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The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-16
To our Friends and Patrons

we wish to call the attention OF the lrlenus
and patrops of the COURIER to the Necessary
of their being on the alert. in the mater o. d
iudicial publications, tsheriffs sales espetial,
ivl. as a neglect OF their part to give poslStap
iiIIsntruetions as to where they desire s"ch
9sI pgSlishe ed the i apt Pat 1o sss'' tn at
would otherwise be given to Us. Inc snel'n
q thi,p parish ais5o1 has n 61 ,bs % matteF Of Securing rs;
saberiffs sales for the paper OF when ne Is
director and stockholder, and several puolica.
lions of that nature have appeared IN tna I
PAPER which the parties interested "1u,d
have selected to be done in the oUKIER haa
thew been consulted and others have oeea
diverted from us at the special solicitation ol
the sheriff or his deputies serving the papers
in the matter of seizures. othar
10 those who prefer to patronl1e any otGo q
naper In this parish we have no desir@ 10 III
terfere with their preferences, but our iriends
WHO wisJ, to favor us with Their patronage
ara earnestly requested to see that the proper
officers are Instructed to have the publlcati9r
dome in the CoURIER-and they are esPeciaiiS
warned against allowing themselves to DC IN
jnoed to consent that tha advertisement
should be done in some other paper.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-16
THE WORLDS FAIR
AND r RAILWAYS


THE QUEEN X Crescent route widely
known as the road running the Fin.
=; Traios III the South, IS IN the field to
cr.y every body from the South to the
NyiiGS EAR al Snlr"ao ~" part OF the
Southern country is lett oncared for by this
great railway ana rs connections, The
Through Car System is an admirable expo
sition of the WONDERFUL cAP"eiIitie8 OF Ameri-
can raiIroadin@. 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, NlckShHt& ana jackson
to Join and become n part OF the magnificent
Vestibulcd Through Trans which passing
through Birmingham ana the famous Wills
Valley Of Alabama, Is lolu't at Chattanooga
by the tram from |a'hSrhNl,I rIa hTQns
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-16
The Louisiana Delegation and Sugar.

Washington, Nov. 1s.-The Louisiana
delegation is protesting emphatlcally
against the apparent intention OF the
WAYS and means committee to repeal
the present sugar bounty, as the Loulsl-
ana members fear the repeal will be fol-
lowed by the retention of sugar on the
free list. Messrs. Blanchard, Boatner
and indeed the entire Louisiana delega-
ton, have been urging upon the Demo-
cratic members of the committee the
necessity of afording protection to the
sugar producers and they openly declare
they shall not support a tariff reform
measure which repeats the bounty and
places sugar on the free list.
In regard to the position of the dele
cation Mr.. Blanchard to-day said
"The cane and sugar industry in Lou
isiana and the beet sugar industry of
the west will in a decade or two supply
the amount of sugar consumed In the
United States, provided a reasonable
| tariff duty is re-imposed upon the i'm
portation of sugar and the matter is
then let alone. Continued agitation of
this question of what should be the gov
| ernment's policy in regard to sugar
keeps capital always timid from invest
ment. The treasury needs money, and
| it's necessities can be supplied easier by
a tax on sugar than on any other article
A duty Of one and one-half cents pei
pound on sugar will yield forty-ive
| millions dollars revenue yearly. Be-
| sides, it is strictly a revenue tariff
yields the maximum of revenue and
the minimum Of protection !; pays ten or
twelve dollars into the treasury in the
way of revenue where it pays n dol
lar to the sugar grower in the way of
protection and the incidental protec-
| ton which results from the tax fosters
a most promising agricultural industry.
| Yes, | believe a duty should be placed
on sugar in the tariff schedule now un-
der consideration by the ways and
means committee. The six votes from
Louisiana in the House could not sup
port a measure which held sugar on the
free list.i'
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-16

No better evidence need be produced
to prove the necessity for the election
of all public officers than the removal
of police jurors throughout the State for
purely frivolous reasons In one par
ish it is because they are accused OF
voting other than the democratic tick
ct. In another parish it is because
they tefusa to obey instructions to
raise the assessments 30 per cent aud
in other parishes reasons equally as
weak have been advanced, but like
| ships leaving different countries for a
| given port all of these reasons boiled
| down mean this and nothing more
These police inr"ra had he indie
pendenee To do whatever they confelv-
ed, IA citizens, was right for them to
do for the welfare of the general
masses. The Item does not speak OF
this as applying alone t" this particn-
lar administration, for it will apply
with equal force to administrations
past, present and to c0me-for no man
who holds an appoiptive office dare
exercise his honest judgment against
that of the man who appoints him. To
this, more than anything else, except
possibly the fraudulent counting of
votes at elections, is due the great po-
litical decentralization in the State.
Some, we know, have attributed this
to the negro, but that is an error.
When the white people are united and
have confidence in each others actions
when good faith is kept-the negro
is not in it. It is only when the white
n.1r1, how n sniff mn thnnnso1roa
because of unfair advantages taken by
State and parish committees, in order
to make their side successful, that the
negro has stepped in to reap whatever
advantage he cam In reality he is not
to blame for this, but the white people
are for opening the door to him. For
this reason the Item has always favored
} fair and square dealing among our OVID
political family and the election of all
officers by the people that they may
be represented directly in the offices
forming the several branches of the
public service. For a number of years
the people have been taxed by repre-
sentatives in the police jury elected by
the G~overnor-not by them-and over
whom they do not exercise a whole
some influence. This will no doubt be
changed by the Legislature at its next
sitting, along with other reforms of
? equal importance, the first of which
must be the reform ballot law. This
law must lead all of the other measures
: because without a law that fully pro.
tects the citizens ballot, other reforms
demanded would be worthless. For
example, what would be the use OF
trying TO elect police jurors if the can
didates are opposed to the wishes OF
: the chief executive and his friends p
} B. R Advocate.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-16

You will always find bargains at the
stores of merchant who keep a stand
ing advertisement in the newspaper.
They bny goods to sell, and by keep
ing the FIRMS name constantly before
the public their place of business be-
comes a. byword while the merchant
that does not advertise is Lost to the
public.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-16

The attention, of Justices of the
Peace and Notaries is called to the
fact that we keep a large assortment
of blanks in stock, and will print to
order on ahort notice any, style ofblank
required. Give rs q call.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-16
NE TELL YOU

nothing new when we state that it pays to engage
in a permanent, most healthy and pleasant bust
ness, that returns a profit for every days work.
Such is the business we offer the working class;
We teach them how to make money rapidly, ana
guarantee every one who follows our instructions
Faithfully the making of $4,000 a month, :,
Every one who takes hold now and works will
surely and speedily increase their earnings; there
can Be no question about it; others now at woTk
This is the best paying business that you have
ever had the chance to secure, You will make q
grava mistake if you fail to give it a trial at once,
II yoX grasp the situation, and act quickly. yoS
will directly find yourself in a most prosperous
business, at which you can surely make and save
large sums of money. The results OF only a lev
hours work will often equal a weeks wage,
Whether you are old or young, man or woman, At
makes no difference, do as we tell you, ana sue.
cess will meet you at the very start. NelInS,
experience or capital necessary. Those Wh9 "g'l
for US are rewarded. Whynot write to,aaF f'
full particulars, free Z. c, ALLEN 60,
Box No. 420, Augusta, As,
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-16

In considering the question of a
United States income tax regaad
should be had for the fact that all 9TH
er taxes laid by the United States. with
comparatively unimportant exceptions,
are taxes on consumption. The bur
den falls most heavily upon people
whose incomes are small or moderate.
In laying an income tax it is assuredly
just to redress this injustice in some
degree by exempting the smaller in
comes.-Chicago Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-16

Our people should not send else
whore for goods that they can get at
home. Read the advertiser enta of
local merchants and call around at
their establishments. Build DIP your
town by patronizing home Industry
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-16

IF you owe the COURIER any back
bills for advertising, job printing or
a visit from you just at
present-provided you come to pay
will be highly appreciated.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-16

If this thing of taking every man
into the Confederate Camps who claims
to have been a soldier is not shortly
stopped we will be in the same cate
CORY with the Federal pensioners, that
Is, there will be a greater number OF
soldiers living thirty years after than
there were during the war. There are
nearly as many members enrolled now
in the camps than the several Confed-
crate armies had on their rolls, includ-
ing those in hospital and in prison at
the time of the surrender, and the ques-
ton is being asked why we surrender
ed while We had SO many fighting men.
Moss backs and soldiers who left their
commands without leave to return
home should not now be permitted to
share the glory which clusters around
the heads ofsure enough soldiers and
patriots. Gen. Lee, jnst before his
death, on returning to Virginia from a
tour through the South, speaking of
the old soldiers love for him, remarked
that if every man who shook hands
with him claiming to have been at
Appomatox had been there the neeessi-
ty of surrendering would not have
arisen.-B. r. Truth.
H&
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-16
General Notes.

There are oyer fifteen vacancies IN
the General Assembly of Louisiana
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-16

Prescriptions filled at all hours a
Bailey's drugstore.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
Kansas Women In Politics.

The organization of the women of this
state under the name of the Woman's
Progressive Political league, headed by
Mrs. John G. Otis and Mrs. l.. L. Hop
kins, is limited to those who are in sym
pathy with the teachings of the Populist
party, and women who are identified
with the Republican and Democratic
parties are not eligible to membership.
The secretary of the league has issued an
announcement to this effect as follows:
In view Of misunderstanding, large
ly conveyed through the press as to the
object of our organization, we, the ladies
of the Woman's Progressive Political
league, wish to state that we are Peo-
pies Party organization first. last and
all the time, and we advocate all reforms
tending to the relief of the people. in
Guiding woman suffrage and control of
the liquor traffic. Kansas Cor. st. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
The Health of Hollands Little Queen.

The good people of Holland, who are
very fond of the little Queen Wilhel-
nina, are worried about her health. She
is nervously organized child, and even
in spite Of the devoted care of her moth
er, Queen Emma, she finds the strain of
royal existence telling upon her. Queen
Emma before her marriage to the late
King William of Holland was a princess
of Waldeck- Pyrmont, but she has be-
come thoroughly and Loyalty Dutch in
her feeling and is educating her little
daughter with all regard for the tradi-
tions of the house of Orange.
The queen and queen regent spend
most of their time at the castle of Loo,
one of the royal residences. It lies in
the midst of forests and heaths. There
are Dutch flower gardens, walks, foun-
tains and cascades about it. And there
the young queen leads very regular
life, rising at o'clock each morning and
studying until noon. The afternoon is
given up to driving her ponies, sailing
her boat or busying herself with her
pigeons. But even with such regular
and unexciting life as this it is far from
likely that the little girl will become the
queen of the Netherlands in fact as she
is in name.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
A Plucky Woman.

The plucky wife of Police Officer Joe
Barr fooled an attempted burglary at her
residence Sunday night. 1t was after
midnight when Mrs. Barr heard a noise
as of some one rummaging in the lower
part of the house. Getting out of bed
she picked up her husbands big revolver.
Then she quietly walked out of theroom
and turned on the light ON the landing.
In the hallway she saw man, who had
presumably been attracted out of the
parlor by the glare of the light up stairs.
On seeing that it was only a woman who
disturbed his operations the burglar
looked contemptuously at her and was
about to return for the booty which he
had been selecting. Mrs. Barr coolly
walked down stairs and pointing the re-
volver at the intruder said, "You get
out of this house."
The burglar saw by the brave look in
Mrs. Bars blue eyes and the steady
way in which she held the revolver that
she was not to be trifed with. After a
moments hesitation he broke for the
window by which he had entered and
disappeared. Mrs. Barr then securely
fastened doors and windows and retired
to her room again. Officer Barr talked
of little yesterday but his wife's bravery
and there is some talk of making his
plucky little wife an honorary member
Of the police department., Denver Re
publican,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
What q Boy King Bought.

Not long ago there was terrible excite
ment at the royal court of Anam. The
king, Thanh Tai, who is now IA years
old, was missing. Etiquette requires
that the Anamese king shall never
leave the royal grounds. He is a kingly
prisoner. And that the king should not
only be absent from the palace, but that
no one should know where he was con-
stituted an event of such direful conse-
quence that the whole court was in dis
may.
But the young potentate was not hard
to find. Though he was a king, he was
boy, and it is natural for boy when
he has some money in his pocket to want
to 60 out and spend it.
That was exactly what the king of
Anam had done. Entirely alone, he
had started on a shopping" expedition
through the streets of Hue. Of course
no one knew him, because he had never
shown his face in public. He was SIM
ply boy, like any other boy, and this
was exactly what he wanted.
But he was treated with great respect
by the shopkeepers, because he seemed
to have plenty Of money. Curiously
enough, the thing which seemed to at
tract him most was head shearing ma
chine, or hair clipper, and when the
frightened mobiles Of the court discov-
cred him at last it was with this singu-
lar implement in his possession. No
doubt he intended to amuse himself by
shaving the heads of all his dependents.
Youths Companion.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
The Sailor Hat.

Delsartean people say that our mus
Giles and carriage betray our true ma
lures even more than our faces. So do
the clothes we wear, although few Of us
stop to think about it. For instance,
there is something about a sailor hat
which expresses the whole gamut of
emotion. The inventive girl can give
herself an infinite variety of moods by
the way she affects it. 1t is all over the
world feminine just now in all manner
of style and quality. Every girl owns
one. AS Mark Twain said of the cross
of the Legion of Honor, few have es-
capped" But observe how differently
it is worn. Straight upon the couture,
with black band, it is demure, bust
nesslike and impressive. Tptilted a
mite over the ear, it is a trife reckless
and inviting. In pure white, with a
cloud of yelling about it, it is firtatious,
fascinating and alluring. Pushed back
off the forehead, it expresses hoydenish-
ness and youthful exuberance, and in
tarpaulin, with bunch Of violets at one
side, it has freaky, cspricious air.
Yes, the modern sailor hat is an ao-
liam harp on which the summer girl can
play many tunes. 1t is good thing to
know just what to choose. There is a
great deal in knowing how not to do it.
New York Herald.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
News From Abroad About American Girl

News From Abroad About American Girls.
A new and terrible fashion, which
may perhaps completely revolutionize
the style of feminine dress has received
the stamp of approval of the American
girl. This gentle creature has resolved
to decorate her skin with much the same
designs and figures that the materials of
her dresses are often decorated with,
In other words, plain white skins will
soon be fashionable no longer. They will
be ornamented like brocaded silks or
printed calicoes. Tattooed arms and legs
are becoming the latest fad, and all sorts
of curious figures and designs indelibly
printed in the soft flesh of the trans
atlantic beauties will be one of the in
teresting features of the American ball
room. Probably ere long young lady's
tendencies will be easily discernible by
the nature of the ornaments engraved
in ink upon her skin.-St. James Ga
gette
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
E:,z.gIE; u; !E'S!I5k 2gei,
|Eet''satN:hgssE
A PRETTY GIRL STAGE DRIVER.
She Takes Her Sick Fathers Place and
Runs n Difficult Route Bravely.

She Takes Her Sick Fathers Place and
Runs n Difficult Route Bravely.
Butte county's most popular daughter
today is Annie Morrison, whose father,
Henry Morrison, is one of tho most IA
nous characters on the coast. Hen
Morrison has driven the coach from
Cherokee Flat down Morris ravine to
Oroville for 10! these many years. He is
typical old time stage driver, hale,
bluff, hearty and good natured, who
could not live anywhere else but in the
region in which he has spent the better
portion of his life, the mountain region
of northern California. To him Tin
Cup ravine, Sherman ravine and all the
dozens of defiles in the mountains are as
familiar as Lotta's fountain is to the
statues of Kearny street.
For years it has been his special mis-
sion in life to bring down the gold from
the mountain recesses to Oroville. Few
men could safely drive coach over that
road, but Hen Morrison had been there
50 long that it had never occurred to any
one that he might meet with an accident
or be called away. So short time ago,
,.Xhen he was thrown from his coach and
had his leg broken, there was distress in
the community. "Who can fiji his placer
was the main question. The many deeds
of valor and kindness of the old stage
driver, his many battles, by physical ex-
ertion and the aid of his ready gun, We're
recalled. There did not seem to be any
one to succeed him.
But the stage went out the next morn
ing just the same. When the horses
had been hitched and all the minor de-
tails had been attended to, Miss Annie
Morrison, the charming daughter of the
unfortunate old driver, jumped into the
box, took up the reins. cracked her whip,
and drove away. Throughout her IA
theirs illness she drove the stage and
did it as well as Old Hen ever did. Her
independence and bravery commanded
attention and forced respect.
Miss Morrison is only about 90 years
old and is refined and well educated
young lady. She had made the trip with
her father many time, and had some
times driven the horses. Why should
she not do SO during the convalescence
of her father? With her to think was to
act, and for nearly month she manipu-
lated the lines.
Major Mclaughlin, when seen at the
Palace last evening, said he knew Miss
Morrison very well. 81 am not surprised
that she relieved her father" he said
"She is a noble and splendid girl and one
of the handsomest in the state, good,
honest, healthy California girl. And
may add" he said in conclusion, chat
she is as good as she is pretty" San
Francisco Chronicle.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17

There are swings, "teeter totters,
wheelbarrows and other things with
which the little ones amuse themselves.
Beautiful white sand has been hauled
from the seashore until it covers the
greater part of the playground to the
depth of three feet or more. The children
have great fun on this imitation sea
beach, and one of their games is racing
with wheelbarrows. The elder children
wheel the barrows, each one having a
little tot for a passenger. They run the
course and at the finish dump their lit
tie passengers into a heap of sand. This
is jolly fun for all, as it gives excitement
with exercise and no one is ever hurt.
The picture shows a little boy named
Johnny dumping his passenger at the
end of a race. Johnny has won this
time The teachers say he nearly always
comes in first in the races.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
Subjects of Few Lectures by Women.

At the pathological congress Miss
Marie A. Molineaux of Boston contribut-
ed paper entitled Twenty Years In
Roman Fields" Nine. Schliemann, the
widow Of the great German archeolo-
gist, gave an address on Excavations
at Troy" Mrs. Sara Y. Stevenson, the
accomplished lecturer for the University
of Pennsylvania and curator of the
Egyptian section of that institution, lee
tured on ''The Civilization Of Egypt; Its
Place In History" Miss Georgia Leon
ard of Washington furnished paper on
"The Domestic Life of Early Egyp-
.tians." Mrs. Helen Mary Tirard of Lon
don, who has been lecturing in the Brit
ish museum. and who since the death of
Miss Edwards is considered the greatest
Psychologist among woman, gave lee
ture on 1.-THE Social Status of Women In
Ancient Egypt"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
A Safeguard Against Breaking Down

This is a season Of the year when many
people "break down." as the saying is.
Feelings of irresistible languor overtake
them. They are tired out all the time.
They are feverish and sleepy and irrita-
BILE, and finally their strength gives way,
and they are Frustrated with sickness.
One of the best safeguards against this
downward tendency is plenty Of sleep.
And the sleep, in order that it may have
its full effect as tired natures sweet re.
storer,' should be taken at seasonable
hours. It is an old adage that lone
hours sleep before midnight is worth
two after it."-New York Ledger.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
Women LEGISLATORS Needed.

The constantly recurring cases of cruel
and abusive treatment of wives by bru-
tai husbands should call attention Of leg
islators to the need of special legislation
for the protection of such wives. The
daily papers report case of fendish
cruelty which occurred in Connecticut
"a case almost past belief. The poor
wife is now dead and the man in Jail.
But there should have been a law like a
shield for this woman in her lifetime
Surely women are needed to legislate for
women!-Boston Woman's Journal.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1893-08-17
The NXOdish Bedroom.

The craze for chamber sets Of white
enamel is slightly declining. Young
ladies' rooms and guests rooms are still
fitted up in white and gold and in creamy
white. The rooms for more general use
are furnished in natural woods, Like
birch, maple or oak. Of these the least
expensive and most durable is natural
oak. Birch is also durable wood, but
maple, though light. attractive wood,
is not very durable.-Boston Courier.