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The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-13
HAAsvILLE, LA, Jan. 9Th, 1894.

Editor CoCRIER Now that the new year
has come In, the farmers living on Bayou
B9uf have begun to stir themselves by max
ing repairs on their farms and homes, pre-
paratory to gro wing this years crops not a
few will continue to plant cotton regardless
of low prices-with virtually nothing in sight
at present to lead them to believe that bet.
ter prices will be realized next fall for the
staple.
Your scribe is satisfied that the acreage of
cane will be somewhat increased, but moth
ing to compare with what it would have
been, had there not been SO much disturb
ance raised by the Wilson Bill-and the DIES.
%truction Of the bounty on sugar. 1t is hard
to believe at this time, that a measure so
detrimental to the South as the Wilson Bill
seems to be, should ever pass the house of
Congress, no matter how much the Presi-
dent may plead for it.
There is some improvement going on along
the bayou, but nothing to compare with that
of former years.
Money is evidently very scarce at this date
more SO than we have ever known it to be
at this time and season of the year. Those
who till the soil, working classes, will have to
live down and cut Town very close, all expenses
this year to squeeze through until affairs get
better, if they ever do.
Fortunately there is yet considerable corn
in the country. Now ond then you meet a
farmer who has a pen full of fat hogs, "a few
| good beeves, which will help to tide the times
over.
Considerable blowing has been done TO
date and as soon as the weather permits
more of the same will be done. Winter gar
dens are very good. The La grippe is disale-
gearing. Very little travelling now adays.
BUSINESS dull and quiet.
| Hoping the COURIER and readers "A pros
porous year.
Yours, ILLINOIS.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-13
Dr. TICHEN0R'S
: ANTISEPTIC =:

ses, Sca1ds, Outs, Sp1uins, and for
Collie, Cramps, Fur and Bowel
Complaints; also for colo,
bots, toot-erI, .fstu1d,
d: scratches in stock,
We kindly refer you 10 yo3r o"n r1'tends and
ucighbors, whosc testimonials ,re hare on file,
and ,rould be pleased to hare you consult them
IN ,ega,d to its merits.
Opelousas, La, June 18th, 1893.
Sherrouse Medicine Co. Limtd.
I consider Dr.. Tichenor's A,stiscpt,c the best
general houseAold remedy ever introduced to
the American public, and no family should be
without il. AUSTIN LACOMBE.
HENRY l.. GARLAND, OpeIousas, La
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-13

Les r~epr6sentants de la Louisiana au
Congress sont opposes au bill Wilson
sous ga pr6sente forme ct ills vcteront
contre cette mesure sill ny est pas APP
porte les notifications d%emand6es par
eux en- ce qui concerne lie sucre.
La taxe sur le venue ne rencontre-
ra guere d'adversaires que parmi les
~repr6sentants des Etats du Nord ct de
pEst.
La pondre sans fumee, don't On a tant
parle en- Europe depuis deux ans, joue,
paraft-il, de villains tours aux gouverne-
ments qui veulent sen servir: son effet
sur les canons eat tel quill les rend i'm.
propres au service. En- Italie, on de
grandes experiences ont etc faites. on
s'est apercu que cling cents canons
avaient etc completement gates par
cette fameuse poudre.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-01-13

DR.. PETER FAHRNEY,
Ma'iI4 South Hoyne Avenue, chicsgo, N
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-14
ENTERTAINMENT.
It,p,rion.


 One of the largest audiences Of the season witnessed the performance oi ''The Little Trooper last evening, While many were disappointed in the piece. the members of the cast were accorded Q most hearty welcome. One of the special features Of the perform. ance not down on the program was the cheers of the Yale students near the close of the third act. After a trio, sung by Miss Fox. Paul Arthur and Jefferson D'Angelis. the students gave their cheers. which were responded to by the entire audience. Of the play itself little can be said. except 1t Is far below the average of the operas seen in this city at this house. The mem- bers of the company worked hard to make the piece success. but failed. There is simply nothing to the piece but the work of Paul Arthur, Jefferson D'Angelis, Alfred c. Wheeler. Villa Knox and Miss Fox. Miss Fox is de- serving of the highest praise,
 On Saturday night Miss Kate claxton and Madame Janauschek will appear in two great characters, the blind girl Louise" and the Countess de Lin ieres," respectively. in the "The Two Orphans" Miss Claxton has surround ed herself for this grand revival of "The Two Orphans" by a most superior com pany of players. Prominent among them are Miss Fanny Gillette, Miss Marion P. Clifton as La Frochard." Mir. Arthur Forrest as "Chevalier," Mir. Donald Robertson as Pierre" MT. Will liam F. Clifton as Jacques" Mir. Ed gar Halsted as Picard" New cos tunes and appropriate music and seen cry will be used for this notable doubie event. Sale of seats now open.
 The character Crane plays in "The Pacific Mail," in which he will appear on Monday night, Is that of an Ameri- can. very shy and bashful, but who has the temerity to marry. His wife Is a very fascinating woman, but has a ter rlbly sharp tongue, and he, being una ble to stand 1t, gives her the idea that he Is going to commit suicide and de- serts her. When the play opens this American, '"Sylvanus Urban" boards the steamer City of Pekin at Yokohama with credentials as the new doctor, Thomas Merridew," whose name he assumes. Urban's wife is a passenger on the ship, passing off as an unmar- ried woman and flirting with all of the male passengers. She is having too good time to recognize him. To add to his woes he becomes seasick and as Merridew is arrested on a charge of embezzlement. Matters become still worse in the second act, for a fire-eat- ing major challenges the bogus doctor to fight duel and the ship is wrecked on a coral reef. The last act is said to be brimful of humor. The play was given for six weeks in New York. Sale of seats now open.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-14
Grand Opera Houae.

GranO Opera House.
 Richard Golden was seen last night in his great success, "Old Jed Prouty," to one of the largest audiences of the season. The seats were nearly all sold long before the performance began, and a delightful entertainment, full of fun, was given.
 Crowds will flock to the Grand opera house to see the Rose Hill English Fol ly company, which will appear this and tomorrow evenings and tomorrow af- ternoon. One of the most gorgeous and taking operatic burletta ever written, entitled "The Fakir's Daughter" will be presented. It is interpreted by a large and efficient company of operatic and speciality stars, introducing a sen- sational whirlwind of female loveliness, sylph-like beauties in dainty gavottes, beautiful tableaux, unique lady gun drill, droll comedians and handsome costumes-in all simply a gigantic cor nucopia of fun. The interest evinced by the public indicates that the show will have big houses at every perform ance.
 The lecture hall annex at the Grand opera house is packed nightly to see Dale Armstrong and his wooden-head- ed family give their clever entertain ment. The hall is open free to the pat rons of the theater.
 Mime. Morello and her clever troupe of performing spaniels will be at the lecture hall annex at the Grand next week.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-14
Poli's Wonderland Theater.

Wonderland has an extra fine show
 this week and the crowds are great
 Everybody who hears Stuart's marvel
 ous voice wonders at it's remarkable
 purity and tone, and the ladies go into raptures over the dresses that Stuart wears. Many @ fashionable woman has dropped into the Wonderland since Monday to see them. Much interest centers also in the pretty musical act presented by Staley and Birbeck. They are a very clever musical team. The Powers family also in their feats on roller skates interest and entertain everybody, and Fish and Quigg keep all laughing with their quaint witti- cisms. Eldora and Norine do unique juggling and feats of contortion, and Gertie Gilson sings with the chic and dash that have made her sister Lottie famous. Mackin and Edwards, Kelly and St. Clair, in their eccentric comedy, keep a broad grin on every face, and there is not g. dull minute while they are on the stage. tyt -aI
 Mir. Poli late last night secured 8 contract with the latest novelty from Paris, Marius Delano and Alice Peb- timont, the grand operatic singers, who will appear at the Wonderland next week in selections from Faust" and other grand operas. It will be the big gest and most expensive novelty that MT. Poli has yet secured for his patrons Aa -
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-14
. MAILING FORD.

A few days since an article appeared in the Meriden Journal in the form of a letter from one of Meriden's citizens in which the idea of flag car," to be put on the late trains nights, was mention ed. The latter related the personal ex- perience of the writer on the late train from Hartford the night before, and the disgusting conduct of these passen- gers in the smoking car who had boarded the train at the capitol city with more than a comfortable flag On," and goes on to state that the drunken men were from Wallingford Now the idea of flag car" Is good, but the idea of locating the principal actors in the affair in Wallingford is not quite fair, although 1t has usual ly been the practice, especially by Meri- den residents. when there is any mis- demeanors committed on & railroad train, and the perpetrators are not known for certain. to give Wallingford the credit of 1t. This is decidedly un- fair. To clear the reputation of Wal lingford the matter has been investigat- ed, and it was found that the men were not from this town, but from Meriden, and got off at that station on the night in question. AS the brakeman on the train states, one had to be carried off, as he was unable to walk. The Meri- den writer should be little more par ticular next time.
 Mrs. John H. Cook died Tuesday in Williamsburgh, L. l., aged eighty years. The deceased formerly resided her, and was well known and respected, as the sister of Lucien Pomeroy of East Gen. ter street. MT. Pomeroy starts this morning for Williamsburgh to attend the funeral.
 The adjourned annual meeting of St. Paul's chapter, Brotherhood of St. An- drew, will be held at the parish house Saturday evening.
 The Washington news states a pen- sion has been granted Aaron A. Hall, alias Charles D. Palmer, of Walling- ford.
 Wallace hose will hold meeting this evening.
 "The Little German Bank" was dis coursing music about the streets yes- terday afternoon and evening.
 Jesse Atherton.- who has been suffer- ing from a severe attack of inflamma- tory rheumatism. Is able to be about again.
 Sam Hubbard returned yesterday to his studies at Wilbraham.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-14
FOR "THE MESSIAH"
There Arc stiii Many Desirable Seats Len
 Especially For the Matinee.


 Especially For the Matinee.
 The sale of seats for "The Messiah" !" which Is to be sung by the Gounod so- eiety at the Hyperion next Tuesday af- tcrnoon and evening. is progressing favorably. Those who wait until later before purchasing are likely to be dis appointed. The matinee seats offer q much better choice than those for the evening performance. At the matinee Mine Nordica will surely appear with the other soloists and sing. She will be assisted by Mime. Zippora Montleth of New York. Tho chorus work will be es- pecially finished thls year. and the quartet of soloists has never been equal led. At this season "The Messiah" Is being sung in all the big musical cen- ters. and New Haven will show It's ap- preclatlon of musical enterprise by sup porting this concert.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-14
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Anauai Meeting of Puia,ki Chapter, R. A.
 M., and st.uben Lodge, K. ofH.

Anauai Meeting of Pula,ki Chapter, R. A.
 M., and stsaben Lodge, K. ofH.
 The annual meeting and banquet Of Pulaski chapter No. .2s, R. A. M.. last evening. was largely attended and much enjoyed by large number of the members. The following officers were elected and installed by P.G.H.P John O. Rowland:
 NJ. D. H. F., Lauren A. Humiston E. K, Frank P. Tyler :E. S.. William s. Rowe; treasurer, John O. Rowland secretary. Albert II. Carglll; C. of H.. James 8. Holaday; P. s.. Wilbur c. Lambert; R. A. C.. Gottfrled Ammann; M. third ". Frank Clifford; M. second V. s. Tourtelotte; M. first ". Edwin L. Lindsey: tyler. F. N. Holaday chap lain. Rev. D. NJ. James; stewards. John P. Potter and Charles o. Francis.
 At the annual meeting of the Steuben lodge No. 3o53. K. of H., last evening. the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
 Past dictator. Ferdinand F. J. Woehlert: dictator, Ernest W. Mar quardt; vice dictator. Eugene Horn; assistant dictator, Adam Vath; re- porter. William F. Sternberg: financial reporter, John B. Deibert: treasurer. Frederick H. Brethauer; guide, Freder- ick P. Goetze; hcaplain, Henry c. Imig {; guardian, Henry Marteus; sentinel. Herman Koehler; trustees, Alexis Krah, John Gunde, Frederick D. Grave: rep resentative to grand lodge. William F. Radon; alternate. Alfred Parlow.
 It was also voted to hold the eleventh annual ball of the lodge at Harugari hall on February IA.
 Philip H. Sheridan council, Royal Ar canum, held their annual election of of- ticers last evening. The following were elected: Past regent and delegate to the grand council, Dr. M. A. Cremin; regent, P. H. Cosgrove; vice regent, James B. Martin; orator. E. M. Foley; collector, Thomas D. Hickey; secreta- ry, Francis J. Taylor; treasurer, An drew J. Clerkin: guide, Charles H. Boy Ian; assistant guide, John Burns; war den, John J. Dinnan; sentinel, James D. Hickey; trustees. pr. M. c. O'Con- nor, Nicholas Scanlan and Matthew Breen; organist, Edward L. Brennan.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-14
Unity's Fair.

Unity's Fair.
 Crowds still continue to attend the fair of Unity Commandry, which is being held in Banquet hall. The vot- ing at the close last evening was aa follows: schooner-Gillin & Quinn ss5, George Catlin ,31, Julius Herman 35.
 Star coltar-John Harding 30, Charles Beaumont 30.
 Uniform-A. G.Warner 35, L.B.sperry 27, o. A. Addis 30, s. F. Linsley 22. l American ag-Sacred Heart cadets 30. American lodge, No. 52, K. of F., 25, Winthrop lodge. K. c. E.. S5. Company 2, Boys brigade Il.
 Doll-Ruby Savage 25. Clara Bristol 70, Sadie Nash 26, Minnie Beth 30
 Conductors. lantern-H. A. Coates s5, D. c. Lincoln 30. Carl Hanover 25, Frank Smith 35, J. E. Batchelder s5, Charles Neal 10. w. J. ,Manwarring il. Fireman's lantern-West Haven En- zine company 12,1z, J, J. Dayton 15.
 Ulster Joe Prime 25, F. Hartshorn 10, Charles Douglass 15.
 Reyolyer Gibson l5. Kleiber 10, H. Porpnto 1k
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-14
Hartford's First Electric Car.

Hartford, Dec. 13.-The first electric car to be run in the city of Hartford alone, made its triumphant journey from the Vernon street depot to the city hall by way of Lafayette street and thence down Asylum street back to the depot this afternoon. It aroused more enthusiasm than the democratic state ticket along the line. or the pa rade of Uncle Toms Cabin" company.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-14
unrecosnised suicida.

. An unknown man. about forty years old, committed suicide by shooting him. self in the temple with . s2-calibre re- volver yesterday morning. Ills dead body was found ip the Consolidated railroad car shops about noon. A small sum Of money was fotnsst in his pockets, but there was no marks Of adentiflca- ton. The body was taken to Cox & Henxe's morgue. At . late hour last night the remains were unidentified. '
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-14

WANTED, 1.-TWO unfurnished rooms for lig ht house. 1 keeping. dlt It. 512 GRAND AVENUE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-14
dMa,Its.

One Cent Word each insertion, fivs cents Word for a full Week, sevsa times.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-14

A YOUNG man desires work: tborourhlv A acquainted In this city; will drive team or do anything that would prove . steady job, Address, w., This once.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-14

SITUATION by competent girl As cook, N hlndress or general housework. InQuiro
 ub ltt a5 PUTNAM sTREET
Democratic messenger., 1894-02-17
Lexai Iniuafica ta Wamen.

A young man and wife start out to.
gether in small investment, depend
ing for profit on the joint labor of one
behind the counter. or both. as business
may require. the wife being the domes-
tic manager.
Nine times in ten, under my observa-
tion, the wife works the harder. She
works In the kitchen; she works in the
store; she does not indulge in luxuries.
If, after 10 years of common toll, in
cluding the blessed relief of mother
hood and its joyful added cares. he, un-
der our Lax divorce laws, should bru-
tally cast her of on one Of the many
pretexts found now sufficient, the equi-
ty of that wife and mother in the prop
erty of which she fully halved the max
ing is not recognized except by caprice
of courts or license of flexible statutes.
i must say that the disposition of the
judiciary has been almost invariably
on the side of equity, but common law
and statutory bars still operate hardly
upon the wife and mother.
The mother, however abject her pow
erty, wants the child or the children
and will work herself to the bone to
maintain and educate them. Under the
laws that lie on the books of most of
our states. she cannot get her moiety Of
the material goods TO which she is in
conscience entitled. except after expense
and delay, if she succeed even then.
She rarely succeeds. - PHILADELPHIA
Times.
Democratic messenger., 1894-02-17
ceps AND ENDS,
Cold was discovered In the TRIAL
Rtnnnfains ir f1AS

doid was discovered In the ural
mountains in l745.
The membership Of the Primrose
league has reached i.i6o. SOL.
The first iron mine in the United
States was opened in Virginia in 1863.
The first great oil we'll was at Oil
Creek, Pa. II gave 900 gallons day.
II is estimated that the annual salt
product of the world is fully I. 800, 600
tons.
In foggy London one day brought .nio
the pockets Of one gas company so large
. sum as 200, 600.
The Limosin hunting hosh soid at
Christie's auction house, Colworth. Lrn-
don, in 1922. brought es 800.
No matter how fortunate we NAV be
in the present, il must he said that the
future has grave aspect for all of u.s.
A new pen point often refuses to
work. Stick the point into n raw po-
tato. and it will then write easily and
smoothly.
In the Presbyterian hospital, New
York city. last year there were 2. l63
Roman Catholic patients. more than all
other denominations combined.
The finest specimen of native gold
ever found was in Ural nugget. which
gave nearly ~ per cent Of gold, the
balance hcing silver and copper.
In the days of the Emperor Dipcle-
tian, a house painters wages were 60
cents day. while a schoolmaster re-
ceived only SO cents month for each
pupil.
Professor Geikle SAYS that at their
present rate of erosion tho British isles
will be reduced to level with the sur
rounding ocean by the end of the year
$500, 200. No cause for alarm, snre
The gold mines of Peru were SO rich
that Atahualpa, to buy his ransom,
filed room 90 feet by IL to a height
of feet with golden vessels. When
melted, they produced $I5. .4sO,71O of
gold.
Altar Of rose is constantly growing
more costly. A small quantity about
eiHht teaspoonfuIs--cosfs from <1O Ia
els. The peasants who produce it in
Bulgaria have largely given up raising
grain TO raise roses.
In the shop of st. Petersburg watch
maker human faced clock is on view
the only one of Its kind. The hands
are pivoted on its nose. and any mes
sages that may he spoken into its ear
are repeated by phonograph through
Its mouth.
An English woman. while in fit of
depression, swallowed razor. with an
icidal intent. She was taken to hos
pital. and six days later the operation
of gastrotomy was performed. and the
razor was successfully removed. The
incision in the stomach was sewed up
and healed satisfactorily.
Democratic messenger., 1894-02-17
Two Safe Professions.

A writer of verse not wholly unknown
to fame reioices IN the possession of a
charming little country place not many
miles from the metropolis, the lawns of
which are carefully looked after by a
clever young Irishman. It so happened
that during the business depression Of
last summer the young lrishman' g
brother was thrown ont of employment
by the shutting down of the mills which
were the chief industry of the town.
and John, the poets gardener. was very
much overcome at the prospect of hav-
ing to support his fraternal relative
through the winter.
His employer had frequently asked
after the brothers health ard encour-
aged his gardener 10 confide his woes
In him. believing that sympathy begets
good service. and recently John said. in
response tn one of these inquiries:
He's shtill out NV worruk. sorr.
That's tn throuble wild worrukin in
mills. Oi wuz tellin Patsey lasht noight
he'd betther get into some other thrade
like yures or moline. sorr."
Like yours or mine. eh?" said the
poet.
''Yis. sorr. for. as Oi said 10 him.
sorr. no matther how dull business gets.
there's jest as NANNY weeds to he pull
ed an PONIES to be writ. = Harper 5
Magazine.
Democratic messenger., 1894-02-17

In order TO make il possible that the
parent, the teacher. the physician. the
minister, the merchant. may know how
to treat the child, il is necessary that
the child he studied. analyzed- cata-
logued. one might say. II seems To me
that the best way to do this in to tram
young men and young women in our
colleges and schools in the study of the
child, and so send ont number of peo-
pie into the various walks of life who
can get into" the life of the child. II
this study is scientifically and properly
carried on, there is no doubt in my
mind but that il will revolutionize all
the present methods of approach TO the
child. I predict that some of my read
ers will live long enough To wonder how
it was possible for colleges and univer-
sites to have existed so long. and 10
have differentiated So many departments
of study, and yet to have waited almost
till the beginning of the twentieth cen
tury to create department Of study
which is shall say worth more than
all the others put together: They will
live to see the day when the science of
the child will have taught the world
more in 80 years about the child than
the world learned during the preceding
5000 years. Forum.