and arrivals III
Chicago.
Passengers can purchase tickets Ehou over
one line north Of the River. and returning via
another if they desire Il variable ronte with
out extra charge. Or they can 90 Via Gin
c]innati, returning via Louisville, or vice
versa.
Roud trip tickets on, sale at reduced rates
Agents Of the Chicago line will on request as
sist in looking up rooms or accommodation
for visitors to the Fair.
Everything that an almost perfect system
can devise to deserve the praise aud patron
age OF the travelling public Las been provided.
Any Of the agents of the company named
below. will ch"crtully give all possible in
formation and assistance. K. II. GARRATT,
New Orleans, La. |. HARDY, Nicksburg,
Miss. j. Il MCGREGoR. Birmingham. Ala.
L. II. C@HAELToN, Chattanooga, Tenn, W. ID,
CoZATr. junction City, Ky. or d. e.. Ed
WARDS, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23
LIE
DES OPELOUSAS,

I~'Abom 10 cMent sera de $3.50 par an
payable ~U'avance, on trois p~iastrea dams ie
cOurant de lann6e.
Les Avis sc p~aieront cinquante cents
par carre pour la premiere insertion ct vingt
cinq cents par carr6 pour chaque insertion
subs6quente. HUT lignes on moins constl
tuerOnt nm carr6.
Les avis qui seront envoy6s pour ttrc publ
Is seront insGrGs en- Francais ct en- Anglais q
moins quill men soft autrement ordonnG) jus
QUA CO que r6diteur JUICE a propos de les dis
continuer.
Les candi6ats aux faveurs publiques Dc
vront payer quinze piastres d'avance, ST
~veulent Sc faire announcer.
Les necrologes, les lettres de remerclment
les r6cIames. les communications d'un genre
personnel, etc, Sc p~aieront an faux des avs
Les articles dune nature personnelle (quanC
toutefois lis seront admissibles) Sc paleron'
vingt cents la ligne ct d'avance.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23
TH
\ v0R 0
DU On. PiERRE


est un des fneilleurs remedies dc notre Epoque. II
nettoie lie sang, renouvelle Ia vitalite, enleve du
corps tout gerne de maladie, ct met en- meme temps
les organes dams de BONES conditions de fonction-
nement. La medicine Sc compose de plus de trente
sortes d'ingredients differents. tires principalement
duregne vegetal; il est connu ct en- usage depuis
plus de cent ans. Son ernploi a etc tres avantageux
dams la gen6ralite des maux qui de nos jours affec.
tent rhun,anite ct pTincipalement dams ces maladies
qui proyiennent du sang ct des describes de pesto-
mac, telles que constipation, rnaux de tete, maladie
des rognons, condition bilieuse, jaunisse, rhuma-
tismes, hydropisie,% dyspepsia, indigestion, fevre
intermittente, eresyp6les, boutons a la face, PRISONS
ct hevre, %scrofule, plates purulentes, demangeai-
sons, vers, dartres, clous, e%ruptions c~utanees, ex-
croissances cancereuses, maux eft plates, douleurs
dams lie systeme osseux, emaciation, maladies de
femmes, faiblesse, bronchitess %rougeole, maux de
reins, etourdissements etc.
lie HoVoRo nest pas une medicine brevetee, ct il
nest pas en- vente chez les droguistes; mails, mus
par un sentiment de gratitude envers lie docteur ct
desireux de faire participer lie genre human aux
%benefces qn'ils en- ont recus. les hommes ct les
femmes qui ont etc gueris par ce remede en- sont
devenus les agents ct lie font ainsi parvenir aux
fnalades les plus eloignes.
Ii a une grande valeur CONNIE remede de famille,
patticulierement pour les personnes qui demeurent
q une grande distance des medecins ct DIES pharma-
ciens. TX remede ne peut pas etre obtenu des dro.
guistes, mais settlement des agents locaux. Pour
plus amples informations ct sil ne Sc trouve pas
d'agent dams votre voisinage, ecriveZ au DIR. Peter
Fahrney, IIa-II4 S. Hoyne Ave, Chicago, Ill.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23
B.

Commissaire de la Cour de Circuit des
Etats- Unis, pour le District Sud-Ouest de Ia
Louisiana.
Commissaire de Ia Cour des reclamations
des Etats-Unis.
Notaire Public dans-et pour la paroisse st.
Landry.
Son attention toute particuliere sera dom
nee aux entrees de terres ct aux preuves f.
males. Soccupera de collector promp tement
dans les par0isses st. Landry ct Acadie.
S'occupera des pensions, des patentes, etc.
Office avec IHon. Jno. N. Ogden, Opelousas.
Is Juliet, 1891.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

Une vipgtaine d'hommes Mosques
ont arr0t6 un train de la ligne du Lake
Shore, pres de Kendallville, Ind, lundi
soir. lis avaient choisi IN lieu isol6
pour commettre leur exploit ct Pin
g6nieur, ne voulant pas SO soummettre
i l'ordre d'arr6ter, a etc grievement
bless6 dune coup de carabine. lie
char de l'express d etc d6moli avec de
la dynamite, lie coffre a etc ouvert ct
de fortes sommes d'argent, 100000
dit. on, ont etc e~nlev6es. Les voleurs
ont emport6 leur butin ct aujourd'hui
le ]gouverneur Matthews de lIndiana
offre une r6compense pour leur arresta-
ton.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

Je cr0is 6tre bitiear.-Cette obserVa-
ton couvre nne qnantit6 de malaises.
II o beaucoup ct divers degrees de
biliosit6.
Les plus grands desordres maladifs
dependant du foie ct de SEES accessories
directs.
LIE foie constitute en- meme temps une
~rafiinerie ct une distillerie. C'est dams
son travail cache d la vue quill fabri
que la bile. C'est le foie qui exefce le
plus pnissant pouyoir sur la dissribu-
ton 10 plus intime de matieres qai lui
sont fournies par festomac. Ilconver-
tit chaQue aliment en- sang on en- ltoute
autre substance de certaine yaleur,
rsjetant du systemic int6-
rienr les clements empoisonn6s on
nuisibles qui lui ont etc envoy4s par
absorption on qni mont pas subj une
digestion parfaite. LIE Novoro 6u DR..
Pierre exerce une influence speciale
sur tous les genres de maladies bilieu-
SEES. II r6tablit lie foie dams son activi-
t6 normale, il reggie son travail de Sc
erection de la bile ct met les organes
digestifs en- 6tat de fonctionner an
mieux. Ce nest pas dams les pharma-
ciens, nj chez les droguistes, mails chez
l'agent special de votre localit6, GU
directement de la maisOn que vous OBJ
tiendrez 10 Novoro.
Ecrire a son propri6taire, DR.. Pierre
Fahrney, liz s. Hoyne Avenue, Chica-
go, iii.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

Une baleine est venue s'echouer Pan,
tire jour pres de South Bend, Wash,
qui pesait cinquante-sept tonnes, 81 les
calcules DIES connaiseurs cont justes.
Des savants qui FONT examin6e assn
rent qu'elle 6tait plus ag6e que Mathu-
salem, ayant au moins 986 ans, ce qui
est bien pres du terme moyen de la vie
dune haleine, recount 6tre de mile
ms. LIE monstre await ia pieds ct
ponces de long ct valait 81 600.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

L'expr6sident Harrison Went de pu.
blier dams lie Cosmopolitan IN article
dams lequel il proteste energiquement
contre les puritains hypocrites ,
qui veulent que disposition Colon
bienne soft ferm6e lie dimanche. C'est
de la moutarde apres lie diner que
nous sert la lie plus grand s~outien de la
democratic. Que NATL parle quand
la question await de ~l'actualite
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23
TO HoRsR OWNERS.

For putting a horse in a fine healthy con-
dition try DR.. Cady's Condition Powders.
They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure
loss of appetite, relieve constipation, correct
kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving
new life to an old or over worked horse. rs
cents per package. For sale by druggists.
j. Lasalle and Shute & Duson.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23
MONEY TO LOAN,

OFFICE ST. LANDRY HOMESTEAD AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION, !
OPELoUsAs, Sept. 18th, 1893. }
The undersigned is authorized by the Boart
Loan Association to offer to its members loans
at eight per centum. For particulars ap
ply to e. D. ESTILETTE,
President st, Landry Fl, & L, ASSN,
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

Des d6peches du Nord-O Quest sign
alent une baisse extraordinaire de la
temperature. De fortes ct d6sastreu-
ses gelees Sc sont produites dams lie
Nebraska 10 Minnesota ct lie Wiscon-
cir
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment
Is a certain cure for Chronic Sore Eyes,
Granulated Eye Lids, Sore Nipples, Piles,
Eczema, letter, Salt Rheum and Scald Head,
rs cents per box. For sale by druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

VIM. McLaurin, un negre, 6tait d6te-
nn dams la ge6le de Wesson, Miss.
pour vol. L'autre soir, il a mis- le feu
a la prison avec l'espoir de s'6chapper,
mails avant qu'on ait pu ouvrir So Gel
lule it 6tait r0ti.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

Les personnes en- retard pour lie pay
ment de leurs subscriptions au Cour-
rier, sont Instrument prices de r6gler
l'arri6r6.
II faut que tout lie monde vive.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

CONNIE chacun lie savait d'avance, la
cl,ambre des pairs a rejet6 lie bill du
thome rule" par une tres grand major
it6.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23
NOTICE..

l take this method of directing the atten-
lers and Polishers for hulling and polishing
rice for market. A number Of these machines
are now in use in Louisiana and doing good
work. Its moderate price places it within
the reach Of planters of limited means. Par
ties interested are requested to correspond
with, or apply to the undersigned, soliciting
State agent, for Louisiana.
Address S. II. BROADHEAD.
Lafayette, La.
Aug, IL, iS93tf
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

ii parait qu'un %inventeur allemand
a invent6 un canon d tir rapide 10 plus
parfait du monde. Herr Krupp q Of
fert a %rinventeur 100000 do mares
pour le secret, mails celue-ci q refuse
I1offra
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23
A Good Thing 10 Keep at Hand.
From The Troy Kansas Chief.

From The Troy Kansas Chief.
Some years ago we were very much sub
ject to severe spells of cholera morbus; and
now when we feel any of the symptmos that
usually proceed that ailment, such as sick
ness at the stomach, diarrhea, etc, we be-
come seary. We have found ChamberIain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy the
very thing to straighten one out in such
cases, and always keep it about. We are
not writing this for a pay testimonial, but to
let our readers know what is a good thing to
keep handy in the house. For sale by j. Las
sale and Shute & Duson, druggists.
Mr.. Editor
Dear Sir: In the published report of the
minutes of Peoples Party mass meeting two
errors occurred, one in the copy and one in the
typo. viii you please correct as follows:
Congressional committee-Eraste Dupre in
stead of Edgar Dupre.
Senatorial commIttee-Ben. Joubert instead
of Ben. Fontenot. Respectfully,
B, "a.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

Nine Cleveland a dome lie jour a
une autre petite file lie 8.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

Inserrez vos annonce dams les colon
mes du Courier 81 vous voulez aug
menter vos affaires.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

M. Geo. w. Dye, an richie planteur
de la George, Went de mourir a Page
de "a ans, laissant tonte sd fortune,
6valu6e a un demi- million, IA n ia
mile de negres Qui ravaient servi ct
soigne depuis c%inquante ans. SEES pa
rents ne ~Vivaient pas ave lui ct les
noirs ~prenaient fid6lement soin de lui.
Le testament est cOntest6.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

Il submit the within described invention
in competition for the Twenty-Five hundred
Dollar Prize offered by the Press Claims
Company.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23
Louisiana State University
Agricultural and Mechanical College.

NV. NICHOLSON, A. M., Z. D., Pfesdt.
The next session QS93-'94l will open ON 5th,
Oct, 1893 with q full and able corps of Pro
fessars and Instructors. Five courses of
Study. healthy locality, excellent discipline,
splendid equipments, tuition free. Cost of
maintainance per session of nine months,
Sl3l 90. Number of students last session,
1856.
For catalogue giving full information
Address, ALVAN c. READ, Secretary,
Aug. S. Baton Rouge, La.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

Editors are, as Il rule, kind hearted and
liberal. An exchange tells of a subscriber
who died aud LETT fourteen years subscription
unpaid. The editor appeared as the lid was
being screwed on for the last time, put in a
liner dnster, a thermometer, II palm leaf fan
and a receipt for making ice.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

An moment on va commencer l'exp6.
dition du cotton de Ia Nouvelie recolte
les directeurs du Cotton Exchange ont
cru devoir rappeler aux planteurs Tex.
istence de Ia loi qui defend l'envoi du
cotton autrement QUEEN bales p~arfait-
ment %couvertes de toiles d'emballage.
Aucune partie du textile nc doit etre
a d6couvert. Une amende de $5 pal
bale d6fectuense peut 6tre imposee
d'apras la dite loi, les bales peuvent
8tre saisies ct lie propri6taire du bateau
les transportant est passible dune
amende de $500, pour lie Placement de
laquelle le bateu peut 8tre saisi ct
vendu.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

II va y avoir cent ans que lie capitol
de Washington a etc construct, ou,
pour parler plus excitement, que la
pierre apgulaire en- a etc posee. On
MA pas voulu laisser paisser Get ami
versaire inapercu ct on SO prepare
ACHIEVEMENT a Washington d lie c6l6brer
dignement. LIE president ct le vice.
president des Etats- Unis prendront
part a la celebration.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23
ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R.
REDUCED RATES
To-
@ H = g q G q
AND TIE
WORLDS FAIR

Reduced rates to Chicago
and return from stations on
the line of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad during the
Worlds Fair season; tickets
good to return until Nov. 10,
1898. Remember that the
Central Route is the
Only Railroad from the South
whose trains enter Chicago
without transfer or detOur
IN FULL VIEW OF THE
The Opelousas courier., 1893-09-23

For II lame back or for u pain in the side
or chest, try saturating Il piece of flannel with
Chambcrlain's Pain Balm and binding it on
to the affected parts. This treatment will
cure any ordinary case in one or two days,
Pain Balm also cures rheumatism. SO cent
bottles for sale by j. Lassalle and Shute &
Duson, druggists.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-22
The Thrifty Japanese.

What is the reason that japan has no
poverty problem? One reason is proba-
bly, to be found in the land system,
which has given TO every worker hold
ing and encouraged him to supply his
wants by his own labor. There is, too,
in Japan Il curious absence of ostenta-
tious luxury.
The habits of living are in all classes
much the same, and the rich do not out
shine the poor by carriages, palaces and
jewelry The rich spend their money on
curios, which, if these are costly, is limit
ed, and the most popular agitation is
against the big European houses which
ministers build for themselves. Wealthis
thus not absorbed and is more ready for
investment i'll remunerative labor. The
last reason which occurs to the mind of "a
traveller with comparatively few oppor-
tunities fox forming opinions is the
equality of manners III all classes. Rich
and poor are alike courteous. 1t is not
possible to distinguish employer from
laborer by their behavior. All are clean:
all are easy; all are restrained.
The governor lets his child go to the
common school and sit next to the child
of the casual laborer, certain that his
child will pick up no bad manners and
get no contamination III thought or in
person. This equality enables rich and
poor to meet as friends, and gifts can
pass without degradation. The rich no.
bles in the country, just as the universe
ty men with whom we met in Toxic, are
thus able to give to those whom they
know to be in need, and friendship be-
comes the channel of charity. The ques-
tionis, Will this survive the introduction
of the industrial system? 1t is possible
that some of it may and that Japan may
teach the west how to deal with the poor.
--Fortnightly Review.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-22
The Electric Capstan,

An expert in railway matters declares
that the day is not far distant when the
switching engine will be entirely done
away with, its place being taken by the
electric capstan. The latter is already
i'll use TO IL certain extent on some of the
Pennsylvania lines. The motor, which
actuates the capstan by means of gear
ing, runs mt the rate of some 1900 revo-
lutions per minute, and the gearing mo-
tor and switch of the capstan are all CON
tanned i'll watertight iron case, the top
of which comes flush with the ground.
There is cover TO it which is readily re-
movable, so as to give easy access to the
motor for oiling and cleaning The wires
containing the current for the motor are
carried through an iron pipe below the
surface of the ground, and the switch
for starting and stopping the motor is
operated readily by the foot of the at
tendant in charge of the capstan.-New
York Sun.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-22
PERFECT PHYSICAL REPosE.
q Firm Hair Mattress Rather Than n
Feather Bed Promotes 1t,

Feather Bed Promotes 1t.
There is an old story of an Indian and
"paleface," who, after long days
journey, lay down in a deserted cabin at
nightfall to rest. The Indian, wrapping
himself in his blanket, stretched himself
on the floor Of the cabin with his feet to
the fire and was soon asleep. His COM
panion meantime has espied feather
bed in another room, and congratulate
ing himself on his discovery jumped in
and was also soon in n doze
With the first rays CT the morning
light the Indian rose refreshed aud rcady
for the days task. He went to arouse
his comrade, when, lol he found him
dead from the exhaustion of the previous
day.
Luxurious repose is never truo phys
zeal rest.
To enjoy that blessing to it's fullest ex-
tent freedom from restraint must be al
lowed every part of tho body. A firm
surface is required-one that will tend
to keep the body stretched out at full
length, that the lungs and heart may
feel no sense of restriction by compress
sion of the chest walls, and that the
blood may have uninterrupted course in
every direction.
We should never be guilty of suppos-
ing that the person whom we saw sit
ting in chair with his chin pressing on
his sunken chest was enjoying true phys
ical rest, no matter how fast asleep ne
might appear to be.
The tendency of the body to gravitate
toward the lowest part of feather bed
is beyond remedy.
In this position the whole body is Of
ten so curled up that no one part is free
| from construction. The chest walls are
caved in, and the whole body suffers
from the consequent lack of proper oxy-
genation of the blood aud the restriction
which is placed upon its general circula-
ton. The blood moves sluggishly, and
as result the condition of ''fat and
fiabby" is superinduced.
This condition is never likely to follow
the constant use of firm hair mattress,
for the blood has no chance to get drop
steal from too sluggish circulation.
Perfect physical repose, like perfect
physical activity, is dependent upon n
proper equilibrium of the bodily func-
tons during slumber
The story of the Indian and the white
man might easily have been founded on
fact.-Youths Companion.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-22

Title pages were unknown till after
1881. There must be no Roman or Italic
lettering, but all in Gothic or old Eng
Esh. There must be no commas, but an
oblique stroke i'll their place. Further,
there must lie no catchwords at the
bottom of the page. The use of these,
long gone out of fashion, did not come
into vogue till years after Caxton's death.
There are other tests necessary, such
as the measurement of the lines, for
some of the type used was initiated pref
ty closely by Cations successors. 1t is
clear, however, that during his career
Caxton only used six kinds Of type. The
first, distinctly foreign in its character,
was used by him at Bruges in the print
ing of "The Recuyell of the Histories of
Troye" and in the first edition of 1.-THE
Game and Playe Of the Cheese" This
style was never used in England. The
second style, such as in "The Moral
Proverbs" and "Tulle of Olde Age"
printed in 1477 and 1881 respectively,
was beautiful and artistic. 1t follows a
design of manuscript which obtained the
name of Gros Batarde, common in use
III the fifteenth century. Several books
NCAO "1iVlci III WIS llldtller uHupr the
order of Edward " and are now to be
seen i'll the British museum.
Looking at the dates when Cations
books were issued and the types he used,
it is evident he did not make new type
till the old was worn out. a pretentious
style came next in 1888, very bold in its
character. 1t is predetermined whether
there is book in this type; the only ex-
amples we have of it at present are in
headlines Chambers Journal.