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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
can not reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh Is blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cure it you must take in
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure Is
taken internally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh
Cure is not quack medicine. 1t was pre-
scribed by one of the best physicians in this
country for years, and is a regular pre-
scription. 1t is composed of tho best tonics
known, combined with the best blood puri-
fers, acting directly on the mucous sur
faces. The perfect combination of the two
ingredients is what produces such wonder
full results in curing Catarrh. Send for
testimonials, free
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills, Csc.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

IS an intimate friend of the Hor
BOYS, and on the strength of that
invited to spend Christmas will
the family. OF course / went. L wa
desperately in love with May Hor
ton, but had kept my secret well
from the boys.
There were hosts of relatives, a bis
dinner and plenty of fun after it
Mistletoe hung in tempting fashion
from the gas fixtures, and opportuni
ties were not neglected. Dancing ant
merriment were at their height wher
quietly made my way to curtaknei
bay window, where hoped to ind tn,
darling of my heart. In duslxy cor
ner sat dark little object, and 70.
fear somebody would seek the lovers
hiding place Immediately commenced
to pour forth my love. Twice she re
pulsed me. Twice 1 drew her head
down on my shoulder. Then suddenl,
she tore herself from me and shot GU,
into the parlor like comet, screaming
at the top of her lungs:
"That good for nothing young ras
cal, Sam Miller, asked me to MARI,
him."
That voice--great heavensl 'TwaI
Susan Frizzetty, Mays spinster aunt.
They all thought it was a good joke
and catching hold of both of us the,
called young Parson Peters and bad,
him tie the knot. 1 was beside mysel,
for a moment, especially as Miss Susan
seemed growing reconciled to the sit
uation. With one spring dashed ovel
to May, who had entered the room and
stood leaning on the mantelpiece, with
grave look in her eyes, and befor,
them all l desperately cried:
MAY, thought it was you. low,
you. Will you marry me?"
Twas like thunder clap, such .
surprise. May said "Yes," bless he,
heart, and l led her forth blushins
and smiling.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

everybody who does right shall be
rewarded" said the Sunday school
superintendent. Now what will bc
the reward OF all these little girls and
BOYS who put playing aside and come
to school every Sabbath"
81 knows, sir, " said wee girl.
"And what is 1t TO be, my child?'
"a box of candy aud an orange at
Christmasf"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22
A Pale Gray Donkey.
of Damascus.

scorning a well-fiIled manager Of
corn and oats, slipped his halter
30 roam over the~arid desert, where
he found among the hot sands and
burning rocks a scanty crop Of
thistles; and on the third day he
persisted.
The moral OF this b:
DON'T BE A PALE GRAY
DONKEY.
Don't wander away from home
without going over the ever popu-
SANTA FE ROUTE
The Santa Fe has lines in Is
States and Territories. 1t always
gets there carefully and on time;
and, considering all things, s
cheaper than other roads.
Don't persuade yourself that any
other way is satisfactory; especial
ly IL figuring on a trip to CHICA-
GO and East The Santa Fe is the
shortest line by 80 miles between
Kansas City and Chicago. and has
few crossings at grade. Its vesti-
buled flyers are beauties. Two Of
them leave Colorado points daily.
Why not take a trial trip?
Inquire Of nearest A. Il. & s. F.
agent 4S-11t
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

xcrv cold but I did not take any cold, and
never had any after-pain or any other pain.
Il was iii due to God and Dr. Pierce's Fa.
yoritc Prescription and Compound Extract
~ Smart Weed. This 10 the eighth living
Child and the largest Of them all: ! snf-
fcred everything that fesh could suffer With
ne offer babies. I always had doctor
sud then he could not help me very much,
mi did time my mother and my husband
vere alone With me. Ny baby was only
seven days old when got Up ana dfesseo
md len ny room and stayed up all Day"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

Perfect cooking, variety In the bill Of fare
excellent service and attention to the com
fort of guests make this old established and
Denver. Rates. $500 per day; S1.5O for
evening dinner, room and breakfast; $1.OO
for room and breakfast, Being situated op-
posite the Tabor Grand Opera House and
accessible to the principal business stores,
banks street and cable cars and places of
In the city. The blue car starting in front
~ depot passes the bel
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

Amid the congratulations of the
older ones and the delighted yells OF
the small fry, we became engaged
beneath the mystic mistlcsoe; and
later in the season Aunt Frizzetty
danced at our wedding.-Dora l..
Jones'
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

Now Is the time to take out and dust the
toboggan Jokes that were packed away last
Ing
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

Dallas CTexas) woman calls her children
stars because they do not know how to act.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

1t Ia perfectly natural for some. people
to talk about zero in cold weather. for zero
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

1t always puffs man up with self-right-
eous conceit to find out that he is not quite
so bad ag his next door neighbOr.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

Piso's Cure is the medicine to break up
children's Coughs and Colds.-MRs. N. g.
BLUNT, Sprague, Wash, March 8, '94.
The bunco man is not fastidious. He takes
the simplest things he can find.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

man with cnLo, 20 !
got two bottles last
September, and De
ceiuber 18TH ! had .
twelve pound baby
girl. When l was
confined Z US MOI
sick n any Uay. !
did not su6er any
childwas born Iwaik-
ed into smother room
and went to bed. 4
keep your Extract Of
smsrf-weed on hand
all the time. It was
very cold weather
IL nnr rn0fn WAS
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

We have heard of men sowing wild oats,
but woman's mission is to sew tares.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

In the economy of life 1t doesn't pay to
always be borrowing trouble and paying a
high rate of interest on it
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

1t is perfectly proper to carve out your
own fortune but you should not chisel ether
people In doing 1t
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

The man who Is given to painting the
town red, subsequently feels very blue.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22
pAINLESS CffILDBIRTH.

Nrs FRED HUNT, of CienytHe, ~ r,
yorite Prescription being so good for wo-
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-12-22

as an intimate friend of the Hor
Boys, and on the strength of that
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-09
The seventeen-year Locust.

Reports come from different sections
of the country stating that the pupB of
the seventeen-year locust are very
abundant. According to Prof. Riley, a
brood of these insects are due the last
Of May In pafts of New York, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Vir-
ginia and District of Columbia. A brood
of the th~irteen-year form may be ex-
pected in more Southern localities. It's
last appearance was in 1881, when it oc-
Cured in Southern Illinois, Missouri,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Ala
bama, Georgia, North and South Caro-
lima. The larvae, which live under.
ground and feed to some extent upon
the roots of plants, gradually rise to the
surface Of the ground when nearing full
growth, and from about May 30 to
June 1, they begin to make their ap-
pearance above ground in the nymph
or pupa condition. They crawl up the
trunks Of trees, cast their skins, and the
winged insect comes forth. The adults
are prevalent for five or six weeks, and
do some little damage to trees and
by puncturing them for the
purpose Of egg-laying. The eggs hatch
in about two weeks and the young larvae
drop to the ground, which they enter to
begin their long subterranean life.
However, they are not considered very
serious pests.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-09
A View of Patriotism.

A late picayune contained an editori-
al regarding the effect produced by
morality upon patriotism. 10 prove
the truth that morality is the strongest
element which has entered into national
glory, it is only necessary to look at the
history of those nations which have
grown greatest and most powerful
through the centuries. Indeed. from
this test it may be actually said that the
status of woman has prescribed the
greatness of all peoples. In England,
where womanhood has always been
Ievered, glory has been a continual
presence since the nations existence.
The ancient Germans, who held virtue
and domestic love as the hottest OF all
qualities, conquered imperial n DIS
snlute Rome. Rome itself was only
great when the conditions OF society,
were such rs to produce Volmunlas ana
Cornelias. When morality grew so lax
the Messaiinas, she fell IN easy prey to
the harbarians. France is another ex-
ample. When chivalry was the DOM
inant impulse Of Frenchmep, France
was great and victorious. When the
P%ompadours ruled, France fell under r."
Reign of Terror. Again, when the luxn-
ny Of Louis Napoleon's court sunk into
license, the degeneracy was punished ny
Sedan.
These condolences may be only &C
cidental, but that scarcely seems prob
able. True valor and real heroic cour
age have always been inspired by the
love of woman. No soldiers in all the
history of wal have ever fought with
more splendid daring than the men of
the Southern Confederacy, and every
one knows that back of mere principles,
and deeper entrenched in the soldiers
love, there lay always the love of moth
er and wife and sweetheart. Grand
LeIoism is born where homes are, where
wife and children dwell, and where the
most sacred of life is the family.
Nations where there is no moral status
NAY fight with ~gallantry and impetu-
Gus courage, as the Arabs do or the
Wild tribes of Egypt. but it is only love
that can inspire tireless patience and
the long courage which does not faint.
When men fight like the soldiers of
Johnston or Lee, dauntless in the face
of despair and invincible in defeat, they
do so for home and love. Wives, sweet
hearts, sisters give men such hearts as
beat in the breasts of the men who de-
Tended Lucknow. Courage and patri-
otism, indeed, are simply the conspicu-
Gus qualities of high natures; there
fore, it will be found true as Bayard
Taylor sang, that
The bravest are the tenderest,
The loving are the daring.
(Memphis Commercially
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-09
Americanism.

Our nation is that enc among all ma
tons of the earth which holds in its
hands the fate of the coming years.
We enjoy exceptional advantages and
are menaced by exceptional dangers;
and all signs indicate that we shall
either fail greatly or succeed greatly. l
firmly believe that We shall succeed ;
but we must not foolishly blink at the
dangers by which we are threatened,
for that is the way to fall.
There are two or three sides to the
question of Americanism, and two or
three senses in which the word AmeIi-
canism can be used to express the an
tithesiso Of what is wholesome and desir-
able. In the first place we wish to be
broadly American and national, as or
posed to being local or sectional. There
is a broad side to this question of a
broad AmeIicanism-howeve The
patriotism Of the village or belfry is
bad, but the lack Of all patriotism is
even worse. One may fall very short
of treason and yet be an undesirable
citizen in the community. The mar
who becomes E~uropeanized, who loses
his power OF doing good work on this
for his native land, is not a traitor but
he is a silly and undesirable citizen.
He is as emphatically a noxious element
in our body polite as the man who
comes here from abroad and remains a
foreigner. The third sense in which the
word Americanism may be employed is
with reference to the Americanizing of
newcomers to our shores. We must
AmericaniZe them in every Way-in
speech, in political ideas and principles,
and in every way Of looking at the re-
lations between church and state. We
welcome the German or the Irishman
who becomes an American. We have
no use for the German or the Irishman
who remains such. We have no roon
for any people who do not act and vote
simply as Americans, and as nothing
else. Moreover, we have as little use
for people who carry religious preju.
dices into our politics as for those who
carry p%rejudices of caste or nationality.
We stand u~nalterably in favor Of the
public school system in its entirety.
We believe that the English, and no
other language, is that in which all
school exercises should be conducted.
We are against any division of the
school fund, and against any appropri.
alton of public money for sectarian pur-
poses. We are against any recognition
whatever by the state in any shape or
form Of state-aided parochial schools.
But we are equally opposed to any dis
elimination against OF for a man be-
cause of his creed."-Extract from arti-
Gle by Theodore Roosevelt in Forum.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-09
FOR SALE.

n WILL sell for cash or on. easy terms the fol.
IL lowing described property, viz:
/. a plantation in Bellevue containing about
sixty-six arpents, all thoroughly fenced and
drained, with tenan: house and outbuildings'
known as the Narcisse Richard place.
2. A plantation situated on the Courtableau,
containing tour hundred and forty-two and
42Il0O arpents, about sixty arpents under pieu1
and wire fence and i'll cultivation, with two
good tenant houses and outbuildings. The rear
Of this tract consists OF cypress swamp.
3. Several tracts of wood land on the bayou
Teche, situated between Conlon's bridge and
Barry's Landing.
The 1st end I'd tracts are rented advan.
tageously for the year 1894, and if sold ! will
transfer rent notes to purchasers.
ia16tf W. C. PERRAULT.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-09
The Hygiene Of Laughter.

It has been aptly said that there is
not the remotest corner Of the inlet of
the minute blood vessels of the human
body that does not feel some wavelet
from the convulsioas 0ccasi0ned by
good, hearty laughter. The life princi-
pie of the central inah is shaken to its
innermost depths, sending new tides
of life and strength to the surface. thus
materially tending to insure good health
to the persons who indulge therein.
The blood moves more rapidly, and
conveys a different impression to all
the organs Of the body, az it visits them
on that particular mystic journey when
the man is laughing, from what it does
good, hearty laugh, in which a person
INDUCES, tends to lengtben his life, con-
veying as it does new and distinct sti-
mnlus to the vital forces.-Brooklyn
Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-09
Ballot Reform in Good Shape.
Monroe Bulletin.

Monroe Bulletin.
Representative Snyder's resolution to
appoint a joint committee of fourteen,
eight from the House and six from the
Senate, to which should be referred all
bills On the subject of ballot reform,
has passed both houses and it insures
the speedy and thorough consideration
of this subject. 1t is nOtU certain that an
election law will pass this session of the
legislature. That body would never
have dignified the subject by the crea-
ton Of a special committee if it did not
place it above all other measures before
the legislature. Representative Snyder,
the author of the resolution, is al out
spoken and honest friend Of ballot re-
form. His home paper, the Tensas Ga
zette, has published some Of the strong
est editorials in favor Of ballot reform.
We have implicit faith in Mr.. Snyder,s
sincerely and integrity. He cannot be
fooled nor confused on this issue. A
bill will be framed and we urge all the
friends of reform to drop oil differences
over details and rally to the support of
any measure that embodies the cardinal
principles of q secret, honest ballot and
q true count, and the abolition of the
present system of irresponsible return
ing officers:
We feel that they will do this and the
measure will pass by a practically unan-
imous vote. We congratulate the bal
lot reform league of New Orleans! We
congratulate the people of the entire
State whose tidal wave of moral senti-
ment has swept away all opposition to
this grand reform.
What was it that inspired this divine
uprising in favor of purity and honesty
in our e~lectionsf Is there a subtle,
ethical essence that spreads from mind
to mind whose influence becomes ire
sistibie in the fnllness of time9
We know not, but we do know that
when the dark chapter of election
fraud ID closed in this State, as it will
s00n be, there ought to be Thanksgiving
services throughout the borders Of fair
and happy Louisiana.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-09
BOOKKEEPING,

We have recently prepared Books on the
above, especially adapted to HONE Study"
Sent on so days trial. Hundreds have been ben
Gifted hundreds Of dollars by ordering our pub
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Four weeks by our method OF teaching book
keeping is equal to 10 weeks by the old plan.
Positions Guaranteed under certain con-
ditions. Send for our Free Illustrated SO page
catalogue and Estate your wants" Address
j.. F. Draughon, Pres't-Draughon's Practical
Business College and School of Shorthand and
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ers, teachers, clerks, etc, reported to us, pro,
vided we fill same.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-09
Paving Streets With Mahogany.

In Paris an experiment is being made
with paving blocks that is not likely
to be duplicated anywhere else, not in
this country at least. A portion of the
Rue Lafayette has been torn up, and
workmen are repaving it with blocks
of real Brazilian mahogany Of fine tex
ture and color. The wood is nearly, it
not quite, as expensive in Paris as it is
in America, but the experiment. is be-
ing made with the view of deciding
whether the durability of the wood will
not more than compensate for its great
cost.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-09
OPELOUSAS COURIER

Is the Advocate of Demo-
cratic Principles and the
Friend of the People.
Their welfare is it's 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
$3.50 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., 1894-06-09
How to Keep Ice.

A very simple but little known meth.
cd of keeping ice is to draw q piece OF
thick flannel tightly over some deep
vessel, like a bowl, for instance. and
fasten it there. The ice is placed on
top of this drumhead and covered loose
ly by another piece Of flannel. In this
condition the ice keeps cold, and even
freezea to the flannel. Thus q small
piece of ice can be kept ear the patient
all night 80 as to avert many weary
marches up and down stairs to the re-
frigerator. To break the ice a sharp
needle or hat pin is the best thing.
Force it in, and you will be astoDished
how easily it will divide the lee
Youth's COMPANION.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-09
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When you can secure the
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"The St. Landry Democrat"
was consolidated on the
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"The Opelousas Courier"
The Advertising Rates
have not been increased
while the Price of Subs
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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., 1894-06-09

1t may be UNPLEASANT to sit next to a
negro in a street car, but it is more than
unpleasant-it is dangerous-to tolerate
miscegenation. To do so is to encour-
age it, aud to encourage it is to threaten
with mulatOism and the So
cial equality of the races.-N. O. Times
Democrat,
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-09
State Fair Grounds Sold.

The Baton Rouge State Fair Grounds
we're sold at Sheriff's sale and were
bought in by the bank of Baton Rouge
for the sum of $4,000. No doubt the
tract will be laid out in town lots and
sell for 100000. 1t is a pity IL State
Fair could not be maintained at the
capital. Shreveport and Alexandria
have done better. and the latter being
in the center of the State, should be
adopted as the State Fair grounds-N.
O. Sugar Bowl.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-09
NOTICE.

OFFICE ST. landry HoMEsT'D & LOAN ASSN,
Opelousas, March l6, 1894.
This Association has opened O new Series
o." The great advantages already reaped by
the shareholders and the public should induce
to avail themselves OF the present oppor.
tunity to become members.- The laying aside
o good home. Shares to be applied for at the
Office In Bank Building, up stairs. Weekly pay
.ments are only twenty-five cents per share.
+. D. ESTILETTE,
March "a, 1894. President.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-09

If you are a merchant don't advertise
in your home paper-buy a rubber stamp
and use 1t. It may save you a few
dimes and make the paper look as
though it was printed in a o%ne-borse
town.-Abbeville Meridionai.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-09
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I h1AtOo, 1o,O9S,
BLOOD BAY STALLION,
l5a Hands high, Standard and Registered. FoaIed
June II, 1880. Sired by Captain Mae 1926.
l DAM GLENN MARY, by Belmont "a, sire of
Nutwood 2:lsi, Wedgewood 219. Clara d PA,
and 40 others in $50 list.
? DAM LUCY GRAHAM, by Swigert $50, sire
Of Moody 2:1ss, St. Cloud 2:2ss, Jessie Fly
2:17a, and 40 others in $50 list.
8 DAM MINNIE, by McGregor's Warrior, sire
of dam OF Cognac; Agar old record 2:20s.
For breeding of Captain Mac, 1925. Record 1929
at 4 years old. Full brother to Lock
heart 2:13, and Rockbridge 2:2e.
Sire by Nutwood GOO.
l DAM RAPIDAN. by Dictator 115, dam Of
Lockheart 2:13.
Edwin Forrest, dam Of Expert Prince (p.l
2:134, Mabel q years. 2:5l, winner of Lexing-
ton Stakes in 1881.
8 DAM by Mamhrino Chief IL. sire of Lady
Thorn 2:lS4.
He Is second cousin to Directum and second
cousin to Nancy Hanks.
Will stand the present season at my stable i'll
Bellevue, 9 miles south OF Opelousas, commenc-
ing on the 1t of February and closing July LIST.
at $4,000 for the season, with return privilege If
the mare fails to get in foal and the horse re-
mains in my possession.
1 have a good pasture where mares will he
will be fed at 81 per month, but I 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, La. f10-st