The Opelousas courier., 1895-11-16
General Notes.

Zeal is very blind or badly regulated
| when it encroaches upon the rights OF
others.
Never mind where you work; care
more about bow much you work. Never
mind who SEES; If conscience approves,
The number of sugar houses in Lou
isiana is diminishing each season, the
industry becoming more centralized
|cThere are fifty less sugar houses this
year than last.-St. Mary Optic.
1t is said and generally believed that
the Populists will not nominate a
State. ticket but will combine with the
Republicans to defeat the Democrats
and the suffrage amendment.
The Messenger Of ST.. Martin says
We learn that Mr.. Peters Of the keystone
refinery is paying cane 1926 per ton, and
Mr.. Levert of the st. John is paying $2.O o
to his tenants and $3.50 to outsiders.
Capt. E. E. Kidd, a &ominent attor-
ney of RustOn, died in that place last
week. Capt. Kidd was a true Confeder-
ate soldier and at n time occupied n
high position in the political affairs of
the State.
The total sugar crop of Louisiana this
year is estimated at 110,O0O,0 900 pounds,
an increase of 27,00G tons over that OF
last year, in spite oHthe repeal of the
bounty. Owing to tile war in Cuba and
other causes there is a good prospect of
marketing it to advantage.
The Atlanta exposition is a splendid
show and it is we'll worth any ones
while to attend. 1t is equal to a years
schooling to The young and ayear's trav-
cling to the old. A big crowd ought to
Lake Charles New Road.
The southern extension of the Midland
Branch is about complete and a daily
train service begun. Under a new sche-
dule, which went into effect on Nov. 1,
the train will arrive from Eunice at 10
a. NJ, and leave for Gueydan at 1895
p. m.-Crowley Signal, Nov. 8.
"Diversification" should from hence
forth be the motto Of the Southern
farmer. He has shaved long enough I'M
der the monarchial rule of cotton, and
the change for the better this year should
be followed up by increasing efforts to
make the farmer DISQUALIFICATION
Telegraph.
The past fiscal year is marked by one
OF the most interesting events in the his
tory OF the country. The pension roll
passed the million mark. The country
has COW the distinction Of providing for
a larger numder of military pensioners
than We're ever carried on the rolls of
any g6Vernment.-New York Herald.
The sulphur beds in Calcasieu are
supposed to be almost i~nexbaustible,
and sulphur is being pumped out of
them at the rate Of one hundred IONS
per day, or $4,000 per year, which is
to one-third the entire con-
sumption Of the United States, and it
is believed the output will be Increased
an amount necessary to supply the
States.
The most serious objection to a mixed
primary, when all the candidates are
white Democrats, is the bad blood that
Is engendered among the aspirants and
heir friends. There is no use of bitter
and personalities in a campaign for
! party nomination, and if the nomina-
ions could be made by the intelligence
If the party there would be compare
lively little of either, as was the case be-
ore the war. The contention and strife
hat arise w the negro vote will exist
% long as that vote ls purchasable in
pen market as it is now. The adoption
the suffrage amendment is the remedy
or our ills.-Mansfeld Democrat-Jour-
Ial.
At the meeting Of the Building
board of directors, on We'd
esday evening last, a loan of $4,000 was
,ade to Mr.. Thos. J. Upton It premium
+ "a Nor cont Sinaa tho nausnn nff Of
latured stock in Series B, three weeks
go, there has been sold n%iDety-two
hares of stock, making a total of 1877
lares sold in the series opened on Oct.
The business men of New Iberia
awakening to the benefits of this
lstitution to the community and are
king greater interest in it. There is !
o limit to its usefulness and it should
llist within it's so-operatiye folds Nil
asaes.wNew Iberia Enterprise, Nov. 8.