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The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23
The Central Pacific Steal.

New York World.
The Government made an enormous
grant Of bonds for the construction OF
the Central Pacific Railway. The debt
thus created has never been repaid.
Under the law this debt is a lien upon
the personal fortunes of the men who
constituted the original Central Pacific
syndicate. 1t is justly q lien in that
way because the fortunes of those men
we're made by absorbing to themselves
the money given by the, Government
with which to build the road.
The Government now seeks to en-
force its claim against them. MIR. Hunt
ington responds with the contention
that the railroads obligation to the
Government is not a cOllectable DEBT,
but only a second mortgage, the en-
forcement Of which will impose upon
ing $50, 600, 900 of prior claims. NO such
contention has ever been set up during
all the years in which the plunderers
have sought by every conceivable form
of shuttliDg to defraud the Government
of its dues. At this very moment these
men have a bill pending in Congress
the purpose of which is to postpone this
debt until after the date of the Central
Pacific Company's death by Limitation,
an event which will release the men,
bers of the syndicate. who are the pres
ent holders of the money that belongs
to the Government, from all obligations
to surrender their pIuHer. i
The moral of this situation is clear.
Every effort must be made in court to.
enforce these claims. Not until tue
courts adopt Mr.. Huntington's theory
of second-mortgage relations will it be
proper for any Government official to
recognize it. Meantime it is imperative
that there shall be no legislative action
of a kind to impair the Governments
claims, or to place the Government in
any respect in u worse position than
that it now holds.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

The successful and prosperous town
ia the town wherein the business men
and citizens generally assist each other
BY patronage and other "a in max
ing q success of their chosen occupa-
ti0ns. But this IL not always done, be
IL said to the detriment Of any COM
munity to which it applies. We fire.
quently find persons who prefer send
ing their money to the city merchant
for supplies when equal or better values
and prices can be obtained at home.
This d%epl0rable custom applies to every
line of business. We find ladies send
ing away for dress goods, notions, etc.,
the men for clothing, hardware, gro
ceries and every conceivable article Of
merchandise. Not eVen the newspaper
10 exempt from this injurious practice.
During our years Of journalistic ex.
perience we have not unfrequently
come ia contact with persons who were
profuse in their solicitations for our
support to some public or private
enterprise in which they were inter-
ested. And not infrequently have we
responded by a generous use of ink and
space In their behalf, to at times find
that when these same individuals
wanted a five or ten dollar job of print
ing we were not considered as deserv-
ing OF the patronage, and the order
went to Q foreign house and was paid
for at a higher rate than if it had been
done at home. Such a practice is deplo-
rable let it apply to whatever line of
business 1T may.-Exchange.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23
They Want Names.


The Russell Art Publishing Co., OF
928 Arch St., Philadelphia, desire the
names and address of a few people in
every town who are interested in works
of art, and to secure them they offer to
send free, Cupid Guides the Boat" a
.superbly executed water color picture,
size 10 Is inches, suitable for framing,
and sixteen other pictures same size, in
colors, to any n sending them at once
the names and address Of ten persons
(admirers Of fine p~ictures) together with
six two-cent stamps to cover expense of
mailing, etc. The regular price of
these pictures is $1.00, but they can all
be secured free by any person forward
NOTE.-The editor of this paper has
already received copies of above pic
lures and considers them really Gems
of Art
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23
Memory.
Y, Witness,

n. l.. WlUu6SS.
ALI teachers and parents should do
their level best to strengthen and
quicken the memory of the young. We
are apt to forget, all of us, what great
progress can be made on this line, and
what an acquisition and help it is to
have a good memory. The memoriziDg
MATES, stiffened the entire intellect.
If that boy or girl has a weak, de-
fective memory, set about its improve
ment. You may not be able to give
them a farm or IN annuity, but in CIV
ing them a good retentive memory you
give them something twice as valuable.
Good things never forgotten and al
ways available make a ready leader
among men. He is the chosen chair
man, and besides that there is money in
it. It will turn in the penny for you in
more ways than one. Ask him, he
knows; they call him an encyclopedias.
Don't forget this. The prerequisite to
retention is attention. Master the thing.
Grip hold Of it.
One Of the best ways Of getting a
strong memory is to review each
ing, as if il the witness box, all the
transactions Of the day. Drop the
euchre party or the dance and do this.
And let the habit grow upon you. Keep
the thing up year in and year out.
You'll find it as enjoyable as instruc-
tive. You must do the heft of the work
yourself. Parents or teachers can only
counsel you, help you only a little.
What goes squarely on the disciplined
mind will be remembered as if it &C.
Cured only last week, although it hap
pened ten years ago Go in for this
accomplishment. There's money in it.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23
Along The Watkins.
Charles Press.

Lake Charles Press.
The exceedingly rapid transformation
of the recent wilderness along the line
Of the Watkins road has excited both
int, est aud admiration in all convers-
ant with the former and present con-
ditions of that territory. THE beauti-
full and thriving town Of Forrest"
remarks the Oberlin News. in this con
necti0n, sis twenty miles south of
Alexandria, on 1t commanding eminence
overlooking. Il lovely vale. Eighteen
months ago where she stands nothing
was to be seer save the majestic pines
which reared their heads toward the
blue dome of heaven. The solemn
stiffness had scarcely been broken by
the sound of the ak and saw, the deer
roamed in native freedom, and the
wilderness was undisturbed by the
presence of man. To-day she has six
stores, two schools, one hotel, barber
shop, post Office, doctors and magis-
trate's offices, all doing a paying
business. Located in u fine section Of
country the vicinity is rapidly settling
on the influx from the western
parishes"
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

Concordia Sentinel: One Of the duties
that the present Legislature owes to
the people of the State is the passage
of the anti-miscegenati0n law. It is
by the white citizens in
every section of Louisiana, and the
self-respecting negroes themselves
would be glad to see it enacted, and the
present law wiped from the statute
books which it has 80 long disgraced.
In no other Southern State, and in but
few Of those at the North are intermar-
between whites and blacks coun-
tenanced, and it surprises us that such
Q thing has been SO long tolerated here.
The proposition to repeal the existing
and the enactment of another
measure forbidding such unions admits
Of no debate.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

There is but one way to be honest.
Never say you can do a thing until you
know you can do it, and after you have
said you would do it, knowing you could
do it, then let nothing come up between
your word and its fnlfllment that
would divert the mind or interfere
with the veracity of your statement.
That is strict honesty. Nothing else is.
Let the above sentence take hold upon
mem0fy andif you abide by that rule
Of honesty you will find that your
neighbor will trust you and God will
honor you.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

st. Martinville Messenger: Mr.. r.
Martin and Mr.. Cushing, the civil engi-
neer of the Southern Pacific Railroad,
went as far as Breaux Bridge last Mon
day in the interest of the extension of
the railroad. The people all along the
line and at Breaux Bridge are en-
thusiastic over the prospect of securing
the road in the near future. A corps Of
engineers commenced the survey of the
road Tuesday, and will reach Arnaud-
vile in about ten days. Mr.. Cushing
as well as MI. Kruttschnitt was very
favorably impressed with the country
between st. Martinville and Breaux
Bridge,
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

The local paper is very naturally
biased in favor Of the place Of its pub
LEGATION, and if given q fair living
patronage by home business men will
guard we'll their interests, just as the
merchant guards the interest of his
individual customer. But If d mig
gardly support is doled out to il, and il
is compelled to solicit custom from
neighboring cities, ii cannot in justice
OF it's town az il otherwise would. Try
a system of liberality IN the matter OF
advertising expenditure and mark the
reslllt.-Ex,
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

High license, say $500 or $1,000 per
annum, would benefit this State i'm
m~ensely, in closing the low doggeries
which are the prdgepitors of the ma
jority of the crimes which are commit
ted within her borders. Besides it will
be a short step in the direction of
acknowledgements Progress.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23
HIRTACUS, 1909,
BLOOD BAY STALLION,

BLOOD BAY STALLION,
I5s Hands high, Standard and Registered. Foaled
June IL, 1890. Sired by Captain Mae 1926.
/ DAM GLENN MARY, by Belmont GA, sire of
Nutwood Pisa, Wedgewood 219, Clara d 214,
and 40 others in $50 list.
2 DAM LUCY GRAHAM, by Swigert $50, sire
of Moody 2:183, st. Cloud 2:23i, Jessie Fly
2:17a, and 40 others in 2:30 list.
2 DAM MINNIE, by McGregor's Warrior, sire
of dam OF Cognac; spyear old record 2;2oa.
For breeding of Captain Mac. 1925. Record 2:29
at 4 years old. Full brother to Lock
heart 2:13, and RocRhridge 2:29.
Sire 1y Nutwood coo.
l DAM RAPIDAN, by Dictator 1l3, dam OF
Lockheart 2:13.
= DAM MADAM HEADLEY, by Stanhopc's
Edwin Forrest, dam of Expert Prince tp)
2:133. Mabel e years. 2:5t, winner of Lexing-
ton Stakes in 1881.
3 DAN by Mambrino Chief IL. sire of Lady
Thorn 2:184.
He is second cousin to Dirertum and second
cousin TO Nancy Hanks.
Will stand the present season at NY stable in
Bellevue, 9 miles sOnth OF Opelousas,
ing on the 1st of February and closing July LIST.
at $40 GO for the season, with return privilege if
the mare fails to get in fOal and the horse re-
mains in my possession.
have a good pasture where mares Will be
kept free of charge. Mares from a distance
will be fed at 81 per month, but 1 Will not be
responsible for accidents and escapes. I will
personally attend to all mares sent me and
promise good care and attention.
LEANDRE l.. LAVERGNE.
p. O. address, Shuteston,L La. fl0st
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23
A Germans Story.

81 sail tell you how 4 vas. I drink
mine lager; den I pr mine hand on
mine head, and dere Y1hs Won pain. Den
[ put mine hand Oh mine body, and
dere vas anoder pain. Den | put my
hand in mine pocket, and dere was not
ting. So l jine mid de temperance;
Now dare is no pain in mine head and
de pain in mine body vas all gone away;
/ put mine hand in mine pocket, and
dere vas dwenty dollars. So shtay
mid de temperance"
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

Monroe Bulletin: The absurdest OBJ
lection yet made to ballot reform is that
its supporters will use it to get into Of
fee. Well, now, a man bad better get
into Office that way than by ballot-box
stufing.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

1t is never safe to judge by appear
ances, and it is very seldom that clothes
make the man. A shabby old coat may
contain an editor, while the man with
the silk plug hat and carrying a dude
is as likely as not a delinquent
enhsnriheY
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23
UPON
The Democratic Platform,
THE
OPELOUSAS COURIER

Is the Advocate of Demo-
cratic Principles and the
Friend of the People.
Their welfare is its welfare,
and it will ever be found
defending their rights with
all Of it's ability.
Clubbing with the ATLANTA
CONSTITUTION, the COURIER
costs the subscriber only
$l.50 per annum.
Both papers are consistent
Democratic journals, new
er surrendering the party's
doctrines in order to pay
homage to a Man
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

What about that bill proposing an
increase in the liquor license9 We
want to see it become a law, after hav-
ing been SO changed as to include all
t0wns.-Crowley Signal.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

Any reform election law that is not
drawn on the plan OF a combined
or property qualification
will work a grave injustice to many
worthy citizens Of the State.-Crowley
Cscoo
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

Remember il You want to make entry
Of land for Homestead or to make final
proof and get your patent, call On the
old Confederate soldier, Major Ben
u. s.. Commissioner.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

Mrs. cambridge, the only surviving
daughter Of Zachary Taylor, has recent
" been visiting Washington. While
Gen. Taylor was President, she mar
ried Col. Bliss, his chief of staff. She
presided in the White House and was
generally known as Pretty Betty
Bliss Some time after the death Of
Col. Bliss she married Philip Pendleton
cambridge, Of Winchester, Va, a place
which was often the scene of hostile en-
counters during the war. In spite Of
the fact says the Washington Post,
that her Whilom brother-in. law was
President of the Southern Confederacy,
and her brother, Gen. Dick Taylor, in
active service at the head Of his COM
mand, Mrs. cambridge was never mo-
lested or in any way disturbed. Many
OF the Union officers had served under
her father-many had followed him to
Mexico twenty years before-some Of
daughters, and remembered Pretty
that une OF the Federal commanders in
Winchester, passing her house, remark
cd, MY old sweetheart, Betty Bliss, lives
here ; / must call upon her at once.'
He lost no time in doing 30. The Of
6cers Of the old army invariably paid
their. respects to Mrs. cambridge. AL
though ardently and unalterably South
ern in her feelings and sympathies, she
always received them with the most
gracious courtesy. Since then, except
an occasional European tour, Mrs.
cambridge has been living quietly at
her home in Virginia. She is the only
arriving child of the hero of Buena
Vista, and is still q charming woman.n
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

The business man who waits to adj
vertise until business is good and bis
store is crowded is like u man who
would wait until lie was not hungry
before be would eat
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

Jos. Bloch will astonish yon in low.
prices. He carries a full line of dry
goods, groceries. boots, shoes, ETC., and
is selling them to suit the hard times.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

We have for sale an improved form
of labor contract and pledge of crops
for use of merchants and planters which
is pronounced az ear perfect al pos
sibie. Sold in any quantities at five
cents each.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

One OF the saddest features in human
q slick tongue than the plain truth
plainly told.-Monroe Bulletin.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23
CAPT. THOS. S. ADAMS
Makes a Vigorous Plea for Ballot Re-
form.

Having been an mwilling cictim Of cor
rupt political methods the leader
claims to speak by the card-Interest-
ing observations on an important
ouL;oof
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

If o are a merchant don't advertise
in your home paper-buy q rubber stamp
and use it. 1t may save you a few
dimes and make the paper look as
though it was printed in a o%ne-horse
toWn.-Abbeville MeridioDa'.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

Fancy paper and envelopes, albums,
tol,et articlee, soaps, perfumeries, etc.,
- Baileyfh dEnestore.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23
REPORT

OF the Finance Committee Of the Ct,
Landry Homestead and Loan Asso.
citation, for the seani-Annuai Term
Ending March 18th, 1894.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

Shelled corn, butter and eggs at Vel
ms old stand at lowest prices,
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

Get our prices for job work. Prices
moderate,
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23
SIT. LANDRY
HOMESTEAD & LOAN ASSOCIATION
Opelousas, Ia.
ST. LANDRY HOMESTEAD AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION,

The st. Landry Homestead and Loan Asao.
citation was incorporated on the 18th day q,
March, 1888, under the laws OF the State of Lon
isiana, its first object being to eford, by co,ope.
ration, to those who do not possess them. tha
means of acquiring a HOME, and 10 encourage
thrift, by Offering a safe investment and a Ih.
eral profit to those who Will systematically sava
their earnings. Any person may become a
shareholder by subscribing for any number of
shares, payable in weekly instruments of 95
cents per share.
The Association does not deal if real estate
but it is q Cooperative Savings Bank, ia which
there is no privileged class, but ALL membera
participating equitably in the profits.
Loans are made only to members, who par.
ticlpate in the profits and are interested in the
success of the Association and the proper in.
vestment of it's funds.
Members can withdraw at any time by giving
thirty days notice to the President. This com
mends the Association to those whose earpings
ma vary or be uncertain.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23
SUBSCRIBE FOR.
THE OPELOUSAS r
AND The
ATLANTA CONSTITUTION,
Both for $3.50.

The value of a Newspaper
as an Advertising Medium
consists in it's Circulation.
When you can secure the
Combined Circulation of
Two Papers for the Price
of One, it is Money Saved!
The St. Landry Democrat"
was consolidated on the
Sd Of March, 1894, with
\ "The Opelousas Courier"
The Advertising Rates
have not been increased
while the Price of Subs
cription has been reduced
to Two Dollars a year.
The COURIER being by odds
the Best Paper in the En-
pire Parish of st. Landry
is therefore the Cheapest.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

MT. JOnn y. Ryan, q prominent dlJoI-
ney, went to Baton Rouge Monday as
the representative of the town of Mex-
andria, to introduce in the Legislature
an act giving the right to Incorporated
cities and towns of the State to demand
from the Police Juries of their respec-
tive parishes, the taxes, licenses and
other monies collected annually from
such cities and towns by the parishes,
less the criminal and public school
expenses paid out by the parishes on
account of the city OF town demanding
to be reimbursed, and providing how
these expenses are to be ascertained.
This is intended to be a general law,
applicable to all the incorporated cities
and towns which come within it's pro-
visions and will be of more benefit to
them than the Grinagc bill recently
passed by the House, which leaves the
matter of refunding for certain specific
purposes and no others, optional with
the Police Juries, while the bill which
MI. Ryan will endeavor to have passed,
makes 1t mandatory upon the parochial
legislatures to reimburse the towns for
licenses, taxes, &c, collected by the
parishes from them, save such as are
excepted from the provisions Of the act.
The passage of such a measure, con-
ceding that there is no constitutional
objection to it, will afford q certain
measure of peeuniary relief to various
towns of the State which like Alexan-
dria, are oppressed with the payment
of State, Parish, Levee and corporation
taxes, we'll nigh equivalent to confisca-
tiOD.-Alexandria Democrat.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

Do not fail to see Jos. Bloch's spring
goods before buying.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

A-AssETs.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23
The House of Lords.
PERSONNEL AND POWERS OF GREAT
BRITAIN's UNPOPULAR LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH.

The English house of lords Cor peersl
consists Of the whole peerage of
England and of certain representatives
Of the peerages Of Scotland and
Ireland /; but according to the ST. Louis
Post Dispatch, many OF these last have
also English titles which give them
seats, in the house. As, for instance,
the duke of Buccleuch, a Scotch peer,
sits as earl of D%oncaster, and the duke
of Leinster, an irish peer, as Viscount
Leinster. According to the latest
official list, exclusive of twelve minors
and n baron, whose claim is not es-
tablished, the present house Of lords is
composed as follows: Five princes OF
the blood, two archbishops, twenty,-one
dukes, twenty-five marquises, one hun
dred and fifteen earls, twenty-five Wis
counts, twehty-four bishops, three hun
dred and four barons, sixteen Scottish
representative peers elected for each
parliament, and twenty eight Irish
representative peers elected for life.
IN ali, five hundred and sixty. All
peerages are now hereditary, but until
1865 there were occasional creations of
life peerages. In that year, however,
it was decided that such peers could
not sit in the house, and since then
one have been made. Peerages are
lost by attainder for high treason, and
an attained peerage can only be restored
by act Of parliament-not by the
crown. The house of lords may oligi-
nate legislation of all kinds except
money bills, which must come from the
house of commons. The former has
also q veto power upon the legislation
of the latter, and can throw u any
bill from the lower house, no matter
there. It is this veto power which,
more than any and everything else,
makes the house of lords unpopular
with the great mass of voters.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

SUBSCRIBE FOR.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23

JOS. BLOCH,
j.. J. THOMPSON,
JONAS JACOBS,
Finance COm'tee.
May 81, 1894.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-23
4 Pleasant Party.

Miss Jennie Larimore gave a most
enjoyable party at the residence Of
her father, just southwest of Mexi.
leo, on Monday evening. The en-
tertainment was given in honor of
her guests, Misses Larimore, of st.
Louis, who are most pleasant young
ladies. Those present enjoyed a
most pleasant evening, Miss Jennie
being a royal entertainer. The re-
freshments served were bountiful
and appreciated by the guests.
Among those present were the fol.
lowing:
Mr.. Tureman, Mr.. Bob White
and wife, Mr.. Rozier Hall, Mr..
Riley Hall, Mr.. Morrison Lakeland,
Mr.. Montague, Mr.. Harry Lakeland,
Mr.. Wallace Harper, Mr.. Harvey
Emmons, Mr.. Il. B. Summers,
DIR. Ramsay, Mr.. Basil Price, Mr..
Clarence Davis, Miss Frost, Mrs.
Lakeland, Miss Amaza Scott, Miss
Stella Kilgore, Miss Bessie EN-
mons, Miss Clara Treloar, Miss
Maude Wallace, Miss Rosalee Moore.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-08-23
/ FisiGi,TFUI. NRECk,
Three Men Killed and a Dozen or More
Injured-A Wabash Freight
Derailei.

l. There was u horrible wreck about
two miles this side Of Jonesburg Sun
day night at about II O'Clock. The
fast Wabash had pulled out of
Jonesburg and after running 4
couple of miles, struck an old horse,
knocking the animal off the track
and crippling it. The passenger
train received no inconvenience at
all. The horse managed to roll
back on the track and got no furth-
er. Right after the passenger train
came freight No. 81 at full speed,
running ahead Of another train and
keeping its distance. This train
struck the horse, derailing the en-
CINE, and eighteen Of the box cars
piled up in a heap, the whole mass
covering only a space of about 70
feet. The engineer wasimmediate'
ly killed. The fireman was so bad
Iy injured that he will likely die.
There were Il dozen tramps IN one
of the box cars and every one was
injured, two of them being killed
outright. The west bound Wabash
trains due here at 1920 p. nd. and
1921 p. N. we're delayed three
hours by the accident. They came
through that afternoon bearing the
dead and wounded to the Wabash
Hospital at Moberly. One of the
fast night trains also came through
that afternoon, all three only about
three minutes apart.
The names of some of the injured
and their homes are as follows:
Engineer Eugene FELTON,, Moberly,
Mo. killed outright.
D.. B. bearing, Norway, Mich;
injured.
Chas. Tilton, Iiennessy, Germany /;
injured.
j. A. Thomas, Fulton, Ky; in
iured.
F. Moore, Fulton, Ky. injured.
Harry Eufer, Denver, Colorado;
injured.
VIM. Smith. injured, residence
unknown.
VIM. Pittman, Kansas City; kill
ed.
Chas. Miller, home unknown;
killed.
Geo. Weller, Kansas City; in
iured.
Chas. Farber, Il brakeman, Mo-
berly; injured.
VIM. Meyers, home not known;
%injurned.
j. A. Thomps, Goldy, Colo; in
jured.
J. L. Tedds, St. Joseph, Mo-;
injured.