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The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18

La compagnie dn Grand rono au
Canada fat constituted 90 chars a vo-
yagenrs, en- q dc rexposition de Chi
cago. Ce s0nt des Pullmans codtant
500. 100000.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18

LIE gonvernement s'est enfin decide
q c0nstrnire des 6cluses a l'embou-
chure du bayou Plaquemine ct pro-
cSde d %exproprier le terrain n6cessaire
q 6tablir ces 6cluses.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18

La refine r6gente d'Espagne sera re-
pr6sent6e a deposition de Chicago
par pinfante Eulalie ct son mari lie
prince Antoine.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18

Un incendie a d6trnit a Pont
Brsaux, 10 sale de r0p6ra, limprime-
rie dc PUnion OF la residence du re-
dacteur de CO journal, NJ. Henry Van
d~ercruysen, ainsi qn'une confserie.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18

Here is the timetable for 1898: Lent be.
gan Wednesday Easter Day occurs on April
2; Washington's Birthday, Feb. q. is on Wed
Hesday Inauguration of the President, Satur-
day March 4; st. Patrick's Day, March II,
Friday Fourth of July, Tuesday Labor
Day, Monday, Sept, 4; Christmas, Dec. 25,
Monday.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18

Parmi les ~curiosites que lie Dakota
du Nord enverra a rExpesition de
Chicago, on cite IN gareon de sept ans
Qui p6se las livres.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18

In vile de Tchula, dams lie Missis-
sippi, a etc complement d6truite par
an incendie Ia semaine derniare.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18

L'Espagne a signif6 d pAngleterre
gull serait dangereux pour cette der
niere de modiier en- quot que ce soft
le statg quo au Marco.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18
PrestOn's HE'D AXE

Is II certain cure for headache. 1t will cure
headache only, and is guaranteed to do that.
1t won't cure anything else. IL never fails.
Don't suffer when you can get relief in Is
minutes.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18

Une pauvre veuve de Cincinnati q
bral6 jusqn'a son lit pour garantir
seB enfants contre le froid.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18

Les rigueurs du froid dams l'Ouest
sont terribles pres de Topeka. Kan
james Mitchell, sa femme I'll son en-.
FAINT ont etc troav6s gsl6s dams leur
It. II est vrai one Ia maiaon qu'iis
habitaient 6tait tres manvaise et qu'ils
ne poss6daient qufune senle conver-
ture ties mince. LaOregon rt lie Wash
ingtOn sont actnellsntnt converts dan
niantean de neigs de quatre pieds
ds6paisseur.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18

ii 30 declare toujours de noyeaux cas-
ds-chol6ra en- Alemagne ct plusieurs
ont et6 constat6s ces jonrs derniers a
Hall.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18

A law has been enacted by the Legislature
of Alabama, granting a pension of $500 a year
to Mrs. Jefferson Davis, but it is understood
that she declines to receive it aud will not
permit herself to become ii pensloner upon
the bonnty Of the Southern States.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18
1t Cures Headache

Preston's He'd AXE is a Certain and speedy
cure for headache. II is guaranteed to cure
any kind of headache. 1t will do it in Is
minutes, and it won't sure any thiBg else.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18

Les recettes dams 10 tresor de PEtat,
pendant le mois de ~janvier sc sont
S6lsv6es q 81, 265, 662.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18
Ase COMsfderate.

Don't worry about your friends and family
With that worn aud faded appearance. 1t
will care Your diseased organs and change
your pallil cheeks to the rosy hue of health.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18

Steubenville, Ohio, 3O-David Muir
ray, de Hopedale, ayant divorce, Sc
fianca a une jeupe femme de Charles
ton, par l'intermediaire dun journal
matrimonial. Quand il ,~encontra sa
promise, il obtint dele des renseigne-
ments sur ses antecedents ct d6cou-
writ que sa ianc6e etait sa propre file
qnil n'ayait pas vue depuis son en-
fance ct qui await pris lie nom de ses
parents adoptifs.
Murray q ramenA sa file chez lni
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18
NEW GROCERY,

Having opened Il grocery store 90 Landry
street, near the bridge, in the Generes stand,
stocked with a choice assortment of fresh
goods which | sell at the lowest prices, I
respectfully solicit a share of public patron
age. CLEMENT HEBERT.
Aug 29,tf.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18

Les personnes en- retard pour lie pay
ment de lenrs subscriptions an Cour-
rier, sont instrument prices de regler
Farriere.
II faut que tout lie monde vive.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18

Ne perdez pas de vue que lie Cour-
rler SO charge de tous genres d'impres-
slons, ct dams les conditions les plus
raisonables.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18

Inserrez vos annonc6 dams les colon.
mes da Courier 81 vous voulez aug
menter vos affaires.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18

LIE president a nomme le JUICE How
ell E. jackson, du Tennessee, juge-as-
soci6 de la cour supreme en- remplaee-
ment du JUICE Lamar, mort recem
ment. LIE JUICE jackson est I'M de-
mocrate ct sa nomination a surpris
ceux qui etaient convaincus qu'un re.
publicain serait nomm6; en- certains
lieux on suppose I'm calcul de la part
du president qui, craignant que la
nomination de Pavocat- general Miller
CONNIE JUICE associe ne sserait pas con-
firmee par lie senat, aurait d6place un
JUICE de circuit democratic pour Greer
une que SOL prot6g6 pourra
remplir. LIE senat a refere la nominas
ton au comite judiciaire on aussft6t dg
Proposition s'est manifestee, tant de la
part de republicans que de demo-
crates.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18
FOR SALE.

One of The oldest and best known hnsinass
stands, ON Main street. Will be sold chean
for cash, or on time to suit purchasers. Ap-
ply at this Office or to
JULIEN CLAUDE,
req. !. Washington.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18
Notice ofDissolution.

The firm of Clements & Wilson having dis
solved, s. Joseph Wilson is entitled to collect
all debts due said firm, and is responsible for
all debts.
Signed L. j. CLEMENTS,
S.JOS. WILSON.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18

In retiring from the firm of Clements 6
Wilson, | take pleasure in recommending my
partner. 5 Jos. Wilson, to the public, and So
licit for him a continuation of the generous
patronage bestowed on the firm OF Clements
& Wilson. q. j. CLEMENTS.
Opeleusaa, Feb'y. 4, ls93-fm
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18
Decision Judiciare Concer-
nant les Journaux.

10. Toute p~ersonne qui retire r6gu.
lierement un journal du bureau dc
poste, qu'elle ait souscrit on non, que
10 journal soft adress6 a son nom on
celui dun autre, est responsible du
paiement.
90. Toute personne qui renyoit I'm
journal est tenue de payer tous les ar
r6rages qu'elle doit sur Announcement on
autrement, Pediteur peut continuer a
lui envoyer jusqu'a ce qu'elle ait pave.
Dams ce cas-, fabonn6 est tenu de don
ner en- outre lie prix de labonnement
quill ait retire on non le journal du
bureau de poste.
80. Tout abonne peut 6tre poursuiyi
pour Announcement dams le district on lie
journal est public lors meme quill de-
meurait a des centaines de lieues de
Get endroit.
40. Les tribunaux ont dieid6 que lie
fat de refuser de retirer I'm Journal
du bureau de poste, on de changer de
residence ct de laisser accumuler les
num6ros Il fancienne adresse, consti-
tue I'M presumption ct une preuve
prinla fdcie d'intention de fraude.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18
STATE oE LOUISIANA.

STATE DE LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST, LANDRY !
l. Alfred Pavy, Deputy Clerk of The lifh
judicial District, Louisiana. in and Tor lhs
parish of st. Landry. do hereby certify laas
the above and foregoing is a true and cofEees
copy of the original on file and Of record y
my Office in Miscellaneous Book No. ., dale
January 18th, 1898.
Witness my hand and seal of Office Of ops'
lousas, La, this 18th day of January a =
1893.
ALFRED PAFY,
SEAL. Deputy CLERK.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-02-18

The Police Jury met at 4:30 D. M. Present 3,
n. B0agni, President, and Messrs. MCGEE, Du.
pre-, FontenOt, Courtney, Bergeron, Guidry,
El0pton, Lafieur and Butler.
On motion of Mr.. Butler the gum of SIS was
appropriated out of internal Improvement fund
Gully N the road leading from Chataignier IA
Vile Plate, and Francois Dossman, Paul p
Fonten0t and Simon p. Fonten0t were apDoinf-
ed Q committee to LET out contract to build said
bridge.
On motion Of Mr.. Guidry, the petition Of
The sun., 1893-05-25
WHY THE LECTURER STOPPED.
The SnOre of a Recumbent Student
Ends n Dull Discussion.

The snOre of a Recumbent Student
Ends a Dull Discussion.
There is certain professor in Boston
who lectures before class of students
on a subject extremely abstract and
difficult to grasp, and a story is told in
the Globe Of a situation in which he
suddenly found himself one day while
lecturing on one of his most abstruse
topics. The members of the class had
evidently had an inkling of the nature
of the lecture on the day in question,
for at it's beginning the professor faced
but half a dozen students. He adjust
ed his glasses, smiled his pleasantest
smile, and, turning to his manuscript,
was soon reveling in the intricate and
bewildering theories of his favorite
subject. Attention from the benches
lasted but short time. There was
plenty of room to stretch, and stretch
they did. In the course of half an hour
every one of these six were either ex-
tended at full length or in a semi-re-
cumbent position. If the professor
had looked up he would have counted
but two heads-the others were lost be-
hind the high-backed benches. Every
thing was quiet enough to indicate
closest interest on the part of the stu
dents, and the mind of the professor
was far away from mundane environ
| ments. Suddenly from one of the
benches there came a great, loud, pro-
longed snore-Morpheus had laid hold
of him. The half-awake quintent sup
pressed their giggles the best they
could. The professor dropped his
glasses and eyed the two heads with a
| look of great surprise. He took In the
situation Immediately, grasped his
manuscript and strobe out of the room.
"And he never went there any more"
| The course of lectures was completed.
The sun., 1893-05-25
LOSING HER ATHLETIC LEAD.

England Finding That Her GalIic
Neighbors are Formidable Conn
petitOrs.
Now that the French people are cult
waiting athletics of all kinds the per-
formances of the French amateurs and
professionals are attracting c0nsidera-
BILE attention In England. The victory
Of the French oarsmen on the Seine
was great blow to our boating men,
and M. Terronts feat of riding some
thing like 1872 miles on a bicycle in
twenty-four hours is causing considpra-
BILE apprehension in cycle circles over
here. Only couple of years ago. when
Mills won the Bordeaux Paris race,
it was considered inevitable that the
winner would be ali Englishman and,
as a matter of fact, the first Frenchina4
to arrive was hours later than the last
Englishman. Things, however, are very
different at the present moment. Ter
ront's ride of 392 miles in twenty-four
hours has been beaten here by only
one rider, Shorthand, who did 413 miles
in the same time. A writer in Ricy-
cling News, however, comforts its read
ers by pointing out that the difference
between the two men was probably
greater than it appears. At the Hcrne
Hill track, where Shorthand rode, the
| measurement is from the inside edge,
| whereas at the Palais des Machines In
paris the Measurement is from a dis
tance Of rather more than a yard to-
ward the center. This would make q
difference of, say, a yard a lap, so that
Shorland's performance is .eally better
than Terronts by about twenty-five
and a half miles.
The sun., 1893-05-25
CHAPTER. II, (ContinueO

A clinging kiss emphasized every
word. The fearful Miss Chandler waved
her q last adieu from the door. Her
somber companion helped her into the
carriage, and the wheels grinding down
the soft road seemed to be tearing her
very heart-strings, as Hopedale faded
from view in the distance and the vehl-
bounded forward, carrying innocent
Edna Deane to meet u strange, solemn
mystery.
Twilight closed in about the land
scape. as the carriage dashed across
the country for the nearest railway
station. Twilight, folding its mystic
shroud about the old seminary struc-
ture. was shut out securely from one
room at least.
With locked doors and shades drawn,
Beatrice Mercer sat at table in her
apartment, poring over letter, study
ing 1t, analyzing it, re-reading 1t.
It was the crumpled missive, half
read by the distressed Edna. How had
1t come into her possession? BY de-
sign, the cleaning, calculating eyes
told, for those eyes had the mask down
now, all alone by herself.
One hour went by-two. The supper
bell rang, but Beatrice never left her
task. She was writing now. A singu-
lar feature of chirography, hers, it
seems. for she wrote with a coarse pen,
in a bold, masculine hand, and then
with q fine one in delicate Italian char-
acters, ... ..-.
She manipulated the two letters, so
dissimilar in appearance, folded them,
placed them in an envelope, carefully
added the superscriptions, and then,
stamping the envelopes, put on her
cloak and hat and stole from her room.
Down the dark hall, through the front
portals, out into the road, and town.
wards she sped. At the village post
Office she paused to drop the letter into
the. box there, and faint gleam OF a
lamp near by showed the address plain
ly-"Mr. Raymond Marshall"
"Donew she murmured breathlessly,
rs she hurried homewardS. ''Circum-
stances, accident, all in my favor.
could not have endured the condolences
that broke my heart, much longer.
Edna will never write, her fathers let
ter tells me why. She will never see
her old friends again. Raymond Mar
shall will forget her in time-l VIII pe
his friend, his consoler, and then
The dark eyes glistened, the fair race
was sentient with vivid emotion. Then!
All. balm for the hungry heart, love Tor
the starved soul, peace for the sen,
torture, for word and feature netrayeu
the secret of woman who could SUI
fer, conceal, and plot as well, to con
summate the hopes dictated by hatfeo'
jealousy and love!
The sun., 1893-05-25
HOW TO WIN AT EUcHRE.
A Louisville Player Gives the Secre
of Her Success Last Winter.

A Louisville Player Gives the Secret
of Her Success Last Winter.
There are as many superstitious peo-
pie in the world to-day as there ever
were, says the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal, and the belief in signs, charms and
omens has by no means passed away.
A charming young married woman has
won almost all of the prizes at the pro-
gressive euchre parties she has attend
ed this winter. She plays well, but, as
a friend told her, ''the best players
have to hold good cards to wip.': At
the end of the season she told what
she thinks has been the cause of all
her luck II never fail to cut my fin
ger nails before breakfast every Mon
day morning." she said, and that is
my magical charm against bad luck for
the whole week." A pretty little
woman, who was visiting here from a
neighboring town, looked admiringly
but the lucky one was positive that it
inquired ''if filing would not do as we'll,
for cutting the nails Injuries them so, -
at her own dainty fingers and anxiously
WOulu uOl, dA1 IAO pretty AdLAS "OuAIl
have to be sacrificed if their owner
wished to win. One of the best Women
1 know shows a piece of silver to the
new moon each month, and if she has
to turn back after she starts anywhere
she carefully spits before she sets out
again. The most cherished possession
of one of the most successful singers
now on the stage is pair of old stock
ings she wore on the night of her
greatest triumph, and she is so
sure that so long as they rer
main with her SO long will her luck
last that she would part sooner with
her eostliest gems than with these
worn silk hose. 1t Is said the late Mr.
Belmont would bet heavily If a fight
of birds crossed his path while he was
on his way to, the race course. And SO
on, from high to low, every one has a
pet superstition carefully hidden away
or laughingly confessed.
The sun., 1893-05-25

happiness again, but l may know the
peace of having done my full duty If
trace this affair down to the last i
must see Edna-ashe shall fell me from
her own lips what / already know!
Then | am coutent to cherish my mis-
cry in silence. Speak! Win my graf
itude at least, by telling me whittier
she has gone"
There was no reply. Only the SUBJ
dued sobs broke the waiting silence.
You know where Edna isg persisted
Marshall.
"Yes, l know" cried Beatrice, lifting
her face, flashing with jealousy and
emotion; but do you think / will tell
you--send you to beg at the feet of u
woman unworthy of you? Leave me!
IT you are suffering, l am tortured.
Oh! cruel cruel! cruelr'
Her frantic hands swept the open
portfolio across the desk as she shrank
from him, hiding her humiliation, her
jealousy, her love in hot, burning tears.
About to speak reassuringly to her,
to plead with her anew for the knowl-
edge he so craved, Raymond Marshall
started as if dealt sudden blow.
His eyes happened to fall to the open
portfolio. He recoiled, stared closer,
W LIS lGGb VIII u
wild, intelligent, hopeful cry.
For unon a sheet of paper, written
there indubitably by the woman who
had just SO shame-facedly confessed
her love, was the record of hatred and
treachery that had SO nearly blighted
his life.
There We're the first experiments of
the clever forger to simulate Edna
Deane's handwriting. There was a
copy of the missive he had received
that morning. There, too, was the
draft of the more masculine epistle
that had accompanied it.:
Beatrice Mercer had looked up at
his strange cry. Her eyes met his,
following their glance to the portfolio,
and then, shrinking back, her guilty
face told the truth.
You wrote that-you wrote those
lettersr' fairly shouted Marshall. "Oh,
blind, wicked that was, to doubt my
true-hearted darling! 1t was cruel
forgery-a plot. Speak, Beatrice Mer-
Ger! All you have told me, all those
letters told, was a falsehood."
The sun., 1893-05-25
Recovering From an Injury.

One day recently, soon after the hour
of noon, an individual, who seemed to
be laboring under considerable excite
ment, entered a grocer'S shop and
asked for a private word with the pro-
prietor When the request had been
granted he exclaimed:
"I believe myself to be an injured
husband, and want to verify my sus-
picions by watching house in the next
street This l can do from the rear of
your shop. Have you any objection to
nay taking a seat at the back there by
the open Window?
The grocer granted the favor, and
| the man walked to the back and took
! a seat on box Of soap and began to
/ watch. His presence had been almost
| fogotten, when he returned to the front
of the shop with hasty steps and said:
"By Jupiter, I'll kill her. Yes, I'll
shoot her through the heart"
Your wife,?
Eyes, nay idolized Mary! I cannot
doubt her guilt, and I shall be muir
deper in ten minutesw
The grocer tried to detain him, but
he broke away and rushed round the
corner. Not hearing anything further
of him for half an hour, the grocer be-
gan to Investigate, and discovered that
fourteen rolls of butter, a skin Of lard.
two hams and other stuff had left the
back end of the shop by way of the
window at which the watchful husband
had been stationed.
The sun., 1893-05-25
fTo be Continued. J
SOME ANIMALS PLAY TRICKS.
A Sense of the Ridiculous Mani
tested by Birds and Beasts.

A Sense of the Ridiculous Mani
Tested by Birds and Beasts.
Among the incidents of jokes played
by animals upon one another cited by
a writer of the animal sense of humor,
In the London Spectator is that of a
jackdaw, which, whenever it found its
setter dog companions asleep, wou,@
steal to them and pull at the fluffy tn
sells of hair between their toes-wherG
the animal was more sensitive than in
other hairy parts of it's body-unpleas-
antly waking them up. At a certain
house tame magpie was kept in the
stableyard with two kestrels. The keS-
trels were in the habit of sitting ON the
sides of the water pals that stood out
side of the stable doors. At one time
the magpie approached the kestrel
from behind, seized it's long tail in it's
beak, jerked it violently and pushed it
over into the pail; but the kestrel after
ward caught the magpie and punished
it well. A cat expressed its dislike of
u peacock by jumping throught its
spread-out tail when the bird was dis
playing it's beauty and exhibiting its
own vanity, to the great discontinue
Of the fowl The writer's dog, which
was accustomed to hunting rabbits,
showed it's displeasure when the mas
ter had shot bullfinch by going into
the hedge, finding rabbit and bring
ing it to him. Another dog, which
knew tame ducks and that they were
| not hunted, but had no acquaintance
| with the wild ones, was much disgusted
when it's master shot a teal, believing
he had made a mistake, and would
have nothing to do with the game. HE
| behaved in exactly the same way when
we shot black rabbit; nothing would
persuade him that it was not cat,
and he would do no serious work for
| the rest of the day." The writer tells
also of dogs that thought it beneath
| their dignity to chase rats, except when
their masters were engaged in the
sport, and he speaks of the obvious dis
like of dogs to be laughed at.
The sun., 1893-05-25
Charging the Jury.

1t sometimes happened during the era
Of Reconstruction" in South Carolina
that the quondam slave was promoted
above his former master. So it hap
pened that Pompey Smash, a coal black
negro, became a Trial Justice"
1t was not long before Pompey had
a case before him. When the jury
arose and began moving toward the
adjoining room for consultation one
Of the lawyers interposed and sald'
May it please your honor, you have
not charged the jury"
Whercupon Judge Pompey gathered
up himself, and with all possible dig
nifty said:
"Genmen of dis jury, as dis is de ftlst
time have had you befo' me, cha 'ge
each one of you one doIah and hall.
The sun., 1893-05-25
MAKING HOT WATER PLEASANT
HaIf-CIeaned Cooking UtenHiIs
often Responsible for Ats had
Taste.

HaIf-CIeaned Cooking UtensiIs
often Responsible for Ats had
Taste.
There are many persons who insist
that it is impossible for them to drink
hot water and make all sorts OF disa-
greeable faces about it" said an enthu-
Siastic hygiene to a writer for the
Brooklyn Citizen. II have heard q
great many people say this and for a
| long time I could not understand it.
| One day dropped in upon one of my
| friends and found her very i'll. l made
| I'D my mind that a little hot water
would be beneficial and ran down to
! the kitchen to get it. While pouring
out a glass for her it occurred to me
| that it was a good opportunity to In
dulge In bit of it myself, so poured
| a second glass and after it was cool
enough 1 attempted to drink 1t. /
didn't wonder that she had said she
| drinks hot water, for such a nauseous-
! tasting mess I think ] never tried to
swallow; in fact, / just absolutely
couldn't do it and had to give it up. l
! hardly knew what to say to her when
| she, upon tasting, declared she couldn't
| take it to save her life / could i'm
agine nothing but dishwater in the
! taste of that liquid Whether the maids
were careless about their cooking uten-
sils or what the difficulty was 1 could
not tell. / have experienced the same
annoyance in hotels and other places.
The water has greasy, stale, intolera-
| BILE flavor, and even the smell of it
might, should think, make well per-
son sick. I have special little kettle
for my hot water and take the greatest
pains that nothing that will give it
disabreeable taste is ever allowed near
it. When it is prepared it is as bright
and clean and refreshing as the purest
spring water. Ever since my little ex-
perience at my friends house ! have
had no difficulty in accounting for the
dislike of many persons for hot water" !"
The sun., 1893-05-25

What under the sun do people sup
pose Mr. Cleveland wants of their pho,
tographs? Do they think the White
House runs an identification bureau
This is one Of the crazes the Ameri-
can people suffer from. Apparently
there is an insane idea in the populat
minds that the presidents wants to
make national photograph album to
lock at when he isn't busy. Every
mail brings its quota of photographs,
which includes the babies named after
members of the White House family,
all the first voters for Cleveland,
all his discoYeFers, their. wives and
families, all the freaks that spring ND.
and pictures of oil sorts of places Tn
the month since he moved to WASH
ington over two gross of pictures have
been received. The president never
sees them.-Kate Fields Washington.