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The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-13

OpelOusas Courier
ls the advocate of Democratic
principles and the friend of the
people.
Their welfare is its welfare, and
It will ever be found defending
their rights with all of Its
ability.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-06-13

"No,' SAID Mr.: Wickwire, II haven't
tried to get funny around the house since l
told the hired girl to boil the - All she
"-Indianapolis Journal.
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Vices are rs well contrary to them
selves as to yirtut.-Fuller.
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YELLOWSTONE PAHK l. COLORADO
psSssnaIlt Conducted TourA

Tho Buritngtoa E2uts will ran five per-
sonally conducted tours dui;rg tue summer
dates are June %, July :, July IA, July u
and July 2s. Write forillustrated pamphlet
of She Park and book of the tours.
L. W. WAxELEY, Gen. Pass. Agt., st. Louis
"B1a words an fine Clothes" said Uncle
Eben, ii. berry frequently alike in not kib-
berlin much dat rely mounts ter anything."
washington Star.
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TO Cleanse the System

Efettua1ly yet gently, tshcn costive or htl-
ious; Or when the blood is impure Or slug
sish; TO permanently overcome habitual
Constipation, to awaken the kidneys and
liver TO a healthy activity, without irrita-
aches, colds, or fevcrs, use Syrup of Figs
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Familiar Quotations.

T Andy, Lucas-Free silver is one Of
them things you hear tell of SO durn f1c-
quent. and see SO durn never.
Aunt Nancy Newton-The more 1 see
of men the better I love dogs.
Blew Scroggins-It is better to play
the hands we hold than draw to Others
we know not of.
Bunk Weatherford-There is some.
thin wrong with a man when his re-
ligion makes him sorry and his politics
makes him mad. RUFUS SANDERS.
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Paid For the Pleasure.

During a journey of the Emperor Jo-
seph IL to Italy the wheels CT his coach
broke down Oh the road, so hat it was
with difficulty that he reached a small
village at a short distance. On his ar
rival there his majesty got out ut the
door of the only blacksmith shop in the
town and desired him to repair the
wheel without delay. THAT l would
do willingly" replied the smith, but
it being holiday all my men are at
church. The boy who blows the bellows
it not at home"
IAN excellent method then presents
Of warming oneself" replied the M
peror, who was unknown to the smith,
and he set about blowing the bellows
while the blacksmith forged the iron.
The wheel being repaired, 6 soils We're
demanded for the job, but the emperor
gave 6 ducats.
The blacksmith returned them to the
traveller, saying, "Sir, you have made
"a mistake, and, instead of 6 soils, have
given me 8 pieces of gold which no one
in the village a change"
Change them when you can," said
the emperor, stepping into the carriage.
An emperor should pay for such a
pleasure as that Of blowing the bellows"
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action as will require all candidates
upon the legislative ticket to commit
themselves upon the Question OF legisla-
ton to carry out the meaning and pur-
pose OF this resolution.
G.. We view with apprehension the
growth OF corporate power in this coun
try, apd especially are we opposed to
trusts and combines which during re-
cent years have steadily multiplied, seek
ing by unjust and illegal means to stiie
competition, and thereby, while lettering
prices from the consumer. We pledge
the party and its nominees for congress
and the senate to use all efforts toward
their destruction.
I. Whereas, complaints are made by
the people concerning the manaSement
Of the grain elevators within the state;
Therefore. we demand that the coming
legislature make a thorough investiga-
ton into the details Of such manage
ment within this state, and by proper
legislation provide adequate remedies for
the evil that may be found to exist.
8. We invite every voter who is a lov~
er OF good government and who desires
the return of prosperous and good times
to Join with us in the election of the re-
publican ticket in county, state and ma
ton.
In addition to the platform as above
quoted, the convention adopted also the
following re solutions:
Resolved, That since the assembling Of
the last republican convention of South
Dakota the Supreme Ruler of the uni.
verse has removed from the active scenes
of earth u honored ex-governor. Ar
thur G.. Mellette; and that In his death
his family has been deprived of a devot-
ed husband and father, our state which
be so faithfully served a public benefac-
or, the republican PARTY Of our state a
champion OF masterful ability, fidelity
and courage, and the nation one of the
noblest works of God-an honest man.
Resolved, That in boiling the st. Louis
convention Senator Pettigrew has ceased
to be in touch with the republican par
ty of this state, and that he has forfeit
ed it's political respect and esteem.
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BAD BILLS BREAK.
1t Was q Sensational Feature and Shut Up
the Whole Revival.


Bad Bill was a well known charac-
ter in the west, and there are many
stories told of his exploits, but one Of
the best has never been printed, and
was related to a reporter by a man who
was present when it occurred.
Great Bend, Kan, now one Of the
best towns in the state, was at one time
a railroad terminus before Dodge City
was established.
A travelling evangelist went to Great
Bend and tried to start q revival. There
We're IA few Christians i'll town, and
thcse>a all attended the first meeting, the
only Of the u~nregenerate present be-
ing Bad Bill, who took a front seat.
Every one feared trouble when he walk
ed into the church, but he sat quietly
during the exhortation. The evangelist
requested all who wanted to go to hca-
ven to stand up, and every person pres
ent except Bill arose. When they We're
seated again, Bill got up, and, drawing
two pistols, said:
You say you want to go to heaven.
NOW, any tHlAS : Cau 10 10 Hclp JulS
game along and give pleasure to the
players, I'm in for. You all want to 60
to heaven, and III give you as good a
chance as you'll ever have. The first
man that gets up I'll give him a ticket
clean through, without any stop overs.
The evangelist crawled under a seat
and the members Of the congregation
laid on the chairs.
WELL" said Bill, Il see you wasn't
i'll earnest, 50 We'll put out the lights
and call this meeting adjourned" One
by L he shot out the lights, and by
morning the evangelist was on his way
to Hutchinson, while the members of
the congregation kept quiet and made
no further attempts at holding a revi
val.-Washington Star.
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BANDITS AT WlLLMAR.
Bold Iichwaytnen Engage in n Systematic
Eobbrry-Onr Man shot.

N'A' -A1Ah 'si'ss
WlLMAR, Minn.. AG2. 2l.-EO1r men.
strangers, and &pl &rrntly professionals,
engaged successfully III Il wholesale
robbery IL this village. Ih'y Logan o.
eratiCEs about 8 p. III. by holding up
travellers Oh the avenue leading 10 tAc
county fair grounds. The victims We're
searched, robbed and then taken TO AZ
adjoining cornticld where they Were
placed III ckurrc Of two bandits with
drawn rcvOlvcrS lCr safe keeping. This
grOup Of persons was contantly III
creasing until nearly / a. m, when they
numbered IA.
At this time Roy J. Tilden was he'd
up, but showed fight and was promptly
shot by one of the highwaymen.
This concluded the business of the
evening and the bandits made their es-
cape. The matter was at once reported
to the sheriff, and large numbers have
since been i'll search of the outlaws, but
no trace mas yet been found. Mr.. Til
den's condition is serious. but he is still
alive.
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Republican Platform.

The republicans of South Dakota, in
convention represented, affirm their full
faith in and ALLEGIANCE to the declaration
OF principles adopted by the national
republican convention at st. Louis in it's
entirety, constituting a platform Of a
great and progressive party, proud Of it's
past record and achievements, courage
Gus in its championship of the right and
unfaltering in the maintenance OF it's po-
litical tenets.
2. We recognize in William McKin-
ley, u candidate for president, and
Garret A. Hobart, the nominee for vice
president, two typical Americans, tried
in the public service and found able and
true, pure in their lives, untarnished in
their honor and close to the people in
their experiences and sympathies, aud
We pledge to them our most hearty and
willing effort and support, with the full
vote Of South Dakota in the electoral
college. With such a platform and in
vinclble leader we enter the contest with
the inspiration Of a sure prophecy Of
victory at the polls in November next.
3. We commend the present republi-
can administration Of governmental at.
fairs OF this state as honest and econom-
ical, and especially commend it's steady
purpose ana effort in exposing and
bringing to speedy punishment a former
~defaulting state treasurer, and recover
ing back for the state 30 large a porpor-
ton Of the stolen funds; and We demand a
passage OF an act by our legislature bro
viding adequate punishment for defalc
tions OF public officers.
4 The republican party having al
ways been the friend Of labor and labor
ing men, deplores 1.-THE frequent strikes
and conflicts between employers and
employed, resulting at times in the de-
struction Of life and property and great
injury to those Immediately concerned
and the public generally, and favors the
settlement OF all questions OF dispute
arising between labor and capital by le-
gally constituted arbitration by which
all parties interested shall be bound.
5. We believe the transportation cor.
porations OF this state are the peoples
public servants; We oppose any and all
harsh or unjust legislation concerning
them, but we do demand such legislation
as will clothe the board Of railway com
m%lssioners Of this state with full power
and authority to correct evils, right
wrongs, and in general to prevent all un-
just determinations, and to provide q
reasonable maximum tariff OF passenger
and freight rates.
We recommend that each county con
v~ention Of this state, for the nomination
OF members for the legislature, take such
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Made to Disgorge Gold Bricks.

SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 21.-George
McAuley, a prominent and wealthy
mining man, part owner of the Carl
bou gold mine at Trail, B. c., was held
up by a masked lone highwayman, in
the mountains a few miles from the
mine, and at the point of a rifle was
compelled to hand over $1,40O in gold
bricks, the last months output of the
Caribou, which he was bringing to this
city. Posses are now searching the
mountains for the robber.
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PLAYS THAT PLEASE.
Good and Bad Points Of Long Runs From
the Actors andpoint


Long runs, like most things, have
their good as well as their bad points.
Good, because constant repetition so
Identifies one with the character imper-
sonated that it becomes second nature to
feel and act it. Iteration may in the
end make one mechanical, but at least
it insures a certain technique, which,
when inspiration fails, resrues the work
from crudity. Joseph jefferson once
told me that in THE Rivals he had
always gained al effect by pulling off
the fingers Of his gloves separately and
deliberately to accentuatc certain words,
but that under inspiration he would
throw technique to the winds and have
the glove off with one jerk. Who that
has ever seen his Bob a forget those
brilliant green gloves and the fun he
got out of theml
On the other hand, the evil effects Of
long runs are indisputable. Prominent
among them is a general mental weari-
ness which often causes II to forget
the most familiar lines and to turn
blankly TO the prompter's box or to
some friendly actor for the words. This
happened to me several times, notably
in The Winters Tale" in London,
where, after playing it 100 nights, l had
to be prompted i'll several of Hermione's
great speeches. Edwin Booth, during
the long run Of "HamletIat HIS own
theater, frequently est1cd for the lines.
An actor who was in his company told
me that Booth turned to him one night,
and with a look Of consternation asked
what he was to say e His mind for
the moment had become "a blank. The
actor gave him the word. Booth began
the speech, faltered again, was prompt.
ed a second time, but finding it impos.
sible to continue called out in d loud
voice, Ring down the curtain"
Many other examples might be cited
to show how weary the brain grows aft
er acting the same part six or sever
times weekly for 100 or 200 consecutive
nights, with only the rest Ct Sunday t.
distract the mind. Mary Anderson,
Ncnnnira
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Peculiar Double Fatality.

MILWAUKEE, Aug: 2l.-A strange
doublefatality occurred at the National
Soldiers home, the victims being Rich
ard Bottled, aged rs, late of the United
States navy, and William l. Gordon,
late of Company d, Ninth Ohio in
fantry. They were assisting each other
up the steps of the main building, when
both fell backward to the stone tagging
and were so badly hurt that they died
shortly afterwards.
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ur..eral Kruger liaS Cha,ec.

WASHINGTON. .\IS. -i.-leCuClAl
Kruger, who i, iii crmE.:.Ld ut the ua.
partmeut OF the r"st oi the army. and
to whom has been assigned c.I%:Ge CT
arrangements for Ii Hung Cil"nI's re.
ception i'll the United State, probably
will the programme for the
reception of the distinguished China.
man early mex week. The Programme
as yet has not been definitely decided
uDOn,
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CHICAGO, Aug. 2l.-The Daily Trade
Bulletin has issued it's annual report of
the supplies of butter and eggs stored in
the principal cities of the United States.
Returns were received from lib points.
Stocks of butter 49, 800 tubs, against
627, 100 tubs last year, III increase of 20
per cent. Supply of eggs 1,l63, 300
cases, against 1912, 900 cases last year, a
decrease of five per cent.
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CAPE MAY, n. j., Aug. 2l.-Colonel
w. NJ. Hooper is dead, aged so years.
He was proprietor Of the Old Mansion
House in 1o47, and entertained Henry
Clay and other distinguished men Of
the day. Colonel Hooper had a bril-
liant war record as a member of the
Seventh New Jersey regiment.
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Northwestern Flour OUTPUT.

MINNEAPOLIs, Aug. 2l.-According to
the Northwestern Miller the flour out
put last week at Minneapolis was
2t9,54O barrels, against 254, 800 barrels
for the week before, and PIG, $50 barrels
IN 1895. At Superior and Duluth the
output was 81, $50 barrels, against SO, 400
barrels for the week before. and %, 800
barrels for 1895. The market was &C
tive, sales aggregating 4OO,O 600 barrels.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 2l.-The gold
standard Democratic convention is IN
session here. Colonel Breckenridge and
Ex-Governor Buckncr are active p&rtic-
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Death comes in
the guise of con-
sumption m O
frequently than in
any other form.
Fully n sixth of
all the deaths in
the world are at
tributable directly
to this n disease.
The symptoms
of com con-
$ umption are
Sr~a~w > -.-
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eA oAhh i
The mar who neglects them is trifing with
his life. He is playing an unequal game
with death, He is fencing with a superior
adversary.
The downhill road from health runs di.
rectly to consumption. Consumption is the
disease of weakness. A debilitated condi-
ton, from whatever cause, leaves a broad
road for the beginning of this disease. Its
name tells its story. 1t means not only con-
sumption of the lungs, but consumption
of the whole body.
Loss of appetite, loss of sleep, loss OF
nerve force, loss of flesh these are fore
runners and indications of consumption.
The tearing down of the bodily tissues
should be met by a b%uilding-up process.
An unusual bodily state exists, and it must
be met with unusual measures. The un-
healthy body needs medicine, just as surely
as the healthy body doe not.
The body that is starting towards consump-
ton needs DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. 1t will cure ninety-eight per cent
of all cases of consumption. 1t is an infal-
lible blood maker and flesh builder. 1t
stimulates digestion, ~invigorates the nerves,
makes the brain clear and the body strong.
1t is not a new and untried experiment. It
has been curing people for thirty years, and
thousands nave testified to the wonderful
help it has given them.
THE Peoples Common Sense Medical Ad.
viser' has had the largest sale of auy medical
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French cloth. embossed binding is desired, send
10 cents extra, (3I cents in all) to pay the extra
cost Of this more handsome and durable binding.
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work in the English language.
Nearly 10000 copies Of II were
sold at $3.50 each, and now half
a million copies are being given
away-dbsoinkely free. The book
consists Of 1908 pages, and Ii a
complete medical library in one
volume: 1t will be sent paper
covered) postpaid, to any one
sending al one-cent stamps, to
cover the cost of mailing only.
to the Worlds Dispensary Med
ical Association, Buffalo, NY. If
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-06-05
PROPERTY OWNERS PROTEST..
They Have Organized to Fight tho
huiidinE of u switch Int" the
Exposition HuiI,iing

\ meeting of the property owners OF the
southeastern part OF the city was held in
the hall above engine house No. l2, corner
OF Twelfth and Indiana avenue last even.
ing. This is the second meeting of the
property owners of that section of the
city, the other being held at Bales hall.
300 East Ninth street, on May 81, At
that meeting resolutions protesting against
the building of switch from the Belt
I'm" depot 20 the Exposition building were
unanimously passed and a committee COM
posed OF i. &. Forsee, W, NJ Morgan and
,llnton Durbrow chosen as an executive
poard 10 circulate a remonstrance petition.
Mr.. Forsee, chairman OF the committee.
tho signatures of aj per cent OF the pron-
efty owners as being opposed to the con.
struction of the switch and the turning Of
thtlr residence section into a manufactur.
ins district There was a large attend.
hhce at the meeting and many snirlteA
speeches We're made. pro and con.
wilson Askew, favoring the pronosed oc
.,pahcy oil the Exposition building by ths
western sash and Door Company as a
manufaCtory and the congtructiOn ~ 81.
over the switch and the use OF II. bniias.
ing as a factory would not he Detrimental
70 me district as a residence community
PUT mat II would be a help TO n. In rhsf
!, !, Would bring some three or four hundred
laborers there who would navd homes ~
the vicinity of their work Many speerbett
were made in answer TO this ana se,s,ai
property owners declared tha, ,hsv nn,,ij
sen their property and be GLAD 10 vst
even less than they paid for II rather thsn
tory were built. '~S-
:, After the meeting was adjourned a ,orr
list OF subscribers was taken. the ynonaSs
10 pe USED TO night the proposed switch,
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-06-05
GIpEoN's wEEkLl nrLLErrN.
Many Riders Transferred TO the Fro
fcssiOnRI Cinss.

Chairman Gideon's weekly L. 4. W. bull
le,in has these announcements:
Suspension placed on X, B. GrcenhaiGh
What Cheer. la, has been reduced to .S-
pirc December !, 1896. Permission will be
extended to any national circuit meet to
exceed the prize value limit in profession
al races on due notice to the racing board
that they propose to give such excess
value to their przes.
Transferred to professional class-R VI.
Fonda. Luanna. Ia. and ]. +. Zeaman,
Prairie Du Chene, Wis, clause a; also
suspended from all track racing for sixty
days for competing In unsanctioned races:
II. Goblc, Pittsburg, Pa. vote of racing
beard: Mike Shanahan, Fort Worth, Tex.
clause a: Charles Hll, Fresno cal. own
request; James \. Bailey, Jr., Lincoln Neb.
own request; -. W. Mcbride, Lincoln Seb
own request; II. II. Showers, Alfalfa, Ala.
own request; Il. c. Maypole. Chicago,
clause q. George Moerstein. Sioux city,
la. own request; Al g. Meier and Perlry
Burritt. Jacksonville. Fla. own yequcst:
y, l.. Mickett. Lincoln. Neb.. own request.
Suspended for competing in unsanctioned
races-Followng are suspended from all
track racing FOR sixty days from May 25:
d. Raefner. Girarl. la; H. Paulson. Cler-
Wis; sam scaldlng, ST, Louis. Mo. sus.
pended from all track racing for one year
for competing IN unsanctioned Sunday
races, after warning,
L. V. Williams and Bud Stephenson St
Louis Mo. are placed on the permanent
SUSPENSION list for competing In INSANE
toned races on sunday, after warning.
Suspended pending investigation as TO
NJ. Cmlpepper and Joe Brookshire. Meriii.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-06-05
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE.
Nine NounW Men Receive Diplomas
aud Several Honorary Degrees
Are Conferred,

Fulton. Mo-, June i.--tSpeciail The West
minister college commencement week closed
to-day ON Sunday morning. Dr. Strickler.
OF Atlanta. Ca. preached the baccalaureate
sermon. ON Sunday evening, the address
before the Y. NJ. e. A., was made by DR..
q. l.. Leyburn, OF Boonville, Mo. Diplomas
were given to Messrs. A. q. Harrison. J. II.
Cayce. S. T. Shifiler /. VI. owens, S. NJ.
II. Davis and ]; ., Reavis; the last named
being the valedictorian. Honorary degrees
were conferred as follows; NJ $; in
Mo: a. NJ. in course, II. ~. White, MeNco
Mo: honorary \. NJ, T.. o. Dutro, NJ. D.,
Portland Ore: J. j; Reaburn, NJ. D., Den
ver, Illinois; ID. D., Rev e. l.. Hogue, Mem
phis. Mo-, Rev. q. q, CORN, ST. Louis. Mo, (:
LII D., Judge q, Il. McFarlane supreme
court OF Missouri. Jefferson city, Mo.
The following prizes We're awarded:
Scholarship, Il. a. Moore; oratorical prize
L. q. yandyke; Bible essay prize. j. r.
Cayce; Bible prize, best grade, II. H. Smi-
ley; senior scholarship. j. =. Cayce: poIit-
zeal economy, essay prize. IL. IL, Smiley
A rousing alumni meeting was held last
night. Stirring speeches We're made by
Stoner, Yantis, q. u. Crawford. f. w HI
nett. members of the faculty and others
Alumni associations have been formed
throughout Missouri, and President Cor
don confidently expects to raise funds TO
the amount OF S,O,0OJ more for new
buildings, before the college opens next
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-06-05
WANT a REDUCTION.
Ncnby 300 Kansas Town. Protest
Against Existing Grain Rntes,

Topeka, kas.. June i.-CSpecal) The
Kansas City, Kas.. board of trade this
morning filed with the state board of rail.
road commissioners Si petitions from ess
kansas towns, containing about i2sa
names, which pray for a reduction upon
the grain rates from interior points into
Kansas city. In brief, the headings of the
petitions recite the scale of rates recom-
mended by the Populist board of railroad
commissioners in 1891. which very material.
y reduced the rates then In existence. The
Populist board did not Issue an order fixing
these rates. but simply offered the scale as
a recommendation to the various railroads
doing business In Kansas.
The letter from the board of trade TO
the commissioners first rccites in detail
the rates asked for from points from 1--WE
miles out of Kansas city TO $50 miles-iix-
Ing the iirst distance at - cents per 100
pounds and the last at 1880 and graded
between according TO listance.