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The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
GOSSIP.

Mrs. Reed, wife of the spcakc, Of the
house, does not go out in society this
winter because of the death CT hci
mother, which occurred last summer.
Mr.. Reeds daughter, who is a sweet
looking blonde, was "out" last winter
and is among the gay set ills year.
Prince Henry OF Battenberg, who
goes with the .iahantee expedition, has
taken the rrecautiou to insure his life
for $500, OG0, so that if he is struck
down by an African asseGoi, meeting
the same fate which befell the prince
imperial Of France, his family Will not
be left in restitution.
Lord Salisbury is a vastly rich man
Tie received $1,000, 600 for his property
in the Strand, he derives an immense
income in the shape of untaxed ground
rents in London and in the country
and while in Office as prime minister he
receives the pay attached to the Office.
and while out OF Office the pension ofar
ex-cabinet minister.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
Put Her Foot In 1t,

Two girl friends met on the street
and stopped to shake hands.
$50 glad to see you, Grace" said the
tailor-made Alice. "Was just on my
way to ask you, as my oldest friend,
TO be one of my bridesmaids"
bridesmaids! How lovely! Ibid not
know you were engaged" replied the
fn-de-siecle Grace.
ITS sudden, very sudden, but he's
awfully in love, and is just too lovely
to live. Will you act?"
"Act? OF course. Ill be charmed.
But" moving forward and speaking IN
an ~undertone, do come round the cor
ner and tell me all about it. There
m that idiotic, irresponsible dom
key, Jim Berton. He's grinning as
though he meant to stop. and I don't
care to be seen talking to him."
"Jim lcrsoa9 HISS the nan Tn Roy
lHg 70 WasTyl'~nssiea Tssyelsr.
81 &#@9 49, kG1EEES. = :. "a SESSe EIHE
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
From "Fact. and ouer,e..r

We advocate tho improvement of the
canals, but protest against the neces-
sity for improvement being used as an
other pretext for an unlimited issue of
Understanding bonds because the
canals need to be enlarged and i'm
proved, it does not NECESSARILY follow
that the millions and Billions of public
debt in the shape of every conceivable
form of bond, need be still further in
creased. The curse of the age is inter-
est-bearing bonds. The interest on
bonds already issued is sufficient to
keep generations in human bondage.
It is true it is proposed to issue only
So. 600, 600 of bonds, but this is only the
entering wedge, and like the state cap
itol. the cost OF which was limited in
1858 by statuta to "a. 200. ooo. sud which
has s.sssdy cost over eeasaa. 900, 600. no
prudent maa will asaarssks 10 Ms;k
We lssals q the psaaessa cans, asas
E
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
o ON THE BRAIN.

Sohnson's Remarkable Work at Homo Is
Spoiled by q Dream.
This is about a man who put up n
stove.
1t is unnecessary, perhaps, to go
further with it. You know in advance
Just how he swore and tore and spoiled
the carpet, ard the pipe didn't fit and
he skinned his knuckles and cut his fin
gers and spilled SCOT down his
neck and finally vent uptown and got
six men to finish the job.
johnson" said Johnson's wife Mt
dinner the other day, Il want you to
come home early this afternoon. want
that sitting-room stove up and gong by
Sunday"
"All right. my DEAR" said Johnson,
s'IH be home by four"
So that afternoon Johnson's wife sent
the children over to visit On the other
side of the town and stuffed rags in all
the cracks to deaden sound. After a
fervent prayer that all the neighbors
would be out of town for a few hours
that afternoon, she was ready for John
Son.
He arrived promptly.
! 1.-THE stove is out in the woodshed,"
said his wife.
The stove was not very large, and
after johnson had dressed himself for
the occasion, with the help of Mrs.
johnson, who had taken care to have his
old clothes and gloves handy, he got the
a-x-l T.. @Lo I~1lr -,>cDl xrcfh0pf r,,ro1,
difficulty.
ut must be blackened," said Mrs.
johnson ds she mixed the backing. 1t
blackened to a beautiful finish, with
very little rubbing, and johnson
whistled at his work.
Then he tackled down the oilcloth
mat and the zinc and kept on whistling.
He took tho stove in and carefully put
1t in the right place.
There was plenty of old stove pipe,
and while he cleaned it in the alley with
a stick Mrs. johnson Sat on the back
porch and listened to him whistle.
The first joint went on all right and
the damper stayed in place. The next
joint fitted so well that Johnsonalmost
stopped whistling in sheer admiration
for it, and SO did the next one. The
elbow fitted admirably and the collar
and the last joint went on like a top.
The seam was IN the right side all the
way up.
There was not even a speck of SCOT Oil
the papers Mrs. Johnson had spread a.
the carpet.
In ten minutes more johnson had Il
lovely fire and was in his business suit
again spick and span reading the paper
while his wife got supper.
It was just here that there was n saw
age nudge in Johnson's left ribs and he
heard his wife tell him to wake up and
hustle out now, for it had been daylight
for half an hour.-Topeka State Jour-
nal.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
AT X JEWELERS..

A cut glass inl:stand with silver
mounts, much favored this season, is
square in form.
Rings for men continue to Ec richly
carved and chased, Indian style, With
stones Embedded.
The silver skirt grip, a practical de
vice for securing the back of the skirt
to the belt, recommends itself to tidy
women.
Zone-shapcd belt clasps, ircrusted
with small stones and receiving addi-
tional enrichment from cciorcd cnam-
els. lerd distinction to- the simplest
evening gown.
Silver pen extractors are a new ac-
cessory for the writing desk this sea-
son, and. although small, are strong
enough to extract the most stubborn
pen from its holder and fill Il long-felt
want.
The present mania for Louis XIV.
styles has added to the sumptuousEess
of the modern woman's jewel case, for
many ot the brooches, coronets and
watches are copies Of the old court
jewelry.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
THE sAvoRY sCALLoP.
Several Ways of Cooking Delicate
Sea Food.

Sea Food.
Although seasonable from September
TO March the scallop is preferred by
epicures during January and February.
MS at this time the portion commonly
called the tongue" is full and of a
bright orange color. This mollusk
frequents deep water and is brought to
the surface by dredging. Only the
muscular part or heart of the sea- Top is
eaten; it is an esteemed dainty when
carefully cooked, and is particularly
adapted to the methods of the chatting
dish.
Saute of Scallops.-One-half pint
scallops, two tablespoonful butter, one
half t~easpoonfui salt, speck of pepper,
one tablespoonful parsley chopped fine,
one-half teaspoonful anchovy paste,
juice of half a lemon. Heat the butter
in a chatting dish and when very hot and
slightly brown add scallops rolled in
one level tablespoonful Of -four and
seasoned, saving salt until the last, as
It extracts the juice. After the flour
IN the scallops has begun to cook, add
nnchovy paste and lemon, cover closely,
and cook ten minutes; add parsley and
cook a little longer before serving.
Scallop Stew.-Wash thoroughly in
salt and water, rinse in clear water,
cover with milk and stew Is minutes
until tender; add a tablespoonful of
butter, melted with one tablespoonful
of flour; season with salt and white
pepper, and serve hot on toast.
Messina Scallops.-Parboil one-half
pint scallops in their own juice eight
minutes; then put in two tablespoon
fuls of hot butter; simmer eight min
utes; then add one-half teaspoonful
salt, speck of pepper, and juice IF two
lemons.
Scalloped Scallops. Fry a light
brown in butter, shaking often 10 pre-
vent burning; If you have the shells,
wash thoroughly and butter; otherwise
use a baking dish well buttered; Put in
a layer of bread crumbs, well buttered;.
then one of scallops, and SO on until the
dish is full, having the crumbs at the
top; cover with a white sauce made of
two tablespoonfuls butter and two table
spoonfuls of -four, cooked together, and
then stirred smooth in a pint of milk,
and bake 20 minutes or until nicely
Drowned.
Scallop Salad.-Put into a basin OF
sailed water and cook slowly for an
hour. Rinse in cold water and again
boil slowly 20 minutes; then plunge in
cold water, drain, and cut in slices. mix
ing with the same quantity of celery
cut in pieces; put in salad bowl and
cover with a mayonnaise dressing;
garnish with slices of lemon and celery
leaves.-N. Y. Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
r,r,.,rsr R,utsuEs AND PEAS.

The editor urges all readers to grow
the earliest vegetables. They pay.
Well, SaIzer's Seeds are bred to earll-
ncss,they growand produce every time.
None so early, SO fine as Salzcr's. Try
his radishes. cahbages. peas, beets' Gu
cumhers. lettuce, corn, etc.! Money IN
it for YOU. Salzcr is the largest grower
Of vegetables, farm seeds, grasses, Glow
crs, potatoes, etc.
If YOU WILL CIT THIS L y SEND
to the John A. SalZer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis, with 10c postage, you VIII
get sample package of Early Bird Lad
ish (ready in 1G days) and their great
catalog. Catalog alone &c postage. (K)
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
THE PREFERABLE SYSTEM.
Taxation and Its Burdens.

Unless some method shall be devised
to reduce the public expenditures. both
federal and state, there must in the
near future be an increase in taxation,
and an increase in direct taxation. The
indirect system, although the favored
system. is vicious both in principle and
operation. Revenue which is obtained
by a secret and unfelt system of tax
alton leads to extravaganza, to favor
itism and to jobbery. But with the
immense annual expenditure, indirect
taxation must be supplemented by the
direct agency of the tax-gatherers.
And this will not be an unmixed evil;
for the moment the citizrp feels the
pressure of taxation he will be alert
and watchful of the public expendi-
ture. He will, perforce, become an
advocate of frugality and retrench-
ment. The most wary and inluen-
tial of the citizens. instead of being
temped to foster expenses, would find
in the shadow of the approaching tax
gatherer a potent stimulus to labor for
its Observation-Disclosures Record.
Before and After Taking.
City Solicitor IIarman has rendered
his decision in the single tax Sunday
meetings. lie a Y such. a meeting
would be a proclamation of the Sabbath.
The single tax discussion is neither
moral or religious, but worldly and
secular in the full sense of the word.
That the Sabbath is 0 the day for
discussion of public and political af-
fairs any more than it is for the trans
action of private business. The opin-
ion given by the city solicitor is COM
mon sense and sound law. The Sab
bath should be respected by all men.
The single tax people have six days to
do their PROSECUTING among u peo-
ple.-Wilmington Republican (before
taking.
The constitution of the United States
guarantees freedom of speech: conse-
quently the passage of any law re-
straining or abridging it is invalid.
There is no restriction to time, place
or subject. So long a. discussion is
confined to proper subjects, in proper
places, and without interference with
the rights of others, no one can legally
object The parties who rent a hall
can not be prohibited from talking on
any subject, SO long as they do not
speak vulgarly, ~wickedly Or ~irrever
emily. As Mr.. George will discuss the
religious side of the 'single tax next
Sunday evening, it seems to US that he
can not be interfered with by any one
without infringing on one of the con-
stitutional rights.-Wilmington Re-
publican latter taking(. Z. S. Mr..
George did not talk the religious side
exclusively.
Whatever may be our opinion as to
the wisdom or unwisdom of tn. plan
that the single-taxers propose as a
remedy for admitted social evils, they
arc entitled to a respectful hearing,
and it is an outrage to infringe upon
freedom of speech.-ED1ToR.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
TAXATION IN CONNECTICUT.


PROBABLE REFUSAL OF the Towns TO lnereass
Their Property Valuations.
New Haven reports from various
parts of the state show that the letter
of the state controller and treasurer
asking town boards of assessors to rate
property at its full value, probably
will not be needed. The assessors of
Waterbury and Mcriden, who have al
ready partly made out their lists have
refused to change their policy, and the
only effect of the official request APP
parently has been to frighten the
towns by its implication Of n renewal
of the old state tax.-N. Y. Evening
Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
shearinx and shearins!

The Window shearing crew claims
the belt for vast shearing in the Lake.
view section, having sheared at e. q.
Sparks place at Squaw Flat, Ore, re.
Gently 1,1o7 sheep to eleven men.-Mal.
den (Mass.) Press.
The Window shearers are not to be
compared for efficiency with many OF
our conscientious tax-gatherers who
frequently shear the widow and orphan
OF from 40 to 60 per cent. of their in
come.-Editor,
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
Real Scare.

Mr.. R. L. Death, of Philadelphia, al
ways creates a sensation when he
writes his name in a hotel register.
Despite his melancholy name, he is
sad to be a man of genial tempera-
ment.-Malden Press, -
We doubt whether his visits to the
City of Brotherly Love creates as great
a sensation as does the periodic calls
of the faithful tax collectors of that
town.
His visits so startles those who own
personal property that the most rigid
search fails to bring to light more than
about ten per cent. of what is really
there.-EDIToR.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
Lahor'a Wagee.

Mr.. Carroll D. Wright, the national
labor statistician, has figured out that
the average rate OF wages per year
paid in the United States is $347, and
the average product of each laborer is
val led at 81, ssS. This gives the en-
pic. ..er 81. z per cent, while the men
who oes the work and produces tae
results is allowed a paltry IT'S per
cent-Union Printer and American
Craftsman.
(Surely the Union Printer does not
maintain that employers receive 80 per
cent. of the total product. Our con-
temporary evidently has not heard
that of the three, rent interest and tax
es, the first is land, and that the lions
share of the total wealth produced
goes as rent for its USED.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
S'DOi;inH u Cco.S.

Mr.. Liycwcll-Whcrc does the cook
go every evening?
Mrs. Livcwcll-She is attending an
evening school, s. as to learn to read.
Mr.. Liyewell-Horrors! She'll soon
be making UP things from the cook
Loohs.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
TAX REFORM STUDIES
EDITED BY BOLTON HALL.

After January 1. 1896, these Studies
will be united with the American Live
Question Bureaus articles. Address,
aas Odd Fellows Building, st. Louis, Mo
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, 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
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling 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
gists 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 name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14

Erownlcv (carncstly)-l so like to see
young ladies wear fur boas like yours
tucked up under their chins. 1tdocsnt
matter how homcly q girl is, she is
bound to look pretty fixed upthat way.
Judge.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
Joke Oh I:irl.

"Tnese jokes about the young man
STAYING 20 late" remarked Chollie at
11:5S y. H., make me tired"
Dear me-" said Maud Edith, Il had
an idea you never got tircd."-lndian-
anolis Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
4 Youthful Stole.

Willy Slinsor-'That c%ocoanut cake
looks nice.
Mrs. Witherby-Yes: it does. Shall
l help you to a piece, Willy?
Willy (wistfuIly)-No IN; I guess
not. One piece would cnly lie an oggra-
yation.-puck
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14

Won Blumer docking at his vifc's
check boolO-Iou don't mean to say
you have given out Il check for SOD?
Why. you've only got $50 in the bank to
meet it!
His Wife-That's al! right, dear! IF
~tEaelicr says anything about 1T LII
tell him to cLal gre it.-puc;l.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
He Fears Not Failure.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-At a meeting Of
week ago, Chairman Littler announced
his determination to make an effort to
the passage of a bill which
would cure the abuse nov practiced in
the levying and collecting Of taxes
throughout the state.
One of his main propositions is as
follows:
abolish town assessors and town
collectors, create the Office of county
assessor, give him power to appoint
deputies and holdyhim responsible for
the faithful administration of tho law.
Herald.
O, wise solon! Don't think that a
mere change in the title of the office,
will destroy mans innate desire to es-
cape unjust taxation. Why not search
for a system. which, being just, men
will not try to fHfade.-Editor.
What Power , or What Periury7
In 1884, in the total valuations Of
credits of bank, banker, broker, ETC.,
sos. SIS; credits of other than banks
and bankers, 5000. 456; bonds and
stocks, ST., $50: shares of capital stock
of corporations, not of this state, 500,
in Cook county. -Chicago Times.
What poverty these figures indicate.
With a population at that time OF
about 800, 900, they indicate the busi-
ness of all the banks and bankers OF
the windy city vas less than that of
most of the small banks in any town
of 1900 Or 1000 inhabitants.
We would not for one moment sug-
gest that possibly the people of Chi
cago were not as poor as they sworo
they were. To suggest such an idea
would involve the charge Of wholesale
perjury, and we shrink from making
such a charge.-ED.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
-. BI4O.,N1FIELD.

-. BIO. ENFIELD.
eeomsesioner U. S. Circuit Court for the West.
ern District Of Louisiana,
Commissioner U. 8. Court of Claims throuehout
the United States.
Notary Pubic In and for the Parish of st. Ian.
Pastlcular attention given to Land Cases AND
e. Final Proofs. Collections In the Parishes ri
B: Landry and Acadia promptly attended to.
Marks. ate, procured without delay. ~
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
Al UaI.Miksd Ypaa TO Tag,

Az Eai.aattsd Faaa to Tag.
TTsx nees!yes Meca,iaea IL psaasr
las ss Fssasshse ysals g hsa.sslk1
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
4 Vital Distinction,

81 can't see how a girl car marry n
tald-hcaded man; could you do it?"
THAT depends"
"On what?"
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
FOR SALE.

WILL sell for cash or on easy terms the fol.
i lowing described property, viz:
]. A plantation in Bellevue containing abont
Iixty-s!x arrents, all thoroughly fenced and
Grained, with teliant house and outbuildinae.
known as the Narcisse Richard place.
"a plantation situated on the Courtableau.
containing four hundred and forty-two and
e 100 arpents, about sixty arpents under pieux
md wire-lence and in cultivation, with W good
tenant houses and .outbuildings. The rear Of
3. Several tracts OF wood land on the bayop
BarrJs Landing. se on"
The first and second tracts are rented adyan.
t!ageously for the year 1894, and il sold I viii
transfer rent notes to purchasers. "
W.. Z. PERRAULT.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14

"Whet!Ier his head was bald outside
or iDs;hc."-Erooklvn Life.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-24
Order as to Painting yesse ;

In order to establish uniform prac-
tice in the matter Of painting the bot
toms of vessels of the American navy.
Acting Secretary McAdoo has issued
the following general instructions:
"The bottom is TO be thoroughly
cleaned and all blistered paint scraped,
but no paint of any kind which ad-
heres firmly and affords protection is
TO be removed.
The selection of the paint to be ap-
piled is TO be governed by the follow
ing considerations:
(a) Efficiency as established by act
ual use ON ships bottoms.
OBJ "The probability of finding it on
hand in the ports of the world.
(c) The objection to changing from
the paint already on the bottom, as
good results cannot be expected until
several coats of one kind have been
applied.
I'D Experience having shown that
the protection for steel bottoms af-
forded by red lead, or by red lead and
white zinc, either for touching up spots
or for a complete coat, will be discon-
tinued, except for vessels under ex-
circumstances, which are to
be specifically stated by the Board.
When any exception is made to this
general rule, such vessel is only to be
painted with red lead and white zinc
after the bottom has been carefully
prepared and there is ample time for
the paint to thoroughly dry.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-24

! AT DIAMOND HEAD SIGNAL STA
! TON, Oct. 23-Weather fair; wind
fresh \. E. Schooner Kamof bound in
The Aloha moved back to the Nuu-
anu street wharf yesterday afternoon.
The bark Hackfeld will move from
the stream to the Railway wharf this
morning.
The Kauai was at Lahaina when the
w. G. Hall called at that port yester-
day morning.
The Lehua arrived yesterday after
noon from Hawaii. She brought
neither freight or passengers.
The Iwalani arrived yesterday after
noon from Hawaii. She brought no
freight and had six passengers.
Quite a number of people went down
to the Iwalani yesterday when she was
coming it thinking she was the w. G.
Hall.
The purser of the Lehua reports that
the Annie Johnson was at Hilo when
the Lehua left and would leave for San
Francisco on Saturday, Oct oath.
The Iwalani towed the bark Colusa
in yesterday afternoon. The Colusa
waited off the harbor for three or four
hours waiting for some boat to bring
her in.
The new Government barge was not
launched yesterday owing to Minister
Cooper being engaged with the Coun-
Gil of State. He will have it launched
this morning.
The w. G. Hall arrived from Maui
and Hawaii ports at p. m. yesterday
with something owed 500 bags of sugar
'and a heavy cargo of general mer-
chandise form Kona. Her delay was
caused by a long wait at Kappa for
% head of cattle and other delays
along the Kona coast due to inclement
weather
The bark Colusa, Captain Kalb, ar
rived yesterday from New South Wales
in the good time Of sixty days. The
Captain reports a very fine trip, al
though in coming here from 10 degrees
south it took him thirty-five days
She has about fifteen hundred tons of
coal and is consigned to Wilder & Co.
She is locked at the Fort street wharf
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-24
IMPORTS.

From Kauai, per stmr Kauai, Oct.
1870 bdls hides.
From Hawaii, per stmr Iwalani, Oct.
$3.50 sacks sugar.
From Kauai, per stmr Mikahala, Oct.
1S-110O bags sugars, 30 bags rice, %
bags rice bran, 10 bdls hides and 20
pkgs sundries.
From Maui, per stmr Claudine, Oct.
1876 seeks potatoes, 70 scks corn, 90
scks taro, Al seeks bones, % hogs,
horse, 1 mule, 105 pkgs sundries.
From Hawaii, per stmr Kilauea Hou,
Oct. 19-6, O53 bags Paahau sugar.
From Maui and Hawaii ports, per
stnr w. G.. Hall, Oct. 23-517 bags su,
gar. 271 bags coffee, SO bags ava and
% head cattle.