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The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-31

NIT of its revolving freely on the bar.
With such a contrivance and a swivel
in the rope, there ought to be very lit
tie trouble in lettering out stock,
which, it must be confessed, is a mat
ter that ordinarily calls for constant
watchfulness to keep the animals from
getting wound up or entangled in the
rope.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-31
ADOWN THE LANE.
BY CAROLINE HARDWOOD GARLAND.

# YOU drive out from
the village some time
o the middle of
May, and let your
horse walk along the
ridge that overlooks
the i~ntervale, you
may notice about
midway of the ridge,
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-31

Mrs. SNAGas (reading the fashion news)
yellow is to be a very fashionable
color" Mr.. Snaggs-''Then our baby is
right in style. He's a yeller."
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-31

LITTLE GLApYs-"Granny, go down on
your hands and knees for a minute, please"
Fond OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES am / to do that
for, my pet!" Little Gladys -"'Cause ]
want to draw an elephant"
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-31
Old Heads and Young Hearts

You sometimes see conjoined in elderly in
dividuals, but seldom behold an old man or
woman as exempt from infrmities as in
youth. But these infirmities may be miti-
gated in great measure by the daily and reg
ular use Of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, an
invigorant, anti-rheumatic and sustaining
medicine Of the highest order, which also
removes dyspepsia, constipation, biliousness
and kidney trouble. It is adapted to the
use of the most delicate and feeble.
W1FE-"Do you think our cook is in
Heaven, Jehn?" Husband - "What, nova
Why, she's been dead over a week, my
dear 1-Tife
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-31

THE quiet tenderness of Chaucer, where
you almost seem to hear the hot tears fall
ing, and the simple, choking words sobbed
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-31
FOR SALE.

WILL sell for cash or on easy terms the fol
l. lowing described property, viz:
i: plantation In Bellevue containing about
trained, with tenant house and outbnildings.
known as the Narcisse Richard place.
containing four hundred and forty-two and
q. 100 arpents, about sixty arpents under pieux
s ana vi wire sd fence and in cultivation, with two good
!. Several tracts Of wood land on the bayou
Ieche, situated between Coulon's bridge and
Barry"3 Landing. ~"o
The first and second tracts are rented adyan-
lageouBly for the year 1894, and IL sold I win
transfer rent notes to purchasers.
w. G. PERRAUI.T
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-31
b. BLOt,MFIELD.

commissioned U. S. Circuit Court for the West
ern District Of Louisiana.
Commissioner U. s. Court of Claims throushout
the United States,
Notary Public In and for the Parish Of st. Ian.
dry. once with Hon. John N. Ogden.
Particular attention given to Land Cases and
e Final Proofs: Collections in the Parishes Of
y. Landry and Acadia promptly attended to.
tensions secured; Patents, Caveats, Trade
Marks, etc., procured without delay.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-31
Appleby, Texas.

STILL D1ssAr1sFIED.-The man who sigh
for the happy day
When d barefoot boy he ran,
Is the same old boy who used to say:
II wisht l was a man."
PHILADELPHIA Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-31
A fanny Woman.

At last 1 am a well and happy woman
again; thanks to MoElree's Wine of Cardui.
l have suffered for four years from womb
trouble OF the most horrible kind. Twelve
years ago I went to the San Antonio Hos
pital where they performed an operation,
but it left me in q worse state than ever. I
went to DR.. Kingsley and DR.. d. Y. Young,
but they gave me little relief. After spend,
fing s125 I was not able to leave my bed, and
most of the time suffered pains to equal q
1ber my friend Mrs. Stevens advised me to
try McElree's Wine Of Cardui. The first
bottle did me good, and l got more, and to,
day / am a new woman; am able to do all
cooking and house-work. lam running
"a clearinghouse and doing all the work my
self. still use the Wine, and always keep
it in the house-it saved my life.
Mrs. Nd. j. MEYERS,
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-31

A ROOM hung with pictures is a room hung
with thoughts.-Sir Joshua Reynolds.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-31

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-08-31

how the wild flowers were blooming in
the lane. Aunt Lois wrote her back
each week, and told her who had passed
and what they wore, and asked her
about the other boarders at the house,
and what they said to her about her
voice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-18
PARADE OF SONS OF VETERANS.
Knoxville, Tenn, Very Elaboratcly Deco.
rated for the Demonst ration.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 1s.-Fiftccn
thousand people from il dist sncc witnessed
the grand parade given in honor of the
cncampment of the Sons of Veterans.
The parade moved promptly at 10 o'clock
from North Knoxville. Captain William
Rule, editor of The Journal, was chief
marshal; Captain Alexander Allison, chief
of staff, and prominent citizens chief
marshals and aides. The city was clabor-
ately decorated. The parade was the larg.
est and most imposing event ever wit
messed in Knoxville,
First came platoon of mounted officers,
the chief marshal and his assistants. In
carriages. Governor William Mckinley
of Ohio, and staff; Governor Upham, of
Wisconsin. and staff; Governor Wood
bury. of Vermont, and staff: Past Com
mander in Chief Lawler and chiefs. uni
form rank Knights of Pythias, Grand
commandcry. Sons of Veterans and dele
gates from nearly every state in the Union,
q. A. X. veterans. and University of Ten
ncssee cadets and faculty, Knoxville Le-
gion ard Marble City guards, fire depart
mcnt, school boys brigade, lodges and
military bands.
The governors We're rendered receptions
in the afternoon and they left last night
for Chattanooga to attend the Chicka-
mauga park dedication.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-18
POLITICS AND CRIME CONNECTED.
Paper by Professor of Economics Read at
the Prison Congress-.

Paper by Professor of Economics Read at
the Prison Congress.
DENVER, Sept 1S.-A sensation was Gre
atcd in the Prison Congress by paper on
"Politics and Crime" written by Amos
G. Warner. professor of economies and
social science in the Leland Stanford uni.
verSity of California, and read by John n.
Dryden, of Kcarney, Ncb. If the state
itself is under the influence of criminals, ~
says the doctor, boldly plunging into his
subject, "how can it hope to reform GRIM
inalsg Setting thief TO catch n thief was
an old-time doctrine, but the plan of set
ting thief to reform a thief has never yet
been defended. The representatives of the
state with which criminals are most fire.
qucntly brought into contact are police
men, police justices. shcriffs. sheriff's dep
uties, and jailkeepers, only a shade, if ut
all. better than the criminals themselves" +"
The paper started - warm discussion
and brought out Number OF protests.
Warden w. f.. Hale, of san Quentin,
Cal, who for six years prior to assuming
charge of the prison had been sheriff of
Alameda county, said that he wanted to
brand some of the allegations as to cor
ruption in California as false. Mr.. Hale
thought it was shameful for a man of the
standing of the professor to make such
sweeping and general charges and he
could not sit still under them. II was the
sentiment of the delegates that a man of
Professor Warmers standing would not
make such broad assertions unless he was
able to back them up. The paper was or
dcrcd filed and thanks sent TO the pro-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-18
GREATEST RACE OF THE YEAR.
Five Crack Horses Go for the Regular
stake at Gravesrn,i.

Five Crack Horses Go for the Regular
stake at GravesrDd.
New YORK, Sept. 1S.-Ycstcrtlay was Il
great day ut the GraycSend track; twas
the opening of the fall season with the
greatest race of the year rs the fcatur,.
The attendance WAS light when the attraC-
tions were taken into consideration, for
barely 5,ON' people appeared. All during
the year efforts have been made to bring
the five. best handicap horses in training
together, and finally without any agree
mcnt the Brooklyn Jockey club had sue
cecdcd in getting them into their regular
stake, with Henry of Navarro, Ray I'll
santa Anita, Domino, Clifford and Sir
Walter.
At the post Domino acted like demon
and refused 20 break, so it wGs ten min
utcs before they came up to the starter in
line and the red flag dropped. Sir Walter
was the first to show, and came into the
stretch for the first time under a gentle
pull, with Rny cl Santa Anita second,
Henry of Navarro third, Clifford fourth
and Domino last. They came slowly
down in front of the band stand at little
more than an exercise gallop, nearly all Of
them buck jumping. Fifty-thrcc seconds
was the time to the half mile.
Then Taral urged Domino and passed
Clifford. At the three-quartcr Sor Walter
was leading with Navarro third. At the
mile Domino was beaten, while Sir Walter
still led, but was In trouble with Navarro
still i'm third place. Then the latter came
on, passed everything and landed Il win
ncr in 2:O9 Clifford was second and Sir
Walter third
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-18
Let His Shrift BE short,

Fort SMITH, Ark. sept. lS.-It took a
jury in the United States court only one
hour 10 convict Henry Starr, the young
Indian bandit, of the murder of Floyd
Wilson, who was trying to arrest him for
outlawry. Starr formed a band out of
followers of Bill Dalton and was very sue
ccssful, the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
train robbery at Pryor creek and the Ben
tonvillc bank robbery being their last
jobs. He is still bcardlcss youth, tall,
slender and athletic, with very intelligent.
pleasant face. He expressed his contempt
for the jury which convicted him by speak
ing of them Us n pack of idiots.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-18
pEFFER AND THE BOND MATTER.
Will Advocate Reputation of Any Addi-
tionaI Issues.

MEMPHIS, Sept. Is - Senator PETER
passed through the city yesterday, ,cn route
TO the Chickanauga celebration. He was
interviewed while ut breakfast and reitcr
ated his formerly expressed intention to
introduce in the senate next session Il reso-
luton for the reputation Of any addition
al bonds that may be issued by the Cleve-
land administration. All the bonds is
sued by this administration, lie said. We're
Illegal. Asked why he has not already
moved to have them declared illegal he re-
piled: We'll, because the people seem TO
have been satisfied with the result
He expressed the opinion that the presi-
dent would urge the new congress to pass
an act authorizing the retirement of the
grcenbacks and Sherman notes, which he
said would bring on more talk.
Senator PETER predicted that both the
Republican and Democratic national con-
ventions would declare against free silver,
and the free silver members of those par
ties would have to submit or join the Popu-
lists. He did not believe that any party
based on the single issue of silver could
,yip
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-18

upon 1t as 1t has done IN the years gone
by-in the interest of morality and vir-
tue; for the enforcement Of law; in the
interests of labor and the working classes.
The leader Of the Democratic party has
sent out a message to the people, advising
that the laws be not Obeyed.
That party is trying to make political
capital out of this question by telling "A
certain class of voters in New York that if
they support the Democratic party they
shall be given moro liberal Sunday" He
opposed the local option idea, and when
he closed Lautcrbach asked to have the
resolution read 1t was read and Lautcr-
back, waving his hands in depreciation
Of calls for him to go to the platform,
said: mo good Republican can object to
that Applause The amendment was
adopted unanimously, and then the sclec-
tion Of nominees was taken up. After one
place on the ticket had been voted for it
was seen that there would De no fight
against the slate and the ticket was made
up BY acclamation.
There is "a general rejoicing here on the
results of the convention. The opinion of
the majority of the delegates is that the
adoption of the sunday enforcement plank
Is clever movement that will aid the
party II is generally conceded that the
Democrats next week will pass resolu-
ton favoring local option and this will
make clearly the line of division between
the two parties. Depew is particularly
pleased over the work. He has urged
ever since his arrival that the party take
some stand on the matter, and Miller'a
plank on the platform Re believes will
answer the purpose
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-18
Trial of Theodore Durrant.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1S.-In the trial
If Theodore Durrant Martin Quiulan, an
attorney, supplied another missing link,
testifying that he saw Durrant and a
young lady walking on Bartlett street
toward Emanuel church about l:l0 p. m.
April 3. The defence tried to impcach his
reliability, but David Clarke, who accom-
panied Quinlan. corroborated all Quinlan
had said regarding his movements. Mrs.
Caroline Leakc then testified that she saw
Durrant and "a young woman enter the
church on the afternoon of April 3. She
was positive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-18
Avoid Cure-Alls.

Zoa-Phora is compounded solely
for diseases of women. In its sphere
it has no equal. For testimonials
and advice, address H. G. Colman,
secretary of the Zoa-Phora Medicine
company, kalamazoo. Mich, or ask
your druggist. Sold by T. II. Thomas
and Marshall & Fisher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-18
Susan Il. Anthony Paints.

ROCHESTER,. n. V, Sept. ls.-Miss SUI
san B. Anthony was seized with faint
ing spell in n photograph gallery, and for
time those who We're present were Scri-
ously alarmed. Miss Anthony was about
to sit for "a photograph when the attack
began. Medical assistance was immedi-
atcly procured, and after rcstoratives were
administered she recovered consciousness
and was taken to her home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-18
Condition of the Gold Reserve.

WASHINGTON, sept. 1s.-Rcports to the
treasury department show that $3.50, 900 in
gold was withdrawn yesterday from the
at New York for export, and
that S25OOCo in gold was deposited by u
Rochester bank, which offsets the with
leaving the true amount of the
rcscrye at the close of businss S95, ,3S2, 52S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-18
Azote and Aliy Engaged.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Sept. 1S.-The board
of agriculture has just closed a contrac,
for the appearance at the state fair of tn,
celebrated race horses Azotc and Alix
They will be raced against Alix's worlds
record of 2:0354. Azote will go Sept .,
and AliX Sept. %.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-18

LONDON, Sept. 1s.-At the foreign Office
the report is denied that the porte had ac-
cepted the plan of reform in the admins
tion of affairs in Armenia which was sub
mitted by the powers signatory TO the
treaty Of Berlin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-18

Druggists say that their sales of
Hoods Sarsaparilla exceed those of
all others. There is no substitute
for Hoods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-18

Casey Cochran, a boy of Lawrenceville.
Ills. shot squirrel, leaned his gun
against tree, and climbed for his game
His dog touched the trigger of the otheI
barrel of the gun and Casey was killed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-18
Southern Illinois, Conference.

METROPOLIS, Sept. 1s.-The forty-fourth
session of the Southern Illinois conference
Of the Methodist Episcopal church met
in annual session in this city. The day
was devoted to the examination of classes
and the night to the annual convention Of
the Epworth League. About $50 ministers
and laylnen are present. Bishop Joyce, of
Tennessee, is presiding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-18
Sustain
Home Industry
On Tap everywhere.
Only Union labor employed.

The Rock Island Brewing Company. success
ors to George Wagner's Atlantic Brewery, l.
Huber's City Brewery and Raible &, Stengers
Rock Island Brewery. as we'll as Julius Junge's
Bottling Works, has one of the most complete
Brewing establishments including Bottling de-
partment in the country. The product is the
very best. Beer is bottled at the brewery and
delivered to any part Of the tri-cities. and may
he ordered direct from the head offices on Mo-
line avenue by Telephone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-18

Call for Rock Island
BreWing Co. Beer.
The herald., 1895-08-08
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
County Equalization Approved by the
State Board
Some Figures Showing Los Angeles County .
Financial Standing In the Stste-Or-
ders 1ade by the Board

The county board of supervisors met in
regular session yesterday, A. W. Francis
CO presiding, all members present. The
board received telegram that filled their
souls with Joy and relieved them Of much
worry and responsibility; it is also of
great interest to taxpayers. 1t was mes
sage from the state board of equalization
announcing that Assessor Summerland s
assessment as equalized by the county
board of supervisors is approved, and no
changes were ordered.
Thus the board will not have to revise
the assessment rolls further, and great
expense for extra employees. AS
the reports stand the increase in the
county assessment for the fiscal year is
$5 22s, 71s, remarkable record as compared
with other counties. For Southern Cali
fornia the increase was $6, 107.276,
Angeles county now pays 40 per cent OF
and the prosperity of the city
and county is a source OF universal
pride.
Justice M. T. Owens was granted leave
of absence from the state for thirtytive
days. The major will attend the con-
clave OF the Knights Templar in Boston,
August 26th.
The Inglewoou special school tax OF 500
was referred to the district attorney.
E The request of the school trustees of
Pasadena for an appropriation of $4,000 for
the year 1866 also was referred to the
district attorney.
The petition for bids for an electric
light plant at Western avenue ana First
street vas dismissed, no bids having
been filed.
The petition for the Bixby & Howard
irrigating ditch was denied.
The herald., 1895-08-08
FIFTH TYPO CONVENTION
Annual Meeting to Consider the Crafts
Welfare
After Business VIII Come Pleasure l.. the
Form Of . Banquet, Which Will
Occur Friday Night

The fifth annual convention of the Cali
fornia State Typographical Union No.
will be held IN this city, and its first
session will take placce this morning at
Council OF Labor hall. 175 North Spring
street. at 10 o'clock. About twenty five
delegates are expected to be present.
many of whom arrived in town yester-
day. The object of these yearly gather
ings IL primarily to consider the welfare
Of the craft and incidentally to promote
feelings of good fellowship among the
members. The convention will extend
over three days, but beyond the meeting
this morning ride to Pasadena on Fri
day afternoon and banquet on Friday
night, the programme, while outlined,
has not been definitely decided upon.
On Friday afternoon the delegates will
accept the invitation of the Pasadena and
Pacific electric railroad management and
visit the Crown of the Valley, going and
returning, Of course, by Mr.. Clark's elec-
trio Pullmans. At 10 p. M. the same day
will occur the banquet. This Will take
place at the New York Kitchen, the pro-
prietoTs OF which establishment promise
special spread that shall be fit for either
gods or printers. Without particulariz..
things are assured, and the man is rash
indeed who will undertake to guess the
hour at which the last toast will be re-
sponded to, or ut what hour Aud Lang
Syne will be sung. Souvenir programmes
of the evenings entertainment will be
provided. but they will not be factors in
the outcome. State Labor Commissioner r
Fitzgerald will be present with the boys
at the hoard and see that they behave
The herald., 1895-08-08
WANTS HIM TO RECONSIDER
Contractor Robb and His School House
Bids
10 Trying to Have Robb Do
the Work

The most energetic man in the city
yesterday was s. G. Dodge, the lum bor-
man whose backing for the sum OF $1,000
guarantee shat the work Of enlarging the
Gates street and the San Pedro street
school buildings is to be done at Robb' 8
very low bid, which had been accepted
by the council. Robb, since the con-
tracts for the work were forwarded to
him, has backed out and will lose his
forfeit money to the city un-
less the council comes to his as
sistanoe at the adjourned meeting to be
the certified check which is on deposit
with the city clerk as q guarantee that
the work will be done. belongs to Dodge.
Robb must back up his friend or be
himself thrown down if he es-
says to enlarge the buildings ac-
cording to the advertised specifications.
suffer. Dodge is busy trying hard to get
RObb to reconsider.
The former was four Eyears ago the
backer upon another school building con-
tract. His previous experience cost him
$1,000 in cash and it cost his then business
partners the same amount. He vowed
then that he had had enough of such
The special building committee of the
council having the matter in charge will
delay its recon mendation that the con-
tracts upon the Gates street and San
Pedro street schools be awarded to John
Rebman in place of Robb, until the
last moment today, SO as to givs the lat
ter an opportunity to save Dodgs's $1,000
deposit. II he persists in his refusal to
do the work. the money will be declared
forfeited to the city. The present forfei.
ture 10 the largest in the history of the
city, with but one exception.
The herald., 1895-08-08

ness to be transacted has made 1t neces-
sary to call full meeting OF the ex.
change.
One Of the American Oil company's
new wells, situated at the corner Of First
and Belmont streets, sh as begun to spout
at the rate of $50 barrels day. This well
is the farthest west OF any we'll now p ro-
ducing oil. The flow began at 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning.
Casing Is now nbeing put in the Hol-
lingswofth we'll on Figueroa street. The
we'll is down over 900 feet, but will be
drilled to.a greater depth Immediately.
There are over 500 feet of oil In the
Maier & Zobslein we'll on Welcome street.
Indications are favorable for a spouter.
@. W. Lubb's well, located ON Park
place, still continues to gush at the rate
Of twenty barrels day.
The Little Joker. belonging to the Mel.
son company, keeps up its flow of 500 bar
rels per day.
1t may be Of interest to oil men to know
that California is one Of the twelve lead
ings states of the Union in manufacturing
output. Present indications in the oil in
dustry are favorable to an increase in the
manufacturing output OF the state-which
will assuredly assume greater proper.
tions If tho cheap fuel afforded by the oil
wells brings the manufactures that are
now expected.
The herald., 1895-08-08
O'DEA PAID THE FIFTY
Thought the Newspapers Ought to Be En.
joined

Thought the Newspapers Ought to Be En.
joined
NJ. F. O'Dea, who SO aagrantly insulted
the dignity of the township court and
was ordered to appear at 10 a. m. yester-
day and pay fine Of $50, failed to show
up and had to be placed under arrest BY
bench warrant. He was tax en- before
Justice Young in the afternoon and he
excused himself on plea Of business and
the absence of his attorney.
Mr.. O'Dea pleaded great aggravation to
the judge. asking him to remit the fine
and apologizing to the court. But the
court remained obdurate and O'Dea
grumblingly sacrificed check for $50 to
the majesty of the law and his bad tem-
per. O'Dea was muttering away about
injustice, venality and among otner
things, asking the court to issue an in
junction of some kind to muzzle the press
on his case, when Justice Young warned
him to be silent or be would be further
punished. He left and tried to procure
complaints from the district attorney on
various pleas, but the district attorneys
office could not see it as he did, and, as q
matter of fact, O'Dea's doings and the
evidence nave conveyed the general i'm
preston that he is in error.