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The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-09
JUST TEN YEARS
Since a Remarkable Happening
An Interesting Interview With a Prom!-
Eent Commercial Traveller.

The neweaati,nret ba ms azsks search fol
ltents Of interest often COMES dS tpss happen.
lugs of more than passing note. 1t was dur
ing q recent conversation with MIR. A. ID
Cransby, the well-knowp commercial sra7-
eIler, with the Cochran lumber Company,
that 4 reporter of the Commercial learned OF
a wonderful case. MI. Cransby is we'll
known in Memphis and surrounding coun-
try, and now resides at is Kerr street.
''Just ten years ego sud be, 'int wife
noticed d small limp In her breast. She
thought nothing Of it, but it increased In
size rapidly, and soon broke through the
skin, and commenced to discharge. She
was put under treatment of the best pllysi-
clans, but they very soon found that they
could do her no good, and simply prescribed
autiseptics to keep the place clean. Both
her grandmother and aunt, by the way, had
died with cancer, and when apprised OF this
fact, the doctors told me thai they would
not attempt to save her; that she was in
durable Although the cancer had by this
time become deep seated, and her health
very low, / had one Of the most noted spe-
cialists of New York to treat her. After
treStiEG ksE aHhiia tlliS doctor admitted
tigt the case was hopeless and further
Treatment useless. 1t Is difficult to imagine
how Respondent we all became, knowing
that she must die, and unable to give hel
any relief. / had spent over five hundred
dollars with the best medical skill to be had,
and felt that there was no further hope.
Zone day l happened to read an advertise.
ment Of S. S. S., recommenuingttia1 remedy
for cancer, and in view of the failure of the
most eminent physicians in the ~1,Ar
confess I had little faith left in any ruman
agency. However, | purchased a bottle OF
S. S. S., and to my delight, it seemed $50.
eft her; after she had taken d coupe "a
bottles, the cancer began to heal, and aston
ishing as it may seem, q few bottles more
cured her entirely. You can probably bet
ter understand how remarkable this cure
was, when | explain that the cancer had
eaten two holes in the breast two inches
deep. These healed up entirely. and al.
though ten years ave elapsed, not a sign OF
the disease has ever returned, and we arc
assured of the permanence of the cure,
which we at first doubted.
II certainly regard s. S. s.. as the most
wonderful remedy in the world, and it IL
truly a God-send to those afflicted with this
terrible disease. Yes sir" he concluded.
"you may be sure that | shall always be
grateful to that remedy, for without it my
home would now be iesolate and my chill
dren motherless. "-Nsmphis, Isa4:., Com
mefcial.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-09
A DEMONSTRATION
On tho Tax Question From Indianapo

On tho Tax Question From indianapolis.
No matter how much citizens may
differ in their views on religion and
politics. they are a unit in the desire to
seethis city prosper.
Any policy that will tend to increase
the number of homo u IN our
city ought to meet the approval of the
press.
When a new manufacturing enter
prise GENES to indianapolis it is re-
ceived with open arms: and the people
generally regard it as a good thing.
We believe a policy can be adopted
by this city which will increase the
number both of homes and factories.
That policy is a more liberal method
of taxation.
The auditors duplicate for 1893 shows
the assessed value of indianapolis
property to be Sl03. 3l7.OO0.
This is divided as follows, in round
numbers:
Land values t4,s02,0 600
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. @s,93l,U $50
Personal property ............. D,loi,0W
The rate for 1899 was SLIGO for each
500, the total amount Of revenue col
lected, barring delinquents, upon the
above assessed values, being 81, SOC, 900.
E%xempting all improvements and
personal property from taxation, (say-
ing nothing of the saving effected in
the expenses of assessing and collecting
the tax on personal property and ad-
yancing the rate on the land values to
four and y quarter per cent. we can
raise d revenue of $1,s7s,6 900, an in
GREASE of S12,4a1 per annum which could
be applied to the payment of our bond
ed debt.
All this could be accomplished with
out increasing the burden of taxation
upon homes or factories. In fact in
many cases it would be q positive de-
crease.
For example: Take the case of some
OF our manufactures whose tax this
year is as follows:
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-09
FOR SALE.
r WILL sell for cash or on easy terms the +

T WILL sell for cash or on easy terms the fol-
L lowing described property, viz:
!. A plantation in Bellevue containing about
sixty-six arEents, all thoroughly fenced and
drained, with tenant house and outbuiidlngs,
known as the Narcisse Richard place.
2. A plantation situated on the Courtatleau,
containing four hundred and forty-two and
~. 100 arpeii:s, about sixty arpents under pieux
and wire fence and in cultivation, with two good
tenant houses and outb,iildingS. The rear OF
this tract consists of cypress swamp.
3. Several tracts of wood land on the bayou
Teche. situated between Couion's bridge and
Barry's Landing.
The first and second tracts are rented advan-
tageously for the year 1894. and ii sold l will
transfer rent notes to purchasers.
W. G. PERRAULT.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-09
TAX REFORM STUDIES
EDITED BY BOLTON HALL.
An Omen Column,

II any one has an impression that
communication S to these Studies"
will not be published unlers they echo
the editors ideas, he is mistaken.
Articles OF any side of the question
will always be welcome. so they are
decent, we'll written, within reason
able limits and to the point, except
that we do not discuss the tariff.
Land owners especially should be
interested, as the principle benefit Of
any Improvement or social advance
goes to them III the increase of value
given to land. Address this Office, or
Z. 0. EoX 50, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-09
Strange If Honest.

States assert that from 1860 to 1880 the
assessed valuation of real estate in
creased from So, e73. oe5, 900 to SIS, $780,
1910 while that of personal property
decreased from S5,11l,554.O 600 to So, $685.
pa? n0n
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-09
DISCUSSION
1* o Easiiiers. Organ.

TIE single tax is a good topic for dis
cussion at league meetings, because it
serves to show farmers the injustice
and utter inpracticabilit Of any tax
system except one of equal taxation
Farmers Union league Advocate.
You see it ali turns on what is equal
taxation. Many believe that a tax on
real estate most nearly approaches
that ideal, because every person VINO
uses real estate land no industry can
be carried on without using real estate1
would then pay taxes Ii proportion to
the value they used. either in thSr
business or for residence.
The Advocate, wI;ich is the organ"
of the Farmers Uneh league.conciudes
that equal taxation can only be had by
taxing all classes of property alike.
whether tina, property be real, as land
and improvements, .or mere evidences
of title, DIS stocks end bonds. mort
cages, etc. Whi.e the single taxitc
vigorously affirms that equal taxation
can only be had when men pay taxes
according to the benefits they enjoy
from the community. at the same time
asserting with equal positiveness that
there is only II class Of property, viz;
land, which is benefited by the pres,
ence of population and the expendi-
lures of the community for streets,
sewers. light, schools, fire protection,
etc.
We join with the Advocate in recom-
mending the farmers to discuss this
question Of taxation, believing that 4
thorough discussion must rc=ult in de-
termining which of these thrts. schools
of thought is most nearly right. The
only difference between the Advocates
position and our own being that we
recommend not merely farmers but
mechanics. laborers, doctors, lawyers,
aye, even capitalists, to discuss the
question OF taxation in all its bearings,
always remembering to approach the
question from the standpoint Of what
is best for the entire community and
not what system will enable them to
gain an advantage over other classes.
Editor.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-09
"A Jolly Row Here PRESENTLY

The people hardly know yet what
they want, but they are as!aing among
themselves some ugly questions about
what those words rent and taxes NEAR.
and about what the strange word Free
dom meana.-Charles Kingsley.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-09
Macaulay and Garfield on the Land CUES.
ton.

Macaulay and Garfield on the Land Dues.
ton.
Nacaulay. the historian, writing tt
an American friend many years ago,
said:
Your fate l believe to be certain,
though it is deferred by a physical
cause. As long as you have a bound
less extent of fertile and unoccupiee
land, your laboring population will be
far more at ease than the laboring pop.
ulation Of the old world. But the time
will come when New England will be
as thicklv populated as the crowded
districts of the old world. Wages will
be as low, and will luctuate as much
with you as with us. You will have
your Birminghams and Manchesters
and in these Birminghams and Man.
chesters, hundreds of thousands of ar
tisans will assuredly be sometimes out
of work. Then your Affiliations will
be fairly brought to the test"
Garfield said of the letter: 81:
startled me like an alarm bell at
night" The labor riots of 1877. and
later, the constantly recurring strikes
and business failures, bear testimony
to the persistence Of savage competi-
ton for existence. Verify, Macaulav
was right, and our institutions arc IN
dergoing their test. So severe a test
has never before been applied to the
institutions of any country. The land
systems of Europe developed with the
people SO slowly that the speculative
element was very small, and therefore
the incentive to hold land idle was
small. Moreover, the people are less
intelligent than ours, and in the belief
that it is the divine will, are contented
with a lower standard of living.
There is no possible way of keeping
men out of employment, except by de-
nying them access to the natural OPP
portunities for employment. And
there is no conceivable method of per-
manently relieving the unemployed.
except by allowing them access to
land--Utica Globe.
land the editor would suggest tina:
probably the most effective way of do.
ing this is by placing the bulk of the
taxes on valuable land, regardless of
whether it is improved or not. 1t is
not the business of the assessors to n
courage the holding Of land out of use
through low Observation-Disclosures
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-09
is as follows

Here would be a saving in the run
ming expenses of these FIVE concerns of
nearly $40, 900 a year. And what is true
OF these, is r in a greater Or less de-
gree of all our manufactures. Win
any n dispute the statement that this
policy would encourage manufacture
ers?
There is another Institution in this
city that deserves ,nention: that is
the New York store, which paid in
taxes last year on it's location, building
and stock, $7,6S4.09. Under the four
and a quarter per cent. land tax it would
have paid s.. 1886, a saving of 81, 800
which could have been distributed in
greater profits to the proprietors; bet
ter wages to the employees, and cheap
er goods to its patrons. Consider, then,
the saving in running expenses Of all
our factories and mercantile institu-
tons, and there is no question but this
liberal policy would encourage trade,
manufacturing and home building.
But, says some one, with all this de-
crease in the taxes of individuals,
where will you get your revenues?
Well, let us see how this method of
taxation will affect tie land specula-
tors. Eight of them own land to the
value of Ss46, 095, on which their taxes
are $13, $50. With q 4 IA per cent land
value tax they would have to pay
$4,000.
And there re a number of others Of
like character. Does any one believe
that the simple act of holding land va
cant is a good thing for the city? If SO
it is his privilege to stand up for the
present system of taxation. But one
establishment like the Atlas works en-
ploys more men, in the production of
wealth, than all the landlords in the
state of Indiana. And one industrious
mechanic who builds himself a home
does more for the welfare of the city
than all the spectators who hold land
idle until a boom ~persuades them to
unload at an immense profit. j.
Hudson, Indianapolis.
1.-THE editor thinks this calculation
fallacious. because to tax land values
separately, ever SO slightly, would de-
stroy the larger portion Of their sell
ing value.
Nor does he believe that the rental
value amounts to anything like 4 1-2
per cent, " of their present values.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-09
SPEED OF TROLLEY CARS.
The Peculiar "Purrlng'' Sound of the Mote
Tr-~lg--z

The Peculiar "Purrlns'' Sound of the Motor
Explained.
The speed of a trolley car when pass
ing any given point has been a matter
upon the determination of which a
good deal of discussion has been ex-
pended. To put a revolution counter
upon the axle would solve the problem,
but it is frequently desirable to ascer-
tain the speed ola a without the as
sistance of a street car company. Par
t!cularly is this desirable when seek
ing evidence that the cars are being
run at a greater rate of speed than al
lowed by law.
1t is well known that the motor gives
forth a peculiar sound when the car is
running. This sound Whittier in his
poem on 1.-THE Broomstick Train" lik-
ened to the purring of a witch's cat,
and it is in this purring sound the
speed indication lies. Whenever a
number of blows or taps are delivered
in regular sequence, they will, if their
frequency be great enough, form a mu-
steal note. The reason for this is that
h ear cannot rid itself of one sound
before another reaches it; consequent
ly when the number of notes rise
above a certain number per second q
musical note is the result.
The eye possesses a similar faculty
called persistence of vision,'' which
makes the firebrand give an apparently
continuous circle Of fire when whirled
swiftly about. About one-sixteenth Of
second is said to be the limit Of persist
ence of vision, and thirty sound vibra-
lions per minute are probably the least
number of which the ear can recognize.
The lowest note on a seven-octave
piano has about thirty-three vibrations
per second, and middle C about two
hundred and sixty-four. 1t is the
striking or meshing of the gear and
pinion teeth which causes the ..pur-
ring of the street car motor, and If
the tone caused by the meshing teeth
has q pitch of middle C." we know
that two hundred and sixty-four teeth
arc meshing per second. Then the
number of teeth being known. also the
diameter of the car wheel, it is com
paratively easy to calculate the speed
of the car at the instant the sound OBJ
s~crvation was made, in spite of all
efforts of the company to prevent the
car speed from being known.-Cassel's
Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-09

1T is not advisable to remoTe the
mulch from Strawberries in the spring,
either to cultivate or to avoid frost, uu-
less the soil ia very weedy.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-09
SMALL FARMS
E0D cAIE AT A

Lot l, Section 45, T ., S. RI, E. 1924 e5. 100 acres.
Lot 2, Sec. IS, same L and r, 20i IS. 100 acres.
Lots, Sec. rs, same T AMI r., rs So. 100 acres.
Situated in Bayou Chicot settlement and
partly improved.
These lands have been patented by the United
States, January is, 1884, under a re-survey exc
suted by Geo. X. Bradford, Esq, U. S. Deputy
Euveyor, and are choice uplands.
Also W l2 NV \ Sec. 81, 7 3, s, 1. E, State
rs, S, r. 1. w, u. S. patent No. 42i5. containing
q acres.
+ " of Sc "a Sec. II and w IL of sw Y Sec. y, T
Z, 81 ], w, containing ISL 20. 100 acres. This ia
Ono timber land, and adjoins Marius Landrencau
on the west. VIII sell each lot separately, OF
the whole TO suit purchasers. Apply to
D. D. HAGGERIY, Washington. La.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-09
Tax Hina On II.

The land and the fulness thereof be-
longs to the Lord, The English lord
re presume.-Ex
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-09

His LITTLE JOKE. - First Cannibal -
These missionaries give me q pain" Sec
ond Cannibal-''I think you eat too fast."-
Pick
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-09

HE-"Fraulein Dora, your lips are like
ipe cherries" She-"Are you fond Of
cherries :'-Humoristische Blaetter.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-09
Labor daY IS now observed in calj

Labor day is now observed in Cali
fornia, Connecticut. Colorado, Della
ware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indi-
III Iowa. Kansas, Maine, Massachu-
setts, Michigan. Montana, Nebraska,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania.
south Carolina, South Dakota, Tennes-
see, Texas, Utah. Virginia and Wash
sngton.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-09

sides Of the vessel and not glide of like
oil. It may now be readily diluted
with cold rain water, or the whole
mass may be allowed to cool, when it
has a semi-solid form. This standard
emulsion, If covered and placed in a
cool, dark place, will keep for a long
time. In making a dilution from this
cold emulsion, it is necessary to dis
solve the amount required in three or
four parts Of boiling water, after which
cold rain water may be added in the
required quantities. Dilute this stand
ard emulsion not more than four and
not less than three times with water.
This will kill every scale it bits.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-09
I3. BIO, ENFIELD,
Commissioner U. S. Circuit Court for the Vest
erp n;c+r;cf nj I or,iei,ra

STn UjSITiCI OF LUEISIdEA.
Commissioned u. S. Court Of Claims throughout
the United States.
Notary Public in and for the Parish of st. Ian
dry. Office with Hon. John n. Ogden.
Particular attention given to Land Cases and
to Final Proofs. Collections in the Parishes of
ct. Landry and Acadia promptly attended to.
Pensions secured; Patents, Caveats, Trade
Marks, etc, procured without DELAY.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

The fact Is generally overlooked tnat
hogs need about ns much protection
In summer as In winter. says Farm
and Dairy. They are not w1ll cal
culated 10 stand extremes o. either
heat or cold, but they viii stand oy-
IRENE cold better than extreme heat.
Cattle and horses can endure cgtreme
heat reasonably well, the nos cannot.
Tho farmer Is liable to forget tho dlf.
ference and apply 20 the hog SUMMER
methods that do well enough with
other kinds NJ stock, and no a result
loses heavily In thrift and perhaps
does not know It.
In addition 10 the right kind and
quality OF food In summer the hog re-
qulres, II he Is TO be profitable 20 tho
owner, shade and water. lie takes TO
the mud. not becasue he likes mud
per SO, but, because OF the water IN n.
Water he must have. not merely for
drinking but for bathing. and the
cleaner Il Is the better for him and his
owner. Shade too, he must have In
the coming hot days. There is no shade
80 desirable as that OF a grove. IL the
Creator ever Invented nicer thing for
shade than tree we never heard OF II.
Lie down under one on hot day and
STUDY the plan Of II. It's leaves arc
constantly thriving TO cover tho va
cant places and keep out the sun, not
because they are trying to protect you,
but because they are greedy for gun
light themselves. As the tree grown
the lower limbs perish and thus give
free play TO the air beneath. The tree
appeals 20 and rests the mind as well
as the body. The color OF the leaves.
their graceful motion In the light
breeze. the habit OF the limbs OF yield
Ing TO the blast and then returning.
all tone and freshon the mind under
fatigue.
II would almost seem that grove OF
trees Is too sacred TO- their hogHnips.
never mind that. turn them In. Who
knows what thoughts may occupy the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23

A flock OF guincas are about Me most
profitable poultry that can be Vept VI
they arc where they can have unVmlted
range. The common or pearl gpineas
are just AZ good as the alblno or white
variety, but when cooked their lhesh
In not 80 white. In the morning Vhen
they are let out Of the poultry mouse
they often do not stop longer than TO
pick mp a little OF the grain given to
the flock. and then they wander on TO
the field In search OF weed seeds aud
bugs. which they like better than any
thing that can be given them. They
never grow tame. like hens. but the
white ones are much more domestic In
their habits than the colorcd ones are.
The white guinea hens lay In the
nests with the hens during the whole
fore part OF the season, but when they
get ready TO sit. they will steal on and
hide their nests and hatch their eggs
N they are not watched. Do not let
them hatch their eggs, as they are the
most careless mothers. and a guinea
hen that will raise two chicks out OF
20 hatched will be doing pretty well.
Hatch them under hens and let the
hens raise them. and they develop a
great affection for their foster mother
refusing TO be woaned during the whole
season. but following her faithfully
whenever she In out OF the poultry
house. when first hatched, guineas
are exceedingly wild. and unless con-
fined in place where they cannot get
away they will wander on and perish,
leaving the nest very frequently with
In two or three hours after they are
Matched.
Guinea eggs do not take we'll In mar
kot because Of their small size. but for
house use thoy are ms good rs any. and
they are produced In such abundance
and at such little cost that any one
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-23
Loose. OF Cow. from EIpo.urc.

In the report OF the United States
department OF agriculture for the
month OF April Is table showing the
losses OF mich COWS the past winter
In the various states and territories.
II is quite interesting 10 note the differ
cnce In these losses. Much to the sur
prise. no doubt, OF many, the most
northern states show the least loss.
Tho following Is the percentage rat
Ing: Maine. none: New Hampshire. 2;
Vermont, Massachusetts,. Rhode Island,
and Connecticut, none: New York, 3;
New Jersey. 81 Pennsylvania, @. Della
ware, not reported; Maryland. 10. Vlr-
ginia. 20: North Carolina, IS; South
Carolina, 2.2: Georgia, 9.5; Florlda. 1876;
Alabama. go; Mississippi. 60: Louis
lana, go; Texas, $40; Arkansas. 81:
Tennessee. 80: West Virginia, 81: Ken
lucky. 10; Ohio, z; Michigan, 4; Indi-
ana. z; Illinois, %; Wisconsin, 3: Min
nesota. g.; Iowa. G.; Missouri, o: Kan
saa. i.3; Nebraska, 1.S; South Dakota,
2.3; North Dakota, 2; Montana, 81;
Wyoming. 2.S; Colorado. 80; New Mex
leo, 30; Arizona, IL: Utah. &C: Neva-
da, Ia; Idaho. Ia; Washington, Is;
oregon, IL California, 81; Oklahoma,
"a.
II will be seen, says Kansas Farmer
that Florida. Georgia, and Louisiana
lead all other states In winter loss.
One would naturally expect from the
mildnesB Of the climate In these south
ern statoe that the result would be
vastly different. We are OF the opin-
ion, however, that the real cause OF this
great percentage Of loss lies In the fact
that In the southern states the COW ig
left very largely TO shift for herself In
the winter months. We know from
actual observation that cows In the
southern states are neither cared for,
sheltered, nor fed with anywhere near
tkg attention and thoroughncss that IA