davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life mofe, with
less expenditure, by more promptly.
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced In the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
ia the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
cispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation;
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
lists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the maine, Syrup of Figs.
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21
What Are Farmers Rights:

EDITOR FARMERS VoICE:-It would
seem that the FARMERS have 10 rights
which men in other kinds of business
are bound to respect. Taxes are heaped
upon us. on our lands and chatteIs, I'M
til it takes almost the entire proceeds
Of the farms; after deducting a scanty
living, to pay taxes.
Taxes for road improvements unncc-
essary, pushed by the s%cnening men
IN electric railway corporatiUas. ara
among the latest great tax accumuia-
tons.
Where are we at? is the important
question. The tax question is one
~hihh the farmers have neglected
They have allowed lawyers to be elect
ed to our legislatures, and laws have
been enacted which the farmers did
not ask fut, and which have caused
burdensome taxation. Why not throw
off this b]urdensome yoke?
The burden of taxation is so great
that ths people who arr in debt are
compelled to pay high rates of interest
OF money borrowed; and there is nc
possible chance at present prices OF
farm produce to pay the debts III
mortgages. The farmers seem now to
have the right to live and pay taxes
and be dictated to by the men who
profit by the laws.
II. WARREN PHELPS.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21
Why Chicago il 50 Poor

Under the laws of Illinois the tas
ate of Chicago can not exceed two pei
cent. Now, under our ridiculous sys,
tenn of assessment, the total valuation
of our property is $3.50. 600, 600. Why
the assessed valuation of Boston is
nearly 5000, 900, 900, and as for your city
it has an assessed valuation of nearly
s., 600, 600, 600.
Now what is the result! Two pei
cent. OF $3.50, 00o, 900 is s., 900, coo. Their
we get So, 600. 600 from saloon licenses
and another million from other SQUIRE
in all 50, 600. 900. With that we have
to run our city"
That is why Chicago has not clear
streets. And that is why we are un'
able to make many needed public i'm!
provements. = Interview with Mayo:
Swift, of Chicago, in n. Y. World.
"We would like to ask the mayor
whether the laws of Illinois compe
the assessors to assess land values al
less than ten per cent. of their real
value. II not, there is no reason why
Chicago should not derive at least
twenty millions from that PURGE
alone, as its land values are certainly
81, 600, 900, 600, which is only about $7ot
per capita.'-EDIToR.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21
10 NOT AGREE WITH kerr
HARDlE. leo.

Single fas Men Believe Their Doctrine 4
Cure-AH for Ills OF the Day.
AT the semi-weekly opan air meeting
CT the Manhattan Single Tax club in
Madison Square last night, the theories
advanced by keir Hardie and atRers
were attaetsd to sonfe extent by the
speakers, who asserted that in the
single tax, and there alone. Law the pa.
Racea for all the ills OF the day.
The first speaker was ". l.. Doug.
lass, of Toronto, who did not touch
upon local matters at all. but gave a
detailed account of the progress Of the
single tax movement il Canada.
Mr.. Douglass was followed by E. L.
Pnrdy, vice president Of the Single
Tax club, who was down to speak on
The Folly of Hardie's Paternal Gev-
eminent"
The speaker did not attack Hardie il
any way further than to say that his
theories were all wrong. P~aternalism
was the last thing to be desired, he
said, and the single tax was the one
thing needed to reform everything.
Charles Z. Adams and William Ever.
EFT Hicks also spoke on the advantage
OF the single tax. All the speakers at
lacked the socialists in 4 general way,
and spent most of their time in advanc.
ing the single tax theories. N. 7.
Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

Surely" w says, 'all f. are tss
which Dear o heavily JUROR those
who are least able to pay and who de.
rive the least benefit from government.
Any tax is bad which takes from the
poverty Of the poor to add to the
wealth Of the ricn. ANY tax Is bad
which can be easily evaded by fraud
or f~alsehood, and Is therefore paid Gully
by the honest and truthful. ANY tax
is bad which a only De collected by
oppressive and degrading methods.
Any taS IL bad which unnecessarily
binders tie increase Of wealth and
comfort a1aolg tbs people az 4 ~4l1ole.
Any tax is bad which corrupss the
morals OF the people or which neces-
sarilv brings into existence a ctasa
which finds its profit IN r~reeatine
Nsstefdlness and extravaganza in pub
lie affairs. Finally. any tax is bad
which makes the real taxpayer pav
twice over: while the government re-
ceives it but once"
1t Is Unnecessary to add that under
none Of these heads do &c find the
natural tax.-JohnstC*u {Pa.} Demo
arat
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21
A just Divide.

NJ. Edgar L. Ryder. attorney-at-law,
Sing Sing, who represented this as
semb1y district in the legislatures OF
1893 and 1894, is passing through West
chester and Putnam counties. inter-
viewing the farmers concerning the
taxation of property. As we under
stand it, q movement is being made to
divide the taxation more equally, and
not let it rest so heavily upon the
farmers.-Peekskill On. W Democrat
IF this shall result in bringing the
farmers of those counties to see that
our present system of taxation, or
attempted taxation, which aims to
bring all kinds of property (wealth)
into the assessors drag-net, simply re-
suits in m~ulcting the farmers and other
honest people-including widows and
crphans-while letting those who are
INSCRIPTIONS, no matter how wealthy,
escape almost entirely, MI. Ryder will
have performed a public service, equal
in it's far reaching influence for good,
toany act of his which he may have per.
formed as state Observation-Disclosures
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21
PERSONAL AND fMPERSoNAk,

~ have been in practical eesitics
and have taken my share OF hard
knocks" say Theodore Roosevelt,
''and more and more I have come to
aslieve that decency is good politics,
aid that the most practical politics is
55uest politics."
TIVE energetic young women are
employed by Uncle Sam Il Rreoklyn
as deputy collectors of internal reyS
srra they are Miss Lucie Bail and
Miss Mabel Butter ani their names
were the first Of their sex to be entered
OH tn5 government pay rolls as deputy
collectors of internal reven9-.
King Humbert having conferred
The collar Of the order of the Annun-
z.aJa on The niil.cac's rusla. the OE-
seryatore Romano points cut hat u
swear to defend the Holy Catholic
shur.h and tlis sotnreieu pontif of
Rome" The grand collars are called
cousin by the king.
One Of the first women to make a
business Of writing advertisements for
big dry goods houses was Mrs Frances
E. Benedict, who has just died in Phil
adelphia at the age of sixty. She had
a1s- done ether writing for newspapers,
and was an efficient aid to the directors
of the Centennial exposition. She was
a member Of Philadelphia well known
70 elub.
The young Egyptian khedive is
said to possess the most costly set of
harness in the world. 1t is made of
black leather, with chased gold buc-
k1es and collars ornamented with ths
same costly metal. The pad cloths are
also embroidered with gold, and the
set is said to have cost eleven thousand
dUllars It is for four horses,and is used
on all state occasions.
The summer home of Prof. Bell,
the telephone inventor and million
oire. is on an estate of fifteen thou
sand acres III Cape Breton, on the Bras
dor. The professor seems to have al!
the instincts of the true fisherman. On
one of the neighboring lakes he has a
houseb0at propelled by 4 steam launch,
with a trap door cut in the floor of his
dining room, sc that he can fish, If the
fancy strikes, while at table.
the twe!ve-year-old Archduchess
Elizabeth, daughter of the Crown Prin'
cess Stephaaie of Austria, is very
clever with her pencil, and amused her
self during a recent stay in the coun-
try by sketching the village children.
She apologized for the gaping mouths
in alt,aer portraits, and explained that
she could only keep her subjects still
by the promise of sweets, and that tn.
mouths were opened in expectation Of
this reward.
Moses Chamberlain, now living at
Milton, Pa, enjoys the distinction of
being a brother of a man who was
killed IN battle one hundred and
eighteen years ago. Such a thing
would seem impossible at first thought,
but it is a fact. Mr.. Chamberlain is
eightv-three years old and was born
thirty-fve years after the battle OF
Germantown u777l, in which his
brother, eighteen years old, lost his
life. The latter was the Oldest o.
twenty-focr children, and Nj. Cham
berlain is the youngest
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21
A Conversation.

Single Taxer to Farmer-What eb-
lection have you to the citizens of New
York City raising their revenues for
local and state purposes IN any way
they choose
Farmer to Single Taxer-I object to
the single tax because it would tax
only land, and as we farmers own more
land than you city chaps we'd have to
pay most of the taxes.
S. T-Why, my friend, you are all
twisted on the single tax question. In
the first place, we don't propose to
tax land and all. but the value OF
land.
Farmer-What is the difference
S. T.-Just this. We have in New
York city a lot which I can spit
across. This lot is worth more than
your whole county. Now under the
ssugls tar that lot would pay more
taxes than your whole county. seea
FaEmer-I'm beginning to see.
a&&
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21
TAX REFORM STUDIES
EDITED By BOLTON HALF.
An Open Field,

II any one has an impression that
communications to these "studies"
VII not be published unless they eche
'ne EDITORS ideas he IL mistaken.
Aftlcies on any aspect OF taxation
Will always be welcome, if thev are
accent, we'll written. within reason.
aole limits and TO the point, eseesss
tlat we do not d:scass the tariff.
A-ana owners especially should be
interested as the principal benefit OF
any improvement or social advance
goes to them in the increase OF valuo
given to land. Address this Office, or
IL LOCK street, Buffalo, II. Z.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21
Those Good Old DayS.

Now listed q ! story true. CT possibly y
dream.
From days OF yere. long. long bafGrs his fav-
orea eso o! stsal.
We always praise hose Good old days, when
all the world was s!o@:
Sad this occurred. IS I have heart. some
tilGusanl years ago.
In quiet glen were three Old toaz nnoaz tho
mountains vast:
They sas and slept, while centuries creps into
SAG nasty past.
The frst swoAs sad softly spoke: IL you
VIII ut allow
1 single word, l think I hear! he lowing CT a
cow"
They slept asctn. these three cd men. while
centuries rolled by;
And then the next Old man seenet ve.ed, and
oced his heavy eye;
Sedate Gnd slow he shook the snow from ont
his hoary locks
Then raised his head and meekly said: y
think 1t vas 81 OK
Then all Vas still; again. until more centuries
had hed.
And then tie third old says YES heard to
scratch his noss-sraya head;
To raboed Ella eyes in panied surprise and
growied in accents deep:
az wish you boys would step shat noise, and
let a fellow sleep"
Peer StroErne. II Youths Companion
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

H1ASD-'.I wonder why Mrs. Longtone
dismissed her old family physician and
called in DR.. Suearpill.' Ealket-"Old Dr..
Barnes advised her to take a t'vo-nile walk
every day, and keep her lips tightly closed.
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

YEAsr-sThat man Wheeler keeps horses
does he not?n misunderstanding say
the horses keep him. He's in the Livery
Observation-Disclosures Statesman.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

'DIp you enjoy the concert, Mrs; .Barbers"
'They wasn't any. A man camc out anu
banged u p~ianner, while Ills wife stood be-
side him sbriekin' at him all the time.
Seems to me they'd ought TO have arrested
the woman for iuterferin'.t' - Harper's
Bazaar,
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

IwI5H I were q little seal,
Who knows Of joy NJ lack,
Since it, through natures favor, Is
Born with a sealskin sacque.
-Washington Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

LII science rests on a basis Of faith, for
it Il tue permanence and uniformity
of natural la~Ws.-Tryon Edwards.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

The acme of politeness was reached by a
mining superintendent who posted q piacard
reading: please do not tumble down the
shaft.r-Tit-Bits.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

HAIL. social life! Into thy pleasing bounds
Icome to pay the common stock, my SHARE
Of service, and, in glad return, to taste thy
comforts, thy protected toys.-Thomson.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

BRowN-"Cur candidate says the salary
of the Office is 10 object TO HIM" Jones'
II suppose he has his eye ON the perquis.
ties" nBrooklyn Life.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

WHAT is tina place down there" asked
she of one of the officers. WHY, that is
the steerage, answered he. And docs it
take all those people to make the boat go
straight:'-Tit-Bit
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

FRIENp-"Your son. I understand. has
literary aspirations. Does he write for
n mon eE,'sa aashe R,s sfsslinglhaF'oneeas'ns
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

WIFE-eI don't believe I can ever veal
nv sealskin cloak as it is now" Husband
-"Why don't you have it made over into !
bicvcle sweater for winter usef'-N. Z
Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

HoUsrKEEPFR--"Your milk is as thin a:
water to-day Milkman-"Well ell, mum. i
was foggy this morning when we MIXED.
Puck.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

UNDER modern conditions a diplomacy
without a navy is very much Ik a bluff on
8 bob-tail fusll-Detroit News.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

"I WISH I were a boy again." said Mr..
Dawson" $50 do l." said Jack Dawson,
whe had 3ust been punished, to himself:
I'D put you through a course OF sprouts"
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

DoEsN'r CoUNr.-He-'I thought you saw
the play beforef' She--"Oh, | was with a
theater party that time.h-Puc
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

TEAcHER-'Danny, define the word max
fulum.'' Danny-"It's-it's de limit
indianapolis Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

SYMPATHY sometimes grows tired, bu
never gets crippled in both feet.-Youne
Mems Era,
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21
ID. BLOs,n1FIELD.

aee01cf y. >. Circuit S0tsft TOT tne WeS0s
ern District Of Louisiana.
Commissioner q. 8. Conrt OF Claims throughout
the United States
unfaty Public In and for the Parish of st. Lam
dr1. Once with Hon. John N. Ogden.
t1EllcnIar attention given to Land Cases and
Final fru0fs- Collections In the Parishes OF
Landry and Acadia promptly attended to.
HN.acns secured, Patents, Caveats, Trade
sNsSAa afe.. procured without delay
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

"HERE.' said the tailor, as he invested
himself with a coat of his own making, lis
where I get in my work Indianapolis
Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

Wnzs King Canute ordered the waves to
yolI back, he thought he was talking TO q
~surf.-TexaSS iftings.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

seems TO have henetited YOU Bilkins-
at has made u different man of me- Soft
Ivy Is that SO? Then what has become of
the man l loaned ten dollars to when you
left the citv:'
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

WILL sell for cash or ON easy terms th0 f0l-
y lowing described property, viz:
!. = plantation In Bellevue containing about
1xfy -slx arpenfs. all thoroughly fenced and
ef4ined, with fellant house and outbuaidings,
nnoFn "a the Narcfsse Richard place.
= a plantation situated on the c0urtxhlcau,
Donfaining four hundred and forty-fWo ana
= 100 arpents, about sixty arpents under pleIx
20 wire fence and III cultivation, with eWo go0a
9MAnf houses and outhuildings. Inc rear o.
uA1s tract consists OF cypress swamp.
4 several tracts of wood land on the bayou
1ecne. situated between CouInn's bridge ana
6arYyA Landing.
The first and second tracts are rented advan.
1EeoUz1y for the year 1874, and Il sold l Will
1AasfuF rent notes To purchasers.
wv, G. PERRAULT.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

He best keeps from anger who remember.
that God is always looking upon him
Plato.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

If I might control the literature of the
household. would guarantee the Well-being
OF the church n state.-Bacon.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

LOVE Is the most beautiful form Of ego
tism, egotism the uglies. form OF love-
Fliegende Batter.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

BIZ satire kept in awe, they shrink from
ridicule, though not from law.-ByroI.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

do YOU remember, Julian, why they sho
poor Saint Sebastian 50 full CT arrows:'
"'Cause they hadn't any gEn.n-Life.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price I5c.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21
Highest q I'll % Leavening Power-Lates US. Govt Report
RA!z!l! R Rs*ds$F
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Trina Undertaken for Health's Sake

Trips Undertaken for Health's Sake
VII, he rendered more beneficial, and the
t~stigues of travel counteracted, II the Voy-
ager wiz take along with him Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, and use that protectlvs
ard enabling tonic, nerve tnyigorant and
arvetizer regularly. Impurities In air and
water are neutraiized by it, and 1t Is . match
less tr~anquulizer and regulator OF the stom-
ach. liver and bowels. 1t connteracts mala-
ria. ~rns.1matism. and a tendency to kidney
and bladder ailments.
'sT,rp your father get away to the country
this suJEwsr. Harry" NO, sir. lie was
too busy to tske q racciDatign this year"
said Harry.-HAper's Bazaar.
Piso's Cure for Consumption has no equa.
SIS a Cough m~edicine.-F. NJ. ABBOTT, Ss5
Seneca St, Buffalo, n. Y, May Q, 1894.
C1v1LITY costs nothing, but buys every
tlllng.-Lady ii. W, Montague.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

Crv1LITY costs nothing, but buys every
tlling.-Lady ID. W. Montague.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-12-21

IermantOWn tIItI, N WHICH E.Is
brother, eighteen years old, lost his
life. The latter was the oldest OF
twenty-focr children, and Mr.. Cham.
berlain is the youngest.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-10-12
Last of the Fruit Fair.

Inc Spokane fruit fair closed We'd
nesday, and the managers entertained
the remaining visitors to grand ban
quet at the Hotel Spokane, and we'll
they might, for the fair was grand
success. Tuesday was the banner
DAY at the fair, and about 81 Rath-
drumites availed themselves Of the
opportunity offered by the N. P. and
went to Spokane on the excursion or
that day. That, however, was not
the total number Of Rathdrumites at
the fair on Tuesday, as a large num-
Der had gone the day before, and not
a few availed themselves Of the ex-
cellent roads and drove.
From what we are told by a gentle
man from neighboring town. who is
well acquainted in Rathdrum, we sur
mise that our town was extra well
represented in Spokane on the last
two days Of the fair. He said every
where he went he met Rathdrum p5O-
pie. We take it for granted this
gentleman's wanderings in the falls
city were confined exclusively to the
fair grounds, the Hotel Spokane and
the Auditorium and their immediate
vicinity.
AS rule all who attended express
themselves we'll satisfied with the ex-
hlbits at the fair, though claiming
they were somewhat exaggerated by
the newspapers.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-10-12
A storm at Sea

Increases the discomfort of the voyager. But
even when the weather is not tempestuOus
he is liable to sea sickness. They who ira
verse the ''giga ntic wetness" should be pro-
vided with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
which quiets disordered stomachs with graft
flying speed and certainty. To the hurtful
influences Of topic malarious or too rigor-
Gus or damp climate, as well as to the bane-
ful effects of unwholesome diet and bad VAT
er, it is reliable antidote. Commercial
travellers by sea or bp land, mariners, miners,
western pioneers, and all others who have to
encounter vicissitudes OF climate and tenn
perature, concur in pronouncing it the best
safeguard. 1t prevents rheumatism and pull
monary attacks in consequence OF damp and
cold, and it is an efficient defense against all
forms OF malaria. 1t can be depended upon
in dyspepsia, liver and kidney trouble.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-10-12
sinched for Looking On.

Tuesday evening OF this week Con-
stable Nagel brought Sheriff Ryan
prisoner named Pat Quinn who had
been convicted in the Justice court OF
assault and battery and fined $S5,
which he failed to pay and was &C
cordingly committed to jail. Some
strange cases Of misapplied justice In
the smaller courts are frequently
brought to light, but this one is with
out a parallel. All we know about
this case is what was learned from the
constable and the prisoner, but their
story varies but little, and we takeit
for granted to be nearly straight. ;"
1t seems that Quinn was an eye-wit-
ness to a physical encounter between
two men, one of whom got the worst
OF the bout, and according to all re-
ports was pretty badly beaten. The
fellow who got the worst OF this at
once sought revenge through the me-
dunn of a justice court, but when q
warrant was placed in the hands Of
an officer the offender had skipped.
Thereupon Quinn who, as previously
stated, was only an eyewitness to the
affair, was pounced upon by the Of.
f1cer, brought before the justice and
fined $35, the only testimony against
him being that Of the prosecuting
witness, who was not sure but thought
Quinn kicked him after the other fel.
low had gotten through.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-10-12
Beautiful Souvenir Badges.

Mrs. Major George A. Manning Of
Post Falls, senior vice president Wo-
mans Relief corp, department. of Ida
ho, has lately received two beautiful
souvenir badges, commemorative Of
the twenty-ninth annual encamp-
ment of the G.. A. r. and the thir-
teenth annual convention Of the w.
R. G held at Louisville, Kentucky,
from Sept. l1th to Sept. IA.
The metal in these badges was
made by melting and blending the
two war cannons donated by act OF
congress to the citizens committee of
Louisville. The G.. A. r badge is
an irregular oval, suspended by two
chains from bar, on the center OF
which is representation of a log
cabin, and contains this inscriptions.
nTwenty Ninth National Encamp-
ment, Louisville, Sept, 1896" In
the center of the badge is raised
likeness of Abraham Lincoln; the
whole plated with gold.
The w. R. G. badge is of bronze
color. about the size of q silver dol
lar. on the adverse side of which is a
medaline likeness of Mrs. Emma T.
Wallace, late national president OF the
w. r. C. and known here as, s'The
little mother of the department OF
Idaho," around which is the following
inscription: "National President w.
r. e.. 1896" On the reverse side IN
large letters is the text, "Woman's
Relief Corps" surrounded by the IN
scription: ssDelegateto the thirteenth
national convention" The badge IS
cusnended from bar of the same
material. containing the following
inscription: "Louisville 1885, by an
orange colored ribbon, printed on
which are the letters, Nv. +. q" 10
gilt. ao,
Mrs Manning received these badges