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The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
GOSSIP.

Miss ELLEN TERRY is under treat
ment at Edinburg for congestion of the
vocal chords, and is temporarily Off
the stage.
"TnE Silent Woman the new play
by Victorien Sardou, produced by Dan
iel Frohman's Lyceu1n Theater conf
pany, has made q genuine success.
WILLIAM A. BRADY. who has piloted
James j. Corbett to fame and fortune,
is about to stage Il new play called
"Humanity." "a Cotton King" is an
other of Mr.. Brady's ventures, in which
he will have two companies touring the
country.
Mrs. LAsGTRY keeps up her pedes-
trianism daily irrespective Of sunshine
or rain, to which exercise she attributes
her health and envied complexion. \
matter of ten miles a day on foot is to
Mrs. Langtry what a walk round the
block is to an American ona
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
MEDICAL SCIENCE.

HAIR may he transplantcd, and under
proper conditions will grow as we'll in
its new as in its natural situation.
A FRENCH physician reports 4 case Of
hiccough successfully treated 10y taking
snuff until sneezing was provoked.
THE first surgeon to use the anti
septic treatment for wounds was Sir
Joseph Lister, the famous English
operator. He is o about to retire
from his profession Oh account of old
age.
ALTHOUGH boiling water is fatal to
most microbes, some Of them endure
extreme cold with Indifference. NJ.
Pictet has frozen some of them in
solidihed air at a temperature OF about
three hundred and twenty-thrce dc.
grecs below Fahrenheit zero, and found
them as lively as V when he thawed
them ont.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
A WOMAN'S HEART.
One Disease That Battles the
Physician.
The Story of a Woman Who Suffered for
Nine Years. How h Was Cured.

From tho Newark. N. j., Evening Nevs)
Valvplar disease of the heart has always
been considered incurable. The following
interview, therefore, will interest the med.
ical profession, since it describes the Sue
cessful use Of a new treatment for this dis
ease. The patient is Mrs. George Archer,
Of Clifton, n. j., and this publication by
the News is the first mention made Of the
case by any newspaper. All physicians CON
suited pronounced the patient suffering
with valvular disease Of the heart, and
treated her without the slightest relief.
Mrs. Archer said: II could not walk across
the floor; neither could I go upstairs with
out stopping to let the pain in my chest and
left arm cease. l felt an awful construction
about my arm and chest as though l were
tied with ropes. Then there was a terrible
o breathing t,4ss Of sS 2Hf 7na g se a snrss .as have
at my side.
LAST July" continued Mrs. Archie, II
was at Springfield, Mass, visiting, and my
mother showed me an account in the
Springfield Examiner, telling Of the WON
derful cures effected by the use of DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People. My
mother urged me to try the pills and on
November 18th last l bought a box and began
taking them, and l have taken them ever
since, except for a short interval. The first
box did not seem to benefit me, but l perse.
vered, encouraged by the requests Of my
relatives. After beginning ON the second
box, to my wonder, the noise at my right
ear ceased entirely kept right on and the
distress that | used to feel in my chest and
arm gradually disappeared. The blood has
returned to my face, lips and tars, which
were entirly devoid Of color, and l feel
well and strong again.
"My son, too, had been troubled with
gastritis and l induced him to try the Pink
Pills, with great benefit. I feel that every
body ought to know of my wonderful cure
and l bless God that have found something
that has given me this great relief"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are now given to
the public as an unfailing blood builder and
nerve restorcr, curing all forms of weak
ness arising from a Watery condition OF
the blood or shattered nerves. two fruit
full causes of most every i'll that flesh is heir
to. These pills are also a specific for the
troubles peculiar to females, such as sup
pressions, all forms of weakness, chroaic
constipation, bearing down pains, ETC., and
IN the case of men will give speedy relief
and effect a permanent cure in all cases
arising from mental worry, oyerwork, or
excuses Of whatever nature. The pills are
sold by all dealers, or will be sen post paid
on receipt of price, go cents a box or 9
boxes for s2.50-they are never sold in bulk
or by the 1907 by addressing DR.. Williams'
Medicine Company, Schenectady, ". Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
Local 0ntion.

Few subjects are likely to come under
the consideration of the next legisla-
ture Of more Importance than the
question Of taxes upon personal prop
erty. Such taxes produce very little
income while they infict very great
injury upon its interests, by imposing
grossly unequal and unfair burdens
upon those enterprises which are most
beneficial, and falling with peculiar
weight upon small investments of
widows and orphans, while the fear OF
such taxes causes universal annoy
ance. to our citizens. There is no pos
sible method of escaping such taxa
ton, except by the establishment OF
home rule and local option in this mat
ter for each county. A bill for this
purpose came within a few votes OF
success in the last legislature OF New
York, and will be enacted at the COM
ing session, if the citizens send a unani-
nous and capable delegation demand
inc ii.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
How to Build a Railroad for Nothing.

The chamber of m special
committee on rapid transit consisting
of Messrs. Charles S. Smith. John Har-
sen Rhoades. John 4. Stewart. Cor
nelius n. Bliss, Richard Y. Wilson,
Abram S. Hewitt and Alexander Z:
Orr, winds up the discussion prior to
the vote by emphasizing the statement
of the rapid transit commission in a
short address to the voters giving seven
reasons why they should vote for mu-
nicipal construction, viz, present
transit facilities are inadequate; the
rapid transit act providing for munich
pal construction is legal and eonstitu-
tional; RAPID TRANSIT WILL IN
CREASE THE TAXABLE VALUE
OF THE PROPERTY in tie city and
thereby the city's income; guarantees
to prevent extravaganza III construc-
ton and expenditure of money arc
ample and business-like; municipal
construction ear one-half interest
charges on money borrowed to build
the road; rapid transit will enable the
people of the city to reach cheaper and
more comfortable homes in the coun-
try at a minimum expenditure of time
and money, and all engineering diff
culties in the way of disturbing ada
cent buildings can be readily over
come.-R. L. Record and Gridc.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
THROUGH EUROPE.

TANK cars are used in France for the
transportation Of wine.
WHEN lovely women were sold in
ancient Babylon, the money thus
raised was used to dover the homely
ones
GAMBLING on the next rain and its
duration has become SO great a vice in
Calcutta that the government has been
called upon to suppress it.
Two FAMOUS hotels, Claridge's in
London and Mcurice's in Paris, have
recently been sold to make way for
newer structures. Both have housed
kings and ,emperors, and found their
way into lit; ~ature.
AT Holyycll the miraculous we'll Of
st. Winefride has attracted such
crowds of pilgrims that the authorities
have given notice to Father Eeauclerk,
to whom the we'll is let, that they will
terminate his lease in May, in order to
obtain better terms for the town.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
A Home Rule Candidate.

Robert Baker. late candidate for as.
sembiy in the Seventh Assembly dis
trict, resided for many years at Albany.
He moved to Brooklyn in 1889.
Upon the reorganization of the
Brooklyn Revenue Reform club, in
1892. he was elected it's secretary: also,
soon after. secretary of the New
York Tax Reform association, since
which time he has devoted his efforts
to the campaign which these organiza-
lions arc carrying on for the abolition
OF all personal property taxation. The
vote for the home rule tax bill-known
as the Farquhar bill in 1893, and the
Ainsworth bill at the last session be-
ing twenty republicans mine Of them
from the interior of the state) and
thirty-four democrats. This measure
would be of immense benefit to all
classes of citizens to be rid of all
taxes on personal property. The
manufacturer would be free from our
present b~urdensone taxes on his plant.
etc, while the merchant would not
then be compelled to pay a heavy tax
on his stock Of goods. This would en-
able the manufacturer to give employ
ment to a large number of men, while
the merchant would be able to sell his
goods at a lower cost, thus benefit
ing all.
With these taxes abolished. and val
liable franchises made to pay a just tax
for the privileges that certain corpora
tons o enjoy, the present burden of
taxation on the homes of the people
would be much reduced.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
THE SCIENCES.

DARWIN declared that insanity is not
peculiar to human beings. He asserted
that animals often became insane.
ARCTIC explorers who have found
themselves in the midst of an aurora
describe it as producing q cooling,
pricklE sensation and q very exhilarat-
ing effect.
ExcAvATIossin Babylon have brought
to light a number of bricks, the stamps
Cd which prove them to be at least
1000 years old. They appear to be as
good low as when they were FIRST
baked.
WHEN the common earthwor1n is cut
in two, to the tail there grows a head
and to the head there grows a tail, and
two animals are formed. AS the wound
heals, d small white button is formed,
which aftervvard develops into rings
and a perfect extremity.
Mas. HorsEn-'What is stage business,
anyway, dear.' Houser-"Er-getting di-
vorces, principally, / believe" Buffalo
Courier.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
Federal Taxation Enough Burden for Per-
sOHHl Property.


Federal taxation is all collected from
personal property. 1t is derived from
autles on imports, from spirits and to-
pacco, and from certain banking fran
chlses. We do not discuss the effect
OF these duties on the manufacture of
these commodities. o on the banking
business. But this taxation is paid in the
end, not by the importer, or producer.
OF banker. 1t is added to the cost of
the commodities on which the price
mai purchasers pay is based. The tax
Is ADDED to cost. and her the dealers
profit is added to the entire sum. which
constitutes tie lricc at which the
goods are sold. Many of the ultimate
purchasers of goods are the owners or
renters Of farms and other real estate.
and IN paying the price of the goods,
they refund the tax paid by the inn
porter, with interest and profit to him
ana to every ,niddle-man who has
handled the amount OF his purchase,
II Is just like the tax on z house. which
Is added to the rent and paid by the
tenant. The tax that bankers pay is
included in the rates that they charge
Tor discounts and exchange. The mer-
chant pays back the bank tax in this
way. and then adds the amount, with
MS rent (Which includes the building
tax, to the price of his goods, and hat
tax, by revision and transfer. falls at
last on the consumers.-EX.
che tax on the und can not be added
to price. That the owner OF the land
pays and has to bear. II YOU do not
see this, ask the Editor).
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
How to Raise Federal Taxes.

OF all methods of raising an indie
pendent federal revenue, that which
would yield the largest return with
the greatest ease and least injury is a
tax upon legacies and SUGGESTIONS. In
a large population the proportion OF
deaths is as regular as that OF births,
and with proper exemptions in favor
of widows, minor children and depend
n relatives, such a tax would bear
harshly on no one, and from the puo-
licity which must attach to the trans.
fer of property by death or IN view OF
death it is easily collected and little
liable to evasion. The appropriation
Of land values would strike at the
heart Of orergrown fortunes, but until
that is accomplished, q tax Of this kind
would have the incidental advantage
of interfering with their Transmission.
Henry George.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
THE BUSINESS MANS LUNCH.
Hard Work and Indigestion 20
Hand in Hand.

Concentrated thought, continued III, robs
the stomach of necessary blood, and this is
also true of hard physical labor.
When a five horsepower engine - made
to do ten horsepower work something is
going to break. Very often the hard
worked man coming from the field or the
Office will "boI." his food jill a few min
utes which will take hours to digest. Then
too, many foods arc about as useful in the
stomach as a key Of nails would be in a
fire under a boiler. The ill-uscd stomach
refuses to do its work without the proper
stimulus which it gets from the blood and
nerves. The nerves are weak and ready
to break" because they do not get the
nourislment they require from the blood,
finally the ill-used brain is morbidly wide
awake when the overworked mail at
tcinpts to find rest i'll bed.
The application of common sense III the
treatment of the stomach and the whole
system brings to the busy man the full cr-
joy1nent of life and healthy digestion when
he takes DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to
relieve a bilious stomach or after a too
hearty meal, aud Dr.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery TO purify. enrich and
sugar-coated pills made Of highly concen-
trated vegetable ingredients which, relieve
the stomach of all offending matters easily
and thoroughly. Tlley need only be taken
for 4 short time to cure the biliousness,
constipation and slothfulness, or torpor, of
the liver; then the Medical Discovery"
should be taken i'll teaspooufl doses to in
crease the blood and enrich it. 1t has a
peculiarleffect upon the lining membranes
Of the stomach and bowels, toning Zip and
Strengthening them for all time. The
whole system feels the effect of the pure
blood coursing through the body and he
nerves are vitalizcd and strengthened, not
celery compounds; and nerve mixtures do
but refreshed and fed OIL the food they
need for health. If you suffer from it1di-
gestion, dyspepsia, nervousness, and any
Of the ills which come from impure blood
and disordered stomach, you can em,E
1ourseU with Dr.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery which can be obtained at any
drug store i'll the country.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
ASSEMBLY.
Farmers Feelings.

There is a strong feeling amongst
the people that a man ought not to
have his taxes increased because he
builds u house, or puts up a barn. or
plants In orchard, or tries in other
ways to add to the wealth and prosper
ity of the country. Whilst on the one
HAND those who improve their farms
ore rewarded by government premiums,
On the other hand they are punished
by an increase of taxation.
Let us profit by the experience of
British subjects in this matter.
The colony of New Zealand has
within the last few years greatly re-
duced taxation on buildings and on
other improvements: and the result is
that the colony is nov very prosper
GUS, having escaped the financial dis
asters which overlook it's neighbors, the
colonies of Australia.
The law of Manitoba expressly for
bids the taxation of improvements on
farms and gardens. The Manitoba
farmers have found the benefit of this
and would not go back to the old sys-
tenn on any account.
The ordinances of the northwest ter
~1itories also forbid the taxation of
buildings, improvements or personal
property in any municipality that SO
decides.
In British Columbia all municipal
tiles have the powers we are now ask
ing for. They have the option of re-
lieving improvements partly or wholly
from taxation; and many municipal
tiles have availed themselves of this
power. So satisfactory has the meas
,ure proved to be. that the legislature
of British Columbia has gone farther,
and last year passed IN act which pro-
hibits any municipality from assessing
improvements at more than fifty cents
on the dollar, whilst providing that
the land must be assessed at its full
value.-George J. Bryan.
CThe New Zealand Legislation on
tains a great deal of socialism along
with its tax features Ed
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
Single Tax, Not Socialism.
Sh16'o 1"Ns wv"
the Editor Saturday Times:

To the Editor Saturday Times:
SRI am glad to know from Mr..
Darlington's letter in your late issue
that he believes immense benefits
would accrue from the adoption of the
single tax. Like him I do not believe
it is 1.-The only panacea for all the ills
from which we are suffering ! do
regard it as the panacea for poverty,
believing as ! do that the single tax
means equal access for all to natural
opportunities. The only panacea l
know for all ills is a true religion
carried out into the life under all cir
cumstances, and no socialistic or other
schemes can produce that.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29

"o' 10 be Observation-Disclosures tn cor,
Sressional and Assembly Candid,+,s

not to BE Observation-Disclosures IN ~.
h'essohai ana Assembly Candidates,
ne1ore we employ q teacher we ascer-
tain whether the teacher is qualified or
not to impart proper instruction r.
others. w.
When we employ a lawyer we try to
get one versed in law, one who has
proven his qualifications.
"hen we engage a doctor we en-
oeavcr to lind who is able to d;artt
nose a disease before prescribing ~
remedy.
60, IN selecting candidates for conrre,!s
and assembly, we should take like pn.-
cautions and nominate men who under
stand what government means and
what are the wants OF thelpeople. 9
mat no mistake be made, we desire
that each person whose name is pre-
sented for congress and assembly
speak briefly to the following ques-
tions:
j. What are the fundamental doc
trlnes OF .your party.
=. What is wealth? What is caD;tal?
What determines the rate of wageso
D. WHAT are your views on protcc-
ton, tarlff-reform and free trade? Do
You consider direct taxation the best
mode OF taxation, and, if 50. what is
the best tax?
NJ
l. What is your conception of the
GaticS and powers Of an assembly.
nlan?
:. What are your views on the ques-
ton of home rule for cities. and does
home rule include municipal control
ever taxation?
3. What is franchise. and how should
it be regulated?
!. Should personal property be taxed?
Should mortgages be taxed? Should
improvements be taxed?
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
-self.Erlhent Inference.

The fact that there will be a surplus
in the Tennessee state treasury at the
end of this year of nearly s5o0,oo es-
tablishes the proposition that we are
collecting too much money from some
source for. our state government
Chattanooga Taxpayer.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29

Great Rock Island Route Playing Cards.
If you send Is cents in stamps or coin to
JOHN SEBASTIAN, Genl Pass. Agent, c., II.
I. a. P. by. Chicago, you will receive post
paid the slickest pack of playing cards
YOU ever handled. Beautiful steel engraved
Whist Eulcs II them free.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
REFORM STUDIES
EDITED BY BoLToE EAL1.,
An Open Column

SpSH SOiuinn.
any one a an impression that
accommodation S to these '.Studis.,
WI not be published unle.s they echo
Inc EDITORS ideas, he is mistaken.
~; n'sicles on any side Of the question
d Mau at"ays be welcome, 50 they are
ue;eht, we'll written, within reason
soie limits ard to the point, except
'na' we do not discuss the tariff.
lana owners especially should be
interested as the principle benefit Of
any improvement or social advance
goes to them in the increase Of va1ro
gwen to land. Address this Office. or
t. I. box So, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29

SHIFT is very nice to go to the theater,
but you never take rue along when you 60"
He-"Well, I'll take you with NE tonight.
There is a play on the boards you ought to
see.n What is it:' ''The Tanning of tbc
Shrcw."-Texas Siftinys.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
Two Premises and One Concl,

J.. Stop taxing houses and the prod
ucts of labor.
.. Tax monopoly and special privi-
lege.
Result: Free production, plenty of
Jobs, high wages and free homes
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29
Exempt Nothing.

In south China the chopsticks are
taxed, and a mar who car prove that
he has no chopsticks-that is, nc re-
liable means of subsistence may
plead exemption from the capitafiop
tax.-The Taxpayer.
TIE government having a monopoly
of the coinage. any exorbitant charge
therefor is in the nature OF an unjust
and oppressive tax,
IT. RErsfap
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29

WE have not been without Pjso's Cure
for Consumption for :, years.-L1zzlE FER
REL, Camp St, Harrisburg, Pa, Maya 4, '94.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29

"WAs the football game what you cX-
pectad it 10 pe2" She-''No, it was very dis
appointing. Only one man killed and VT
Injured
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29

HE-'1n.s ring, you know, is the emblem
Of eaernity." She-"Ies, and the diamond
on top is heavenly fie-"But the ring
that coIncs later will have no diamond
She-'.N-o. suppose the heavenly part WI!
be over by that t!mc."-kate Fields Wash
ington.
WlFE-:'Thc price Of the clock was $40,
but ! got q discount, so it only cost me SIS
Husband-''Ycs, bu.s you could have got the
same thing at Beetles for 30" Wifc-'That
may be, but then Beetle wouldn't have
taken off anything Boston Transcript.
Shoot Folly as 1t Flies,
Says the bard. The difficulty is that ne
folly Of some folks don't fly, it sticks. We
cite, as a forcible illustration, the folly Of
people who keep on dosing themselves with
Objectionable drugs for disorders of the
stomach, liver and bowels, easily apd pleas
aE:ly curablo with Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which not only remedies these. but
also restores vigor and strength. and BAN
ishes malaria, rheumatism aud nervousness.
FIRST SHORTHAND how did the football
come out2' Second Sport-''The Kuf1lers
lost tho game on Il foul Flows that?'
''Cne of their men kicked the ball instead
of kicking ono of the fellows Oh the other
ide.'--Boston Transcript.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29

Man bows to fate, but not as q matter OF
courtesv.-Galycstou NoWs.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-29

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 7:c.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-09-22

the Black Hills. Here the road di
which opposes, and turning right and
of two of the spurs of the Rocky mount
rounds the southern end of the Hills
trates the Big Horn mountains, and
Hills division follows the valley of the
east. when it turns sh arply north, and
the whole length of this remarkable
Edgemont is delightful agriculture
of dense and prosperous population.
soil is deep. fertile. and possessed of en-
OF wealth. The lack Of sufficient nat
settlement, but with irrigation, and the
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-09-22

TLDGEMONT lies at the gateway OF
vides before the rocky barrier
i left makes lis way TO the recesses
aims. The main road turning westward
and pursuing northwest course, pene-
thence reaches Billings, Montana. The
Cheyenne for three or four miles To the
climbing close To the summit. traverses
mountain region. The region about
country. destined TO become the home
The surface is pleasantly diversified, the
during qualities that makes it mine
ural supply of water has retarded its
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-09-22

Carlsbad of America" The
the attractive appellation which
ICES the thermal quality of the
had a wider application, but
palmer term substituted the
Springs for the town. We fol-
valley winding in and out
emerge from the labyrinth, and
brook into the center of the
encircling hills, but here on
storied sandstone greet the
and proclaim a prosperous and
which the approach has afford
town, in its origin and genius
exists for its springs, and it's
The railroad is its principal
which it brings dominate the
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-09-22

minutes lands him in the
site Of the junction alone bears
in the Sioux tongue character
waters OF the region. 1t once
the practical demand for .
less euphonious name of Hot
low the course of the Fall river
among the lesser hills until we
glide along the banks of Hot
town. We are still amid the
either side, solid structures OF
strangers wondering gaze
cultivate civilization for
ed little preparation. The
is essentially cosmopolitan. Ii
springs exist for the world.
thoroughfare. and the throngs